6 points away from bottom 3 at the half way mark is fine by me given the investment Cook has had at his disposal and it remains to be seen if our new benefactors will invest in the squad. Powell will almost certainly be on his way in January and we will need reinforcements for sure. Cooks constant stubbornness in not playing Callum is absolutely baffling and I cannot for the life of me see why he was signed.
However, to compare him to Joyce and Mcckay is ignorance and he deserves better given results since he took over. We have probably spent one of the least in the division, have amongst the smallest crowds and anywhere near mid table should be considered a massive success given recent form when we have been promoted.
A few things to pick out on this one:
Vaughan didn’t exactly lead Sunderland to relegation. He was only with them for half a season, and to be fair, the general malaise had already set in so as bad as he was for them, I think Messi would have struggled with form there.
But also, Vaughan has scored goals in the Premier League and Championship in the past and other than at Sunderland, is rated a decent striker to have in your squad by fans at all he other clubs he’s played for.
Joe Garner is another player who has scored goals in the Championship – mainly for Preston and Ipswich. He’s not impressed me, but he’s another player fans of previous clubs he’s played for rate.
In fact, the only player you have picked out as probably being good enough for the Championship is Grigg – who has struggled in this league before.
No idea why McManaman isn’t being picked – but Cook sees him on a daily basis at training, and clearly there’s something he doesn’t like.
And like Vaughan, he was with Sunderland when they were relegated, and like Vaughan he’s also not rated by the Sunderland fans.
But according to some of our fans, Cook is wrong in playing one of these players, and wrong by not playing one of them.
That’s Wiganers for you.
