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Quiet-ish. Down on his best. Compare to his 2006 AA season, and he had less goals, less marks, and less kicks. His 07 and 08 seasons, while still very good, weren't at the level he had played previously, and from the sounds of it he was asking for a pay packet based on 2006, and the Swans were asking for a trade based on that as well. Naturally, his slight regression in form may have caused some doubts in the minds of other sides (whether it would continue with age, or if he'd bounce back, or just plateau with 2006 being a flash in the pan). It was a complicating factor that put the two parties on different wavelengths and made trading difficult.
Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!
I love Ted-but he's not irreplacable. I guess he has fans, and not without good reason (me included. He IS trade-worthy.
teams usually go for players in trade to fill a specific role. ted is a handy tall utility that has found most success down back. not the kind of player other clubs usually think is the one to make the difference between this season and the next. when we got him he was young, undertested and underrated and we got better than we gave. now, there won't be any hope he has something left to reveal.
"As everyone knows our style of football is defensive and unattractive, and as such I have completely forgotten how to mark or kick over the years" - Brett Kirk
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