Nathan Baker - Sold

[Phil from the upper holte]

Is he injured again?

[Risso]

He's also playing again lesser opponents. For me Baker is improved but marginally so. Attacking players at this level are generally less clever, slower and more predicable. This standard suits him very well.

100%.

He's at his level so he looks competent. Stick him in the Prem and he ends up out of position, leading to his desperate lunges if we're lucky. He'll certainly help us get up but once we're there he'll need replacing.

Even if that's true, there are far worse players in the squad who don't look competent at this level, eg Elphick, Westwood, Agbonlahor, so if and when we do get back up, I wouldn't be worrying about Baker too much. It's his injury record that's the concern, not his ability in my opinion.

[chrisw1]

He's also playing again lesser opponents. For me Baker is improved but marginally so. Attacking players at this level are generally less clever, slower and more predicable. This standard suits him very well.

100%.

He's at his level so he looks competent. Stick him in the Prem and he ends up out of position, leading to his desperate lunges if we're lucky. He'll certainly help us get up but once we're there he'll need replacing.

Even if that's true, there are far worse players in the squad who don't look competent at this level, eg Elphick, Westwood, Agbonlahor, so if and when we do get back up, I wouldn't be worrying about Baker too much. It's his injury record that's the concern, not his ability in my opinion.

Agreed.  He seems to be coming of age and if he stays fit could become a really good player for us even in the PL.  In a full blooded no nonsense Sean Teale kind of way.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

This may well be his level, but we're at this level, so play him every game because he looks very good.

Hopefully he'll learn and improve when we go up (not necessarily this season).

Imagine if every player gave his effort every game over the last however many years.

[peter w]

The best thing you can say about baker, or a reflection of where we are today, is that with him in the team we're more likely to win than not.

[JJ-AV]

I like him a lot, always rated him higher than Clark. You know where you are with him, and I think Chester compliments him well too.

[olaftab]

The best thing you can say about baker, or a reflection of where we are today, is that with him in the team we're more likely to win than not.

So we have achieved the standard our players can deliver.

[peter w]

clearly. that's why we went down.

Saying that I've always thought Baker was capable of a lot more and it was just his passing, and youthful exuberance that let him down. Liverpool away when we won 1-0, 0-0 at West Ham spring to mind when he was excellent. There's a player there and it would be interesting to see if he's devdeloped enough for the top flight. I doubt it but I'd like to see.

[footyskillz]

He's a favourite of mine.  Anyone else like him

[class-of-82]

always liked him
Liked ciaran Clark to we all know he had a mistake in him but he always seemed to give his all shame we couldn't of seen him after a few weeks of Bruce's guidance

[Toronto Villa]

He's a favourite of mine.  Anyone else like him

yes. I find he has lovely hair. Him and Bunn

[ChicagoLion]

He's a favourite of mine.  Anyone else like him

Yes, and can any one tell me how many consecutive games he can play without getting injured?

[Brend'Watkins]

Not consequitive games more like minutes.

[footyskillz]

He's a favourite of mine.  Anyone else like him

yes. I find he has lovely hair. Him and Bunn

This one made me laugh!  Thanks after a stressful evening at an enforced xmas social.  Merry Christmas to you Toronto! 
P.S.  he looks like Mark bunn and Baker could be brothers  too !

[footyskillz]

He's a favourite of mine.  Anyone else like him

Yes, and can any one tell me how many consecutive games he can play without getting injured?

Merry Christmas to you to Chicago.  I hope it's different for him next year. But i think its only 2 or 3!