Concrete Ron deal done

[Neil Hawkes]

So which do we have - the new Mellberg or the new Laursen?

Both had great passion for the club and I'm glad to see the new boy continue with that tradition.

[Billy Walker]

Hope he gets a good run out this afternoon just so we can practice our songs for him.

I'm personally not a fan of 'Ooh ah Ron Vlaar'. I'm much more partial to 'Concrete Ron M'Lord'.

I think the "Ooh Ah" chant must surely be preserved for the mighty McGrath alone!

[OCD]

So which do we have - the new Mellberg or the new Laursen?

Both had great passion for the club and I'm glad to see the new boy continue with that tradition.

With the injury problems Laursen had, I'm hoping for the former!

[danlanza]

Hope he gets a good run out this afternoon just so we can practice our songs for him.

I'm personally not a fan of 'Ooh ah Ron Vlaar'. I'm much more partial to 'Concrete Ron M'Lord'.

I think the "Ooh Ah" chant must surely be preserved for the mighty McGrath alone!

and the "M'lord one.

[Confusious says]

So which do we have - the new Mellberg or the new Laursen?

Both had great passion for the club and I'm glad to see the new boy continue with that tradition.

With the injury problems Laursen had, I'm hoping for the former!

As Long as its not Alpay [ he had passion for the club and a rappor with fans]

[onje_villa]

Not sure it's the right thread but after getting a bit on his back when I thought he was bullied against West Brom, I'd like to give credit today to Ron, he was easily our best player on the pitch and read the game really well. More of the same please Skip.

[SoccerHQ]

I'd be a little more confident on the defence when Dunne is fit again tbh.

He certainly isn't perfect on his last two seasons but he still has good games on occasions and another centre back who knows the league will help Vlaar I think.

[johnc]

Irish newspapers suggesting Dunne is out till Christmas

[bertlambshank]

Irish newspapers suggesting Dunne is out till Christmas

That's a long bender to be on.

[KevinGage]

Just in time for a move to the MLS.

[saunders_heroes]

Irish newspapers suggesting Dunne is out till Christmas

That's disappointing. I haven't been convinced with the Clark, Vlaar partnership and was looking forward to see Dunne back. We could do with his experience.

[OCD]

I think Clark and Vlaar are the first choice partnership regardless of Dunne's fitness. They looked good today (apart from Clark's run with the ball when he shouldn't have). They'll get stronger over time and we have pretty much started all over again. Dunne won't be around from next summer I imagine so bringing him back won't exactly be building for the future. The defence just needs time to nit together and understand eachother. Vlaar was excellent today but he showed against Southampton and West Brom that he's still getting used to the Premier League.

[N'ZMAV]

I think we need another centre half when the transfer market opens.

[ktvillan]

Vlaar has reminded me of Dunne in that he can look excellent for 89 minutes but can switch off or drop a huge bollock in that other minute.   Not sure how well that would work as a partnership.

[Aston Villa]

Vlaar has reminded me of Dunne in that he can look excellent for 89 minutes but can switch off or drop a huge bollock in that other minute.   Not sure how well that would work as a partnership.

Yeah but Dunne has been playing in the EPL for something like 10 years. At least Ron can be excused for still being in his adaptation period.