Hang on hang on hang on. YOU were the person that used the player comparisons to support your argument and YOU used his form in the ASBP to argue his case. I just did exactly what you did and used a lot more examples so don't put words in my mouth that all ASBP players are not good enough. If you don't like your argument being used back at you or you think it's off base, what does that say for your point of view?
I'd also like to close the door on this with one last point. Carlos Hernandez.
If your argument is that Carlos Hernandez is better than Clapham ... well duh. Why does he have to be better than Hernandez though? We only have two midfielders at the moment in Hernandez and Lia (assuming manny plays at right back). So apparently your suggestion is that we play Hernandez and Lia in midfield for the entire season and don't sign anyone else.
You're forgetting Bertos and Fenton. Both played midfield for us last season. Fenton opffers way more in the middle of the park than Lia. And then of course we have 5-8 slots to fill in the squad, at least 2 of them will be ball playing midfielders - hopefully better the Lia. And then of course we have Lindsay, who coulld push lia for a bench spot.