Matt Hill - 6 Weeks Out

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Need LJF back asap but he's not playing in the U21 game this afternoon so don't know if that means he's had a setback?
 
Can Collins play with one of those Phantom-of-the-Opera mask type thingies?

Otherwise Forum Footy players had better clean their boots.......
 
thevoot said:
Can Collins play with one of those Phantom-of-the-Opera mask type thingies?

Otherwise Forum Footy players had better clean their boots.......
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Usually those are only usable in the last phase of recovery. So I imagine he's at least a month off.

If LFJ is pretty much there (barring another injury), I'm not too worried about this particular loss.
 
I guess that puts Williams in as first choice left back - he did OK defensively on Saturday but his distribution and composure were woeful.

That leaves Kennedy as first choice CB cover which is fine but we have no LB cover now until LJF is back - unless Aaron Barry is capable of playing there (can any of the academy watchers shed any light? DazBlade88, Foxy, Bergen Blade ?)
 
How much bad luck can one team have....oh yeah, I am a Blade - sorry for the absurd Q...

But given there's only Williams (roll eyes) how good is Kennedy (I've not seen him)?

Or is Danny gonna dip into the market again?

UTB
 
Balham Blade said:
I guess that puts Williams in as first choice left back - he did OK defensively on Saturday but his distribution and composure were woeful.

That leaves Kennedy as first choice CB cover which is fine but we have no LB cover now until LJF is back - unless Aaron Barry is capable of playing there (can any of the academy watchers shed any light? DazBlade88, Foxy, Bergen Blade ?)
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Barry used to play there during the FA youth cup run, but is more at home at centre half. I think he's right footed as well. Wilson has shown a lot of faith in Williams this season, so I expect him to play. Unless Jean-Francois has had a set back I think we should avoid bringing in more short term loans.

It would be good if we started to take up more (any) opportunities to involve the youngsters. What was the point in putting Richard Cresswell on a couple of minutes before the end on Saturday? Erik Tønne got a welcome spot on the bench and if he'd been given a couple of minutes I'm sure he would have been slightly more ready mentally to do a job on a later occasion.

When substitutions are made primarily to waste time or to take off a tired player, use a youngster who's dying for a cameo, not just old Cresswell or Williams because they are senior members. Kennedy hadn't played a single minute of first team football in 2012 before he had to start at Doncaster. The next injury crisis may be at left midfield and by now we've learned that Williams, Cresswell and McAllister (I know he's gone now) are rubbish there, so if Wilson wants Tønne to stick around, don't waste opportunities to make him prepared.
 
Bradford Blade said:
How much bad luck can one team have....oh yeah, I am a Blade - sorry for the absurd Q...

But given there's only Williams (roll eyes) how good is Kennedy (I've not seen him)?

Or is Danny gonna dip into the market again?

UTB
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I thought Kennedy looked incredibly nervous at Donny and his performance got gradually worse throughout the game. Credit to him though, he kept on battling away. Hopefully he comes on for that run out.
 
Bergen Blade said:
Barry used to play there during the FA youth cup run, but is more at home at centre half. I think he's right footed as well. Wilson has shown a lot of faith in Williams this season, so I expect him to play. Unless Jean-Francois has had a set back I think we should avoid bringing in more short term loans.

It would be good if we started to take up more (any) opportunities to involve the youngsters. What was the point in putting Richard Cresswell on a couple of minutes before the end on Saturday? Erik Tønne got a welcome spot on the bench and if he'd been given a couple of minutes I'm sure he would have been slightly more ready mentally to do a job on a later occasion.

When substitutions are made primarily to waste time or to take off a tired player, use a youngster who's dying for a cameo, not just old Cresswell or Williams because they are senior members. Kennedy hadn't played a single minute of first team football in 2012 before he had to start at Doncaster. The next injury crisis may be at left midfield and by now we've learned that Williams, Cresswell and McAllister (I know he's gone now) are rubbish there, so if Wilson wants Tønne to stick around, don't waste opportunities to make him prepared.
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Wasn't Tonne originally a left back when we bought him? Have we ever tried him there? At least he is good on the ball and can possible make a good partnership with Flynn both defensively and offensively
 
Danny Higginbotham has played with distinction in the Premier At LB. I suspect that will happen when Collins returns.
 
CopenhagenBlade said:
Wasn't Tonne originally a left back when we bought him? Have we ever tried him there? At least he is good on the ball and can possible make a good partnership with Flynn both defensively and offensively
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He used to be a very attacking left back (scored a lot of goals, although not at a great level), but hasn't played there at all since he joined.
 



Bergen Blade said:
He used to be a very attacking left back (scored a lot of goals, although not at a great level), but hasn't played there at all since he joined.
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Must be said, I do wonder why we even have Tonne if Danny 'refuses' to play him. Given he has more experience than Kennedy, wouldn't it be better as a kind of 'lesser of two evils' to give Eric the Viking an opportunity?

Be interesting to see what develops here...

UTB!
 
I suspect DW will try & use the loan market instead of trying out a youngster there.
 
Bradford Blade said:
Must be said, I do wonder why we even have Tonne if Danny 'refuses' to play him. Given he has more experience than Kennedy, wouldn't it be better as a kind of 'lesser of two evils' to give Eric the Viking an opportunity?

Be interesting to see what develops here...

UTB!
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'refuses to play him' or has not shown in training or in the U21 games that he is good enough ?
 
McFadzean is a left-back. I'd stick him in and keep Higginbottom and Maguire at centre half.
 
Why do our defenders keep breaking their faces?
 
Bergen Blade said:
Kennedy hadn't played a single minute of first team football in 2012 before he had to start at Doncaster. The next injury crisis may be at left midfield and by now we've learned that Williams, Cresswell and McAllister (I know he's gone now) are rubbish there, so if Wilson wants Tønne to stick around, don't waste opportunities to make him prepared.
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Amen mate.. i thought sticking Kennedy for such an important game when previously he 'wasn't quite ready for first team action' was a bit rich tbh
 
JohnDenver said:
His fitness isn't good enough apparently. Which you might speculate, for a lad of his age, is attitude related.
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Don't suppose he helped his cause by tweeting about training on Christmas Eve either.
 
cooperblade said:
Don't suppose he helped his cause by tweeting about training on Christmas Eve either.
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Norwegians celebrate on Christmas Eve, rather than Christmas Day. I think he had his family over, so no doubt he'd have prefered to stay at home. I think it's understandable to feel that, maybe even tweet that training on the 24th is a unusual thing for a Norwegian to do. Obviously if he's been sulking about it and not given 100% it is totally unacceptable, but that would just be speculation and probably an unfair assumption unless it's based on more than that tweet.

I think it's frustrating that some players let poor attitudes ruin their chances, although I know it happens. Simon Francis was one who had good attributes, ones that the team was crying out for at the time. I was later told he had a poor attitude, witnessed a decline in training effort when watching two sessions with 12 months between (could have been coincidental, but..), and then read a few months ago that the player admitted not being professional enough in his time at the Lane.
 
Bergen Blade said:
Norwegians celebrate on Christmas Eve, rather than Christmas Day. I think he had his family over, so no doubt he'd have prefered to stay at home. I think it's understandable to feel that, maybe even tweet that training on the 24th is a unusual thing for a Norwegian to do. Obviously if he's been sulking about it and not given 100% it is totally unacceptable, but that would just be speculation and probably an unfair assumption unless it's based on more than that tweet.
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If i was working in Saudi Arabia, i'd expect to be working on Christmas day.
 



The main left back we have in the U21s/U18s is Tyler Williams at the minute. I'd say he'd be a decent option next season but he's not ready yet.

McFadzean and Barry have played at left back in the past but it's not their natural position. I think it would be a bit harsh to throw a young player in to the situation like that personally, you need to think long term development rather than short term fixes with them in my opinion.
 
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