The Curious Case Of Danny Drinkwater

[Finnegan]

6 minutes ago, KingsX said:

You are coming at this from the emotional perspective of a fan.  (Emotional enough to be abusive – but that being your style at times, knock yourself out.)  I was stating a view from actual observation – and the dispassionate perspective of potential acquiring clubs.

 

DD is a player with a history of missing time due to injury, whose recent work is minimal but unimpressive.  He didn’t “become a crap footballer overnight”.  He became an evidently limited footballer over a two year period marked by injuries.

 

You seem to be agreeing with my “bitter, abject stupidity” that he would have to knock a lot of rust off.  If you want to assume that age and injury haven’t reduced his peak abilities, fine.  I left that possibility open myself.  Because who knows?  Neither you nor me.  Nor any club that would consider taking him on.

 

If he has more to offer, why haven’t Chelsea put him on display in a Cup match?  He only made the bench once, v Derby, and didn’t get in.

 

I stand by every word I wrote, the way I wrote it.

 

No, I'm coming at it from a position of logical common sense. 

 

He's obviously not good enough to get in to their starting eleven, he's obviously good enough for a lot of other Premier league sides, he'll move to one of them for a sensible paycut and no doubt play himself back in to fitness and form. 

 

If you're a mid table Premier league club, you'd jump for a chance to sign him for an affordable price. He won't be short of suiters if Chelsea transfer list him as long as their demands aren't unrealistic. 

 

This "evidently limited footballer" stuff is just a crap load of "I've clearly got the hump because he left and I don't want to admit it" bias. 

[KingsX]

18 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

No, I'm coming at it from a position of logical common sense. 

 

He's obviously not good enough to get in to their starting eleven, he's obviously good enough for a lot of other Premier league sides, he'll move to one of them for a sensible paycut and no doubt play himself back in to fitness and form. 

 

If you're a mid table Premier league club, you'd jump for a chance to sign him for an affordable price. He won't be short of suiters if Chelsea transfer list him as long as their demands aren't unrealistic. 

 

This "evidently limited footballer" stuff is just a crap load of "I've clearly got the hump because he left and I don't want to admit it" bias. 

To avoid a pissing contest, I leave you the last word on Drinkwater as a player in late 2019.  I’ve stated my case and you aren’t the only one who disagrees.  There’s little more to say unless and until we can see him play again.

 

But I have to respond to being told “why” I think what I am thinking.  Your mind-reading abilities are off today.  I’m personally fine with Danny having made the choice for really big money at a really big club.  Hell, I was thrilled at the deal we struck.

 

If I have any ax to grind, it’s to see us avoid adding a high-priced, “possibly” past-peak player to a pile of them which is already a big financial drag on recruiting young talent.

[Otis]

6 hours ago, Captain... said:

Sad for Danny, what a player he was for us in our two league wins, but it always felt like he was at his maximum capacity in those 2 seasons and he had spells of being average to poor. You can get away with that here, but not at a team with title and European ambitions every season and the spending capability to buy world class players in every position.

 

In many ways he is similar to Vardy, it is no surprise to me he has struggled at Chelsea in the same way I expect Vardy would have struggled if he’d moved to Arsenal. 

 

I can only wish him luck and that he gets a transfer in January. Anyone think he’ll end up on loan to Fulham under Ranieri?

Ehh?

[Nalis]

Just now, Otis said:

Ehh?

Championship and Premier League

[mancunianfox]

1 hour ago, Otis said:

Ehh?

Plastic ?