Agreed. Do we turn on Wellens when he goes and say he was a bit dour? I’ll put my neck on the line and say, I think Yates will score 20, Anderson (if he stays fit) will be one of the brightest sparks in League 1, and Doyle will score 15+.
But there’s nothing wrong with summer departures if we think the Covid situation will bring a quality of player into our price range that wouldn’t have been in it before, and regardless of how good those leaving are, we may be able to improve. How the club can afford to offer any contracts when there’s a possibility of hugely reduced gate receipts (and no season ticket income) next year though, is beyond me. Isn’t this imaginary money?
Anderson has had about a dozen good games in 3 years with a beyond questionable attitude and poor fitness. Other than the hatrick against an awful Cambridge side Anderson contributed nothing to the side from mid-October onwards which coincided with the start of our title winning form.
Yates scored a dozen goals in league 2 and that’s about the sub-total of his career to date, and I think his effort and personality causes people overhype his ability.
There’s no revisionism here it’s more a case of neither have done anything outside of league 2 and both aren’t that good that we need to worry about replacing them. We’ve already replaced Anderson with an upgrade in DJ.
As for Woolery I actually hope he stays as he’s useful at both ends of the pitch but if he can’t be bothered to return calls or is holding out for better deals then he isn’t worth waiting for.
