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Originally Posted by thechef
TP,
Thought you'd be interested to hear my considered views on Ross Wallace.
He has surpassed all expectations at Hillsborough. He is deadly when he has any time on the ball, whether that is picking a pass or delivery from set pieces. If I have a criticism it's that he tends to fade as matches go on. Maybe he is still not used to playing 90 mins so hopefully he'll get better but I think the other part is he's not so effective when things are ragged / disjointed and he doesn't get time on the ball. But because he delivers such a deadly free kick he's probably worth keeping for 90 mins.
Him and Barry Bannan, also on a free, have probably been our most effective signings so far. Bannan especially looks a class above at this level - he always uses the ball well and basically never gets tackled.
I liked Wallace. Although he spent most of his last couple of years at Burnley on the bench, he was always a good option to bring on when we needed a goal. I remember one game in particular, at Ewood, when he was particularly effective.
He was probably a bit unfortunate to end up on the bench, he was first choice at the beginning of the promotion season, but got injured early on and Arfield grabbed his chance with both hands.