Without Charlie Adam in the starting XI...

[Pablo]

I think some people expect too much of him. He cost the price of a squad player, and we got a squad player.

So long as he remains that and not a certain starter then I think he's a pretty good signing for the money spent personally.

[Tee]

Not good enough as a regular if we are aspiring to be the best. Decent squaddie but he should really be at somewhere like Villa or Sunderland.

[Roboklopp]

Definitely should be on the bench & no more given choice.

[Norbs]

I think it would only be fair to see the stats from the games he has started.

And alongside who, if someone has enough time on their hands.

Sod fairness when there's a burning on the horizon

[Buzzo]

I think it is more the return to fitness and form of Stevie than Charlie's absence that have improved things for us. Though I agree his form had fallen away massively over the last few months, and as things stand he can only expect a place on the bench.

[ric.williams]

has done better than given credit for in his first season here. has contributed goals and assits in an inconsistent side.

set pieces have been a let down though

[dww]

I've never been a massive fan but on occasion he has been very good for us. On the flip side, as soon as we take him out of the team we seem to find it much easier to get a decent shape to the midfield. The problem is partly consistency and partly that we don't have the players to balance his weaknesses. I could imagine him becoming a valuable squad member but he needs to improve.

[Eric Swindler]

He's not good enough. At all. One season wonder.

[RedReet]

I think it would only be fair to see the stats from the games he has started.

And alongside who, if someone has enough time on their hands.

I would do it except I researched and posted a similar stat in the Spearing thread that was duly ignored. A stat that included games with and games without!!!

So now...



(TBF, the post was sore on the eyes and I was getting pestered on the phone at the time so didn't have a chance to make the point I was gonna raise.)

[The_weatherman]

I would do it except I researched and posted a similar stat in the Spearing thread that was duly ignored. A stat that included games with and games without!!!

So now...



(TBF, the post was sore on the eyes and I was getting pestered on the phone at the time so didn't have a chance to make the point I was gonna raise.)

http://www.est1892.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=2248850&postcount=792

There

[baitman]

He'll be a good squad player for us, we need those as much as new quality players for 1st eleven, and for 6m quid that's not too bad. I kinda like him, I think he's had a few very good moments, just requires a very specific team setup to be able to play well.

disagree.

I had hopes that he would become good for us when we bought him, but now I believe it was false hope.

He is the one player around the first 11 that I really hope we ship out in the summer, not good enough in almost every aspect of his game.

agree.

[RedReet]

http://www.est1892.co.uk/forums/show...&postcount=792

There

Ha ha, just seen it before I came in here.

Was well worth the effort now.

[kev776]

Would Barca buy him ???? Noooooooo, so why did we ?

[RedReet]

Who knows, him and Masch could make a lethal centre back pairing.

[the rev leeroy brown]

he's settled better and contributed more than henderson so far so id be happy to see adam playing at hendersons expense at present.

in a 2 man midfield adam does seem to be caught out (although with lucas as the other player i think it could work as adam would be free from his defensive duties which so often let him down)

in a 3 man midfield with gerard and lucas i think he would flourish and i hope to see that next year.