"Bassong touch n go for start of season"

[ReadingCanary 0]

Oh Dear......

[Twitchy 0]

FFS, any news on the rest?

[Bill 1,788]

perhaps that was why dear old Paeyalla was playing tonight and why Barnett has still not gonewith Turner off to Hull we could be jiggered

[ReadingCanary 0]

[quote user="Twitchy"]FFS, any news on the rest?[/quote]Snodgrass missing for "family reasons"Turner hopefully back next week

[Bill 1,788]

"Turner hopefully back next week"

where from Hull ?

[JayNCFC 14]

No way in my eyes Turner is off.Bad news on the Bassong front though.

[ReadingCanary 0]

Pilkington has also picked up a knock. Out for the week they reckon.

[JayNCFC 14]

[quote user="ReadingCanary"]Pilkington has also picked up a knock. Out for the week they reckon.[/quote]That does not bode well either... Need these players ready for Everton, these little niggles seem to be interrupting our rhythm.

[Twitchy 0]

Get defender NOW Chrissy lad NOW I tell you.

[The Masked Raccoon 0]

Oh please children, would you like a pack of Tena Ladys Panty Liners thrown in with your season ticket?

Get a grip please. The Pant Wetting party has started early

[thas a rummun 2]

Even Bassong was ''fit'' for Everton, match fitness will be lacking. It''s going to be a few games before he catches up to the others.I''d be happy enough with Bennett alongside Turner, or a back four of Whittaker RB, Garrido LB, with Turner and Russ together at CB.Ideally though we just sign Alderweireld and need not worry at all [:D]

[Snoddys Jockstrap 0]

THIS IS TERRIBLE

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WHERE TOBY AT

[Yorkshire Canary 118]

Disappointing but these things happen, adds to the argument that we need another good CB

[Kirkstall Yellow 0]

this may explain why snodgrass wasn''t playing!

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scotland-star-robert-snodgrass-pregnant-2106560?

[Howson is now! 0]

[quote user=Kirkstall Yellow]this may explain why snodgrass wasn''t playing! http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scotland-star-robert-snodgrass-pregnant-2106560?[/quote]

 

Robert Snodgrass is pregnant?

[Howson is now! 0]

On a serious note though, that''s one hell of a crash and I hope she and the bambino are ok.

 

On a footballing note, Ayala hasn''t looked too bad in pre-season but I think we''d be fine with R. Martin and Turner or R. Bennett for the first few games. It was arguable at the end of the season that Turner was actually the more consistent of the CBs and R. Bennett gave a very good showing of himself.

 

It''s a blow that Bassong might not be fully fit for the first month of the season but I still think we have adequate cover. If a new CB comes in he would have to be able to slot in straight away which is never easy in a back four.

[Hog 0]

No, I don''t think we do have enough cover, most will agree that when Bassong was out last season our defence was shaky. We cannot afford that again so a quality CB is a must now

[ReadingCanary 0]

Probably start the season with Bennett and Turner then..... or a new CB

[Juggy 0]

No reason at all to be worried, Martin and Bennett are both good enough. I would be worried if we had to fall back on Ayala or Barnett though, especially if it were for any considerable amount of time. We were actually very lucky that Cameroon didn''t qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. 

[GJP 79]

[quote user="The New Boy"]No reason at all to be worried, Martin and Bennett are both good enough.  [/quote]

How good is good enough?

 

They''ve not been first choices at centreback under Hughton nor Lambert.

 

If they were that good then maybe Hughton wouldn''t have needed to have spent several million last summer bringing Bassong and Turner in as first choices.