Donaldson and Clarkes Contribution

Can't even get close to agreeing with that. Donaldson has made some real positive impacts in games, DMH never even got close to contributing anything.

 

Give up

 

Cummon Jon. After Walsall scored on Saturday, we became nervous and very edgy. It was only when CD came on and used his experience to calm us down did we secure the points. A loss of 2 points would have been criminal in a game we dominated. I actually thought we should have conceded a pen but on seeing a replay, the ref got it right. That all said, I wouldn't start CD. If we need him, he is now better to come on when the defenders are tiring.

 

Bloody hell Jon I often agree with quite a lot of what you say but this is baffled me

DMH should only be compared to someone like Bruenker, neither should have made professional appearances.

Donaldson has over 500 career appearances, many in league 1 and the championship. His legs have gone but he’s still scored 4 this season and I believe he’s our second top scorer in all comps, plus he’s run his body into the ground every game when it was obvious he needed a rest. Bit of an insult to the bloke in my opinion to be compared to an obvious amateur.

 

I'm glad Trueman and Sellers do the team talks and not us lot. I'll bet they rate Donaldson and Clarke a lot more highly than we do and to be honest it's just as well with run of games we've got coming up. We are going to need them all whether we think they are past it or not.

 

That's a bit over the top mate.

 

I think you are losing the plot and the argument. I think you are probably right about this being Clayton's last season but to say he is no longer any use to us as a squad player is just plain silly. And to mention him in even the same sentence as DMH is crass.

 

@JonButterfield

The defence presents exhibit A.

 

Yep.

 

It's not what you are I think that matters. T&S decide who starts or who comes on as a substitution, it's who they rate that matters.

 

I guess the hypothetical question is, had both KG and CD still been at the club, who would have got on the pitch late on as a substitute?

 

Guthrie has scored 0 in 8 for Port Vale. That’s 0 in 18 combined with his tenure with us.

Can’t believe we were relying on that bonehead for goals

 

So what? That doesn't make him in DMH territory. Nor does it mean he can't play a very useful squad role for the rest of the season. Which is why T&S keep putting him on the bench.
Donaldson showed more control, nous and useful touches in ten minutes on Saturday than DMH has in his entire Bradford City career. He settled us down and re-established control when we were flapping badly.
It's insulting to suggest that he's sunk to the level of a player who never looked like a FL pro player.