To my mind if Solbaur is fit he plays. Been pleased with Sibbick. I've also been impressed with Helik. 100% and wades in with the odd goal. I must say the one that makes me scratch my head is Halme. Out of that cohort of recruits the other summer I thought he was by far and away the best, now nowhere. What's gone wrong?
All our boys gave a good account of themselves on Thursday. There are pros and cons in any game. For me the two outstanding pros, were the effusive remarks from the pundits and the media around our performance and for any young player watching the game it would have confirmed that Barnsley are a realistic option should they sign up with the wish to progress their future career. As some have said, the cons are that as Shearer pointed out, our Board recruit promising youngsters with a view to selling them on for profit in the future and the Chelsea game showcased the talents of quite a number of players that could spark some interest from rival Clubs in the future. The way that we swarmed all over Chelsea and the improvement in results since VI joined us, is unfortunately likely to prompt some interest in enticing him away from Clubs in the EFL and abroad who are on the look out for a new Manager/ Coach.
I don't know why but I'm not worrying about Val leaving us yet. I'm hoping we can kick on next season.