James Garner

[Cereal Killer]

Put him right back he is well able for there get Hackney in the team bring Rohl into midfield second half to add energy

Who’d play left back though?!

[Juanito]

There was a moment where Tarks passed the ball to him in acres of space for him to turn forward and move it forward, he received it, went backwards and passed it sideways. Tarks berated him. Get him at fullback, don’t care which side.

[Stumpy]

At the moment he's a waste of a jersey in midfield, he's doing nothing of any note.
Get him at right back and keep him there and play Hackney in the middle to get some drive and desire into the team.

[AjaxAndy]

There was a moment where Tarks passed the ball to him in acres of space for him to turn forward and move it forward, he received it, went backwards and passed it sideways. Tarks berated him. Get him at fullback, don’t care which side.

I noticed that too. In that moment it felt like Tarks embodied the entire fanbase's frustration

[Free Agent]

Having him as RB/LB might force him to consider playing the ball forwards for a change. It’ll do everyone a bit of good I think.

[kramer]

Forget moving to fullback.

Take him out of the starting lineup for a bit and build his sharpness from the bench.

He looks like a player who’s been thrown in the deep end following no preseason because that’s exactly what’s happened.

Think he’s a crab either way but he’s a much more effective crab when he’s fully at it.

[Gary1878]

Forget moving to fullback.

Take him out of the starting lineup for a bit and build his sharpness from the bench.

He looks like a player who’s been thrown in the deep end following no preseason because that’s exactly what’s happened.

Think he’s a crab either way but he’s a much more effective crab when he’s fully at it.

100% agree. He just isn’t at it and hasn’t been all season. He looks like he has been rushed back and has never quite got in the flow of things.

Again, that falls on Moyes to use his squad effectively and bring Hackney in. But he has his favourites and Garner is one of them.

[StirlingBlue]

I do also wonder if he head was turned by the £65m Chelsea offer and he's probably a bit pissed that we rejected it.

Unless he's delusional he probably doubts anybody else is going to be offering him the £200k+ p/w Chelsea would have put on the table for him - had we had a more progressive manager than Moyes who gives youth a go we would have snatched their hand off for that offer and taken a prospect DM from Chelsea on loan to see us through to January

[brap2]

I do also wonder if he head was turned by the £65m Chelsea offer and he's probably a bit pissed that we rejected it.

Unless he's delusional he probably doubts anybody else is going to be offering him the £200k+ p/w Chelsea would have put on the table for him - had we had a more progressive manager than Moyes who gives youth a go we would have snatched their hand off for that offer and taken a prospect DM from Chelsea on loan to see us through to January

Believed his own hype?

Oddly not a thing that is ever levelled at white players but could be the case. Thought he was on the plane didn’t he.

[Matt1878]

I think he had a hernia Operation, then was rushed back with no pre-season.

That all has an impact.

[Matt1878]

Am I wrong, or was he doing a crab impression when he scored?

[AjaxAndy]

Am I wrong, or was he doing a crab impression when he scored?

I hadn't figured out that's what it was, but yes I think you might be right.

Was much better last night I thought, scored one, had a part in the other, and in general looked more like his old self.

[NickNack]

Much better last night - good goal and pass to KDH for the third.. more of that please

[brap2]

[Cozzie]

Be honest brap, you posted this to prove your point about Iwobi didn't you? Haha.