Snowflake RoyalCrusader RoyalSnowflake Royal Ray Houghton
Expected the talented bustling international who scored a wonder goal against Italy...
Got a clueless crab who contributed nothing.
Also same period, Keith Jones, similar crab who took three touches for every one he needed.
Paul Bodin, accidentally sent off in a case of mistaken identity, not a peep from a Reading player in protest.
Paul Booker - streak of yellow piss who bottled everything
Bongani Khumalo, the worst defender I've ever seen. Including Bodin
Couple of those are a bit unfair !
Keith Jones did a decent job for us, but people thought he was brought in to do a different one. He won the ball and passed it on, unspectacular but important. Much like Harps got criticised because he did what was needed, not what people thought he should do.
The Bodin sending off was bizarre. Not surprised no one on the pitch said anything because they probably hadn’t a clue. IIRC we had just 2 fit sentry backs and if we’d appealed we’d have been stuffed defensively so we decided not to, Bodin took one for the team and the fact that he never made a fuss suggests it was a ‘tactical’ decision. He certainly wasn’t a poor defender. The Chris Gunter of his day - must be the Welsh who make good escapegoats.
I hated the way Jones played. Endless dithering, nothing like Harps.
Bodin was near universally hated and a dreadful defender. Not a sentry back either. A left back. At least Gunter could win a freekick and get up and down the pitch.
As I said, people just got confused as to what Jones was there to do
We’ll have to disagree on Bodin, his career suggests he was far from a dreadful defender, but like Gunter he was a target for a section of the crowd ( full backs are easier to shout at I imagine).