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WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE DEFENDERS

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:49 pm

McNaughton, Kevin
Naylor, Lee
Hudson, Mark
Gyepes, Gabor
Quinn, Paul
Blake, Darcy
Matthews, Adam

7 Defenders already in the Squad.

How many Wingers?

Whittingham, Peter
Burke, Chris
Bellamy, Craig

3 Wingers in the squad.

How many Strikers?

Chopra, Michael
Bothroyd, Jay
Parkin, Jon
Keogh, Andy

4 Strikers in the squad.

How many Centre Mids?

McPhail, Steve
Rae, Gavin
Drinkwater, Danny
Olofinjana, Seyi
Wildig, Aaron
Koumas, Jason

6 centre mids.



So in our squad the most players we have from one section of a team is Defence, and yet people say we need more defenders? In and ideal world yes, but we cannot afford to spend any more money on defenders when we already have 7 in a squad that only has 3 wingers and 4 strikers?

Lets say we sign 2 defenders, that would mean 9 defenders in a squad with only 3 wingers, and all those defenders are good enough to get in the first team if they do well, so its pointless have the other 3 or 4 defenders because we will never see them!

I'm not saying our defence is good enough, its not, but I don't think we can justify spending money on more defenders when we have so many already! :shock:

Re: WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE DEFENDERS

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:54 pm

I think its the quality rather than the numbers.
We need a CB and I think Gypes will then leave

Re: WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE DEFENDERS

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:55 pm

yeah but we can let gyepes go to county or neath or something and bring some one in who's better than what we got :D :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE DEFENDERS

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:55 pm

When you look at it differently though we've got 4 strikers for 2 positions, we've got 9 midfielders for 4 positions and only 7 defenders for 4 positions, besides which they are not of the same quality as the strikers and midfielders so we actually do need defenders.

Re: WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE DEFENDERS

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:58 pm

JayCee wrote:When you look at it differently though we've got 4 strikers for 2 positions, we've got 9 midfielders for 4 positions and only 7 defenders for 4 positions, besides which they are not of the same quality as the strikers and midfielders so we actually do need defenders.


That is a good point granted , but Mcnaughton has proved he can play anywhere across the back 4, Quinn can play Right Back and Centre back (had his best game for us in my opinion at centre back last season).

Re: WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE DEFENDERS

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:58 pm

brilliantbluebirds09 wrote:McNaughton, Kevin
Naylor, Lee
Hudson, Mark
Gyepes, Gabor
Quinn, Paul
Blake, Darcy
Matthews, Adam

7 Defenders already in the Squad.

How many Wingers?

Whittingham, Peter
Burke, Chris
Bellamy, Craig

3 Wingers in the squad.

How many Strikers?

Chopra, Michael
Bothroyd, Jay
Parkin, Jon
Keogh, Andy

4 Strikers in the squad.

How many Centre Mids?

McPhail, Steve
Rae, Gavin
Drinkwater, Danny
Olofinjana, Seyi
Wildig, Aaron
Koumas, Jason

6 centre mids.



So in our squad the most players we have from one section of a team is Defence, and yet people say we need more defenders? In and ideal world yes, but we cannot afford to spend any more money on defenders when we already have 7 in a squad that only has 3 wingers and 4 strikers?

Lets say we sign 2 defenders, that would mean 9 defenders in a squad with only 3 wingers, and all those defenders are good enough to get in the first team if they do well, so its pointless have the other 3 or 4 defenders because we will never see them!

I'm not saying our defence is good enough, its not, but I don't think we can justify spending money on more defenders when we have so many already! :shock:



NO NO Man , Thats quantity !We Need Quality

Re: WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE DEFENDERS

Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:09 pm

Koumas is a winger and we ideally need 2 players per position so 8 defenders is ideal. 4 wingers and 4 strikers is fine.

Re: WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE DEFENDERS

Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:13 pm

Can we afford to add quality though considering the Quantity of players we have?!

Re: WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE DEFENDERS

Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:26 pm

We need a very good central defender and get rid of Blake asap. soz but no good at this level for now. loan him and get him to get some experience

Re: WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE DEFENDERS

Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:27 pm

tes but exept for 1 or 2 of those defenders the rest are SHITE

Re: WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE DEFENDERS

Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:33 pm

Name me the rubbish defenders we have then?

Blake and Naylor ? well Blake isn't good enough, Naylor to inconsistant occasionaly plays well though.