Why would you expect anything else?
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Mauricio Panini? I wonder if heās a scion of the sticker album family?
Or maybe heās just named after bread.
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Iāve heard that heās often toasted.
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Perhaps they called him that ā¦and it stuck 
Did you see the last ten games or so of last season?
Itās really the fitness which will decide whether he establishes himself as a mainstay in our midfield. If he stays fit, it will be very hard for anyone to force him out of the first team, our two new signings included.
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What did you think of the young lad McConnell in midfield ,was it a bit of a run around for the kid or a look to see if he can offer something this season ?
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I think heās championship material right now. Send him on a loan to a side like Blackburn. Mcconnell that is
I donāt think there is a plan to bring him i to the first team squad in any meaningful way but I expect heāll come up and train regularly. Bobby Clark will be the youth team player that gets a look in midfield (not counting Bajcetic).
I expect he, Koumas and Scanlon wonāt be in the squads later in pre-season but this a great learning experience for them to be around the squad right now.
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Jones is outrageously overrated by our own fan base.
We should take the average and say heās a good player with flaws. Thankfully improving.
Absolutely and he was great, although a standout in a really, really, bad midfield. With the addition of Mac and Sobz and with Thiago still here, can he be good and consistent enough to get in the starting 11 consistently? And this doesnāt include any competition from new midfielders we bring in. Heās certainly not a flop or failure, but Iām not sure he will be the player many think heāll be. Probably somewhere in the middle as a squad player and thatās ok.
Nah, Iāll rate the player I see, thanks.
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Fair enough. Still doesnāt mean Jones will reach that level. But again, I hope he does!
Alexis should have tried being scouse.
At Brighton? Heād be on loan in League Two now without the benefit of being the local charity case.
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Well at least with that tactic he knows he can claim he was right.
My bad really need to be sussing out these profiles before posting. I get too excited 
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Jones is excellent. Heās probably a year behind where he would otherwise be, due to injuries. We have been patient and worked with him to get him right, and hopefully he has a good run at it now. He will see plenty of action this coming season and should go on to be a smashing player for us for years to come.
He has more versatility to his game than I thought, playing deeper for England u21. That might be useful for us in the coming season, depending on who else we sign for the midfield.
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If he wouldnāt be scouse some reds would try to diminish him like they do with Foden for example.
If he wouldnāt be English heād be just another player. 
Wasnāt
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