[Albion] Starting eleven plus subs for the Tottenham game

[Taybha]

Not really sure, but this bloke has been told he may well get a game .

 

[timbha]

Apologies Tim, it was merely supposition on my part given previous experiences with people in a similar situation.

Not sure why I was so quick to pounce!

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Not really sure, but this bloke has been told he may well get a game .




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We've signed Paul Kitson again?

 

[GT49er]

Moder at CB isn't the worst idea. Potter may have something even more left field up his sleeve.

Yes, that is a bit of a worry ......................

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Yes, that is a bit of a worry ......................

Someone should do a poll.

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[DarrenFreemansPerm]

If it was as serious as that, then surely he’d have not even walked off the pitch at West Ham, never mind play the full 90+ minutes with no apparent hinderence?

I’m inclined to agree, however the injury was apparently sustained in the final minutes/moments of the game. I watch a lot of NFL and ACLs are the blight of many players, I’ve seen many walk off unaided but are then gone for several months. Obviously I hope that it’s not that, but I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if it was.

 

[Reinelt12]

I thought Potter was talking more in terms of medial ligament and cartilage on Radio Sussex? He did say he was concerned though, and that alone would probably be 2-3 months.

ACL would be disastrous.

I’d be inclined to recall Ostigard.

Interesting that he isn't in the 18 at all today for Stoke... either we have had a word (unlikely - they are well within their rights to play him) or he is also injured

 

[nwgull]

I’m inclined to agree, however the injury was apparently sustained in the final minutes/moments of the game. I watch a lot of NFL and ACLs are the blight of many players, I’ve seen many walk off unaided but are then gone for several months. Obviously I hope that it’s not that, but I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if it was.

I'm not an expert; I'm just clutching at positivity straws to be honest. I wonder what sort of January recall clauses we have on the 3 centre backs currently on loan in the Championship if it does turn out to be more than a couple of weeks?

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

If it was as serious as that, then surely he’d have not even walked off the pitch at West Ham, never mind play the full 90+ minutes with no apparent hinderence?

I’m thinking the fact that Dunk was shown in the crowd at St Mary’s means that the injury was picked up late, after we’d travelled, which would indicate he was still training after the West Ham game and was expected to play against Southampton. There is no way Dunk would have travelled with the squad if we’d known he wasn’t going to play, he’d have stayed home and rested.

 

[Blue3]

Starting 11

Sanchez

Lamptey
Moder
Burn (Capt)
Cucurella

Macallister
Mwepu
Biss

March
Maupay
Connolly

 

[nwgull]

I’m thinking the fact that Dunk was shown in the crowd at St Mary’s means that the injury was picked up late, after we’d travelled, which would indicate he was still training after the West Ham game and was expected to play against Southampton. There is no way Dunk would have travelled with the squad if we’d known he wasn’t going to play, he’d have stayed home and rested.

That’s another straw of optimism to grasp. As you say, it would seem very strange for non-playing players to travel and expose themselves to an unnecessary COVID risk.

 

[sparkie]

Moder at CB isn't the worst idea. Potter may have something even more left field up his sleeve.

Naylor mentioned that club regard Moder as an emergency centre back a while ago. I'm not up for trawling to find the particular quote though.

 

[drew]

I’m thinking the fact that Dunk was shown in the crowd at St Mary’s means that the injury was picked up late, after we’d travelled, which would indicate he was still training after the West Ham game and was expected to play against Southampton. There is no way Dunk would have travelled with the squad if we’d known he wasn’t going to play, he’d have stayed home and rested.

Possibly but don't forget he's club captain so irrespective of injury I'm sure he would have been there to support the team.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Possibly but don't forget he's club captain so irrespective of injury I'm sure he would have been there to support the team.

Even though he is club captain his recovery plan would have trumped any want to support the team etc. He would have been very unlikely to have travelled if they knew the injury was going to stop him playing. The fact Potter said in his pre match interview that they were still assessing the injury points to it only being discovered on the morning of the game and that Dunk was fully expected to play until that moment. Had it already been known he was injured he would have probably been at the training ground on Saturday having the injury assessed further by members of the medical team who didn’t travel.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Sanchez

Lamptey

Veltman
Roberts
Burn

Cucurella

Bissouma
Moder

MacAllister

Maupay
Connolly


Tsoungi / Turns on the bench

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

One from the U23's to feature









Gary Dicker

 

[GT49er]

One from the U23's to feature









Gary Dicker

I understand it's now considered to be a progressive idea to have a senior player-coach with the U23s (no, I'm not sure if t is either, but people who know far more than I do about football, development and coaching think it's a good idea, so I'll go along with it!) but on the evidence of the last few matches, Dicker just isn't good enough for our U23 team.

Wonder of the senior player-coach role would be better applied to the U18s?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

I understand it's now considered to be a progressive idea to have a senior player-coach with the U23s (no, I'm not sure if t is either, but people who know far more than I do about football, development and coaching think it's a good idea, so I'll go along with it!) but on the evidence of the last few matches, Dicker just isn't good enough for our U23 team.

Wonder of the senior player-coach role would be better applied to the U18s?

He was ok against Liverpool

 

[albionalex]

If Dunk’s injury is indeed an ACL as I’ve read in a few places then he’s probably done for the season.

I would be gobsmacked if it was an ACL, considering he finished the match against West Ham. ACL is a stretcher job.

 

[Swansman]

I would be gobsmacked if it was an ACL, considering he finished the match against West Ham. ACL is a stretcher job.

Not always. I've seen several players play with ACL injuries for a couple of minutes until they have to make a turn or something and realise it isnt working. Not common but no entirely unusual either.

No reason to expect the worst however. Will be interesting to watch GPs press conference ahead of the Wolves game.