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Barry Pearce
1 Posted 14/05/2017 at 17:38:27
Thanks for the reports, Paul.
Christopher Timmins
2 Posted 14/05/2017 at 21:06:57
Thanks for all the reports during the year, looking forward to your adventures both at home and away in the 2017-18 season, roll on August.
Andy Crooks
3 Posted 14/05/2017 at 21:45:18
Paul, thank you for some really top stuff over the season. I get to much fewer games now and your reports are a real fan's day out experience. I like your player ratings which, frankly, confirm to me that fans at the game are much more tolerant. Anyway, well done and thank you.
Tony Abrahams
4 Posted 14/05/2017 at 21:56:23
I go along with most of your marks, Paul, but I don't think Joel ever commands his penalty area properly. In fact, I would go as far as to say that, if he could really master this, then he would turn into a top class keeper, especially if he could also sort out both his positional sense, and his starting position!

Enjoy the summer, mate, unless you're going The Emirates, and look forward to hopefully seeing better marks for everyone next season!

Andrew James
5 Posted 14/05/2017 at 22:00:41
Paul - I always look forward to your musings. You write eloquently and positively.

Personally I have my reservations about Ronald Koeman. We seem to have returned to Moyes circa 2012 but spent a lot more money in doing so. Next season, Koeman won't have the get-out of blaming legacy issues and he is going to have to sort out this awful away form and the cup problems. I also think tactically he makes a lot of mistakes.

He likes to tweak areas of the field when we are already weakened in others which is unnecessary and the net result is usually not 3 points. He also happened upon Davies through necessity not by design. I think Davies coming into the side was the moment of the season that gelled our midfield and ultimately the team.

There have been some excellent matches – Bournemouth, Hull, City at home – but too many cock ups such as United, Watford, Hull away and both Derby defeats.

I agree with you that Ross might remain. I hope he does. As for Lukaku, I am ambivalent. If we extend his contract, we'll only be hearing transfer talk again by the Autumn international break or something.

Danny Broderick
6 Posted 14/05/2017 at 22:07:33
Thanks, Paul. I agree about the kids. Why we have brought on Kone in the last few games, having announced he was leaving in the summer, is beyond me!
Stephen Brown
7 Posted 14/05/2017 at 22:09:44
Great reports all season, Paul! Thank you!!
Tony Hill
8 Posted 14/05/2017 at 22:34:30
Yes, putting up these reports takes generosity and courage. I disagree with you most of the time but that's not the point at all. Thank you.
Dick Fearon
9 Posted 15/05/2017 at 23:08:44
Tony @ 4, What were you talking about with that snippet about Paul going to the Emirates?

Rumours about losing star players are bad enough but now I am concerned about losing a star contributor?

Jamie Sweet
10 Posted 15/05/2017 at 23:19:44
Always a pleasure reading your reports, thanks, Paul. Hope you'll be back again next season.

Andrew (#5). In all of his 11 years, I don't remember Moyes going on anything close to an 8 game winning streak at home scoring 29 goals in the process. Koeman has managed this in his first season and it shouldn't be overlooked just how impressive that is.

I might agree that our away performances often look something more out of the Moyes play-book, but I believe Ronald is more than capable of sorting that out with some astute signings over the summer.

Overall, I think there's much more to be positive about regarding our Ronald than negative. He did inherit a bit of a mess, and he turned that it into a return to European football inside 12 months.


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