Rudolph Hucker 0 Posted February 12, 2011 Paul Lambert said selling Nelson to give him security was a case of head over heart. Barnett will surely be out for a few weeks. Ward''s form is questionable. Whitbread''s fitness is questionable. Askou is not as good a player as Nelson.B but we have no proper right back cover to replace him there. In April the concentration of 6 games in 22 days will decide the season and we play three rivals - two away - and one (Forest) home in six days. Selling Nelson was a risk. It might come back to haunt us. Fingers crossed and Whitbread looked immense when he came on today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LinkNR9 0 Posted February 12, 2011 I think you''re right, the sale of the Admiral was a risk. Sometimes these things work, sometimes they don''t. I think that this one might come back to haunt us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nexus_Canary 1,016 Posted February 12, 2011 Agreed with that guys.That said surely we can get an emergency loan in ?Worst case senario given how well Lansbury is doing surely Mr Wenger could send one of his small boy defenders our way ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boyo 0 Posted February 12, 2011 I''m quite worried about this. We concede plenty of goals at the best of times but now with the important run in looming we have our best centre back injured! How on earth are Whitbread and Ward going to deal with the pace of Leeds next week!?!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norwichwhite 0 Posted February 12, 2011 snodgrass and gradel are on fire at the moment....... so here''s hoping barnett''s only injured for a couple of weeks[:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harry 0 Posted February 12, 2011 Apparently Tierney can play central. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
priceyrice 123 Posted February 12, 2011 [quote user="Nexus_Canary"]Agreed with that guys.That said surely we can get an emergency loan in ?Worst case senario given how well Lansbury is doing surely Mr Wenger could send one of his small boy defenders our way ??[/quote]Ha i like Arsenal, but one type of player i wouldn''t take from Wenger is a CB, he struggled to get his own sorted for a long time! I think the emergency loan may be the only option, it was such a mistake getting if of Nelson in the end and i think it may have been Lamberts worse decision yet as manager Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rupethebear 0 Posted February 13, 2011 he''s gone, god deal for him, another 2 years and at the time we have 4 defenders and only play 2 at a time. If Lambert thinks we are short he will either recall Jens, after next Sat, or find somebody else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cantiaci Canary 556 Posted February 13, 2011 There''s no point crying over spilt milk. With the Admiral here we had 5 centre backs (6 if you include Tierney as emergency cover there).For all of his strengths lets not make Nelson into the next Cody - absence makes the heart grow fonder! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woman in the Stands (WITS) 0 Posted February 13, 2011 Agreed BC. Tierney being able to play CB as well is good enough for me if Lambert thinks the same. He''s quite a hard tackler, from what I''ve seen, as well as using his head to defend so we need to stick with supporting the team we have playing for us, otherwise it''ll turn out like the Forster situation as well as the Cody one. Life - including football - is about the here and now, not the ''ifs'', ''buts'' and ''maybes''.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
im spartacus canary 0 Posted February 13, 2011 He got out muscled for cardiffs winner was suprised cos what ever his short comings strength was never one of them here . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,277 Posted February 13, 2011 Nelson''s got his own column in the Scunthorpe footy programme......? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howson is now! 0 Posted February 13, 2011 [quote user="Boyo"]I''m quite worried about this. We concede plenty of goals at the best of times but now with the important run in looming we have our best centre back injured![/quote]Whitbread''s back to full fitness now Boyo'' [;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
. 0 Posted February 13, 2011 [quote user="Mello Yello"] Nelson''s got his own column in the Scunthorpe footy programme......?[/quote]He must have one eye on relegation at the moment though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joanna Grey 0 Posted February 13, 2011 [quote user="Paul Cluckbert "][quote user="Mello Yello"] Nelson''s got his own column in the Scunthorpe footy programme......?[/quote]He must have one eye on relegation at the moment though.[/quote]No ''arm in that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yorkshire Canary 118 Posted February 13, 2011 I agree this heart over head decision could hurt us but perhaps is part if Lamberts learning curve. The be honest he has hardly put a foot wrong up to now. I understand Tierny can also place CH as well though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a1canary 0 Posted February 13, 2011 Actually, as far as this season is concerned, selling Nelson now was heart over head and Lambert said as much. He let him go because he had an offer of a longer contract which Lambert wasn''t prepared to give him. But as far as this season goes, Lambert knew that the ideal would be to have Nelson available as important and capable cover. He allowed him to go and get that contract when he could have refused and kept him with us as cover.It was a completely human decision for which i admire Lambert but i agree it could end up costing us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted February 13, 2011 Are we all assuming that Barnett is going to be out injured for some time or do you know something I don''t know? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 4,237 Posted February 13, 2011 You would hope that there is the money there for a CB on loan who would turn out to be better than Nelson.If that''s not the case, then it does seem a little foolish to get rid of him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
