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Offline Aston Villa

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #30 on: October 08, 2012, 06:32:48 PM »
Let's hope now that Crapettoni realises that he is better then Championship defenders and he plays in the EPL for a reason. Happy for Ciaran anyhow he is totally ready for it. Lets hope Leavin starts picking Bannan again too.

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #31 on: October 08, 2012, 06:40:17 PM »
Not good enough for me, we will never be strong defensively with Clark at centre back, Baker is ahead in my book.
His last two performances have been pretty airtight, no? I still think he cannot be properly judged just yet because the vast majority of games he played for us have been either at LB or DMC. I agree that Baker deserves more games though.

Offline Aston Villa

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #32 on: October 11, 2012, 08:25:35 PM »
Clark has been left out of the Irish starting line up for tomorrows game. MLS player O'Dea is ahead of him!? What a clueless tw*t Trapattoni is. Can't wait for him to f*ck off.

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #33 on: October 11, 2012, 09:07:58 PM »
In one of Trap's few ventures to an English league game he actually chose to go along to the hammering we took off Everton a few weeks back. Clark's performance and sending-off probably planted major doubt in his mind. And doubt is very hard to shift when you get past 50, right?

Offline Dan England

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #34 on: October 11, 2012, 09:17:30 PM »
Not good enough for me, we will never be strong defensively with Clark at centre back, Baker is ahead in my book.

Was lucky(?) enough to get tickets through work for the Man City game. The seats were next to the directors box and we were surrounded by scouts. Sitting in-front of us were the Dortmund scouts. After chatting through H/t and e/t I can assure you he is rated very highly through out the game!

On a side point, they really liked Gabby as well and have watched him several times but apparently Dortmund wouldn't get anywhere near signing players from England as they reckon they are at least £10m too expensive!

Offline Quiet Lion

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #35 on: October 11, 2012, 10:15:59 PM »
Clark reminds me of Cahill at the same age. My hope he still reminds me of Cahill when he is mid 20s

Online N'ZMAV

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #36 on: October 12, 2012, 09:22:06 AM »
Clark has benver had a full season of games in one position. He has the promise. He needs the match experience. He will be good.

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #37 on: October 12, 2012, 11:38:13 AM »
clark has never been out on loan for first team experience and he has been a bit-part player in a variety of positions over the last few seasons. this is the first time a manager has said to him he's first choice centre back and to make the position his own.

judge him at the end of the season. and that goes for the majority of our young players.


Offline OCD

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #38 on: October 12, 2012, 12:43:43 PM »
You also have to consider that a back 4 of Lowton-Vlaar-Clark-Bennett really needs a season together before we will really see the best of it. All 4 are playing their first full season in the Premier League in their given positions. Vlaar is adapting to the Premier League and the other 3 are still learning their trade.

The good thing though is that they could be our back 4 for many years to come.

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #39 on: October 12, 2012, 02:23:58 PM »
Good point. And the keeper.

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #40 on: October 12, 2012, 02:27:24 PM »
Not good enough for me, we will never be strong defensively with Clark at centre back, Baker is ahead in my book.

Was lucky(?) enough to get tickets through work for the Man City game. The seats were next to the directors box and we were surrounded by scouts. Sitting in-front of us were the Dortmund scouts. After chatting through H/t and e/t I can assure you he is rated very highly through out the game!

On a side point, they really liked Gabby as well and have watched him several times but apparently Dortmund wouldn't get anywhere near signing players from England as they reckon they are at least £10m too expensive!

That's a good point re: Alan Hutton. We'd want £2 million, they'd want us to give them £8 million to take him.

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #41 on: October 12, 2012, 02:44:20 PM »
Clark reminds me of Cahill at the same age. My hope he still reminds me of Cahill when he is mid 20s

Quite. But hopefully less injury prone.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #42 on: October 12, 2012, 10:18:24 PM »
Cahill wasn't injured that much was he unless I'm missing something?

Offline villan from luton

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #43 on: October 12, 2012, 11:05:01 PM »
Just heard Trappatoni moaning about championship players etc, surely Clark is good enough to get in that rabble of a team

Offline Aston Villa

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Re: Ciaran Clark
« Reply #44 on: October 12, 2012, 11:15:05 PM »
Just heard Trappatoni moaning about championship players etc...
Don't pick them then you c*nt!!

 


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