Spoons Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 22 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: Well, you do if the alternative is much worse. Johnson is talking in a worse case scenario he could fill in there. Nothing wrong with that really. I would rather have little or ayling playing there as they are right backs/wing backs than Korey smith who is a midfielder . I'm not sure we have a crisis at right back if little or ayling plays. Anyway I'm sure LJ will strengthen before first game anyway in defensive areas. No need for mass panic yet about the right back position! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 LJ is just making the point that we have players that are capable of playing out of their normal positions and doing a job there should circumstances demand it. It might become necessary during a game due to an injury/sending off so it`s good to know he has confidence in our players` versatility. Say we`d made all our subs and Flint got sent off. If Wilbs was on the pitch, you`d probably stick him at CB even though you wouldn`t dream of starting him there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Spoons said: Korey at right back?? If that's the case shall we play kodja at centre back? He's saying worst case scenario, so if Little and Ayling are both ruled out through injury or suspension. Plus Korey started out as a Right Back, no where near how you're suggesting it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 87 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 wasn't Korey brought up through Norwich as a right back and captain of their u21 team in that position? If so it's no less crazy than saying Ayling can cover centre back in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCulturalBomb Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Bookies still don't rate us much more than staying up again, no matter who we buy. Even Kodjia is only 14th in the top goalscorer odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 If Smith plays right back we have 3 CMs who are more than capable to fill in, 4 if you include Reid. Smith has played that position before for Norwich so it's not so crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Spoons said: I would rather have little or ayling playing there as they are right backs/wing backs than Korey smith who is a midfielder . I'm not sure we have a crisis at right back if little or ayling plays. Anyway I'm sure LJ will strengthen before first game anyway in defensive areas. No need for mass panic yet about the right back position! You've misunderstood both Johnson and my own reply then. I understood it as him talking in the very worst case scenario. Theoretically - if Little was suspended and then Ayling got injured in a situation where we'd used all three subs, we could play Smith there and he'd probably do a fairly good job. That's the point being made, it's about his versatility, not that he's seriously going to be competing with our existing right backs for that spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocotbc Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 On 23 July 2016 at 20:49, Selred said: If Smith plays right back we have 3 CMs who are more than capable to fill in, 4 if you include Reid. Smith has played that position before for Norwich so it's not so crazy. Smith never played RB for Norwich. He played right hand side of a diamond midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobintheRed Red Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 On 22/07/2016 at 22:48, Monkeh said: I heard Thursday next week and it's a defender, this will confirm if my source is itk or not Matthews waiting for the striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 On 7/23/2016 at 18:31, Countryfile said: As we once did at Wembley.....that went well. yea but our right back had fractured his cheek bone and had to go off and we never had another one on the bench so we move some one who played most of his career at right back before city into that position (you know he played right back in an FA cup final), but lets not get facts get in the way shall we................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 19 minutes ago, Monkeh said: yea but our right back had fractured his cheek bone and had to go off and we never had another one on the bench so we move some one who played most of his career at right back before city into that position (you know he played right back in an FA cup final), but lets not get facts get in the way shall we................. But we did have Vasko on the bench & moving Carey out to right back would've been the more logical move. Marv was the best centre mid in the division that season, was a stupid decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 On 22 July 2016 at 22:48, Monkeh said: I heard Thursday next week and it's a defender, this will confirm if my source is itk or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Who's our worst midfielder? Should move him to RB. Worked wonders for Bradley Orr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 54 minutes ago, Monkeh said: yea but our right back had fractured his cheek bone and had to go off and we never had another one on the bench so we move some one who played most of his career at right back before city into that position (you know he played right back in an FA cup final), but lets not get facts get in the way shall we................. My point was about weakening the team overall. Many players in their careers play in different positions. Yes Marv had played as a full back, although not for us(?) and was at the time an outstanding midfield player, whose continued presence in midfield MIGHT have swung the game for us. We could have brought on a player who was an out and out defender and not disrupted the team so much. One who had played at the back and was aware of the defensive shape the team were trying to play. Instead we made two changes (1 positional which was unforced and 1 a player where a choice of players was available) causing unnecessary disruption of the team. Just my opinion of course.....don't really get your last few words...some kind of dig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton_fan Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 51 minutes ago, richwwtk said: Who's our worst midfielder? Should move him to RB. Worked wonders for Bradley Orr. Also before that Gerry Sweeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 6 minutes ago, ashton_fan said: Also before that Gerry Sweeney Ken Wimshurst???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton_fan Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 4 minutes ago, 42nite said: Ken Wimshurst???? Yes, I'd forgotten about him. Alan Dicks did that with a few players. Also before that TC moving Keith Curle from the wing to CB was a master stroke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 1 hour ago, Countryfile said: My point was about weakening the team overall. Many players in their careers play in different positions. Yes Marv had played as a full back, although not for us(?) and was at the time an outstanding midfield player, whose continued presence in midfield MIGHT have swung the game for us. We could have brought on a player who was an out and out defender and not disrupted the team so much. One who had played at the back and was aware of the defensive shape the team were trying to play. Instead we made two changes (1 positional which was unforced and 1 a player where a choice of players was available) causing unnecessary disruption of the team. Just my opinion of course.....don't really get your last few words...some kind of dig? we wouldn't weaken the team tho, as we will still have pack and o'neil to play centre mid, or reid and pack or bryan and o'neil or perhaps play a diamond with brownhill and bryan on the wings and tomlin attacking mid, o'neil defensive mid, There you go there's a few formation without smith even mentioned which isn't really weakening the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 On 7/22/2016 at 22:48, Monkeh said: I heard Thursday next week and it's a defender, this will confirm if my source is itk or not #itk or was it a lucky guess......who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robson Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 On 22/07/2016 at 22:48, Monkeh said: I heard Thursday next week and it's a defender, this will confirm if my source is itk or not sounds like he's itk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 4 hours ago, Claude said: sounds like he's itk. No I actually was trying to prove a point but got lucky/educated guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 On 27 July 2016 at 10:03, Monkeh said: we wouldn't weaken the team tho, as we will still have pack and o'neil to play centre mid, or reid and pack or bryan and o'neil or perhaps play a diamond with brownhill and bryan on the wings and tomlin attacking mid, o'neil defensive mid, There you go there's a few formation without smith even mentioned which isn't really weakening the team Well if you think those formations without Smith don't weaken the team presumably you think we should sell him and take the money? Or would you just keep him on the bench? I think LJ will play Smith in every game if he is 100% fit and in a midfield position. We all have the luxury of picking and choosing a team when it doesn't really matter, and we can say this player can play here or there, but genuinely if you were picking your first choice team as LJ has too do you not think Smiths absence if fit and playing to his normal form wouldn't weaken the team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southstandoriginal Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 On 27/07/2016 at 09:03, ashton_fan said: Yes, I'd forgotten about him. Alan Dicks did that with a few players. Also before that TC moving Keith Curle from the wing to CB was a master stroke. Dicksy also moved Donnie Gillies from striker to full back to good effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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