Wout Faes

[Fox-LMA]

 

 

I appreciate that he was cr*p last season, & that as fans we always have a right to express ourselves. But I'm starting to feel sorry for him.

 

I saw him walk off the field (I sit in B3) & he looked dejected & personally affected. He should not feel that way after scoring a winner.

 

I think that we need to give it a rest. We've made our point...

Edited 11 August 2025 by Fox-LMA

[Dames]

8 minutes ago, trooky said:

Its harsh to single out Faes for the first relegation, he'd just joined the club playing for a stubborn manager who had lost  the dressing room and playing in front of Ward. 

 

Last year we had shocking season, it was the fault of  everyone in the club, its hard to portion blame to one player more than any other. 

 

It would be nice to move them all on, but unfortunately they didn't do a very good job of selling themselves well last year. 

Its not a case of blaming him but he’s consistently performed poorly during his time here and if we had a different ownership he would have been sold a long time ago. 

 

2 minutes ago, GorlestonFox said:

Does being in arguably one of the most successful championship teams not count for anything no?

What the season we nearly messed it up and he was constantly getting done by Championship strikers who let themselves down by poor finishing? 

[MPH]

3 minutes ago, GorlestonFox said:

Does being in arguably one of the most successful championship teams not count for anything no?

he’s a regular starter for a national team that I think was ranked 3rd in the world when we signed him. As we signed him when we was  prem, it would seem fairly odd to Laud his performances in a lower league than what we bought him for..
 

 

[Dames]

2 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

Utter, utter crap. When he joined we were rock bottom with 1 point. He didn't improve us - but relegation was not his fault. The rot had set in. For 2 PL seasons teams have been able to cut through our midfield like butter and defenders are under the cosh, and even now our midfield looks like a girl guides 2nd 11 could bully it. We bought him on the cheap, and he plays like a player who cost as much as we paid. 

Just for reference we were rock bottom and brought Huth for less, from a worse team, on the older side of his career after a bad injury and on less money and he did far more for the club than this waster ever has. 

[dayday]

If he was that good somebody would of snapped him by now 

[SafewayFox]

8 minutes ago, MPH said:

“Learned more about his time here and his feelings.”

 

Genuinely would have loved to have been a fly on the wall for this.

 

”Hopefully the fact that he played well, and the manager is happy to it’s him.”

 

Wout and Jannik are going to be our first choice CB’s this season again aren’t they??

 

 

[ealingfox]

Are we 100% sure the booing wasn't the usual 'Wooout'?

[MPH]

1 hour ago, SafewayFox said:

“Learned more about his time here and his feelings.”

 

Genuinely would have loved to have been a fly on the wall for this.

 

”Hopefully the fact that he played well, and the manager is happy to it’s him.”

 

Wout and Jannik are going to be our first choice CB’s this season again aren’t they??

 

 

 

I’ll be honest with you.. it’s an absolute killer move from Cifuentes. Acknowledging our unhappiness and that there were issues, being sympathetic to Wout and what he went through, and showing an appreciation for his performance and yet managing to find a bridge  of peace between him and the fans. It’s an absolutely brilliant piece of management.

Edited 11 August 2025 by MPH

[MC Prussian]

25 decent minutes don't make an entire season yet.

Last campaign, he was one of the main culprits, with atrocious defending, awful positioning, and getting caught up front, allowing easy counters.

I do hope he's learnt from his mistakes.

 

Still, I wish he does put in some more great efforts, so we can sell him for a good price before the transfer window closes.

[DJ Barry Hammond]

3 hours ago, whoareyaaa said:

They got booed off at half time its pretty brainless tbh, new manager.. new start and you boo them off after 45minutes into the season.

 

Pathetic fanbase.

I think football culture overall needs to get out of this reactive ‘heaven and hell’ rating of players performances.

 

And it should be noted “Boooing” the players you dislike creates the sort of atmosphere that makes the players you do actually like think twice about whether they want to continue playing for the club.

[fleckneymike]

1 hour ago, Dames said:

Just for reference we were rock bottom and brought Huth for less, from a worse team, on the older side of his career after a bad injury and on less money and he did far more for the club than this waster ever has. 

What on earth does that have to do with Wout  being ‘the worst CB ever’?

[GorlestonFox]

1 hour ago, MPH said:

he’s a regular starter for a national team that I think was ranked 3rd in the world when we signed him. As we signed him when we was  prem, it would seem fairly odd to Laud his performances in a lower league than what we bought him for..
 

 

Fair comment, but I meant for saying he's the worst defender we've ever had due to 2 relegations, yet ignoring a promotion

[GorlestonFox]

This thread is making me mad

 

Anyone that boo's their own player on the opening day of the season is wrong.

 

Anyone that says he's the worst CB we've ever had is wrong.

[Dames]

12 minutes ago, fleckneymike said:

What on earth does that have to do with Wout  being ‘the worst CB ever’?

You said he was brought on the cheap and plays like someone on the cheap, i provided an example of a cheap defender not performing cheaply. 

[Dames]

10 minutes ago, GorlestonFox said:

This thread is making me mad

 

Anyone that boo's their own player on the opening day of the season is wrong.

 

Anyone that says he's the worst CB we've ever had is wrong.

Okay so who’s worse that played consistently for 3 seasons? 

[fleckneymike]

5 minutes ago, Dames said:

You said he was brought on the cheap and plays like someone on the cheap, i provided an example of a cheap defender not performing cheaply. 

No I didn’t. Even if I had, your example still has no relevance to your statement that he is our ‘worst CB ever’

[em9999]

I pay money to go to games and whilst I'm in stadium I'm not seeking  anyones permission to chant whatev3r I want 

 

 

Thanks for your concerns in this matter through 

[Dames]

1 minute ago, fleckneymike said:

No I didn’t. Even if I had, your example still has no relevance to your statement that he is our ‘worst CB ever’

Its literally in the quote you just quoted, might not be you but another user said it and I used that as an example. 
 

Okay so name me a centre back whos worse that spent 3 seasons in the starting line up? I’ll wait. 

[GorlestonFox]

5 minutes ago, Dames said:

Okay so who’s worse that played consistently for 3 seasons? 

Does Amartey count?

Benalouane? -Did he make 3 seasons?

Kisnorbo?

 

Ok I'm digging the archives? How far back is too far? Lol

[MPH]

10 minutes ago, Dames said:

Okay so who’s worse that played consistently for 3 seasons? 

 

Rickety Hill?
 

 

he was maybe only 2 seasons..

[Skid_1884]

It’s not his fault that he’s stuck here or that he gets picked but we have had 4 managers in the time he has probably wanted to leave the club.

Its understandable if a new manager wants to give him a chance but as fans most of these players have had more than enough chances and clean slates.

[Dames]

1 minute ago, GorlestonFox said:

Does Amartey count?

Benalouane? -Did he make 3 seasons?

Kisnorbo?

 

Ok I'm digging the archives? How far back is too far? Lol

Amartey was never consistently in the line up or consistently a CB. Benalouane was back up. Kisnorbo was used as a CB or a CM and he was better at CB but thats not a bad example. Still pound for pound Faes is worse. 

[KFS]

48 minutes ago, MPH said:

 

I’ll be honest with you.. it’s an absolute killer move from Cifuentes. Acknowledging our unhappiness and that there were issues, being sympathetic to Wout and what he went through, and showing an appreciation for his performance and yet managing to find a bridge  of peace between him and the fans. It’s an absolutely brilliant piece of management.

This. Feels very Nigel 

[fleckneymike]

1 minute ago, Dames said:

Its literally in the quote you just quoted, might not be you but another user said it and I used that as an example. 
 

Okay so name me a centre back whos worse that spent 3 seasons in the starting line up? I’ll wait. 

Again, that’s not what you said. You said he’s the worst CB we’ve ever had. My argument is simply he’s not the worst CB we’ve ever had. 
 

Now you’ve changed the argument to a niche ‘three season’ caveat. 
 

Why not just add in with big curly hair and from Belgium to your qualifying criteria?
 

 

[adejo92]

Would happy him start for us this season, and give him full support, but don't want him anywhere near the club should we ever return to a competitive league.