Clyde1998Hound Would say prob not a lot of difference tbh. Meite was a different player after injury. Joao was quality but only ever in spurts and couldn’t be arsed by the end
Ince certainly
Not sure what else we’ve lost that could have been classed as quality? Jeff? Moore? Baba?
Tbf, when Moore played briefly last season he did look another level to our other centre-backs. Can't really argue we've lost Moore though, given he didn't play for most of the past few seasons.
That said, even if we've lost players who are technically and physically better than what we've got now/will bring in, the mentality of the players will make a major impact on whether they're actually going to perform well for us: I'd rather have a player of the quality of an average League One player who'll run through a brick wall for us than a world class player who only bothers to show up once every few months, as the former will probably get you more points over a season. Joao and Ince are certainly players I'm not bothered about losing, as their mentality is really not what we need - even if they're top Championship players on their day.
The net effect in the squad, as you point out, is probably not a lot of difference - Meite (if we could get him fully fit) is probably the only player I would actually want of those who've left (aside from Hoilett who might still be with us).
Agree. Moore looked L2.
