Luxo Jr. Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said: To you evidently. Kelly and DaSilva are approx. the same age - DaSilva 6 months older - and both are England u.20 internationals. In fact Kelly has 6 caps at that level to DaSilva's 4. We've just sold one Academy product left back, we've got 2 more coming through in Kelly and Pring. The obvious thing afaic. (as the club go on so much about the importance of the academy and the pathway) is to play Kelly, give Pring say a dozen games here and there to keep Kelly fresh, and spend the JB money where it's really needed. Kelly's very nearly 20, not 17, if he's good enough - and we're told he's a future England international - he certainly should be ready to be properly blooded now. Pring seems to have played a total of one Conference game according to Transfermarkt. I'm sure that's not the extent of what he's played, but we cannot go into the season with our backup leftback having never played above Conference level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Right move to get another left back in, if Kelly were to lose form or pick up a knock how many people would be confident of Pring having a continued run in the team? He may be able to play one or two games but may get found out after a continued run. Having someone like Dasilva come in means they could both play 25 games each, both stay fresh and our player doesn't get ran ragged by the workload, he can then be ready for a full season next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 1 minute ago, cidered abroad said: Pring, Hegeler, Pisano, Baker, Wright Only one of those is a left back, and he’s has never played a single minute of league football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: Pring, Hegeler, Pisano, Baker, Wright 1 hasn't played senior football in the league, the other 4 aren't left backs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789000 Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 8 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: Pring, Hegeler, Pisano, Baker, Wright Can people stop suggesting Hegeler as a back up LB please? It's giving me trouble sleeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Notgetinya Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Prings name popped up on here after a couple of friendlies. In true OTIB style a few got too excited and he became ready for championship football straight away. Inexperienced defences leak goals and he would be targeted week in week out by opposition players. The forwards will have too much pressure on them knowing they likely need to score 2 to have any chance of winning. Kelly will make mistakes but overall I believe hes ready to step up - he needs to be given a shot at some point. Bring Da Silva in with him and let them fight it out for the shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Phileas Fogg said: I think one reason he rubs people up the wrong way is because the way he talks about the club is as if he’s speaking on behalf of all City fans like some sort of self appointed spokesman. I’ve seen his posts on Twitter and he also talks like someone who receives a great deal of inside information and knows better than everyone else when actually he doesn’t. He also always tweets players/managers/lansdown directly to ask questions as if they’d actually answer him (they don’t) but claims he gets replies! I don’t know him personally, but I can see why people find him a bit irritating. I called him out on twitter last night after his comment that we haven’t invested enough , need to spend more on wages blah blah. I mentioned that he comes across arrogant and acts like he knows it all which he obviously didn’t like. I mentioned the Jordan Rhodes debacle . His response was that his source got that one wrong then compared himself to Alan Nixon because he gets them wrong as well. At least he hasn’t got a ego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Cheltenham got may left backs? Could imagine us seeing if Gary wants Pring on loan if we get Dasilva in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Apparently Villa want the Chelsea kid now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, TBW said: Apparently Villa want the Chelsea kid now Bruce is probably chasing him along the M4 as we speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batman Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 In the modern game, full backs are no longer full backs, they are just defensive wing backs when you take into account the amount of forward running they do. To be expected to play every game by doing that much running and keep at the level expected of a championship player would be too much (it would be nice if it was, but life isn't that simple) - by bringing in a similar player, aim to give them 25 games each (give Kelly a few more as he's our player) then it keeps them both rested and focused when needed. It is not just physical fatigue, it's mental fatigue too. Lots of football in this division to be played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_s Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Major Isewater said: Take consolation on your Banana splits phobia, my younger brothers would hide behind the sofa and cry when it came on and thus was banned in the Isewater household. ( the programme that is , not the sofa ) As an adult I often wonder what drugs the producers of this show were on . Not as hallucinogenic as those consumed by the producers of "The Night Garden". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardy Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 I think we need to be aware though that Da Silva might come with a ‘must play’ clause. I’m not sure that will be so great for Kelly’s development! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 25 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: Pring, Hegeler, Pisano, Baker, Wright Have I just taken a load of drugs without realising it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, Cardy said: I think we need to be aware though that Da Silva might come with a ‘must play’ clause. I’m not sure that will be so great for Kelly’s development! so what, kent did as well and he didn't play as we had a better player in his position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Got no problems if they split time relatively evenly. Doesn’t have to be 50/50 but if Kelly can get 15 league starts or so with sub appearances plus the cup games that is a good season. Da Silva gets around 30 league games not always 90 minutes. Don’t see a problem in it. I feel sure Kelly could play a bigger role but if they want to expose him a bit slower than so be it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 3 hours ago, The Original OTIB said: I didn't call him a "flair player", and he's 5' 10". If Kelly is 5’10” then that makes Frank about 5’6”!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 18 minutes ago, Cardy said: I think we need to be aware though that Da Silva might come with a ‘must play’ clause. I’m not sure that will be so great for Kelly’s development! We might just pay more of a loan fee to start with, Chelsea may trust us with a player after Tammy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 31 minutes ago, NorwichbasedWurzel said: Prings name popped up on here after a couple of friendlies. In true OTIB style a few got too excited and he became ready for championship football straight away. Inexperienced defences leak goals and he would be targeted week in week out by opposition players. The forwards will have too much pressure on them knowing they likely need to score 2 to have any chance of winning. Kelly will make mistakes but overall I believe hes ready to step up - he needs to be given a shot at some point. Bring Da Silva in with him and let them fight it out for the shirt I'm assuming I we do have him it's not another have to play him every game or else scenarios like Kent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 43 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: Pring, Hegeler, Pisano, Baker, Wright An totally untested kid, a right back and three centre halves with the turning circle and pace of an oil tanker..........we’re spoilt for choice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Monkeh said: Kelly is more of a centre back and in the future thats where he will play also we only have 1 left back wen joe leaves Kelly is the replacement for Magnússon. Covering LB and LCB and able to play on the left of a back 3. Suspect he'll start about 20 games this season and be used as a sub fairly regularly. For someone of his experience, that is good progression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Island Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Really hope this doesn’t happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBray Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Villa looking to hijack Da Silva now.... https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-linked-hijack-bid-1879024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 2 hours ago, JonDolman said: He is 6 foot 3. Johnson said last season in an interview. He did and he is. 1 hour ago, The Original OTIB said: Don't worry Major, Bristol Live (the paper formerly known as the Evil Post) never get anything wrong: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lee-johnson-confirms-lloyd-kelly-265456 6' 3" it is. Transfermarkt et al need an update. I guess he has grown in the near 3 years since he joined us. Maybe he still is ! Kelly was at least as tall as me versus Brislington at the start of 15/16....so 6’1” plus 3 years ago. It’s obvious just by looking at him he’s tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 3 hours ago, italian dave said: I’m sure mine won’t change yours either, but I thought he looked really comfortable when he played in the central role at the end of last season. Very assured. Not against Sheff Utd he didn’t Didnt know whether he was coming or going Sharp and Clarke provided a harsh lesson tha5 day and I think convinced LJ he’s not ready for playing ch in a two at least atm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The hand of RO'D Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, GBray said: Villa looking to hijack Da Silva now.... https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-linked-hijack-bid-1879024 I think the BP are just recycling other reports GBray. Theres enough reports saying this is happening/done from much more reliable sources to tell me that it’s happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original OTIB Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, Davefevs said: He did and he is. Kelly was at least as tall as me versus Brislington at the start of 15/16....so 6’1” plus 3 years ago. It’s obvious just by looking at him he’s tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Major Isewater said: Take consolation on your Banana splits phobia, my younger brothers would hide behind the sofa and cry when it came on and thus was banned in the Isewater household. ( the programme that is , not the sofa ) As an adult I often wonder what drugs the producers of this show were on . The exact same position I took after my older brother went to school and wasn't there to protect me. It was never banned, and my mother has no recollection of my absolute hatred of these things. She's a hard woman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveF Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 29 minutes ago, Ser Davos Ciderworth said: Really hope this doesn’t happen. Why..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, JonDolman said: Not too far off Djuric. Very tall. Djuric is just standing far in the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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