Emergency Loan

[BensGrandad]

Due to Dunks suspension and El Abd injury could we be eligible to bring in an emergency loan CB like Ignaci Miguel of ArsenaL

 

[upthealbion1970]

Loan window closed a couple of weeks ago

 

[Conkers]

El-Abd will be back for Saturday

 

[brightn'ove]

is vincelot on a season loan? we could re-call him?

 

[Bob!]

El-Abd will be back for Saturday

Will he?

 

[BensGrandad]

From what my son was told yesterday El Abd is out for a few weeks, recurring hamstring problem, Bridge indefinitely cartilage trouble and Painter a couple of weeks ankle ligaments. I am sure that Vincelot cannot be recalled until the loan is up at Christmas and although the loan window has closed there are provisions for an emergency loan if short of players so do we qualify under those terms with all of our injuries etc.

 

[kevtherev]

Vicente could be back, allowing Hammond to cover at centre half. Well we are approaching the season of miracles.

 

[BensGrandad]

f that was the case Vicente would then come in for Orlandi who has suspected broken ribs.

 

[kevtherev]

f that was the case Vicente would then come in for Orlandi who has suspected broken ribs.

I was joking, we won't see him this side of spring, if we ever see him again that is.

 

[drew]

If emergency loans for centre halves were allowed, there's a young man at Tottenham who's not in the first team!

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Why don't we play Elphick? Ohhhhh shit... Don't worry what about Cook, I'm sure can play CB. Oooops. Actually, maybe this would be a good time for Grant Hall to get a run out

 

[Del Boy]

Calderon, Painter or Hammond could play there if El-Abd doesn't recover.

 

[BensGrandad]

If emergency loans for centre halves were allowed, there's a young man at Tottenham who's not in the first team!

Ulikely with Dawson going off yesterday and Gallas having to step in before Arry takes him to QPR.

 

[Napper]

I've missed it but do we know estimated return of Bridge ?

 

[Kumquat]

As I said elsewhere it seems Bridcutt started as a left back so could easily adapt. Think it would mean playing Crofts and Hammond but certainly feasible. Unfortunately after Charlton we've got some teams bang in form so gonna be difficult.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

As I said elsewhere it seems Bridcutt started as a left back so could easily adapt. Think it would mean playing Crofts and Hammond but certainly feasible. Unfortunately after Charlton we've got some teams bang in form so gonna be difficult.

Bridcutt played LB and CB in his youth days at Chelsea, it's a bit of a step up changing to these positions after years of playing CDM and it being Championship level.

 

[Surf's Up]

Our much vaunted defence was always one injury away from becoming far less vaunted. Now with ongoing injuries to Bridge and El Abd and Dunk and Caldereon not up to it we have real problems which could well result in a bad run. The margins are very slight in this division and without adequate cover at the back the balance could tip against us. I hope not but I can see a bad run of form ahead.

 

[Daffy Duck]

Calderon's done ok at centreback whenever he's been called upon to play there.

 

[JBizzleBeard]

I was gonna say Calde has been alright when called upon.

 

[Kumquat]

Bridcutt played LB and CB in his youth days at Chelsea, it's a bit of a step up changing to these positions after years of playing CDM and it being Championship level.

Fair point, but as Bridders said, playing the defensive midfield role came out of being a defender, so it won't be that alien to him. When I first thought about it, I thought that maybe the biggest issue would be missing him in the holding role, but I think also that he wouldn't be as attacking as Bridge, Calderon or Painter. I think he'd do a decent job there but we'd have to play a proper left-winger like Lua Lua.