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Nick
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And with Ricketts at centre back, we miss a right back!Yeah, stokes did a decent job, Ricketts will come back in but we're back to missing a dominating centre back.
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SkyBlue_Bear83
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Have to hope that Lorentzon can get fit quickly and be a good player also.
johnwillomagic
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How long is Willis still out for as a matter of interest and is Reda definitely gone for the entire season?
stupot07
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Still on crutches if the interview/RCC singing clip on Facebook is recent. Yes Johnson's out for the season.
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ccfcway
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what you talking about, Willis ?
johnwillomagic
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Doh forget about those two - hopefully Lorentzen will be good when he comes in - Martin and Ricketts at centre backs
with Stokes Left Back still not a bad back 4 imo.
with Stokes Left Back still not a bad back 4 imo.
Otis
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Not at all (if Lorentzson is all he seems he is), but then cover is the worry.
johnwillomagic
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Yep cover is a worry I would hope if we suffer anymore injuries they go to attacking midfielders/strikers tbh where we have
far more options. Haynes and Phillips are weaker but we are a league one side so could live with them coming in for odd game subs cover here or there.......we could certainly do with another defender coming in January though!!
far more options. Haynes and Phillips are weaker but we are a league one side so could live with them coming in for odd game subs cover here or there.......we could certainly do with another defender coming in January though!!
Specs WT-R75
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Especially since it looked like Bigi was playing CB for most of that half anyway...
Otis
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I've now come to the conclusion that neither Phillips or Haynes are good enough for what we require, if we want to be challenging at the top of the table.
Calista
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The Telegraph article (http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sp...news/coventry-city-cardiff-city-left-10626902) says that it’s Turner’s left ankle which has been injured. It sounds potentially serious, but one small consolation is that it’s not a breakdown of the right ankle he had reconstructed.
My immediate concern here is for the player, rather than CCFC. But TM will need to find another dominant defender from somewhere because for much of yesterday’s game three of our back four were inexperienced full backs.
Hope you’re back soon Ben, and if it’s in a sky blue shirt I’m happy with that.
My immediate concern here is for the player, rather than CCFC. But TM will need to find another dominant defender from somewhere because for much of yesterday’s game three of our back four were inexperienced full backs.
Hope you’re back soon Ben, and if it’s in a sky blue shirt I’m happy with that.
mechaishida
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Always the way, isn't it, he tries to strengthen the bad ankle but the good ankle gives way. Problematic for big centre-halves, ankles and knees.
A lad I knew at school was with Reading for a while, big strapping lad called Gary Shaw (about 6'5''), but at 20 he had to retire because he had constant ankle problems. He bust one badly, then the other one would give way because he'd jump for a header or land favouring the good ankle and thereby weakening it.
I hope this isn't a retirement problem for Ben.
A lad I knew at school was with Reading for a while, big strapping lad called Gary Shaw (about 6'5''), but at 20 he had to retire because he had constant ankle problems. He bust one badly, then the other one would give way because he'd jump for a header or land favouring the good ankle and thereby weakening it.
I hope this isn't a retirement problem for Ben.
stevefloyd
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A massive worry for us if we haven't got a dominant centre back, I am convinced we drew yesterday because they put that big lump on and thats what cost us the goal, Ricketts is good very good in fact but not a dominating centre back, we started shipping a few goals when Reda got injured... get rid of Cole and get a loan or maybe buy someone if we have the anti
SkyBlueRuffian
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Cian Harries- centre-half, 6ft 1". 18 years old.
mechaishida
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I've been banging on about this lad for a year now, I feel he's ready. TM is hesitant, understandably so, but Harries is a cut above any youth player. A solid, intelligent, ball-playing centre-half.
Otis
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Hopefully Lorentzson will be fit.
stevefloyd
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I seen Harries at the Boro and thought he was fucking dreadful
sw88
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Hopefully, although injured after one training session has started alarm bells ringing for me. Won't rule him out til ive seen him play though as he brings experience and we could do with that at the back
Otis
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Think everyone is dreadful at Boro to be honest.
chinamans view
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So sorry for Ben, been great having you play for us again, true class above this level. Come back again if we get promotion.
Nick
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It won't if he is injured
st john
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Well we don't know how serious it is yet, I have gone over on my ankle several times when I was younger playing sport, and in great pain at the time, but able to walk without pain within a few days and continue playing within 2 - 3 weeks. It's unlikely he was able to walk off yesterday if he had done anything serious. Just a thought.
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rupert_bear
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Certain TM has a contingency plan for when/if Ben Turner went back With the greatest of respect to Ben from our point of view it is better this to have happened now rather than later will probably make TMs mind up which way to go.
Remember Mcallister rolling his years ago /possibly strained ligaments also, then played about three days later. Amazed!!
Have done this myself a few times and it is very painful, prone to reoccur afterwards as well.
sw88
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With a name like yours though, you must always know what to do in the event of any injury, eh?
Otis
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Call an ambulance?With a name like yours though, you must always know what to do in the event of any injury, eh?
Good point there RB
Certainly brings a focus back to the problem.
Was getting a bit woolly around the situation.
Johnnythespider
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Didn't Reda walk off ?