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' Declan John? '

Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:59 pm

Is Russell Slade loaning him out?

Slade has not liked him from day one in my opinion,making him train with the kids was out of order.

Re: ' Declan John '

Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:01 pm

Off to Barnsley on a month's loan according to people on twitter, if true good luck to him. :bluescarf:

Re: ' Declan John '

Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:02 pm

CityBlue1 wrote:Off to Barnsley on a month's loan according to people on twitter, if true good luck to him. :bluescarf:


Good Luck to him, but he is at least a Championship player.

Re: ' Declan John? '

Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:07 pm

Poor lad , his confidence must be shot

Re: ' Declan John? '

Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:12 pm

He's better than league 1 but if he does get a run of games then that's good because it's what he needs right now

Re: ' Declan John? '

Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:27 pm

Chaps reality is , Declan is not fully equipped to defend .

I think unfortunately the winger in him will always be above his defensive attributes.

Defo not champship or above

Sorry I disagree

Re: ' Declan John? '

Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:29 pm

NIBluebird wrote:Poor lad , his confidence must be shot


agreed, this should of been his breakthrough season if he was managed properly, and I include Malky in that

Re: ' Declan John? '

Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:30 pm

Declan John quality player in my opinion. Can't understand why Slade won't give him a chance :( :ayatollah:

Re: ' Declan John? '

Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:47 pm

Not good enough, should have been loaned out ages ago. Haven't seen anything yet to think he will make it.

Re: ' Declan John? '

Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:48 pm

Santa Ponsa Blue wrote:Declan John quality player in my opinion. Can't understand why Slade won't give him a chance :( :ayatollah:

Probably cause the defence is doing ok at the min why change it ?

Re: ' Declan John? '

Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:54 pm

After seeing him start as left back in the Premier League he certainly looked like he had potential. I would've loved for him to become a one club man for Cardiff City and being Welsh as well. Definitely needs game time. Hope he goes out on loan. All the best Dec! :ayatollah:

:bluescarf: :bluescarf:

Re: ' Declan John? '

Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:58 pm

You dont play 20 odd times in the Prem if your not that good a fact.

Slade has a problem with a lot of our quality players this season and thats a worry.

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:00 am

lathamgaffney wrote:After seeing him start as left back in the Premier League he certainly looked like he had potential. I would've loved for him to become a one club man for Cardiff City and being Welsh as well. Definitely needs game time. Hope he goes out on loan. All the best Dec! :ayatollah:

:bluescarf: :bluescarf:


Totally agree, would love to see him given a run in the team, IMO he held his own in the so called best league in the World, so how come forgotten and sidelined.

We could do with more welsh/ local guys who could stick around and become legends

What really irritates me is the away fans constantly chanting anti welsh/pro English C... When we don't have a single Welshman on the pitch and the majority of our team are .....English!!! How must that make the likes of Whitts feel, as after all he is as close as we can get to an honorary Welshman

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:07 am

Forever Blue wrote:You dont play 20 odd times in the Prem if your not that good a fact.

Slade has a problem with a lot of our quality players this season and thats a worry.

Which quality players do you reckon he has a problem with that he's not playing then?

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:17 am

What players? well he has got rid of most of them :thumbup:

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:38 am

Have said this time and time again I know Declans family and he is a left winger and they are changing him to a left back it's a hard position and he is still very young. Wolves and Barnsley are interested . I hope we keep him but I think the kid has great potential. He played well in some of the prem games

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:01 am

from prem to league 1.......has declan got problems..????/

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:08 am

Overthemoon wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:You dont play 20 odd times in the Prem if your not that good a fact.

Slade has a problem with a lot of our quality players this season and thats a worry.

Which quality players do you reckon he has a problem with that he's not playing then?

As you already know he has run them out of the club, from the likes of Guerra to players like Daehli,now it seems its Johns turn.

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:09 am

krabb wrote:from prem to league 1.......has declan got problems..????/


Kevin, I promise you Declan has been totally respectful and has no problem, just wants to play like Daehli wanted to.

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:12 am

I honestly don't rate Declan John

He can't defend so having a defender who can't defend may as well go out on loan

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:12 am

Forever Blue wrote:
Overthemoon wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:You dont play 20 odd times in the Prem if your not that good a fact.

Slade has a problem with a lot of our quality players this season and thats a worry.

Which quality players do you reckon he has a problem with that he's not playing then?

As you already know he has run them out of the club, from the likes of Guerra to players like Daehli,now it seems its Johns turn.

Thought you said that Vincent Tan had got rid of those players? :?

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:18 am

I would honestly have had him and Fabio as our wingers when Noone needed a rest. I think John is a better winger than a left back. In fact, I don't think he's a left back, I think at his most defensive he's a left wing back.

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:22 am

I believe John has a lot to learn in defending and a run of games is what he needs,unfortunatly he is not going to get that run here so a loan is best for everyone.Then assess him again!

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:33 am

Forever Blue wrote:You dont play 20 odd times in the Prem if your not that good a fact.

Slade has a problem with a lot of our quality players this season and thats a worry.



have to disagree.. think we must have had the worst set of full backs ever for a premier league team last season. There was no one even half decent to stop john playing so many games

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:52 am

paulh_85 wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:You dont play 20 odd times in the Prem if your not that good a fact.

Slade has a problem with a lot of our quality players this season and thats a worry.



have to disagree.. think we must have had the worst set of full backs ever for a premier league team last season. There was no one even half decent to stop john playing so many games

You could say the about a lot of players and positions. John was far from worst of the bunch, and got something the others don't. Youth, talent and local attachment. Just the kind of player Slade throws out the door. Malone offers nothing over either John or Fabio. And I'm sure after playing Peltier, Connolly and Ralls before him, Marshall is up next. talk about treating players with respect, and then say in the media after they are part of your plans :lol:

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:04 am

Scandinavianbluebird wrote:
paulh_85 wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:You dont play 20 odd times in the Prem if your not that good a fact.

Slade has a problem with a lot of our quality players this season and thats a worry.



have to disagree.. think we must have had the worst set of full backs ever for a premier league team last season. There was no one even half decent to stop john playing so many games

You could say the about a lot of players and positions. John was far from worst of the bunch, and got something the others don't. Youth, talent and local attachment. Just the kind of player Slade throws out the door. Malone offers nothing over either John or Fabio. And I'm sure after playing Peltier, Connolly and Ralls before him, Marshall is up next. talk about treating players with respect, and then say in the media after they are part of your plans :lol:

It's all about opinions, but whilst I believe that John has a good future ahead of him, I think that Malone had shown in his last couple of games before his injury, that he'll be a very good left back for us, as he has appeared to improve his defensive frailties!

As for Fabio, he's possibly the worse defender we've ever had at full back and he's a red card waiting to happen, should we ever decide to play him further upfield!

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:23 am

I went to Everton last year to see us play.. in the pub after the game talking to some Everton fans...wanted to know who the 2 left sided youngsters where as they looked a really decent partnership..skillfull..comfortable on the ball..not afraid to put their foot in and full of energy

The 2 players were Daehli and Declan...in my opinion both hugely promising but unfortunately both completely mismanaged!!!!!

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:55 am

Im not a Declan fan, well certainly not at fullback. Defensively not good enough. Maybe as an attacking player but we have got better in that position. A loan will do him good

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:57 pm

Declan John for me would be a good winger and we are short of them?

Re: ' Declan John? '

Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:01 pm

Macaleny and Kennedy currently in side. Noone, Pilks, Harris, possibly Fabio ? How many more you want Annis ?
Thats without the Inter Milan loanee in Dev side