He obviously has defensive issues and is a wing back who simply doesn’t have the tools to adapt to full back. But some people want to put all our defensive issues down to one or two players when they are much much deeper than that.
Football seems to do that. For a bloke so appalled at Devlin’s displays it amazes me that you want Norman as a starting full back to be honest. Bloke is as bad defensively and doesn’t have the attacking game Devlin has.
Try to ship him out or play him as a back up. Pretty obvious really. You bang on about having two players for right back. That should be a prerequisite of a decent squad, having at least 2 players for each position.
Norman isn’t good enough so we need to strengthen.
For me, get rid of Devlin. Look at Norman in the summer - if it’s obvious he’s not good enough, get a loan full back in or look at the young lad in the development squad. I want to say his name is Little?
Haven’t we all only played Football Manager? Or do you have coaching badges or something? No you hope there’s kids that come through and cover some of those positions. But if you haven’t got the quality you need to strengthen.
Norman with a kid back up is terrifying. A 22 man squad is hardly asking a lot including graduates but you can’t just magic them out of thin air and when the first choice is ■■■■ you have to take your medicine.
With insider knowledge on Walsall FC transfers no less! I’m amazed you have the time.
With all that experience I’d have thought you’d realise how ■■■■■■■ daft it is to head into a season with Cameron Norman as your starting right back and some kid who isn’t ready as your only back up. But hey, I didn’t realise I was speaking to Jose Mourinho. I apologise.
I don’t think it’s silly at all. I’ve said above I would assess Norman in the summer - if it’s not looking good then get a loan in. Clarke isn’t afraid to use young players by all accounts so let’s see.
Norman has been judged coming into a poor side - and has only been here 5 months. I’m not writing him off just yet… but waiting to see if Clarke can get something out of a contracted player.
If not, no qualms with him going. I just think it’s a waste of resources to have two full senior right backs in a squad in L2.
I’m not writing him off, I think we should have him as a number 2. Which you’ve basically just said there with the loan option (it will be required, he isn’t good enough to start the season. He’s not going to develop sat on the beach for a month and doing fitness drills in July). So I’m happy with that.
Well we won’t be getting Chris Lines, he’s apparently signing for Northampton, wouldn’t have minded him. Also Scott Laird now officially released by the vegans.
I love Dev’s passion and hard work, and I’m not totally against him resigning, but I could get me and ten other people out the crowd to do that. Would we make a decent team?