Where's TCB

[Ninja Elephant]

Was it not reported that FDM would be out for probably 3 weeks. With Smiths poor form/illness perhaps it was considered to try to speedup FDM return but having Prezovan on trial negated the need so urgently.

Brezovan, BG. His name is Peter Brezovan.

 

[BensGrandad]

Brezovan, BG. His name is Peter Brezovan.

Thank you my mistake blip due to old age

 

[Acker79]

That wasn't what I was saying. I was suggesting that Kuipers was taking longer than was really necessary to declare himself fit, on the basis that whenever he returned he would get the shirt back. We were told that he could (some said would) be ready for the Charlton game and then for yesterdays game. Perhaps he decided not to risk it and have another week 'to make sure'. After yesterday I raised the possibility that he would be more inclined to declare himself ready to play on Friday. Anyway, it's not really worth discussing as we'll never know what the real reason was (unless he's still ruled out).

Or to look at events another way, Kuipers recognised Smith was struggling and was willing to rush back, play before he was fully fit for the sake of the team even if it cost him in the long run, then late in the week we signed Brezovan, and Kuipers felt comfortable taking another week to get back to 100%.