Is it time to consider selling Kebé?

[Barry the bird boggler]

Do you know, I think we should look to sell the whole lot with the exception of

Le Fondre
McCarthy
Kelly

and start again. Perhaps I might add Akpan and Blackman to that as they're still settling in and we're yet to see the best of them.

Guthrie might also be good to keep with the right manager.

[Royals-lad14]

My answer to this thread- No.

[Stuka]

Kebe is the only man I would consider switching team or becoming a homosexualist for.

[paddy20]

Yes that makes sense. Sell our best player because he gets injured a lot. I think because he relies on his speed he needs to be 100% unlike perhaps other positions. Take the point that it does leave is understrength some of the time though. Then do we get rid of Mcarthy, Feds, etc. Should Aresenal sell Wiltshire, Man city Kompany??? etc. Just need better replacements than Kanu and Mcleary

[facaldaqui]

Its Jimmy Kébé not Jimmy Kebé

At least have the decency to get it right.

It's "it's", ffs.

[facaldaqui]

Poor grammar of "it's" isn't going to offend Kébé.

Mis-spelling of his name may make him think twice about playing for the club.

Poor punctuation of "it's", meight. What do you know about how Malian names are accented, anyway? Colonialist.

[Millsy]

Answer to OP: no, don't be so daft.

But get a good option to step in when he's injured? Yes. We have mcleary.

What about the left side tho?

Ah, let's just let Adkins decide.

But to get rid our deity is almost as stupid as real atheism.

[Tommy Youlden's Ears]

Yeah Bryn's gone, Brian's been taken out the back and put out of his misery, Di Canio is goosestepping his way into the vacancy, might as well sell Kebe just to complete the journey into hell.

If your view of Hell is us getting a Manager of real ability, a squad destined to return to the Prem - and football that a lot of us did'nt ever expect to see, you may be right! We have been doing things half-successfully for so long that a lot of fans do'nt know what real success is. The 'Reading Way' was a blueprint for RFC to never be a real Premiership team. Although any change can go two ways, for a long time, lack of change has brought RFC to a glass ceiling. Only very real change will push us up to where we belong to be!

Seems that you can always rely on TheSiege to absolutely nail the wrong answer.

[facaldaqui]

I just think this season has confirmed what I always suspected, which is that Jimmy is a malingerer. Is he always that badly injured? He is a very highly strung, almost delicate individual. He is always feeling little strains here and there just at key moments in a season--after which he is then out for ridiculous amounts of time.

Even when he plays, half the time he is not on form, the reason being that he is probably not quite feeling 100%. He is the sort of player who can only play well when he is mentally right, and that is not often enough. I say sell him while he still has his reputation, because even if he comes back and plays brilliantly, that will then only create a problem when he goes on the sick again.

[SLAMMED]

Yeah it's all Kebe's fault for our defeat tonight. Damn him!

[Platypuss]

He was a spoilt mardy-arse before he joined us. He hasn't changed.

[Royals1871J]

How much money is Kebe ona week. oxf*rd lazy bastard.

[SLAMMED]

Adkin's has done well to pass the anger on towards Kebe while getting none himself. Unbelievable scenes.

If he ends up going to Leeds I will cry.

[The Real Sandhurst Royal]

Time to move Kebe on providing the price is right (£2m) as we continue to build for the future.

[DOYLERSAROYALER]

bet if he was on a pay-as-you-play contract, he'd have been turning out a lot more than he has....time to shift out as he cannot be relied on....

[paddy20]

I just think this season has confirmed what I always suspected, which is that Jimmy is a malingerer. Is he always that badly injured? He is a very highly strung, almost delicate individual. He is always feeling little strains here and there just at key moments in a season--after which he is then out for ridiculous amounts of time.

Even when he plays, half the time he is not on form, the reason being that he is probably not quite feeling 100%. He is the sort of player who can only play well when he is mentally right, and that is not often enough. I say sell him while he still has his reputation, because even if he comes back and plays brilliantly, that will then only create a problem when he goes on the sick again.

You are talking cr-p. He has been desperate to get fit. When he was he wasnt chosen. If you are in transfer talks and probably leaving in a few days would you want to play in that cup game? If you had the chance for promotion at another company would you turn it down?

[paddy20]

Yes that makes sense. Sell our best player because he gets injured a lot. I think because he relies on his speed he needs to be 100% unlike perhaps other positions. Take the point that it does leave is understrength some of the time though. Then do we get rid of Mcarthy, Feds, etc. Should Aresenal sell Wiltshire, Man city Kompany??? etc. Just need better replacements than Kanu and Mcleary

Well said.

[melonhead]

this move by adkins to deflect the pressure and criticism away from his appalling sleection and tactics in previous two games is the last straw.

i wont have it!

[M Brook]

Yes that makes sense. Sell our best player because he gets injured a lot. I think because he relies on his speed he needs to be 100% unlike perhaps other positions. Take the point that it does leave is understrength some of the time though. Then do we get rid of Mcarthy, Feds, etc. Should Aresenal sell Wiltshire, Man city Kompany??? etc. Just need better replacements than Kanu and Mcleary

What a load of tosh! How can he be our best player when we see him so infrequently? And what makes you think other positions demand less than 100% fitness? These are supposed to be professional athletes ffs! And let's not forget that he pulled the same stunt before the pre-season friendly at Brizzle Rovers - declaring himself fit, being told he would play and then getting 'injured' and pulling out of the team. This is totally unacceptable. If the manager says you're playing, then you play. End of story - he's in charge. When players like Kebe and Guthrie start dictating the terms then it's time to get rid.

[Cureton's Volley]

appalling selection and tactics in previous two games

Not to mention the complete lack of motivation and commitment instilled in the squad!