When Edgar Davids joined Barnet last October every Barnet and football fan was astounded.

In fact, the surreal nature of him joining still has not fully sunk in - it is not everyday a former Holland captain joins your club.

He has lived up to the hype, implementing a splendid brand of continental football on the club whilst gaining results.

It was his arrival that gave us a fighting chance of survival when all seemed lost.

Many magical memories resulted from his stewardship. From the wonderful 4-0 win over Northampton Town, to helping 36 stricken Bees fans - including myself - after the club coach broke down when coming back from a 3-2 defeat to Accrington.

As a head coach he is brilliant - not a word usually attributed with someone in charge of a recently-relegated side. He remains the best person for the job, the man who will hopefully lead us back to League Two.

Despite this reigning affection for Davids some of his recent actions have annoyed me.

The phrase "no man is bigger than club" is one that must be applied, irrespective of neither previous success nor reputation. This has seemed lost on Davids, though, in certain areas.

Revered for a glorious playing career the former Barcelona star is certainly not the player he once was.

Against Ipswich Town he was sloppy in possession, countered by his opposition and gave away unnecessary fouls, one of which led to the only goal of the game.

This is not a blip but a sign of a player who has seemingly lost his touch, however he continues to play himself amidst of the problems it besets on the team.

It was not only this which frustrated me in the Ipswich game. With any player of such a stature an ego is expected.

Transcending this into the field of play, however, is inexcusable. He wore the number one shirt during the game, a figure exemplifying superiority and prestige.

Additionally his shirt bore a brighter shade of orange to the rest of the players: this was something akin to another Dutch superstar, Johan Cruyff, who had two stripes on the national team shirt while the rest of the players only had one.

While these things are far from perfect, we have to accept them.

At the end of the day, losing him would be a bitter and major blow and not just in playing terms.

With him being at the club, he has put us on the football map. He attracts fans, increases merchandise sales, sponsors, players etc.

Losing this would be detrimental in so many ways, so keeping him is imperative in so many ways.

Despite the faults, we have to accept Davids for who he is. And when he is gone only then will we realise the full impact of having such a phenomenal man in our presence.