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Offline Damo70

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #675 on: August 31, 2018, 04:25:20 PM »
Makes no sense to me. He is experienced and good enough for this league.

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #676 on: August 31, 2018, 04:30:53 PM »
Makes no sense to me. He is experienced and good enough for this league.

Copy that for pasting when Potato Head lets RDL go. 

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #677 on: August 31, 2018, 04:31:32 PM »
Tuanzebe is his replacement surely with Elmo now able to revert to RB.

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #678 on: August 31, 2018, 04:37:38 PM »
Tuanzebe is his replacement surely with Elcmo now able to revert to RB.

Wasn't Tuanzebe was Terry's replacement?

We've still only got two centre backs.

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #679 on: August 31, 2018, 04:41:25 PM »
Tuanzebe is his replacement surely with Elcmo now able to revert to RB.

Wasn't Tuanzebe was Terry's replacement?

We've still only got two centre backs.

Plus Jedinak and also an option to play a back 3.

As I say not perfect but given the constraints we are under I expected far worse a few weeks ago.

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #680 on: August 31, 2018, 05:31:54 PM »
I can’t believe he has been allowed to leave, daft decision in my opinion.

Yes we have other who can play there like Jedi,Hutton, De Laet and perhaps even Bree but he was our only other natural centre back.

If Axel is Terrys replacement why hasn’t he played at centre back yet?

Seems an unnecessary loan to me, hope we done see Chester get any injuries or we will be truly Fu#@*ed

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #681 on: August 31, 2018, 05:40:43 PM »

If Axel is Terrys replacement why hasn’t he played at centre back yet?


I presume because he has had to play RB because Elmo was in midfield. Signing Bolasie means he can now move back.

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #682 on: August 31, 2018, 05:41:33 PM »

If Axel is Terrys replacement why hasn’t he played at centre back yet?


I presume because he has had to play RB because Elmo was in midfield. Signing Bolasie means he can now move back.
It's not like Elmo was our only option at RB.  And what about the Burton game? 

It's hard to find a valid excuse for this.

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #683 on: August 31, 2018, 05:42:08 PM »
He wasn't very good. If it's a toss up between him and Jedinak, I'll go with the latter as at least he's not a tart whose afraid of a goal post and vulnerable in the air.

Offline Holy Trinity

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #684 on: August 31, 2018, 05:42:36 PM »

If Axel is Terrys replacement why hasn’t he played at centre back yet?


I presume because he has had to play RB because Elmo was in midfield. Signing Bolasie means he can now move back.

That actually makes sense. But isn't bolasie a left winger?

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #685 on: August 31, 2018, 05:44:16 PM »
He wasn't very good. If it's a toss up between him and Jedinak, I'll go with the latter as at least he's not a tart whose afraid of a goal post and vulnerable in the air.
What about when Jedi is knackered?  We know he can't play every week and is likely to pick up injuries.  I'm generally glass half full mindset, but if there is no replacement then this is just madness.

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #686 on: August 31, 2018, 05:48:24 PM »

If Axel is Terrys replacement why hasn’t he played at centre back yet?


I presume because he has had to play RB because Elmo was in midfield. Signing Bolasie means he can now move back.

That actually makes sense. But isn't bolasie a left winger?

I had assumed he would play on the right with El Ghazi on the left.

Offline RichardBatchelor

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #687 on: August 31, 2018, 05:49:31 PM »
Insanity. Leaves us with two natural centre backs, one of which, Tuanzebe, is a work in progress.

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #688 on: August 31, 2018, 05:54:10 PM »
Better wrap James Chester in cotton wool, cause if he gets crocked - we're in deep doodoo.

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Re: Tommy Elphick - signed
« Reply #689 on: August 31, 2018, 05:57:51 PM »
He hasn't exactly been great for us, but imagine Chester out for a few months, we're left with Jedi, Axel and Bree. Hopefully with our strikeforce we'd manage a few 5-4 wins.

 


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