Glenn Whelan

yapster wrote: tetsujin1979 wrote:   yapster wrote: He was ok for the last campaign but this one he is brutal to say the least. an honest hardworking player but he is not international standard,a sub at Stoke ffs. His game has gone from bad to worse sadly.. what are you talking about? he hasn't been a sub since the end of February, and has started all but one of Stoke's games since then In face Stoke have only had 8 games this year when he hasn't started He has been brutal this campaign you can't deny that, as I said he is a grafter but his technical skills are woeful to say the least. Trap uses him as a holding midfielder yet the poor guy couldn't hold water in this campaign ffs. Andrews is a better option "when he gets fully fit".

whelan is far better than andrews, Whelan has had an excellent 2nd half to the season, hopefully resulting in an FA cup winners medal today. Andrews wont get into blackburn team when fit, and if they decide to splash some of their cash this summer, he'll be saying bye bye to the prem league

Was poor today, but so was the whole Stoke team in fairness. He's a hard working lad to be fair, but a lot like Gibson, he just goes missing in games. Glad to see him getting game time though.

like I said he is an honest player but sadly he will never command a midfield and his technical ability is lacking somewhat

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/transfer-news/West-Ham-want-Glenn-Whelan-but-Stoke-ready-to-hand-midfielder-new-deal-to-hang-onto-him-article787568.html

Stoke set to fend off interest in Whelan from West Ham.

there is probably already a thread on him but cudnt be arsed going through all the pages did about 5or 6, but does anyone else fear for him at stoke now they signed palacios? he has started the season really well and feel palacios plays the glen whelan role also, and the fact they spend 8million will get him the nod?

If Whelan can't get ahead of Whitehead or Delap in the Stoke engine room, then he obviously isn't up to snuff.

delap should teach his skill to some young Irish player like wilson at stoke..

Edited by MacMathuna - 01 Sep 2011 at 4:44pm

He looked bollocksed after 20 mins, match totally passed him by.  Andrews was only better than him however by virtue of his last ditch block after Shay's save from the header.  Our central midfield wouldn't win an LSL match, yes they give 100% but that area is such a key area in a match.  No wonder Richie and Shay are so busy and pick up so many MOM awards.

Sorry Stoked your defence of Traps tactics and a Stoke man is admirable but how in Gods name did he protect the back 4 and mark that space? He was miles up the pitch on too many occasions. The lad was anonymous yet again! Any decent midfielder rubs his hands at the prospect of coming up against Whelan. The lad is poor. Really really poor and believe me i hate saying it but time to pull his performances up.