Totally agree , Tickle for me should have gone at the end of last season .

Didn't we get an offer for him last season??

yeamans defence has always been good, but this year thats gone, was very poor last night

Yeaman and Tickle are both finished. I find it hard to believe that Yeaman has been retained as long as he has and that we actually tried to retain Tickle with another contract.

Tickle isn't our problem anymore but unfortunately we'll have to put up with Yeaman for at least another season. Cudjoe made him look like a little old man last night, very embarrassing!

His defence is only good when he can be bothered.

In many games over the last few seasons he's looked like he couldn't give two hoots about his performance.

Last night showed it up further because they attacked his side regularly in the first half.

But no doubt he'll be in the HDM again before next season telling us how hard he has trained and how everyone has to stand up and be counted. etc etc

Tickle's form this season has been the same as the last few seasons.

I've been saying for a few years how his tackling is awful and he drops far too many simple passes.

Not a new thing.

Nope. Up until this season he's been one of our better and more consistent forwards. Been terrible since returning from injury though. Think he's leaving at the right time.

I disagree.

He's been crap for seasons now.

Lazy in defence. Always has been.

Tickle has always been bang average and a penalty machine. His kicking got him in the side

Not up until this season. That's why he managed to force his way into an admittedly weak England set up.
This season has been dire.

He has.

Anyone who knows me knows i have been saying it for years now.

Far too many weak attempts at tackling.

You're welcome to do so. The stats don't back you up, however.

Cudjoe didn't "make" Yeaman look average.

Yeaman's complete lack of commitment and application made Yeaman look average, nothing more than that.

Yeaman being average at best made Yeaman look average. Just thrown into sharp relief last night.

Possibly a contributing factor but the contrast offered up by him playing opposite a big, powerful, skilful and fast opponent only exacerbated the weaknesses that are all the more prevalent these days.