Navarro to play by the end of the month?

[Mr Smggles]

BBC Sport - Football - Midfielder Alan Navarro close to Brighton return

Sounds hopeful

I do hope i'm not brandished with a big F

 

[OSRGull]

He said he thinks he'll be ready for the trip to MK but i don't think he will be.

 

[Gritt23]

I expect to see the phrase "like having a new signing" when he does return.

 

[Easy 10]

I wonder if Navarro's return will influence whether we make a contract offer to Bridcutt or not. I think he's well worth keeping on, hope we sort out a permanent deal for him in the summer.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I wonder if Navarro's return will influence whether we make a contract offer to Bridcutt or not. I think he's well worth keeping on, hope we sort out a permanent deal for him in the summer.

Definitely keep Bridcutt in. With Kish retiring there is no need to have to choose between Navarro or Bridcutt in my opinion.

 

[grummitts gloves]

Just hope he can recapture his form prior to the injury. I wasn't his biggest fan when he first arrived as he was clearly unfit, but won me over with his performances just before the unlucky injury.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Trouble is when players come back from long injuries, they tend to pick up another knock pretty quickly after so I'm not really expecting Navarro to feature too heavily for quite some time.

 

[Rookie]

Luckily with Bridcutt currently in the defensive midfield role Navarro don't need to rush back can take time to get back to full fitness. Can both play in the same team?

 

[Easy 10]

Definitely keep Bridcutt in. With Kish retiring there is no need to have to choose between Navarro or Bridcutt in my opinion.

Agreed.
I'd forgotten about Kish's impending retirement.

 

[bhaexpress]

All we need now is Kazanga up and running about in Blue and White stripes.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

His contract is up in the Summer so he'll want to get back to playing ASAP.

 

[tonymgc]

Can see him struggling to get back in unless we get injurys.

 

[whitelion]

It'll be great to see Smith back up and running soon too....

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Can see him struggling to get back in unless we get injurys.

We are playing Saturday / Tuesday / Saturday for two months. It will be a RIGHT bonus to have Navs in the rotation mix with Kish and Bridcutt.

 

[olliwarne]

I don't think he'll make it too the first team before the end of the month.
Gus will let him work on his fitness first and maybe a game or two for the reserves ?

 

[Publius Ovidius]

FIXT....etc I mentioned this a couple of weeks ago. I was chatting to him at Esporta and he was hoping to be in full training next week. this is really good news and will add competition into our midfield ( especially after the efforts at Orient)

i hope he comes back and plays as well as he was before getting a nasty injury.

He talks like Jamie carragher BTW!!!!

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

That's great news! I was at Northampton in August when the injury occurred and I put it fairly and squarely down to the pitch.Too long a grass length! All the best to the lad and I hope he has a stormer of an end-of-season for us.

TNBA

TTF

 

[severnside gull]

If he has to wait for a couple of reserve team games to test his fitness we will be lucky to see him this side of Easter!!

Need him back though as he will be the only player in the team who can understand what Craig Noone is saying

 

[kevtherev]

My big worry about Navarro is by his own admission, it takes him a while to find his form. Hense he was so pissed off with getting injured, as it was the first time in years he had had a full pre season. He may well be off the pace and prone to mistakes, as he was at the start of last season. Before going on to prove he is class, might have to wait till August to see Navarro back to his best. Im sure one of Bridcutt/ Navarro is good enough to play the holding role next season in the championship.