briny_ear Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Kingman said: May well throw up another star from the you team. Davis took his chance through first team injuries so hopefully we have the LB equivalent waiting to make the step up. Out of interest who is the U23 LB and is he ready?.. I think it's Oscar Borg, who I think played in one of the pre-season games. Would be a big step up for him no matter how promising. My main options would be Richie de Laet, who has played there for Middlesbrough or Jacob Bedeau, who has played there at times for the U23s and reportedly done well. Maybe we will look back on this as the moment De Laet made LB his own? Edited October 4, 2017 by briny_ear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 2 hours ago, briny_ear said: I think it's Oscar Borg, who I think played in one of the pre-season games. Would be a big step up for him no matter how promising. My main options would be Richie de Laet, who has played there for Middlesbrough or Jacob Bedeau, who has played there at times for the U23s and reportedly done well. Maybe we will look back on this as the moment De Laet made LB his own? Other options would be bjarnasson or hutton - I think I’d go with de laet or bjarnnasson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted October 4, 2017 Visiting Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2017 Bruce will probably go for Hutton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 RDL, if he's fit, by default for me. Not being Hutton is good enough at this point. Bedeau is the one Bruce signing we haven't really seen eh. If he's a centre back who can play left back I'd be inclined to play RDL. Bjarnason wouldn't inspire any of us with confidence. Others have said it's probably a step too far for Oscar Borg but I've never seen the lad. If @sir_gary_cahill doesn't think he's amazing though.......... Even though it's far from ideal. I can't help thinking Amavi wouldn't be much use anyway and Cissokho would be a liability so it's no great shakes that they aren't here. Still, it's a shame we went into the season with Bacuna, Hutton, RDL and Bjarnason as our possible back up LB options. Actually it's madness. He's going to play Hutton isn't he. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I tjink its gonna be bjarnassson so i expect more explotation on the left side For me geezers crap. Id go for de laet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Still no news on whether we appealed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 4 hours ago, briny_ear said: I think it's Oscar Borg, who I think played in one of the pre-season games. Would be a big step up for him no matter how promising. My main options would be Richie de Laet, who has played there for Middlesbrough or Jacob Bedeau, who has played there at times for the U23s and reportedly done well. Maybe we will look back on this as the moment De Laet made LB his own? Mitchell Clark played there against Wigan in the cup and had a good game 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 5 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: Mitchell Clark played there against Wigan in the cup and had a good game He is naturally a centre back that can fill in at right back adequately, I doubt we'll see him at left back again, he's a great talent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 October just got that much harder. Potential momentum killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 5, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2017 I hope Bruce has organised a few games over this fortnight to get RDL up to speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Mail reporting our appeal been rejected. To be honest it was a bit harsh but no way were they going to over turn that. It was a stupid and needless tackle from Taylor. He has let us down badly at the worst possible time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 He will miss 3 huge games now - will be interesting to see how we get on without him - was worth an appeal but no surprise it’s been lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 5, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2017 Huge chance for one of the others now, I'd love it if one of them forced his way in from here! RDL could offer a lot going forwards if given the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I still don't think it was a red but I knew there was no chance they would rule against the referee in this case. Nice one ref, you word removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted October 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2017 On 10/5/2017 at 19:00, rodders0223 said: I still don't think it was a red but I knew there was no chance they would rule against the referee in this case. Nice one ref, you word removed. He has a rep now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 On 05/10/2017 at 08:06, Demitri_C said: Mail reporting our appeal been rejected. To be honest it was a bit harsh but no way were they going to over turn that. It was a stupid and needless tackle from Taylor. He has let us down badly at the worst possible time. Yes, Taylor was stupid in making that challenge but, us going into the next three games with seemingly no left back cover is the fault of the manager and not Taylor. One thing I do not want to see or hear after these three games is that losing Taylor cost us dearly. A good manager has cover for all positions and Bruce has to take ownership of that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Has a 3 game ban now been confirmed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 14 hours ago, villarocker said: Yes, Taylor was stupid in making that challenge but, us going into the next three games with seemingly no left back cover is the fault of the manager and not Taylor. One thing I do not want to see or hear after these three games is that losing Taylor cost us dearly. A good manager has cover for all positions and Bruce has to take ownership of that. He won’t get blamed for it by some. He’s a permanent victim of the players. Of course both your comment and mine probably belong in the Bruce thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Returns to scene of the crime tonight. Wonder will Irish players go for payback, most wouldnt but James McClean is a prick and could see him make a bad tackle if gets chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 9, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 9, 2017 The only good we can take from this suspension is the fact that he will get a couple of weeks break. Could be good for him as he will play most of the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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