Originally Posted by Pogue Mahone

He's been class ever since he finally got a run of games on the trot. Which is exactly what most (sensible) posters have been saying all season. Give the lad a chance and judge him after a decent spell in the team. He's been class at right-back and in midfield (remember Roma?) but has played more games as full-back because that's where he's needed most.

Why not just admit you were a bit premature in writing him off?

The cheap-shots about his price-tag and (strangely effective) habit of taking the ball towards the touch-line, with his first touch, are unnecessary.