Sick and tired 
of this fullback debate now. They may not have been brilliant every game like most our players havenât but they get the stick. What do some of our fans expectâŚGary Neville one side and Stuart Pearce on the other. This defence just needs a leader and in MARTIN we may just have one UTS
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Agree entirely. This thread is ridiculous . I support whoever has the shirt and Leahy and Devlin should have them at least until January and probably the whole season.
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Just put undue pressure on the lads who are giving there all for the saddlersâŚto much negativity not enough getting behind our fullbacks so fickle UTS
two new fullbacks needed either in the transfer window which i doubt will happen or for next season which i would bet my house on none of the current ones being here.
Itâs not really about full backs but Just a point about getting behind players which I agree with. I was a bit bemused to hear the chant from the upper singing section of how â â â â must you be weâve scored a goal when going 1 up. Probably in jest but I just felt it a bit moronic tbh
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Yeah and I stand by it. He had a poor game today. Thereâs not a player in the squad who hasnât done that. Just like one goal doesnât mean Osbourne has had a good season so far.
Of course one game doesnât give you the inference a player is good or bad. But time and time again this season and last he is out of position.
I genuinely donât know what game people are watching.
It comes to something too, when wilson was that poor, and still devlin didnât come on. Me thinks there is something not quite right there.
Just sitting here quietly,unfortunately slowly seeing what I predicted - actually happening.
As repeated a million times, the 2 full backs were poor last season and having started this year better, are now getting found out game by game. Devlin has already lost his place and one wonders if Keates had faith in Cockerill M whether Leahy would be next.
No one is abusing any of the lads, just stating an opinion on their ability.
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Hear, hear.
I think I said somewhere previously, that they both seem lovely lads. But I canât let that cloud my judgment with their ability on the football pitch. Leahy is atrocious defensively, and always has a mistake in him, whereas Devlin is almost the opposite - heâs woeful going forward and doesnât offer any threat.
Time and time again? Complete nonsense. Heâs had max two bad games.
Probably because Wilson deserved 90 minutes to prove what he was about in his own debut and went on to set up a goal. Letâs not just make issues up shall we.
For me the issue is that Leahy has played nearly 70 games for Walsall without having any senior competition for his place in the first team.
Itâs hardly surprising heâs become such a divisive figure when we judge him solely on his minutiae of his performances, knowing there is nobody else at the club (with all respect to Cockerill-Mollett) who can play his position at League One level.
Truth is, whether Leahy is good or bad heâll still be in the team next week because there is no back-up/competition at left-back. Heâs undroppable, and thatâs a dangerous situation for his personal progression and that of the team.
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There are those that can see the the mistakes and lack of any positional sense and those that canât see it seemsâŚ
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I can recognise the deficiencies in his game, just donât think it helps that heâs a nailed on starter regardless of performance.
As proven by Morrisâ comments that competition for place this season has made him up his game compared to last season when we knew he would start
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Where have I said he has no flaws?
There seems to be some that can see improvement and those that donât want to acknowledge it in my opinion.
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Why would he acknowledge improvement? Doesnât fit his narrative.
Funny how blame only falls in phases of play involving Leahy. I mean, Ferrier gave Leahy no help what so ever yesterday. Leahy looks far better with Ginnelly on the pitch because he gets a bit of help, something ALL FULLBACKS NEED!
Yes, Leahy was poor yesterday but heâs played well in many games this season.
People are just waiting for him to fail. Itâs sad. Very sad actually.
Many other players have been consistently poorer over the season but they get no stick. Itâs ridiculous.
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Donât see the point in constantly proclaiming that player X is rubbish to be honest, due to the negative effect that eventually will have on their performances. Players can and do go through peaks and troughs in their performances and itâs up to the manager to deal with them as a resource.
If a player really is that bad, then they shouldnât be anywhere near the first team, but neither of the players mentioned fall into that category, so itâs a subjective take at this point in time.
What does seem clear is that their performances have improved since last year, probably because theyâre playing for someone who knows what they are doing.
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Agree with you especially your second paragraph.I get fed up with constant negativity about some players. We are at the 3rd level of the football pyramid so people have to take that into account.
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âŚwas that the two " theâs " âŚsorry 