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Gordon Greer
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Superphil
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Alright Ms Greer?
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Agree, part of the best defence in the division.
Having said that, I'd leave Dunk in on Saturday
Having said that, I'd leave Dunk in on Saturday
Varndean VI Form College
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A lot of the UKIP massive don't like the fact that he's Scottish. If he was from In-ger-lund he'd have his own North Stand banner and song by now.
Sad state of affairs.
Sad state of affairs.
supaseagull
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Has been carried for the last two years by others around him.
Can look good, but is making more and more mistakes and that showed against Reading, where his giving the ball away indirectly led to us possibly not gaining 3 points against Reading.
In the games he hasn't played, we have not missed him and in fact, we look more resilient at the back with Dunk and Upson.
Can look good, but is making more and more mistakes and that showed against Reading, where his giving the ball away indirectly led to us possibly not gaining 3 points against Reading.
In the games he hasn't played, we have not missed him and in fact, we look more resilient at the back with Dunk and Upson.
The Brighton Buzz
Falmer here we come
- Jan 31, 2008
- 1,277
Is a good player but unfortunately still plays like he is playing for Gus. Backwards and sideways. Dunk looks to get the ball forward quicker, that should result in more chances at goal over 90 minutes. I also think that Dunk will score more goals from corners etc. Greer hardly gets his head on anything. Having said that it is Oscars decision who plays and I trust him to get it right rather than me.
Claude samdamme
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- Mar 8, 2014
- 136
Carried to the most amount of clean sheets in the championship?! We should probably just play 3 at the back then....
Upson messed up in the Wigan game and cost us points, guess he past it too as well
Perkino
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- Dec 11, 2009
- 6,053
If he was a player born in Sussex and been here all his career we would be forever singing his praises. As a group of fans I've never been so shocked at the range of opinions about individual players. So much is based on preferences rather than if the player actually adds anything to our team.
We also must have a fall guy or someone to complain about which is rarely the worst player or the guy who made the mistakes but often the least favourite
We also must have a fall guy or someone to complain about which is rarely the worst player or the guy who made the mistakes but often the least favourite
dale jasper football guru
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Stupid argument about upson....Greer on the other hand is slow and getting found out on a consistent basis....he's a passenger .....always looking for someone else to blame which drives me mad
Imagine if we still had el and and Greer as our CB partnership !!!!
Upson has carried him
Having more bad days than good recently which is worrying
- Jun 27, 2012
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Greer almost ever present this season as a CB. More clean sheets than any other team in the Champ. (jointly with QPR) Fewest goals per game conceded than any other team in the Championship. Likewise a similar defensive record last season. And now regular CB for Scotland. Greer is obviously a key part of our impressive back 5. His passing is underrated. Often splits defences.
I'll be amazed if he's "dropped" on Saturday. OG will rightly put him straight back in the team (although Dunk is impressive too)
I'll be amazed if he's "dropped" on Saturday. OG will rightly put him straight back in the team (although Dunk is impressive too)
TWOCHOICEStom
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He's become the new Barnes. People get on his back for some reason. The only thing I see wrong with him is that sometimes he makes a silly decision or gets too hotheaded.
But if he's as shit as many people on here say, do you think he would have been made captain? No. Do you think Gus would have picked him week after week? No. Would Oscar pick him? No. Do you think he'd be anywhere near the Scotland team? No.
He is a great player. He's been in the middle of our defence whilst we've been winning leagues, reaching playoffs and keeping clean sheet after clean sheet. That's no fluke. He's not being carried by anyone. He's just bloody good at his job.
But if he's as shit as many people on here say, do you think he would have been made captain? No. Do you think Gus would have picked him week after week? No. Would Oscar pick him? No. Do you think he'd be anywhere near the Scotland team? No.
He is a great player. He's been in the middle of our defence whilst we've been winning leagues, reaching playoffs and keeping clean sheet after clean sheet. That's no fluke. He's not being carried by anyone. He's just bloody good at his job.
TWOCHOICEStom
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Also, the argument about him being slow is laughable. How many lightning quick centre backs do you know?
surlyseagull
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- Aug 23, 2008
- 848
Agreed ,and how anyone can say he has been carried for the last two seasons is beyond comprehension .Yes he has made mistakes ,and so have others but he has played a lot of games and statistically he will over time make mistakes and probably will again like other players who play regularly.This hang em high attitude to some of our players is quite frankly absurd .Our defensive record is something a lot of teams in the championship aspire to, so how anyone can knock Greer has dumbfounded me .I do like Dunk as a player and think we are lucky to have a player like him who can come in and do a good job ,but for the time being its Greer for me .
It's bad enough that your blog is well written and intelligent please don't let this slip into your postings there is no place for it here !
Norman Baker suck my lozenge
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Think it's the same situation as Barnes,27k appreciate what both players are all about,and about 300 wind filled gobshites that know the square route of f@ck all about football think thy speak for us all when they vent their shite.
If you are a team that encourages defenders to play out from the back then occasionally they are going to make mistakes unless they are world class players. I would much rather embrace this style of football and the odd error every now and again than revert to percentages style kick and rush which would mean fewer errors but shocking football.
Personally I rate Greer, he is comfortable on the ball and capable of a cracking long pass every so often a la Newcastle last year leading to Orlandi's goal.
Personally I rate Greer, he is comfortable on the ball and capable of a cracking long pass every so often a la Newcastle last year leading to Orlandi's goal.
Varndean VI Form College
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Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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Seasidesage
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Greer is in decline, but he is still a very competent championship CD. The idea he is being carried is nonsense, he is still in front of Dunk who positionally still makes some errors and drops very deep. That said I would expect Dunk to be 1st choice next season as we have to lower the age of our back four and introduce some pace, I would expect a younger full back to come in, on one side too.