Lewis Alessandra has been class as of late, he has made a real difference. It's like having a new signing.

On 14/10/2018 at 21:38, Fozzy said:

Whilst I also agree that Turley (ha, predictive text wants to put Turkey!) has been a massive influence at the back and is probably the key, I want to make a special mention for Steady. I never used to be a massive fan of his, but the bloke always gives everything he has got and is a credit to our club. Every time we are in a bad run, you can guarantee he never shirks responsibility and you just can’t fault his effort.

Jon Stead has made a real impact since giving him the captaincy, he's leading the side with all his experience and he gets a lot of stick for putting in effort that some players could only dream of giving.

He's just that steady professional.

I can't mention just one player.

I feel all the new defensive signings have made a real impact, Cedric Evina, Elliott Ward and Jamie Turley add a lot of experience and grit to the back. Lewis Alessandra has been class under Harry Kewell, he has shined and deserved to start. Jon Stead and Enzio Boldewijn are two players you can expect to cause sides headaches, they have equally done well also.

Jon Stead is the easy and obvious answer for me.

He seems to be the type of guy who arrives with a smile and works hard to keep it, he can go home after any game he's played this season knowing he's given 100% but I do agree that he's stepped things up and rewarded the club after Harry Kewell made him the captain.

I just hope once Richard Duffy returns that he doesn't lose it.

Stead has done wonders and he has sparked some of the revival in my opinion.