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Post by Terrier Ramone on Jul 15, 2024 13:36:31 GMT 1
I would like a bit more info from the club about his injury. It also struck me that we haven't heard from Duff after any of the 3 friendlies, unless I've missed it?
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Post by bells ringing :) on Jul 15, 2024 13:39:45 GMT 1
I would like a bit more info from the club about his injury. It also struck me that we haven't heard from Duff after any of the 3 friendlies, unless I've missed it? your not wrong, i was thinking the same. This may be a plan/ what Duff wants to do . |
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Post by uptownfunk on Jul 15, 2024 13:57:34 GMT 1
Fair enough,with this and the above post I’ll stand corrected. What I’d read was different so was going with that. If it is a broken ankle as some are saying can’t imagine be seeing much of him this side of Christmas if at all. Even if it isn't a broken ankle, I'm sure there'll be another injury to come along soon enough. It's a shame, as he's a decent player but if he's never going to be on the pitch then it's pointless him being here. Fair play on the research… I tend to agree. I’m all for talented players and I can accept inconsistency but hardly playing due to injury is no use nor ornament. You need to be able to plan a team and a defensive system around players. I don’t know where you got your info but given the club pays people to do this research it begs the question as to why we signed him tbh.. was due diligence on him done effectively? |
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Post by morrisraspass on Jul 15, 2024 14:04:49 GMT 1
Fractured ankle, will miss first half of the session
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Post by uptownfunk on Jul 15, 2024 14:10:30 GMT 1
Fortunately we’ve got options at CB. Who does everyone think he’ll go with now?
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Post by htafcokay on Jul 15, 2024 14:14:37 GMT 1
Even if it isn't a broken ankle, I'm sure there'll be another injury to come along soon enough. It's a shame, as he's a decent player but if he's never going to be on the pitch then it's pointless him being here. Fair play on the research… I tend to agree. I’m all for talented players and I can accept inconsistency but hardly playing due to injury is no use nor ornament. You need to be able to plan a team and a defensive system around players. I don’t know where you got your info but given the club pays people to do this research it begs the question as to why we signed him tbh.. was due diligence on him done effectively? Judging by the amount of injury-prone players we sign, obviously not. The most ludicrous one I remember was Tino Anjorin. We signed him in January 2022 and from then until the end of the season, he played eight matches. So what did we do the following season? Signed him for a full season! Where he played nine matches. We knew he was barely ever fit, yet still signed him a second time! Town all over... |
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Post by uptownfunk on Jul 15, 2024 14:15:42 GMT 1
Fair play on the research… I tend to agree. I’m all for talented players and I can accept inconsistency but hardly playing due to injury is no use nor ornament. You need to be able to plan a team and a defensive system around players. I don’t know where you got your info but given the club pays people to do this research it begs the question as to why we signed him tbh.. was due diligence on him done effectively? Judging by the amount of injury-prone players we sign, obviously not. The most ludicrous one I remember was Tino Anjorin. We signed him in January 2022 and from then until the end of the season, he played eight matches. So what did we do the following season? Signed him for a full season! Where he played nine matches. We knew he was barely ever fit, yet still signed him a second time! Town all over... Piss poor. If they were spending my money they’d have been sacked. |
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Jul 15, 2024 14:16:00 GMT 1
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Post by rougeboy31 on Jul 15, 2024 14:19:24 GMT 1
Where do we find these players? There’s thousands of capable players around the world and yet somehow town seem to sign duds more often than not.
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Post by htafcokay on Jul 15, 2024 14:21:55 GMT 1
Where do we find these players? There’s thousands of capable players around the world and yet somehow town seem to sign duds more often than not. Cheap. |
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Post by ezzie on Jul 15, 2024 14:27:52 GMT 1
Don’t think it should be understated how bad this is from a Town promotion perspective. Arguably the most crucial player in a high intensity team, spraying balls around, pace, power, calm on the ball, runs with the ball. Absolutely gutted with this and means serious Money needs to be spent on a replacement of similar ilk. We’ve got absolutely no one that can spray passes around, thread accurate passes into midfield like he’s capable off.
So worrying
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Post by ezzie on Jul 15, 2024 14:31:11 GMT 1
People saying we’ve got CB replacements. There’s no one in the whole back line that can split a pass or loft a ball over the top like Balker did with ease… don’t think Town can sit back and think ‘Oh we can make it work with what we’ve got’ have to go out and spend money on a proper ball playing CB now IMO
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Post by terriersyndrome on Jul 15, 2024 14:32:31 GMT 1
Gutted for the lad. Looked pretty bad at the time but I was thinking ankle ligament damage. New CB required, preferably a left footed one.
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Post by nickhtafc82 on Jul 15, 2024 14:35:59 GMT 1
People saying we’ve got CB replacements. There’s no one in the whole back line that can split a pass or loft a ball over the top like Balker did with ease… don’t think Town can sit back and think ‘Oh we can make it work with what we’ve got’ have to go out and spend money on a proper ball playing CB now IMO This. We have no CB who can break forward and play a pass like Balker can. His ball out to Headley against Harrogate was sublime. Desperately need a replacement IMHO |
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Post by royrace on Jul 15, 2024 14:37:13 GMT 1
Don’t think it should be understated how bad this is from a Town promotion perspective. Arguably the most crucial player in a high intensity team, spraying balls around, pace, power, calm on the ball, runs with the ball. Absolutely gutted with this and means serious Money needs to be spent on a replacement of similar ilk. We’ve got absolutely no one that can spray passes around, thread accurate passes into midfield like he’s capable off. So worrying Barely seen him play although he looked decent when he was on the pitch. Massive shame for him personally but I wouldn't class him as crucial. I don't think promoted L1 teams necessarily need to have top quality, pacey, ball playing centre backs. REG helped Rotherham win the league recently for a bit of context, I think he played as a CB. |
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Post by araucaria on Jul 15, 2024 15:00:19 GMT 1
Last time we started a season back in the third tier after relegation, 2001-02, Martin Smith didn’t play a single minute in the league. We also had to sell Chris Lucketti after a couple of league games. How much higher than 6th might we have finished if……
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Post by nickhtafc82 on Jul 15, 2024 15:02:58 GMT 1
Don’t think it should be understated how bad this is from a Town promotion perspective. Arguably the most crucial player in a high intensity team, spraying balls around, pace, power, calm on the ball, runs with the ball. Absolutely gutted with this and means serious Money needs to be spent on a replacement of similar ilk. We’ve got absolutely no one that can spray passes around, thread accurate passes into midfield like he’s capable off. So worrying Barely seen him play although he looked decent when he was on the pitch. Massive shame for him personally but I wouldn't class him as crucial. I don't think promoted L1 teams necessarily need to have top quality, pacey, ball playing centre backs. REG helped Rotherham win the league recently for a bit of context, I think he played as a CB. Which one of our other CB's will play a forward pass into midfield or actually find a man in the channels, rather than just hoofing a ball down the line? From what I've seen of Duffs style, we're very much playing through midfield / switching balls out wide and Balker would have been perfect. Helik is our best bet and knowing that both Lees and Pearson struggle to, for me we need another first choice CB. Turton and ruffles should not be seen as back up CB options. Rotherham got promoted with REG, but we should be aiming to be better than that. All of course IMHO. |
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Post by htafcokay on Jul 15, 2024 15:05:05 GMT 1
Barely seen him play although he looked decent when he was on the pitch. Massive shame for him personally but I wouldn't class him as crucial. I don't think promoted L1 teams necessarily need to have top quality, pacey, ball playing centre backs. REG helped Rotherham win the league recently for a bit of context, I think he played as a CB. Which one of our other CB's will play a forward pass into midfield or actually find a man in the channels, rather than just hoofing a ball down the line? From what I've seen of Duffs style, we're very much playing through midfield / switching balls out wide and Balker would have been perfect. Helik is our best bet and knowing that both Lees and Pearson struggle to, for me we need another first choice CB. Turton and ruffles should not be seen as back up CB options. Rotherham got promoted with REG, but we should be aiming to be better than that.All of course IMHO. Knowing our obsession with bringing ex players back we might be seeing him again soon  |
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Post by nickhtafc82 on Jul 15, 2024 15:08:17 GMT 1
Which one of our other CB's will play a forward pass into midfield or actually find a man in the channels, rather than just hoofing a ball down the line? From what I've seen of Duffs style, we're very much playing through midfield / switching balls out wide and Balker would have been perfect. Helik is our best bet and knowing that both Lees and Pearson struggle to, for me we need another first choice CB. Turton and ruffles should not be seen as back up CB options. Rotherham got promoted with REG, but we should be aiming to be better than that.All of course IMHO. Knowing our obsession with bringing ex players back we might be seeing him again soon Lol don't 😆 |
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Post by mosher on Jul 15, 2024 15:10:55 GMT 1
Last time we started a season back in the third tier after relegation, 2001-02, Martin Smith didn’t play a single minute in the league. We also had to sell Chris Lucketti after a couple of league games. How much higher than 6th might we have finished if…… Would never have played for us if he wasn't made of glass. Technically VERY skilled, knew where the net was and quite nippy over 10-15 yards from what I remember. Would have had a stellar career if not for injuries IMO |
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Post by uptownfunk on Jul 15, 2024 15:11:07 GMT 1
Which one of our other CB's will play a forward pass into midfield or actually find a man in the channels, rather than just hoofing a ball down the line? From what I've seen of Duffs style, we're very much playing through midfield / switching balls out wide and Balker would have been perfect. Helik is our best bet and knowing that both Lees and Pearson struggle to, for me we need another first choice CB. Turton and ruffles should not be seen as back up CB options. Rotherham got promoted with REG, but we should be aiming to be better than that.All of course IMHO. Knowing our obsession with bringing ex players back we might be seeing him again soon But could he do a job for us? 😉 |
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Post by htafcokay on Jul 15, 2024 15:14:07 GMT 1
Knowing our obsession with bringing ex players back we might be seeing him again soon But could he do a job for us? 😉 I wouldn't trust REG to sweep up in a factory, to be honest. One of several players in the last few years to be referred to as "a great prospect" despite being in his mid-20s. |
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Post by uptownfunk on Jul 15, 2024 15:16:05 GMT 1
Last time we started a season back in the third tier after relegation, 2001-02, Martin Smith didn’t play a single minute in the league. We also had to sell Chris Lucketti after a couple of league games. How much higher than 6th might we have finished if…… Would never have played for us if he wasn't made of glass. Technically VERY skilled, knew where the net was and quite nippy over 10-15 yards from what I remember. Would have had a stellar career if not for injuries IMO Aye he was good player, good movement and touch and he could finish. Not physically robust enough alas, as seems similar case to poor old Radinio. He’s someone who could’ve been pivotal in a promotion push if he’d had a fully fit season.. We have a few utility players on the books who I’m not sure how Duff sees them.. I don’t know if you can sign a replacement for Balker at league one level. |
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Post by Floyds on Jul 15, 2024 15:30:36 GMT 1
Given he's played 7 games since January we should have been planning for the season without him anyway. He's had more different injuries than games...
Is Lees still injured too?
I guess we have Helik and Pearson along with Spencer/Ruffels/Turton who could play in a back three.
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Post by ezzie on Jul 15, 2024 15:33:54 GMT 1
Barely seen him play although he looked decent when he was on the pitch. Massive shame for him personally but I wouldn't class him as crucial. I don't think promoted L1 teams necessarily need to have top quality, pacey, ball playing centre backs. REG helped Rotherham win the league recently for a bit of context, I think he played as a CB. Which one of our other CB's will play a forward pass into midfield or actually find a man in the channels, rather than just hoofing a ball down the line? From what I've seen of Duffs style, we're very much playing through midfield / switching balls out wide and Balker would have been perfect. Helik is our best bet and knowing that both Lees and Pearson struggle to, for me we need another first choice CB. Turton and ruffles should not be seen as back up CB options. Rotherham got promoted with REG, but we should be aiming to be better than that. All of course IMHO. Couldn’t agree more, it’s like half the Town fans haven’t watched Pearson /Leeds constantly struggle to pass a football to any degree similar. An automatic hunting side would NOT have them near the starting 11 - simply not good enough on the ball. Pearson might be a ‘good’ defender.. nothing else. Serious investment needed at CB now, even Helik isn’t the best on the ball/distribution |
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Post by iangreaves on Jul 15, 2024 15:38:07 GMT 1
It's about time we had a bit of luck with injuries.
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Post by htafcokay on Jul 15, 2024 15:41:14 GMT 1
It's about time we had a bit of luck with injuries. We might get it if we stop signing players that are injury prone. |
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Post by iangreaves on Jul 15, 2024 15:51:49 GMT 1
It's about time we had a bit of luck with injuries. We might get it if we stop signing players that are injury prone. Not sure that applies with a broken ankle. |
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Post by htafcokay on Jul 15, 2024 16:05:52 GMT 1
We might get it if we stop signing players that are injury prone. Not sure that applies with a broken ankle. It applies to Balker especially. He's had three injuries and two bouts of illness in six months and has played a grand total of seven matches, and before that spent a combined period of two years out of the last five injured with various different injuries. |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Jul 15, 2024 16:06:46 GMT 1
Do clubs have some sort of insurance which covers a % of a players wage when they're out injured?
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