I'm not advocating that either but was just positing a potential rival to BW as a CB option.
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I'm not advocating that either but was just positing a potential rival to BW as a CB option.
Sheebo
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Was just a figure I plucked from the air. Who knows where he is in the pecking order - could be 8th
GT49er
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Was just a figure I plucked from the air. Who knows where he is in the pecking order - could be 8th
I think not.....................
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Where is Băluţă in the ranking ?Was just a figure I plucked from the air. Who knows where he is in the pecking order - could be 8th
He actually said that he couldn't play centre-back here, as it was too physical for him.
Surprising admission, but that's what he said.
https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2018/october/bernardos-brighton-adaptation/
I know but I left that bit out as it didn't fit my argument.
Sheebo
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Duffy, Dunk, Clarke, Balogun, Bernardo - that’s 5 at CB that would probably have ahead of him just off the top of my head. Rarely seen the lad play, just pointing out he’s way down our pecking order at the mo & Leeds are going for him... not sure what the issue is here
TSB
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Good news.
Will mean he's playing at a higher standard than the bloke we've just shelled out £3.5M+ for.
GT49er
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Duffy, Dunk, Clarke, Balogun, Bernardo - that’s 5 at CB that would probably have ahead of him just off the top of my head. Rarely seen the lad play, just pointing out he’s way down our pecking order at the mo & Leeds are going for him... not sure what the issue is here
Yes. Five. Exactly!
Sheebo
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Yes - so that makes him the 6th choice yes... If you pick him before any other player at the club or u23 who can play CB - which I have little knowledge of and would be down to the manager. So ‘7th choice CB’ is pretty damn accurate no?!
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Sheebo
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Ah yes - forgot Burn - so there’s your 6 ahead of him. You were indeed wrong.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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He looks a really promising player. We seem to have a number of very good young players at the moment, it surely can't be too long before some of them are breaking into the first team squad and team. And those that don't should still fetch a decent price. It's exciting times concerning our academy.
acrossthepond
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As young and English though, he doesn't count towards the 25 does he?
nwgull
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Wiki says he's 22 this November. This means he'll miss out on the young player exemption by 2 months.
Perkino
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I think he is over the age limit to count as an U21
Lower West Stander
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Let's face it, if we thought he was any good, he'd be playing in the 1st team and we wouldn't have signed 3 centre backs in the last 12 months.
Lower West Stander
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Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Well players his age do improve.
Maybe not quite good enough today. Maybe good enough this time next year.
I *suspect* the plan is for him to replace Balogun in the squad next summer, when Leon is out of contract and no doubt off to get games elsewhere.