Nathan Baker - Sold

[Boz]

Sorry but no , Clark makes basic errors that you won't coach out of him. You cannot teach an old dog new tricks .

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but Clark is not exactly an "old dog" at his age, unlike Lescott who you are obviously a big fan of.

[Tuscans]

Injured for Bristol tonight...the new Vlaar

[Villa in Denmark]

Injured for Bristol tonight...the new Vlaar

"Same as it ever was" more like.

[RussellC]

12 minutes into the game too!

[in exile]

Reading the Other Games thread and here, I get the feeling some of you are pleased about it.
He's still a Villa player, he's not lied to us on the big screens at Villa Park and later in the media, he's not gone off to the highest bidder while in contract to us - so why are you pleased he's injured?

[Goldie.7]

Reading the Other Games thread and here, I get the feeling some of you are pleased about it.
He's still a Villa player, he's not lied to us on the big screens at Villa Park and later in the media, he's not gone off to the highest bidder while in contract to us - so why are you pleased he's injured?

Nobody is pleased, but the facts are he does get injured a lot for whatever reason.


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[brian green]

Nathan Baker is a good, brave lad. I like him regardless of his non stellar ability or his injury record.

[in exile]

Reading the Other Games thread and here, I get the feeling some of you are pleased about it.
He's still a Villa player, he's not lied to us on the big screens at Villa Park and later in the media, he's not gone off to the highest bidder while in contract to us - so why are you pleased he's injured?

Nobody is pleased, but the facts are he does get injured a lot for whatever reason.


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No need to show me that, my question is why are people appearing to be pleased about it.
I suggest you read the same threads as I have.

[Villa in Denmark]

Reading the Other Games thread and here, I get the feeling some of you are pleased about it.
He's still a Villa player, he's not lied to us on the big screens at Villa Park and later in the media, he's not gone off to the highest bidder while in contract to us - so why are you pleased he's injured?

I think it's more sad resignation rather than pleased, hence the same as it ever was comment from me. He's horrendously prone to injury which is why it's not a surprise to anyone that he's injured again.

Then you start looking at why he gets injured and then you're into a debate as to whether he's good enough. At the moment for me on both counts, injury and ability the answer is no

To my mind a large chunk of his injury record is because he makes a lot of brave challenges, which on the one hand you can't fault his commitment and endeavour. 
However if you think that one of the reasons behind the number of challenges of that type he makes is that he doesn't read the game very well and makes those challenges either with his body in an awkward position or playing catch up because he was out of position it starts to look like a problem that won't be cured on the physio's table but with the coaches, if he's got within him to learn.

[Stirchley Villain]

He's a grafter and doesn't deserve this misfortune.

[dave shelley]

No one really deserves the misfortune with injuries.  With Baker it's as VID says, he's often found out of position and has to make those last ditch/body on the line tackles that result in these injuries.  If again, as VID says, the coaches are not getting through to him then those injuries have to go down as self-inflicted IMO.

[berneboy]

Our Nathan went off injured tonight - 25 minutes.
Poor lad.

[Malandro]

Ah shit. Can you imagine how frustrating that must be.

[olaftab]

Poor lad. He's gonna have to find something else to do in life.

[OCD]

Baker...injured? Didn't see that coming. It's not like there's a long-standing record of him getting injured.