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Offline Zouch Villa

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #15 on: June 09, 2016, 05:34:28 PM »
I would bring him back. I know he was prone to the occasional brain fade, but I'd much rather see him line up than Lescott or Richards, and at least he'd keep the beard quota up in the team.

Offline garyshawsknee

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2016, 05:35:59 PM »
He certainly looks like a Championship player with the giant beard and 30s barrow boy haircut, probably has a sleeve tattoo as well. Would do a job at that level where a player can make the odd mistake and get away with it.

Online Chico Hamilton III

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2016, 05:36:31 PM »
Don't need him. We can spend some of the £50m war chest on someone better.

Offline Witton Warrior

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2016, 05:39:33 PM »
We could play the "when will Nathan Baker be stretchered off with an apparently life-threatening injury" game again!
His madcap head-to-boot/ball/block with me face lunacy made me wince...

Offline West Derby Villan

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2016, 05:42:45 PM »
We could play the "when will Nathan Baker be stretchered off with an apparently life-threatening injury" game again!
His madcap head-to-boot/ball/block with me face lunacy made me wince...

I particularly enjoyed that game, thank you very much

Offline pooligan

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #20 on: June 09, 2016, 06:08:05 PM »
In my book not good enough and injury prone as well .Only Villa could have given him a 4 year contract

Offline GordonCowansisthegreatest

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #21 on: June 09, 2016, 06:21:27 PM »
You'd sooner see him walk away on a free then?

Offline paul_e

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #22 on: June 09, 2016, 06:27:06 PM »
No other club in history has ever given one of their youth products who has played nearly a 100 games a long contract to see if the stability helps him settle, it's never been done, we're literally the only club that could have done it ...

Offline Mister E

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #23 on: June 09, 2016, 06:43:35 PM »
Not a big fan of our Nath, but I'd keep for another season to see whether he has learned ought from his time in Bristol.
Gardner? - really not sure.

Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #24 on: June 09, 2016, 07:00:22 PM »
He's also made of glass. Gives the ball away too much

Online Steve67

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #25 on: June 09, 2016, 10:30:53 PM »
He gives his all. That's the only positive though. He's a big bloke and should dominate much more for his size. Tactically unaware, loses his man too often, goes to ground too often. Championship player at best and can be relied on, like Clark, to make at least one major fuck up per game.

Offline manic-road

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #26 on: June 09, 2016, 10:41:29 PM »
I'd keep him, I honestly don't think he's as poor as some people say.

Offline tomd2103

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #27 on: June 09, 2016, 11:55:42 PM »
In my book not good enough and injury prone as well .Only Villa could have given him a 4 year contract

Agree. Sell to Bristol City if they want him and promote Toner to back up.

Offline adrenachrome

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #28 on: June 10, 2016, 12:46:28 AM »
He has the thunderous tackle in his locker, which can get the team and the crowd going at Villa Park, where we seem to like that class of thing.

I remain convinced, and I know I am in a tiny minority, that the kamikaze aerial challenges were at the behest of TSM2. If I had he energy and determination of some of our younger posters, I would quote Lambore's press interview and tie it up with Baker's more infelicitous interventions.

I think he could be useful if coached correctly and used when necessary.

Offline West Derby Villan

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Re: Nathan Baker?
« Reply #29 on: June 10, 2016, 12:52:20 AM »
He gives his all. That's the only positive though. He's a big bloke and should dominate much more for his size. Tactically unaware, loses his man too often, goes to ground too often. Championship player at best and can be relied on, like Clark, to make at least one major fuck up per game.


Agree championship player.......

 


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