Re: westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:48 pm  

I personally aren't bothered about Westerman, he is too inconsistent and how long do we have to wait for him to become this star player, apart from once at Cats away I can't remember a great try he scored or assist. He works hards and has decent defence, although can be sloppy at times, but we have players like Washy, Whiting and even Hadley that can do that role, but much cheaper.

I will be annoyed with the club though, they did it with Lineham and looks like it with Westerman, they need to stop lying or at least not putting out these press statements saying players are staying etc.

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:14 pm  

Perhaps saying the player is staying increases the fee to be paid as he is seen as an asset.
I don't think AP is as stupid as many people on here like to make out.

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:44 pm  

He's definatly gone / going .

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:48 pm  

At least when Crooks, Schoey, Jackson, Dannatt and Vaikona were sold the club said "we are skint and these need to be sold"

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:51 pm  

Lineham and westerman , I think it's more to do with there attitude etc , what radford wants

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:21 pm  

FC-Steward wrote:

Lineham and westerman , I think it's more to do with there attitude etc , what radford wants

I agree, and this is something Radford has got right, it has needed doing for years.

Happy to see him released personally, he is never going to be the player it was thought he could be.

What are the outstanding facets of his game? He takes it to the line and links play well but I can't think of anything else he is particularly good at. He lacks any real power or mobility. He certainly works hard albeit with a few crucial defensive errors.

But for probably half the price, Danny Washbrook can work hard, and if he is dropped he won't throw his toys out of the pram and ring up his agent telling him to get him a new club (ref: Leeds away).

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:53 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

Seems fairly certain that we're happy to cash in on any saleable british talent we have, trouser the cash and use the salary cap to bring in overseas players. I'd expect this to continue whilst pearson owns the club and we remain a team fighting for 8th place each year. He's clearly bitten off more than he can chew with the club and completely misread the situation and the clubs' fans. The best case scenario in the short term is he can get a wealthy fan on board to at least prop us up, worst case is we continue to sell our best players and end up playing championship rugby in an empty stadium.

God you make us sound like Rovers

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:54 pm  

Linehams a bigger loss than Westerman imo

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:04 pm  

Sebasteeno wrote:

God you make us sound like Rovers

They only generally sell one per season

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:27 pm  

don't want to see him go but if that's the case so be it, nobody on here knows what goes on behind closed doors and maybe there is a good reason for him to leave if that is the case