There has to be something with Wes. He has this problem with EVERY manager,

both at club and country.

Always ignored at first, always has the manager trying to replace him or find a way to play without him. There has to be a reason for that.

And I don't mean that he is a bit of an arsehole or lazy in practice or something. It could be anything - maybe he is too nice, or a little introverted - but it has to be something.

Only thing I can think of is that he is 34 years old and plays in such a particular style that you have to play to a system which makes the most of him, and while it would always be the smart thing to do that, at 34 you're probably less likely to adapt your team's style if you don't see anybody who can take over the role in the near future. That would introduce a huge risk.

But he's had the same problems since he was comfortably in his twenties. I really don't understand it. It's not like he is often injured or something, leaving you with a system with nobody to play the main role for most of the season.

Even at Norwich we've tried for years under many managers to "replace" Wes. And I don't mean replace him as such but have his long term or even short term replacement ready. I can't remember them all but I think we've tried that with Howson, Butterfield, Redmond, the attempt to sign Toivonen, Naismith and many more especially this season with Pritchard, Morrison et al.

Perhaps that is it - a victim of his own mastery of a unique position which means that managers are afraid of building the team around such a talent without having a replacement part should he break.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on October 10th 2016 at 13:39:23

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Another good morning to catch up on the Irish sports press #Wesso (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Oct 10, 08:41:52
- didn't know that #weso had a trial at ipswich (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 10, 11:30:11
  - Irish independent on this now... (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 10, 11:43:27
    - There has to be something with Wes. He has this problem with EVERY manager, (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 10, 13:39:23
      - I don't think it's any particular mystery (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 10, 13:51:00
        
        Yet every time a manager does dare to do that it pays dividends. And then a new one (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 10, 13:55:12
        
        Yep, exactly that. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 10, 14:00:24
        
        What a shame. Perhaps if we had avoided relegation to L1 and been a little better at the (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 10, 14:17:31
        
        Suspect he would have had the same problem whatever level he was playing at. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 10, 14:29:13
      - even lambert dropped him when were were league one so it's not that (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 10, 13:47:15
        
        Agreed then. Wes Halitosisahan (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 10, 13:48:12
      - he doesn't tend to play in teams that have licence to play him (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 10, 13:45:47
    - "If he is not on the pitch then there is no goal there" (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 10, 12:05:11
      - Dumphy is a prick though... he always criticises the Ireland Manager4 no matter who he is (NCFC) - promethian1, Oct 10, 12:37:34
        
        Prob because he is always overlooked as Ireland's manager (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Oct 10, 12:44:59
      - it was Damien Duff what said that cos Dunphy was being rested (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 10, 12:32:01
        
        i know (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 10, 12:34:59
      - just to be clear (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 10, 12:06:30

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