Paddy McNair out of contract this Summer
- Thread starter TeessideCleveland
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Can't see anyone paying him what we pay him, especially if they have to pay a fee for him, so he's not going to agree to leave in January. He'll be able to sign for whoever he wants in the summer. He'll have suitors. Probably not with a contract as good as he has now but maybe better than what we'd offer him.
DanBoro4499
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Ability-wise i've never had an issue with Paddy.
I think at times he's been an excellent defender for us, and when he's had to fill in centre mid - he's usually done a decent enough job.
He played his best football for us under Woody and Warnock in my opinion. He was one of a handful of players who i remember really did step up for the club for a few months to help get us away from relegation when warnock came in (along with marvin johnson and saville).
More than happy him staying here as long as it's not 30k a week as reported.
He's been a good player for us, and a good servant so far. If he goes, he'll be fondly remembered by me personally. I actually feel he's a bit underrated.
I think at times he's been an excellent defender for us, and when he's had to fill in centre mid - he's usually done a decent enough job.
He played his best football for us under Woody and Warnock in my opinion. He was one of a handful of players who i remember really did step up for the club for a few months to help get us away from relegation when warnock came in (along with marvin johnson and saville).
More than happy him staying here as long as it's not 30k a week as reported.
He's been a good player for us, and a good servant so far. If he goes, he'll be fondly remembered by me personally. I actually feel he's a bit underrated.
Using the team winning statistic to justify why a player is good/bad or better than another player is ridiculous.
Anyone remember that Gareth Bale played 24 games for Tottenham before they won with him on the side? I would guess his winning ratio in that team never recovered from that. He then went on to be an £85m player and one of the best players in the world within 2 seasons.
Just bare that in mind next time anyone thinks about using team winning/losing ratios to back up why a player should be starting.
On The Bob
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McNair was originally brought in after being Sunderland’s standout out player in their relegation season from The Championship. They were dreadful tbf!
From memory he was playing in their midfield a lot and seemed to remember him chipping in with a fair few goals in that season.
I think he joined us with a decent reputation and if we’re being honest we probing hoped for a bit more from him. Pulis (******) spunked £5m on him and then never seemed to play him - mainly as he was bang average at RB and was quickly dropped. He only played 15 league games for us in his first season.
Since then, I would say Paddy has always put in 100% but not sure he’s ever really kicked on to the level I’ve felt he was probably capable of. He’s got all the attributes but often made too many daft defensive mistakes, and he never quite seemed to cut it in midfield.
That said, he’s been a great servant to the club and unfortunately came to injury when he did this season. He was getting back to one of his purple patches, and he has all the ball playing attributes to suit Carricks style of play as he’s very good at playing out from the back and has a wide range of passing.
I’d be tempted to offer him a short term deal on reduced wages if I could, but I imagine McNair might look to secure a longer term deal. Amazing that he’s still only 28. Feels like he’s been around forever. I remember when he made his first few appearances for United. Feels like a long time ago.
From memory he was playing in their midfield a lot and seemed to remember him chipping in with a fair few goals in that season.
I think he joined us with a decent reputation and if we’re being honest we probing hoped for a bit more from him. Pulis (******) spunked £5m on him and then never seemed to play him - mainly as he was bang average at RB and was quickly dropped. He only played 15 league games for us in his first season.
Since then, I would say Paddy has always put in 100% but not sure he’s ever really kicked on to the level I’ve felt he was probably capable of. He’s got all the attributes but often made too many daft defensive mistakes, and he never quite seemed to cut it in midfield.
That said, he’s been a great servant to the club and unfortunately came to injury when he did this season. He was getting back to one of his purple patches, and he has all the ball playing attributes to suit Carricks style of play as he’s very good at playing out from the back and has a wide range of passing.
I’d be tempted to offer him a short term deal on reduced wages if I could, but I imagine McNair might look to secure a longer term deal. Amazing that he’s still only 28. Feels like he’s been around forever. I remember when he made his first few appearances for United. Feels like a long time ago.
