Our current defence

Our current defence is not good enough, with all these new attacking signings, which really excite me, will get us goals for sure. We have pace, youth, brawn, experience and fluidity up top. But just like in Jonesys final season, I feel the defence will concede in Ashton gate fashion more often than automatic promotion will allow. Desparately needs strengthening at both full backs and central defence. Otherwise there will be more Peterborough 4-4 style games. However, I am probably not giving Connolly the benefit of the doubt I just know nothing of him tbf!!! Hope he proves to be MM's best signing, and proves me wrong.

Most of us feel the same regarding our defence, and i am certain MM knows what he is doing

Most of us feel the same regarding our defence, and i am certain MM knows what he is doing

Really?

We need cover, not drastic improvements.

The defence was pretty solid last year, I reckon malky believes if we sort out midfield and attack we will be up there but I don't think he has sorted out the strikers and think we were quite lucky our defence stayed fit as much as they did last year.

Most of us feel the same regarding our defence, and i am certain MM knows what he is doing

Really?

We need cover, not drastic improvements.

We need drastic improvements from the current back four after Trashton Gate.

As long as we win 5-4 or 6-5 who gives a shit mate Fantastic entertainment and a dodgy ticker time instore me thinks

Most of us feel the same regarding our defence, and i am certain MM knows what he is doing

Really?

We need cover, not drastic improvements.

We need drastic improvements from the current back four after Trashton Gate.

Most of us feel the same regarding our defence, and i am certain MM knows what he is doing

Really?

We need cover, not drastic improvements.

We need drastic improvements from the current back four after Trashton Gate.

We probably need another centre-half for cover (this is where a Premier League loanee would be ideal) and competition/cover for the full-back areas. The game on the weekend was probably a one-off with Connolly coming in for his first game after only a few days at the club (nowhere near enough to establish any sort of decent understanding with any of the back four, as even though it was only one player, it affects the whole of the defence, including the goalkeeper).

Most of us feel the same regarding our defence, and i am certain MM knows what he is doing

Really?

We need cover, not drastic improvements.

Out of our current back 4 of huds kev turner and tayls I do feel we need drastic action as atm its not good enough, connolly can fit in but definitely need at least 1 more to be replaced for us to have hopes of automatic IMO

Most of us feel the same regarding our defence, and i am certain MM knows what he is doing

Really?

We need cover, not drastic improvements.

Out of our current back 4 of huds kev turner and tayls I do feel we need drastic action as atm its not good enough, connolly can fit in but definitely need at least 1 more to be replaced for us to have hopes of automatic IMO

Who's not good enough then? Tell us please, instead of inserting that emoticon

Most of us feel the same regarding our defence, and i am certain MM knows what he is doing

Really?

We need cover, not drastic improvements.

Out of our current back 4 of huds kev turner and tayls I do feel we need drastic action as atm its not good enough, connolly can fit in but definitely need at least 1 more to be replaced for us to have hopes of automatic IMO

Who's not good enough then? Tell us please, instead of inserting that emoticon

Huds, kev and tayls, imho

We need a pacy 6ft plus centre half.

Most of us feel the same regarding our defence, and i am certain MM knows what he is doing

Really?

We need cover, not drastic improvements.

Out of our current back 4 of huds kev turner and tayls I do feel we need drastic action as atm its not good enough, connolly can fit in but definitely need at least 1 more to be replaced for us to have hopes of automatic IMO

Who's not good enough then? Tell us please, instead of inserting that emoticon

Huds, kev and tayls, imho

You're joking?

I bet you were swayed by Saturday

We need a pacy 6ft plus centre half.

Name one they are few and far between .............

Most of us feel the same regarding our defence, and i am certain MM knows what he is doing

Really?

We need cover, not drastic improvements.

Out of our current back 4 of huds kev turner and tayls I do feel we need drastic action as atm its not good enough, connolly can fit in but definitely need at least 1 more to be replaced for us to have hopes of automatic IMO

Who's not good enough then? Tell us please, instead of inserting that emoticon

Huds, kev and tayls, imho

You're joking?

I bet you were swayed by Saturday

Not totally, never been a big fan of huds (did ok last season, but miles too slow) Tayls gets caught out positionally far too often and is not the best of tackler's (been kind to him there) and Kev good defender but cannot pass water, so although brizzle was frustrating again, it was hardly a one off

I think people are too preoccupied by pace of centre-halves nowadays. How many great defenders are defenders with pace?

Taylor is the best LB we've had for years and the root of his problem is the lack of help he gets from whoever is playing ahead of him. Imagine if Cowie was left-footed. No problem then!

I think people are too preoccupied by pace of centre-halves nowadays. How many great defenders are defenders with pace?

Taylor is the best LB we've had for years and the root of his problem is the lack of help he gets from whoever is playing ahead of him. Imagine if Cowie was left-footed. No problem then!

you may be right with help in front of him, but that does not stop his positional sense does it ? How many times have you seen him be under the ball which has cost us ? and what about his tackling, and most good c/h's have got pace, at brizzle even stead got past huds ? have not seen anything as bad since gabor gyepes got done by parkin at preston, and Kev ? thats 3 out of 4 to me warrants drastic action, and i just hope (he will) MM does too

Defence? You kidding me? We leaked 4 goals due to not bein creative and the midfield making mistakes?

I think people are too preoccupied by pace of centre-halves nowadays. How many great defenders are defenders with pace?

Taylor is the best LB we've had for years and the root of his problem is the lack of help he gets from whoever is playing ahead of him. Imagine if Cowie was left-footed. No problem then!

you may be right with help in front of him, but that does not stop his positional sense does it ? How many times have you seen him be under the ball which has cost us ? and what about his tackling, and most good c/h's have got pace, at brizzle even stead got past huds ? have not seen anything as bad since gabor gyepes got done by parkin at preston, and Kev ? thats 3 out of 4 to me warrants drastic action, and i just hope (he will) MM does too

Eh?

Not every good CB has pace. Remember Sami Hyypia? Anyway, he will get caught out occasionally.

McNaughton, like Taylor, has no competition and is perhaps resting on his laurels a bit. Having said that, I think he is the only one of the back four who needs replacing.

I think people are too preoccupied by pace of centre-halves nowadays. How many great defenders are defenders with pace?

Taylor is the best LB we've had for years and the root of his problem is the lack of help he gets from whoever is playing ahead of him. Imagine if Cowie was left-footed. No problem then!

you may be right with help in front of him, but that does not stop his positional sense does it ? How many times have you seen him be under the ball which has cost us ? and what about his tackling, and most good c/h's have got pace, at brizzle even stead got past huds ? have not seen anything as bad since gabor gyepes got done by parkin at preston, and Kev ? thats 3 out of 4 to me warrants drastic action, and i just hope (he will) MM does too

Eh?

Not every good CB has pace. Remember Sami Hyypia? Anyway, he will get caught out occasionally.

McNaughton, like Taylor, has no competition and is perhaps resting on his laurels a bit. Having said that, I think he is the only one of the back four who needs replacing.

I am sure we all want a good settled defence and only time will tell, and while we can all voice our opinions the one that counts is MM and hopefully he will get it sorted.

How many top CB's are strong in the air, good on the ground and have pace at championship level? Or at any level.

How many top CB's are strong in the air, good on the ground and have pace at championship level? Or at any level.

Most of them I would have thought!

There aren't too many successful CB's around like a Steve Bruce type player these days!

How many top CB's are strong in the air, good on the ground and have pace at championship level? Or at any level.

roger johnson ?

Nathaniel Clyne at Palarse, Curtis Davies, Matt Bates at Boro, James Chester at Hull, Bruno at Brighton, these are players I would have tried to get at with VT's cash.

How many top CB's are strong in the air, good on the ground and have pace at championship level? Or at any level.

roger johnson ?

At one point yes, seems to have lost it completely in the last year. Wouldn't say he had pace either and his positioning was always a little off.

How many top CB's are strong in the air, good on the ground and have pace at championship level? Or at any level.

roger johnson ?

At one point yes, seems to have lost it completely in the last year. Wouldn't say he had pace either and his positioning was always a little off.

Bit picky tonight Luke!

well super kev is shite, noticed last season, missing burke i think?