[Albion] Duffy post Celtic loan

[Lower West Stander]

Surely if Duffy plays well he stays in the team? Isn’t that the idea of having a squad - every player should have a chance.

Who knows if he’ll keep his place for the whole season - but if he can play like that v Burnley, I can’t see how he couldn’t against the likes of Deeney.


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[Nameless]

DBD injury will give Duffy a run in the team - which may well last quite a while IMO

Brentford away you would expect Duffy to have Toney in his back pocket - whereas Toney owned White on Friday night

The two home games in GP first season when Duffy on bench when we lost 1-0 to Burnley and Shef Utd were a travesty; Duffy was made for those games, instead we had beaten by a long ball Webster who admittedly has improved no end since then

When Veltman came into team last season he cemented a place through never say die performances - my hunch is Duffy will do the same this year

I can see Toney running Duffy ragged tbh..

 

[Gabbafella]

I thought he started pretty poor but grew as the game went on. He was probably our best defender yesterday, Webster was the weak link. Definitely need Veltman and/or Lamptey back in the team.

 

[GT49er]

I can see Toney running Duffy ragged tbh..

... and if he does he'll run straight into Dunk and/or Webster!

 

[The Fits]

He’ll never let us down will he? Despite some really good performances over the last two season we still have a few players that regularly put in absolute stinkers but he won’t. He will never stop fighting. I’m convinced if Burn can put decent performances in so can Shane, and some. He’ll get better too- he’s had a torrid time of it.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Really DESPISE this Anti-Duffy rhetoric. The DunkDuffy combo kept us up a season or two back.

Webster = DuffyLite.

Duffy prob only got shipped out in the first place for failing to even try to mask his disdain at Potter's soppy bollox nonsense

 

[golddene]

When I saw him admittedly on TV against Getafe my first impression was how lithe and fit he looked, maybe his torrid time at his boyhood heroes has concentrated his mind and realised Top professionals are just that as they look after themselves first and foremost, maybe he realises how fortunate he is being a professional footballer and hopefully wants to remain at the top for as long as he can to make the most of his career, it's certainly how I would expect myself to be if he were me. Welcome back Big man hope its for a long time.

 

[Justice]

I can see Toney running Duffy ragged tbh..

Did you see our promotion season? Very few championship forwards got the better of Duffy. Also Chris Wood got very little yesterday.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

He’ll never let us down will he? Despite some really good performances over the last two season we still have a few players that regularly put in absolute stinkers but he won’t. He will never stop fighting. I’m convinced if Burn can put decent performances in so can Shane, and some. He’ll get better too- he’s had a torrid time of it.

Duffy is good in very specific situations, but overall is too slow mentally and physically and needs two touches most of the time. He’s 29 now, he will not get faster and I doubt he will improve his touch.

 

[rogersix]

Really DESPISE this Anti-Duffy rhetoric. The DunkDuffy combo kept us up a season or two back.

Webster = DuffyLite.

Duffy prob only got shipped out in the first place for failing to even try to mask his disdain at Potter's soppy bollox nonsense

bit desperate, making stuff up again to bolster your pathetic anti potter campaign,

words for the sake of them; now who said that, yesterday, scotch fellah, hmmmmmmmm?

 

[maresfield seagull]

He’ll never let us down will he? Despite some really good performances over the last two season we still have a few players that regularly put in absolute stinkers but he won’t. He will never stop fighting. I’m convinced if Burn can put decent performances in so can Shane, and some. He’ll get better too- he’s had a torrid time of it.

This is a devils advocate post
The Palace game with the head butt that lead to a red card ?
If Harry Potter believe s SD can do a job still
I will happily go along with it Just hope he doesn't become a Bong like scapegoat if things go a little awry

 

[Wardy's twin]

Duffy is good in very specific situations, but overall is too slow mentally and physically and needs two touches most of the time. He’s 29 now, he will not get faster and I doubt he will improve his touch.

Better skill does not always equate with better footballer - what we know about Duffy is that he will generally give 100%, is good in the air & blocking and (hopefully) won't try to do the clever stuff. Agree he hasn't progressed over the last 3 years but 3 years ago he was our player of the season and yes I accept hopefully our standards are higher now.

He did a good job yesterday , I guess Potter has to try to work out how he could fit him in the squad and how many games Veltman and BDB are likely to miss...

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

The other reason to have Duffy, is that even if you don't start him, there are bound to be games (like the 20 or so last season) where we need a goal, we've been tip tapping around the box for 85 minutes without success and we will now have the battering ram option.

Stick him up there and lift a couple up to the back post. It's what our opponents would least want us to do

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Watched the whole game today. Duffy was a passionate and capable Prem League centre back against Burnley, driving Webster, Dunk and Sanchez to improve as the game wore on. Make no mistake, his performance, courage and encouragement drove the back five to raise their levels and find their feet in a de facto captain's performance from the back as they struggled to shake off the match rust in front of a hostile crowd. Let's also not forget, this was Sanchez's first Premier League game in front of a fullish stadium. Imho Duffy was MoM. Whether it buys him more game time, who knows. But he did a great job against Burnley.

 

[rogersix]

Watched the whole game today.

whereabouts? (asking for a friend)

 

[The Fits]

Duffy is good in very specific situations, but overall is too slow mentally and physically and needs two touches most of the time. He’s 29 now, he will not get faster and I doubt he will improve his touch.

I meant better than yesterday the more he plays this season, I’m not expecting to him to suddenly become Baresi.

 

[herecomesaregular]

Sorry, what? Perfectly valid point I was making. Idiot.

"a dribbling dementia case", pathetic.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

This is a devils advocate post
The Palace game with the head butt that lead to a red card ?
If Harry Potter believe s SD can do a job still
I will happily go along with it Just hope he doesn't become a Bong like scapegoat if things go a little awry

Are you suggesting other members of the squad could have delivered a better head but?

I grant you Stephens as you wouldn’t see or expect it side on


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[Super Steve Earle]

whereabouts? (asking for a friend)

Sky Premier League - perfectly legit.

 

[maresfield seagull]

Are you suggesting other members of the squad could have delivered a better head but?

I grant you Stephens as you wouldn’t see or expect it side on


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No as stated devils advocate ie stirring it
Depending on your view you could either castigate or cannonise SD for the headbutt cos it's Palarse
Against most other teams Pompey Tw@ts excluded
He would be deemed to have let the team down