Downes

[Ronald Parp]

Flynn's is my favourite player now, but he was naïve on Tuesday night. Austin did a job on him and we were fortunate that it was so late in the game.

He's always a ticking bomb ("a red card waiting to happen" were the words used by my Ipswich mate when we signed him) but he's an incredible footballer. He's football intelligent, such a smooth player and could well make the step up to the PL.

He's genuine class and I'd much prefer to see him further up the pitch than the very busy Corey Smith who gets a bit lost up there.

No doubt he is a cracking player destined for great things. He's like a pickpocket, a gentleman thief and a charmer, but he's immature in footbaling terms and will learn over time not to let the likes of long in the tooth Charlie Austin get one over on him. I don't think Austin did anything particularly wrong either, it's just that we don't like it when things like that go against us.

 

[moscowjack]

No doubt he is a cracking player destined for great things. He's like a pickpocket, a gentleman thief and a charmer, but he's immature in footbaling terms and will learn over time not to let the likes of long in the tooth Charlie Austin get one over on him. I don't think Austin did anything particularly wrong either, it's just that we don't like it when things like that go against us.

I'm not sure if he will learn, to be honest. If he does, I don't think it'll be soon and that might benefit us as PL clubs don't want to buy loose cannons very often. I really think the boy's PL standard but his 'hot-head' reputation could damage any potential fee and even any interest in him.

 

[Cooperman]

No doubt he is a cracking player destined for great things. He's like a pickpocket, a gentleman thief and a charmer, but he's immature in footbaling terms and will learn over time not to let the likes of long in the tooth Charlie Austin get one over on him. I don't think Austin did anything particularly wrong either, it's just that we don't like it when things like that go against us.

I'm not sure if he will learn, to be honest. If he does, I don't think it'll be soon and that might benefit us as PL clubs don't want to buy loose cannons very often. I really think the boy's PL standard but his 'hot-head' reputation could damage any potential fee and even any interest in him.

I’m certain that there will be a look back at the events of Tuesday. RM will sit him down and show him the evidence of the wind up that everyone else could see going on. That’s his learning opportunity afforded to him, it might not work in one go but there’s no reason to doubt the ability to stop it from happening again in the future. This needs RM to be on his game as well.