It does seem to be more prevalent these days. I would imagine it's easier for a foreign player to settle if they've not got a wife/partner and kids as was the case with TKL.

If they are on big wages like Pogba, they won't take any slagging off from a coach who is paid less than them, they will just stir up a mutiny.

Yeah I don't agree with slating in public but was considering whether Roberts was playing to instruction.

It seems our game isn't structured enough for Mr Roberts.
Ah so that's what it was.
He wasn't lazy after all.

Reading back on this topic from the first page it's amazing how bang on those early posts were.
Flying biscuit nails it.

I can’t believe we’re still wasting out time talking about this flop/waster/wage thief... In the words of that great cultural luminary Ariana Grande, “thank u, next”.