New defender

[ewe2]

I think Poyet would except a short term loan if Greer or Dunk were ruled out,now is Dunk a better option than Elphick ?

 

[perseus]

We are just gonna have to wait until the right player becomes available. If we could get somebody even better it would be great. But he probaly have to coem from abroad and would not settle in immediately. For cover, we might already have an eye on a loan player in case of another injury.

 

[KNC]

Not only Cook, I thought Grant Hall looked good, pre-season.

 

[BensGrandad]

Not only Cook, I thought Grant Hall looked good, pre-season.

As with Cook that was against lowly opposition ie Burgess Hill but would hate to see him thrown in against some of the Championship strikers, players like Carew, Kitson etc.

 

[Gwylan]

What happened to that Brazilian fella - Branco was it? Wasn't he set to sign for us a week ago? Heard nothing since

 

[perseus]

At the current rate of bookings, we will lose Dunk with a suspension.

 

[KNC]

Errr no, that was against PSG.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Those of us who saw Lewis Dunk's debut v MKD, two seasons ago, knew we had a real talent on our hands.
He has the potential to be easily the best CB at the club and to have a long career in the Premiership. Gus knows this and has been bringing him along gently. He probably didn't want to throw him into the fray so soon this season but circumstances dictated otherwise. Its also interesting that Gus didn't rush out to get cover for Adam and Tommy. He knows that Lewis is good enough.
But....he is very young, still learning and will make mistakes. Therefore, an older pro as cover makes commonsense.

 

[Captain Haddock]

Those of us who saw Lewis Dunk's debut v MKD, two seasons ago, knew we had a real talent on our hands.
He has the potential to be easily the best CB at the club and to have a long career in the Premiership. Gus knows this and has been bringing him along gently. He probably didn't want to throw him into the fray so soon this season but circumstances dictated otherwise. Its also interesting that Gus didn't rush out to get cover for Adam and Tommy. He knows that Lewis is good enough.
But....he is very young, still learning and will make mistakes. Therefore, an older pro as cover makes commonsense.

Yes I saw his steady and composed debut that day and was very impressed. And I agree about Gus having confidence in him.

If Lewis gets booked Weds and Saturday he'll miss the Sunderland game (Vincelot would cover with Cook on bench). By the time he's able to get another suspension AE-A should be back in contention with Vincelot and Cook still hopefully on standby and Hall (and possibly Branco by then) there as emergency extra cover.

I don't think Gus will sign anyone else as defensive cover apart from Branco, assuming his visa application clears.

 

[Left Footer]

Sorry, no it wasn't as I know as I was unable to attend the Rochdale game.

Your both right,Greer was sent off against Rochdale AND Sheffield Wednesday home games.

We do need cover with Dunk getting booked in every match so far.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

What happened to that Brazilian fella - Branco was it? Wasn't he set to sign for us a week ago? Heard nothing since

I was thinking the same thing. I think he's still waiting on his Italian passport to come through, then he'll be eligible to sign for us without the need for any kind of work permit application

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Happy with Cook as back up and hopefully El Abd will be back soon. I don't think it is essential we get someone in.