Stumpy Tim
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Pavilionaire said:
So who goes instead, assuming King isn't fit. Wes Brown
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should Sol campbell go to the World cup?
- Thread starter Goring Gull
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So who goes instead, assuming King isn't fit. Wes Brown
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Ferdinand
Terry
King
Carragher
Woodgate
Should all be above Campbell in the pecking order, and should all go if fit. Michael Dawson is also a better bet, though unlikely to be picked. I don't know where you get Wes Brown from.
Terry
King
Carragher
Woodgate
Should all be above Campbell in the pecking order, and should all go if fit. Michael Dawson is also a better bet, though unlikely to be picked. I don't know where you get Wes Brown from.
I don't know where you get Woodgate from. Class act he may be, but the guy can't even get up without picking up an injury.
There is only a debate because we already have Terry, Carragher, Ferdinand and King. If we didn't have so many I think Campbell would get a bit more consideration. Arsenal now have four games to play and there is every chance he will play in all of them so let's see how things look after the final. Lest we forget this guy has delivered in every tournament he has gone to.
BTW my first choice pairing would be Carragher & Terry.
There is only a debate because we already have Terry, Carragher, Ferdinand and King. If we didn't have so many I think Campbell would get a bit more consideration. Arsenal now have four games to play and there is every chance he will play in all of them so let's see how things look after the final. Lest we forget this guy has delivered in every tournament he has gone to.
BTW my first choice pairing would be Carragher & Terry.
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Stumpy Tim
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Pavilionaire said:
So you agree with me then - apart from Woodgate (who is also injured)... with King injured there are no options after Campbell.
Dawson is nowhere near the player Campbell is
Scoffers
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I'd take him
B.M.F
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Stumpy Tim said:
Dawson has had a really good season and has improved a hell of a lot. Rio has also had a very good season and I would take both of them over Sol because he is not fit, has hardly played and when he does he spends the whole game watching mens bottoms instead of the football.
Superseagull
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- Jul 8, 2003
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He looked slow, was caught out of position several times, and would be skinned alive by any half decent international striker with a bit of pace and skill. He ain't the player he used to be. But i'm 99% sure Sven will take him anyway!
ben andrews' girlfriend
Nurse Laura
If he sorts himself out in time, then yes - but at the moment he shouldnt go
dunno
Old Skool
I remember an Albion vs Spurs pre-season friendly at the Goldstone - we had just signed Junior McDougald and Jeff Minton from Spurs. Junior (who was no slow coach) was chasing after the ball and an unknown and very young Sol came out of nowhere, outpaced him and out-muscled him, turned and took the ball away. He was superb in those days. Still good enough if he gets rid of the demons.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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dunno said:
May be wrong but I think it was Kurt Nogan, who was a bit of a star for us in those days, that Sol had in his pocket for the whole game. I remember it because I was shocked at how much quicker than Nogan he was. Campbell was also about 5 stone lighter than he is now, I reckon.
dunno
Old Skool
Icy Gull said:
I stand corrected Icy - I knew it was someone on our yeam who was quite quick!! McDougald and Minton did play though - I'm sure it was part of the deal to bring them to us
dunno
Old Skool
Yeah I think you are right - probably why I went - to go and see the diving......!!!
Like you I remember thinking that the gulf between a good Div 2 striker (Nogan) and an unknown premiership centre half (Campbell) was massive
Like you I remember thinking that the gulf between a good Div 2 striker (Nogan) and an unknown premiership centre half (Campbell) was massive
Barnet Seagull
Luxury Player
I think you've got three similar centre backs in
Campbell, Carragher and Terry.
I think Ferdinand is a different type of player and as long as his mind is on the job, I'd have him as the main centre back. He'd have Neville alongside which would help.
Although I think Carra is the better defender, i'd have Terry as first choice for his organistation and the aerial threat at the other end.
Campbell, Carragher and Terry.
I think Ferdinand is a different type of player and as long as his mind is on the job, I'd have him as the main centre back. He'd have Neville alongside which would help.
Although I think Carra is the better defender, i'd have Terry as first choice for his organistation and the aerial threat at the other end.
Icy Gull said:
Was that the game that finished 3-0?
dunno
Old Skool
Kinky Gerbils said:
Yeah something like that
My first game that
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
I was a big Sol fan up until this season, but there's too many question marks hanging over him now. If he does a half time FLOUNCE when the likes of West Ham are running rings around him, whats he gonna do in the pressure of a World Cup ? I know he's performed superbly in the past, but he looks like damaged goods at the moment. I remember Jason Roberts making MINCEmeat out of him in the Wigan 2nd leg at Highbury as well.
Not for me. We've got good cover there.
Not for me. We've got good cover there.
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enigma
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Easy 10 said:
This is what it is all about for me. In Terry, Ferdinand and Caragher, we have people that are in better fitness and form than Sol, so he definitely shouldnt start.
However, with King and Woodgate injured he would be worth taking in the squad.