The McCarthy poll

[pipes]

Yes, we have missed him. I don't buy that he's not as good of a defender as the others either.

Clean Sheet %:
McAuley - 25%
McCarthy - 24%
Kisnorbo - 17%

Goals Conceded (per game):
Kisnorbo - 1.51
McCarthy - 1.28
McAuley - 1.22

Yeah but you can argue that those stats are only not so good for Kisnorbo because he's played more games than the others.

I think McCarthy can be good for us sometimes. Like I previously said he leads by example with his commitment, and what we were lacking against Birmingham is someone, like him, who is willing to challenge for something in the knowledge that they may well get hurt. That is a really vital ingredient for a top centre half. In addition to this his heading is very good.

It's just his recklessness that lets him down. And his lack of pace and natural skill can often lead him to bending the rules, which is when he is shown up.

 

[bocadillo]

Goals Conceded (per game):
Kisnorbo - 1.51
McCarthy - 1.28
McAuley - 1.22

How many of Kisnorbo's were when he was playing midfield?

 

[Leigh]

How many of Kisnorbo's were when he was playing midfield?

Sorry, should have noted, the stats are just for this season. So, none of them.

 

[beaumontfox]

I voted yes because when weve played really shite I could've done with appreciating something for non-football reasons.

 

[SJN-Fox]

I'm not voting at all, because given the shower of shite that we have had in the squad this season and the quality of football that they have served up, I really don't think that I could say, that the presence or absence of one particular player would have/has made such a huge difference.

Looking at the season overall, we were shite with him and we were shite without him