He is doing OK at the moment and is playing better than I thought he would be able to , I did not think he would be any use in this Division but he has proved me wrong so far. I was talking to a ST holder in Reive bar pre game on Wed and he said that he thought BJ was our best midfielder, so it is true that he divides opinion. Grayson picks him week in week out,and whenever he has been left out he has always got back in so the manager obviously rates him- perhaps he is one of the unsung heroes who other players appreciate but most fans don't a la Hopkin. For me he is often a disappointment - he wins lots in the air but often to no effect, his shooting is mainly wayard (Wed excepted), has no acceleration , and often picks the wrong pass or misplaces it. Having said that he can be effective at times and I am not sure if he will be easy to replace I see that Thomas Kirwin says he is staying partly because of a lack of interest from other clubs and partly becasue we will not suffer much financially with him only having till end of the season on his contract and it would cost a lot to replace him. So I suppose I am in two minds about him - will get behind him 100% if he stays (did not like the boos and greedy chants the other week - why did fans believe and support Bates over him ??) but I will not care too much when he leaves Dave
But what do Johnson's critics think? Richard Walker (;)) - especially as you see more of him than the odd televised cameo - do we hope to keep him or get rid? Damian _______________________________________________ Leedslist _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
