DannyThomas_1981
Well-Known Member
Agree with all of this. '10 Bags' Bayliss would be very suited to the formation we are playing this season. He was not suited to last season's 4-4-2. On saying that no guarantees that Tom would be a starter every week given the high level performances of Kelly/Walsh/Shipley/Westbrooke and with Allen and O'Hare waiting in the wings. Shows how much we have improved our midfield since last year.I thought Shipley was underrated too. But, I'd still maintain Bayliss is the better player and think Bayliss would've developed nicely under MR this season - but, it's irrelevant now. MR knows how to nurture the talent we have, he had a plan for fringe players like Westbrook, Hyam and McCallum and his transfer policy in signing younger players has been vindicated.
Long may it continue.