Nathan Baker?

[Dave Cooper please]

Build a team for the Championship.....and that's where you might end up staying.

No one is saying that, but we are not going to get a squad of 25 "too good for the Championship" players in the two months left before the season starts. Obviously we need at least one, preferably two, better centre-halves than Baker and Clark but we aren't going to find and buy four of them in one go are we? Baker and Clark are good enough for the Championship and unless we go crazy ape-shit in this transfer window we are going to need a few of those in the squad.

[SoccerHQ]

Would get rid of Clark but keep Baker.

Baker's one of those I wouldn't want to be starting every week but surely people can see he can do a job for certain games like Rotherham and Cardiff away on a Tuesday night.

People are forgetting it's quickfire down there, 46 games packed into the same period of time as a premier league season so far more Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday to contend with.

You need more than 16 players for that.

[old man villa fan]

Would get rid of Clark but keep Baker.

Baker's one of those I wouldn't want to be starting every week but surely people can see he can do a job for certain games like Rotherham and Cardiff away on a Tuesday night.

People are forgetting it's quickfire down there, 46 games packed into the same period of time as a premier league season so far more Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday to contend with.

You need more than 16 players for that.

You also need defenders that are versatile.  We have hardly any that can play in more than one position.

[footyskillz]

I'd like to keep baker. Depends on contract status but he's decent enough

[SoccerHQ]

Would get rid of Clark but keep Baker.

Baker's one of those I wouldn't want to be starting every week but surely people can see he can do a job for certain games like Rotherham and Cardiff away on a Tuesday night.

People are forgetting it's quickfire down there, 46 games packed into the same period of time as a premier league season so far more Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday to contend with.

You need more than 16 players for that.

You also need defenders that are versatile.  We have hardly any that can play in more than one position.

Baker and Clark played plenty of games for us at Left back?

[Richard]

They did but not convincingly !

[paul_e]

I agree that I'd really like to have a couple of versatile players back there, I don't mind central defenders being specialists but I think getting someone who can cover defensive midfield and full back on at least 1 side shouldn't be that tough.  Look at someone like Kyle Walker for example, I think he could quite easily adapt to playing central in a more box-to-box role.  I think Amavi probably fits that bill, he certainly wouldn't luck out of place on the left in the 4 and I think he's got enough about him to be able to come in field a little as well.

[SoccerHQ]

They did but not convincingly !

Yes I know. The good news is we won't be facing any world class attackers in the championship at least.

[Jon Crofts]

They did but not convincingly !

Yes I know. The good news is we won't be facing any world class attackers in the championship at least.

Based on what we saw the past few years, Solihull Comprehensive U14s would have posed a threat to our defence.

[UK Redsox]

Did anyone have 27 minutes in the Baker injury sweepstakes ?

I couldn't see what his injury was this time

Any news?

[aj2k77]

It's becoming pointless owning him now, you can't have a centre back that can't last a couple of games. I'd be selling him asap before he's worthless.

[The Edge]

It's becoming pointless owning him now, you can't have a centre back that can't last a couple of games. I'd be selling him asap before he's worthless.

I actually think he's a decent player.
Just saying.

[Witton Warrior]

It's becoming pointless owning him now, you can't have a centre back that can't last a couple of games. I'd be selling him asap before he's worthless.

I actually think he's a decent player.
Just saying.

He could be as good as God but if he's never available what's the point?

[Matt Collins]

He played a lot last season

[nodge]

Has he ever played a full game?