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If you look at any of the positions he can play, we have options that are as good if not better than Foran, so you are right to ask the quesion. But in addition to versatility, he takes onto the pitch an abundance of presence, determination and leadership that I believe helps drive his teammates to perform better.

Call me old fashioned, but if you have 4 divisions, what's wrong with calling them divisions 1,2,3 and 4?

Can I claim the prize for spotting your deliberate motoring reference?

To play devil's advocate here, is Foran still good enough to be one of the first names on the team sheet? I'm almost certain that (in the event of a fully available squad), Draper and Vincent will have the middle two roles sown up, while I was also more impressed by Polworth in there, than Foran in pre-season. If we continue with 4-2-3-1, Mckay is going to have that position up-top sown up everyday of the week, and should he be injured, then Allen or this Norwegian fellow would presumably get in there ahead of him. I believe his days on the wing are finished, while Ross, Pepper, Williams, Doran and Marley Watkins (who IMO will regarded in due course as our best signing of the new batch) would get in there first, while I believe Ben Greenhalgh will come good in the end. He won't go into defence unless there's a real crisis and in the "hole role", Doran seems to be first pick now, with Ross and possibly Pepper going for it. Does that mean Foran's days as one of the first names on the team sheet are over? Will he, from now on, be a "veteran-off-the-bench" type figure? I'm not sure of that just yet, but I won't be surprised if this season is his last, in his current regard.

Play him alongside Billy. Hes a terrific centre forward, a menace in the air and with 10 goals to his name last season he still knows how to find the net. His richest vein of form last season was when he was deployed up front too. His double against United was when he was at his best. Agreed about his passing in midfield. Pretty diabolical at times