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Center half

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by How, Sep 22, 2018.

  1. How

    How Knows Football
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    Anyone have an up to date out of contract list for Center back positions?

    We have no commanding Center backs and it’s criminal. Compared to what we have been built around over the last 8 seasons or so and we are at this stage.

    Nobody can win a header and we just invite pressure as a result. I remember last week against Charlton they had 2 big Center halves , and number 5 in particular was a big lad who won a lot in the air. He wasn’t great on the deck but doesn’t need to be.

    We just need a McArdle type who can lead the back line and head it away.

    If only we had kept kilgallon.....
     
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  2. simons (woking bantam)

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    Going to try and have a word with Gary Cahill this week! :rolleyes:
     
  3. AberBantam

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    Got a lad living next village from me , Darcy Blake . Played a bit of pro footy , gone off the beaten track . Now plays for a local sunday league team. Had a couple of Wales caps a while ago as well !! Google him !!!!
     
  4. Bantam-in-Greece

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    James Collins doin' nowt
     
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  5. How

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    Get him down to training. Like a Sunday team
     
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  6. Lard Arse

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    Steven Caulker available. Not the most commanding centre back, but available
     
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  7. Lard Arse

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    Or if we've a spare £60k a week John Terry
    More realistically Greg Halford available.
     
  8. Bantam-in-Greece

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    Tongue in cheek, that's all LA!! :brig:
     
  9. Lard Arse

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    I know B-I-G , I know ;)
     
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  10. Lard Arse

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    Russell Martin available.
    Tuff Jock
    Maybe ?
     
  11. How

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    Can’t be worse than what we’ve got. They did say expect a couple more to come in?

    Or did I dream that bit?
     
  12. Silverbantam

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    Gordon Greer is available after being released by Kilmarnock !!!!

    Edin was right not to let Stuart sign him.
     
  13. NorthernMonkey

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    Why? He was only ever a short term option anyway so may have been fine to plug a gap for a while.
     
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  14. trevor

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    It was pure folly to let Kilgallon leave and the same with McCardle, All for the sake of a few pennies, McCardle may not be the best CB but usually won his challenges in the air and he would give blood rather than concede a goal, Just what we lack now a committed brave leader at the back that the rest can rally round.
     
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  15. Old city man

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    I think we've managed to move out all the players who gave us the special times and the spirit went with them.
    It all has to be renewed somehow but it doesn't seem to be happening yet.

    I, like others, thought we'd recruited well but rather than make a good squad we've had a poor chef to do anything
    with the ingredients so here we are.I know it's serious now,we are losing ground rapidly and it will take a complete
    reversal in form to gain ground and ever threaten a play off place.By the time DH can recruit,we maybe cast adrift.

    My initial enthusiasm has waned and now I am not throwing wobblies like I would when we expected better so although
    I am concerned about our future,I just live in hope that a miracle will happen in January.
     
  16. TallinnBantam

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    Googled Darcy Blake. “Briefly converted to rugby”. Whilst he might have the spear tackling ability of Rory, I don’t think he’s got the rest of his aspects ;)
     
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  17. NorthernMonkey

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    You're concerned that we'll be too far adrift to threaten a play off place?

    I don't even have the words.
     
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  18. Idlebantam

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    Beat me to it northern. I am hoping that we have a chance of threatening 20th place on the final day of the season
     
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  19. Bronco

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    He would be a great signing but I read a Championship club are monitoring the situation.
    Here you are, Free agent Stephen Caulker may be on his way to Wigan. The English former Cardiff and QPRcentre-back, 26, left Dundee in the summer. (Mail on Sunday)
     
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  20. brisbanebantams

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    sebastian hines for me.
     

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