Well let's all not argue about Andy, I can see why people are angry because he has let himself down and the club. Andy is going to have to pull of some Rocky style comeback off if he wants to win over the majority of us fans. Yes, once upon a time Van der Meyde was a class act and probably does still possess some ability, the question though is fitness. The premiership is an unforgiving league which is based around fitness first then ability. If Van der Meyde gets fit this pre season he has to maintain it (which will be hard considering he is more injury prone than big Dunc), secondley he has to win over Davie Moyes, which is going to be a massive ask seeing that he has let him down time and time again.
I would love Van der Meyde to come good because he does have better technical ability than Arteta and Pienarr, but he obviously isn't as proffesional as the aforementioned players or as fit. Andy has made the come back speech every season so far and hasn't done it. Last chance saloon I think, its down to Andy to prove us all wrong. Lets not get wrapped up anymore in this debate, I don't think he will even complete pre-season.