Judging by Gill's comments earlier......

It looks like the Ginger Prince will indeed be hanging up his boots in a few weeks time.

Looking like I might have been wrong

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Looking like I might have been wrong

How so...

Originally Posted by Baron_van_Marlon

How so...

Red News website claims he is staying another year

He should go, he's gunna do a neville ffs.

Would like him to stay just to mentor Cleverly or something of that ilk.

Ferie is claiming he's talked him into staying on for one further valuetastic season.

I think now is the right time for him to go

He's not pace dependent like a fullback. We need him.

As you were in the midfield next season then.

Originally Posted by reem

He's not pace dependent like a fullback. We need him.

Not strictly, no, but he is very slow in terms of mobility these days and the tackling is becoming ever more reckless. Don't get me wrong, I'm not slating him at all, but once the cracks start to appear, I think it's time to call it a day. It'll give others a chance too. Now seems as good a time as any.

I think hes got another year in him, at home to the bottom half if he has the likes of Anderson, Fletcher and Park around him he can still toy with those sides while giving players a rest that are more likely to start the subsuquent away match. Also a useful CL group stage player, if theres one thing we learnt following Utd, its a £#%&!ing long season.

still a class act used right

Originally Posted by Stickman

I think hes got another year in him, at home to the bottom half if he has the likes of Anderson, Fletcher and Park around him he can still toy with those sides while giving players a rest that are more likely to start the subsuquent away match. Also a useful CL group stage player, if theres one thing we learnt following Utd, its a £#%&!ing long season.

Hardly seems worth him sticking around for that. A big part of his consideration is that he's not playing enough. Will that suffice for him?

If he goes, he finishes on the top and we can hopefully get a replacement. If he stays, then we get another year of the finest English player of his generation.

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

Hardly seems worth him sticking around for that. A big part of his consideration is that he's not playing enough. Will that suffice for him?

If he goes, he finishes on the top and we can hopefully get a replacement. If he stays, then we get another year of the finest English player of his generation.

In the main its more or less how hes been used the last 2 seasons. He was even being used like that while Ronaldo Tevez and Hargreaves (I know) were here.

Originally Posted by dunk

As you were in the midfield next season then.

Not at all - Gibson is hopefully off, for one thing

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

Not strictly, no, but he is very slow in terms of mobility these days and the tackling is becoming ever more reckless. Don't get me wrong, I'm not slating him at all, but once the cracks start to appear, I think it's time to call it a day. It'll give others a chance too. Now seems as good a time as any.

wum

He's been a great servant to the club, but if you compare his season to giggs's season for example, you would think giggs was 26 and in his prime. In the summer break, we need to bring in a real quality midfielder. Maybe someone similar to modric.

Originally Posted by reem

wum

Well, Gibson.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Not at all - Gibson is hopefully off, for one thing

I reckon he'll get another season.