25 Jan 2017 14:14:56
Hi Ed, Hope you are well.

Been checking on Saidy Janko's progress (or lack of it) since going to Barnsley on loan. Pretty grim reading. Since joining on July 1st Barnsley have played 7 pre season games followed by 30 League games. He has not started one game. He has been in their squad 7 times.

v Wolves. came on 82 minute and scored on the 85th minute.

v Reading. came on 68th minute.

v Wigan. Came on 91st minute.

v Nottm Forest. came on 74th minute.

v Birmingham. came on 89th minute.

v Sheff Wed. came on 79th minute.

So in total he has played 58 minutes of football since moving. I don't see what benefit this loan has been to himself, us, or Barnsley. Has he been injured? If he hasn't it makes me think the club is correct to send our youths out to Morton, Kilmarnock, Aberdeen, Walsall etc where they will atleast get game time. Maybe Janko was sent to Barnsley in the hope the would buy him rather than help his development. Both now look unlikey going by these stats.

{Ed007's Note - That doesn't make for very good reading at all. I'll take a guess that he will be freed or sold for a nominal fee in the summer.}

1.) 25 Jan 2017
25 Jan 2017 14:49:31
There is always a reason players don't get a game in this case it looks like the players attitude is at fault, let go by Man U and now us he needs to knuckle down or he become just another statistic

2.) 25 Jan 2017
25 Jan 2017 17:03:33
Really goes to show how bad RDs signings were: Janko Ciftci blackett boyata scepovic Allan and others who were all simply not good enough.

3.) 25 Jan 2017
25 Jan 2017 19:26:23
Greg

I wasn't an RD fan but I very much doubt those were HIS signing. Remember who called the shots at that time.