RyanioBirdio
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I've been very sympathetic towards Hall as I know how close he came to losing it all and how hard he worked to get back playing, but his showing against MK was absolutely appalling. Did nothing but constantly foul their players as he was more arsed about some of their fans booing him than he was trying to contribute to our play, and if finishing top six is a genuine aim, maybe it's best if he is upgraded and he goes and plays football somewhere else. We looked after him and he's been eased back in while being kept around so we could keep an eye on him ourselves, but maybe we've done our bit now. I think he will certainly be one that we try to loan out, and I still think Sykes might go the same way.
I think loaning Agyei out would be a huge mistake. If Taylor were to get injured for even 4/5 games let alone more, we would need Mackie to play every minute of every game, and at his age I think it would be an enormous ask. We cannot go from three strikers on the books to two, one of whom is possibly retiring in six months, if we're serious about going for it. To run so low in such a vital area of the pitch would be insanity. We've seen what it looks like when all we have is Mackie bashing about game in, game out with no support of alternative. His enthusiasm is great and he can do a job sparingly, absolutely, but leaving him as the sole option if one player tweaks a muscle... that could be suicide.
I think loaning Agyei out would be a huge mistake. If Taylor were to get injured for even 4/5 games let alone more, we would need Mackie to play every minute of every game, and at his age I think it would be an enormous ask. We cannot go from three strikers on the books to two, one of whom is possibly retiring in six months, if we're serious about going for it. To run so low in such a vital area of the pitch would be insanity. We've seen what it looks like when all we have is Mackie bashing about game in, game out with no support of alternative. His enthusiasm is great and he can do a job sparingly, absolutely, but leaving him as the sole option if one player tweaks a muscle... that could be suicide.