No worse than anyone else. In fact against Leeds (the game before he was dropped)

he was one of our best players and played pretty well as I recall.

Until Derby, the last game he started was 05 November. That's nearly 2 months! That's one hell of a "rest." The fact is Neil dropped him because he decided he needed more physical players in the team and was persisting with his idiotic tactic of playing Howson in the number 10 role which does not suit Howson at all and keeps both Wes and Pritchard out of the team. Had Brady not got sent off I don't believe that he would not have been in the team for Derby so frankly I don't believe what Neil says about that. He is somehow trying to claim credit for something I actually think has been a major error on his part.

Posted By: Jim on January 6th 2017 at 08:51:17

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Alex Neil earmarks the games he wants to win in advance and tells Wes to get ready for the (NCFC) - jAC, Jan 6, 07:45:22
- that has always been the case with wes (NCFC) - skippdogg, Jan 6, 10:01:03
  - As jim said the situation has been terribly managed ... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 6, 10:09:04
- Jim is mostly right here vvv (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 6, 09:29:25
  - As he often is (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 6, 09:37:23
    - *opinions* (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 6, 12:49:09
    - Why don't you marry him (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 6, 12:41:43
      - Boooooooom (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jan 6, 12:46:40
- Seems fair enough (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Jan 6, 08:03:21
  - Sorry but Neil is talking utter sh*t there and trying to make (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 6, 08:30:28
    - Err, ok (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 6, 08:49:58
    - He's really not jim if anything ... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 6, 08:33:42
      - Erm (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 6, 08:36:17
        
        He was playing shit, he got left out simples (n/m) (NCFC) - Mickdundee, Jan 6, 18:12:40
        
        He's 35 Jim, you know you have man manage players of that age to get the best out of them. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 6, 10:45:00
        
        he also didn't have a break in the summer due to going to the Euros (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 6, 11:10:30
        
        It's pretty simple (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 6, 10:48:51
        
        He was dropped ... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 6, 11:00:04
        
        Or he's praising Wes for responding well to being dropped. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 6, 09:27:56
        
        Yes he needed a rest jim... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 6, 08:42:15
        
        A rest is 1 or 2 games, not the 10 or so he was completely dropped for (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jan 6, 08:51:51
        
        No worse than anyone else. In fact against Leeds (the game before he was dropped) (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 6, 08:51:17
        
        Howson didn't play as a number 10 for 2 months did he? (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Jan 6, 08:56:03
        
        No because he was injured for some of it and then Dorrans got injured (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 6, 09:02:54
        
        Cool blue water, Jim. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 6, 09:26:54
        
        In fact he played Howson as a number 10 about once. (NCFC) - Adster, Jan 6, 09:19:56
        
        I wouldn't read too much into his performance ... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 6, 09:19:00
        
        I don;t agree he deserved to be dropped. i do agree Pritchard has been treated badly and (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 6, 09:30:03
        
        As I have said before re paddy davitt... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 6, 09:35:22
        
        Although I (strongly) disagree with it the stick i'm beating him with is not dropping Wes (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 6, 09:44:18
        
        Agree 100% re rotating Wes and Pritchard... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 6, 09:50:47
        
        Maybe. I probably let things he says wind me up more than they should do. (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 6, 09:55:55
        
        He has to answer questions though jim... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 6, 10:01:43
        
        Fair enough. I know you think he's likeable but i just read (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 6, 10:18:41
        
        ... (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 6, 13:08:35
        
        I don't remember him playing any wider than usual. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 6, 09:24:06
        
        He was fantastic ... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 6, 09:29:26
        
        Attributing Reading to Wes disliking the manager is something only Wes or Neil (maybe) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 6, 09:33:13
        
        You've got it. Jim is Wes (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Jan 6, 09:39:25
        
        Possible also due to the fact he's not a right winger (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 6, 09:35:53
  - Yep his drop in performance levels suggested ... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 6, 08:10:24

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