Paddy

[Keyboard Worrier]

Is he playing for a new contract. He’s been too class since he’s come back into the side and we’ve conceded far less.
Is he after a new contract here or playing to attract a massive wedge elsewhere?

Rav VDB may well be an ideal replacement if he goes.

 

[indeedido]

McNair deserves massive praise for the way he has played in recent weeks.
Fry and him should definitely keep their places.

 

[Diego]

Been really good since he came into the team. One of the first names on the team sheet now.

 

[Glover_elbow]

Still watching for his goal a game clanger after 6 matches. Playing the best football of his boro career this season

 

[coluka]

I hope he wants one, too good a player to lose. Some of our fans on his back need to give their heads a shake

 

[Ebor]

Bit rude. He's a model professional. Will play anywhere when asked
And rises above the slating he gets from the fans on a regular basis

We should applaud him as a Boro great

 

[TheYorkshireTerrier]

Fair play to him I’ve been one of his biggest critics but he’s been great since put back on the left of the defence.

 

[sambaDTR]

Didn’t Paddy say that he didn’t like to play in central defence years ago? Maybe, as he gets older and wiser, he will realise that is his best position. Especially seeing as central defenders in our team have plenty of the ball, passing it about.

 

[Quicksilvera]

He’s got no heart apparently!

 

[bungydinsdale]

Is this the same Paddy that so many fans were writing off as past it on this board earlier in the season? If so I hope those doubters come back on to admit they were wrong.

 

[Willow]

He has looked great since he started playing left cb. He looked suspect at right back at start of season. Weirdly he seems to play better on the left as that's where he had his best spell for Wilder.

If he carries on this form lenihan will find it difficult to get back in team. I wouldn't be adverse to him signing on but I imagine the reason there has been no talk about it is we won't match his current deal and will at best offer a new deal with a significant wage drop. You can see him getting better offers than what we can afford at the moment.

 

[Starbuck]

Only needed a run of games to find his mojo. Took his chance and the shirt is now his.

 

[S7DiscoDown]

He's deserving of a new deal. He gets so much stick for no reason. He's a top professional whos played in a variety of positions for us.

The 'issue' is that he's one of our highest earners. So what can we offer in a new deal? We can't go higher or even match. Definitely not over a 3-4 year deal. It's very much like Akpom (also a high earner). We simply can't match 'old terms'. Nevermind better them.

I imagine we signed Rav VDB with one eye on Paddy's situation. Also hopefully Clarke fit. I'd not be suprised to see Paddy move on for a nominal fee in Jan. I'm sure Carrick will want to keep. Yet he's hardly going to stay on reduced terms.


That's said he's been class the last month or so.

 

[ForssAwakens]

Even last season when we kept clean sheets it seemed paddy was in the team

 

[Glover_elbow]

Hes always been a decent player spoilt by regular lapses in concentration but hes seems to have cut those out. Fry and McNair must be first choice for all season now.

 

[MickaelDebevePhenomenal]

Is this the same Paddy that so many fans were writing off as past it on this board earlier in the season? If so I hope those doubters come back on to admit they were wrong.

My criticism of paddy has always been he jumps into tackles or interceptions and commits himself, when he could stay on his feet and slow the attacker down, and when this goes wrong it often leads to clear cut chances for the opposition, A la millwall at home this season if i remember correctly.

Since he has come back into the team however, he hasn't done this once, and he has played excellently

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

I've consistently criticised him over the years, he's done well recently though.