A running theme of both pre- and post-match conversations on Saturday concerned the signing of Shane Duffy.
Almost exclusively people confessed that when we signed him, there was a fair amount of "WTF?" thoughts.
We had Lewis Dunk, Connor Goldson and the BFG. Sure, we needed a fourth centre-back but a relatively junior back-up was what most thought we'd be aiming for. Then, out of the blue, we break our transfer record to bring in a largely well-regarded international. What was that all about?
Fifteen games in, it's become abundantly clear. Duffy is an absolute monster and the Albion have the best defence in the Football League (Premier League clubs have only played 10 games to date) and we have more clean sheets than anyone else anywhere.
Well played Messrs Hughton, Winstanley et al.
Almost exclusively people confessed that when we signed him, there was a fair amount of "WTF?" thoughts.
We had Lewis Dunk, Connor Goldson and the BFG. Sure, we needed a fourth centre-back but a relatively junior back-up was what most thought we'd be aiming for. Then, out of the blue, we break our transfer record to bring in a largely well-regarded international. What was that all about?
Fifteen games in, it's become abundantly clear. Duffy is an absolute monster and the Albion have the best defence in the Football League (Premier League clubs have only played 10 games to date) and we have more clean sheets than anyone else anywhere.
Well played Messrs Hughton, Winstanley et al.