14 Nov 2025 12:11:42
ANDY IRVING, , not quite a dilemma!

WH to make a decision, wether to let him go for a small fee in January, whilst they can, get a payment

Or let him go on a free seasons end

1.) 14 Nov 2025
14 Nov 2025 14:17:18
I suppose it depends on who they can get in.

2.) 14 Nov 2025
14 Nov 2025 18:34:03
Dont think we need anybody with Earthy, fearon etc waiting in the wings

3.) 15 Nov 2025
15 Nov 2025 08:52:02
All inexperienced players.

4.) 15 Nov 2025
15 Nov 2025 09:32:05
I’d prefer inexperienced Earthy/Fearon to Irving who imo is blocking their progress

5.) 15 Nov 2025
15 Nov 2025 10:43:36
Yes, but our lack of depth in midfield is a problem now, not the future. We need troops to fight the battle this season, and if we get a couple of injuries in midfield, it’s unreasonable to put the pressure on inexperienced players. That could ruin them for the future.

6.) 15 Nov 2025
15 Nov 2025 11:26:42
I feel a bit sorry for Irving as he seems a decent guy and always felt he did a decent job. But sadly he has been tainted by the Souchek / Irving experiment against Brentford and Leeds. I now feel Fearon or Kante would do much better. Potts didn’t have any real experience until a few weeks back.

7.) 15 Nov 2025
15 Nov 2025 14:04:01
Ah, but Potts was drip fed into the first team setup. These lads haven’t really had a sniff of it.

8.) 15 Nov 2025
15 Nov 2025 15:33:01
Tinlegs why on another post you say that Guilermes just needs more experience but would be reluctant to give Earthy and Fearon experience. They are all similar in age

9.) 15 Nov 2025
15 Nov 2025 16:21:43
The last thing I want to see is a decent youngster have his career ruined by going into the team too early. Look at Scarles, imo about the only good thing potter did during his tenure was give him his chance and generally he did brilliant then after numerous games he had a mare and was not seen again. Nuno picked him but played him on the wrong side and consequently was poor and then got a bad injury. My personal opinion is if you are good enough you’re old enough and You will make the grade. You have to learn things the hard way in any work, sometimes by mistakes. So let’s stop molly-coddling the youngsters, get them on the bench and start to blood them. Otherwise they will be making their debuts at 30

10.) 15 Nov 2025
15 Nov 2025 21:17:27
Dabber, I haven’t said Earthy and Fearon shouldn’t be given experience. Of course they should, but it’s HOW they get it. Guilherme has been part of the first team setup for months without getting much playing time. Earthy and Fearon have not. If Irving goes, and we get a couple of midfielder injuries, then one or both are propelled into the first team without that experience. It’s obvious.

11.) 15 Nov 2025
15 Nov 2025 21:23:38
Hammer-D, I agree, but they need time to bed in. Guilherme has had that. Earthy and Fearon have not and if Irving goes without a replacement in January, come February we might have injuries and one or both of them could find themselves starting!

12.) 16 Nov 2025
16 Nov 2025 06:57:30
I do agree with you regarding Guilherme. I was batting on for ages about give him his chance but it hasn’t happened under 3 managers. So maybe he doesn’t have what it takes, would love him to prove me wrong. I get the feeling it is a confidence thing with him. Being so young with a big price tag on his shoulders and having to settle into a different culture, climate and language must be a lot to deal with for him. I was a bit young but vaguely remember Peter Marinello going from Hibs to Arsenal in the early 70s. He was touted as the new George Best but he nose-dived and didn’t have much of a career thereafter

13.) 16 Nov 2025
16 Nov 2025 16:15:41
Ah, yes, I remember Marinello well.