Just back

Quoted from Poojah

2 seasons. 74 appearances. 3 of them at Wembley. 5 goals. 1 promotion.

I can think of players who had a more bang average time here.

Exactly! He frequently got slated on this site while he was here and he's now a regular in a team at the top of our league.

Quoted from chaos33

I don't wish we still had him, put it that way. He was ok. Steady.
Clifton is way better.

Clifton wasn't mentioned -it was Morris

On a completely different note, I would be not surprised to see us in for Armstrong in the summer. Particularly if Harrogate do get dragged back into the national league.

A couple of years left on his contract, so would command a sizeable fee (perhaps not as big as others however).

He’s a proper Paul Hurst striker.

Quoted from Poojah

2 seasons. 74 appearances. 3 of them at Wembley. 5 goals. 1 promotion.

I can think of players who had a more bang average time here.

Yeah, his time here went well when you look at it like that, but as a player, I thought he was steady, and no better than that.

He was no Manny Panther. Another who had no interest in signing for us - then went on to have a great career

I do remember being surprised when Clay was released as I thought he was a solid enough player.

Hurst obviously thought he could do better. Before signing Berrett and Summerfield*.

I think Hurst has admitted he moved Pearson on too early and I'd imagine he feels much the same about Clay.

(*I thought Summerfield was OK in that second season).

Clay must have improved no end if he is a mainstay with the league leaders, which is highly likely and probable.

Thought he was ok myself, but no more than that.

Quoted from Maringer

I do remember being surprised when Clay was released as I thought he was a solid enough player.

Hurst obviously thought he could do better. Before signing Berrett and Summerfield*.

I think Hurst has admitted he moved Pearson on too early and I'd imagine he feels much the same about Clay.

(*I thought Summerfield was OK in that second season).

Pearson was moved on by Slade wasn't he? Didnt offer him a new contract. According to Shaun in the checkout queue one night in Tesco shortly before he went to Wrexham.

I always think that Clay was similar to Fox in that he was mostly overlooked by Town fans for the majority of his time here, but actually was a steady team player who progressed as time went on. Fox too but came good towards the end of his spell here. Would happily have both of them here now, but equally wouldn't go out of my way to sign them.

I liked Clay, but I always thought he could/should have done more here.  Few occasions when he first arrived when he ran at teams and drove the ball forward, yet he never did it much after.  

I think,. as with many from that 2016 team, we rightly looked to improve but then never actually did. In fact we regressed.  Truth be told, who has arrived in the Town midfield since Clay left that has proved to better?  Of those that have, the majority (if not all) have been relatively recently.  

I would argue Clifton has emerged through our own system who is definitely better.  Potentially Fox but the injury debate always remains with him.  Some will say Holohan but Clay has played for better teams consistently in the last 7 years.  

Depressing really.  

On a similar theme, I thought James Hunt was under-appreciated as a water-carrier. He did a lot of good work which did not always get noticed or appreciated.  He was more effective away from home I think.

He was never a car crash anyway.

Talking of Hunts.  Yes, we all want Alex Hunt to deliver.  He is still very young though and has time.

Ironically, he has already performed well in a big televised game a the FAC 5th Round.

He came in as a sub for Sheff Wed against Man City in 2019. The local press reported that he had a very good game.