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 Mr Palaceman  06 Jul 17 5.58pm |
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Originally posted by alaneagle1
Well Wardy is a different position so he will not get dropped,however once Frank sorts us out as a "total football team" his place will be under threat. Just to clarify, when I say Kelly, Delaney and Ward, I just mean, if I was looking at the defence, these are the players I would be looking to improve on Before Dann. I know Ward is a right back.
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| Mstrobez 06 Jul 17 5.58pm |
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Originally posted by Dan89
Question- Who should be captain? My preference would be Luka or Sakho if he joins. Sakho's a great character but I'm not sure he's captain material, would have to be someone a bit more disciplined and level headed IMO. I still think Dann is the obvious choice and people are relating his link between poor form and captaincy too easily, I think the whole team was playing poorly apart from Wilf during his blip and there was nothing much else to it than that. Ideally you'd have someone a bit more vocal than Dann but you look at the team and sadly the thing we lack is a proper leader. A part of you is tempted to just give it to a Wilf just because, you know, he's Wilf.
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| Dan89 Se25 06 Jul 17 6.44pm |
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Originally posted by Mstrobez
Sakho's a great character but I'm not sure he's captain material, would have to be someone a bit more disciplined and level headed IMO. I still think Dann is the obvious choice and people are relating his link between poor form and captaincy too easily, I think the whole team was playing poorly apart from Wilf during his blip and there was nothing much else to it than that. Ideally you'd have someone a bit more vocal than Dann but you look at the team and sadly the thing we lack is a proper leader. A part of you is tempted to just give it to a Wilf just because, you know, he's Wilf.
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| teedee Croydon 06 Jul 17 6.50pm |
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Scott Dann is by far the best defender at the club...... Jury still out on Tompkins..... Delaney past his sell by..... Ward gives the ball away too much..... Kelly did ok as a fill in, though not a Premier League quality central defender.
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| Dan89 Se25 06 Jul 17 6.57pm |
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Originally posted by teedee
Scott Dann is by far the best defender at the club...... Jury still out on Tompkins..... Delaney past his sell by..... Ward gives the ball away too much..... Kelly did ok as a fill in, though not a Premier League quality central defender. Your missing the word WAS the best defender at the club. Even when Sam was in charge Dec to Feb didn't he play and we still couldn't pick up a win until Sakho was fit.
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| palace chick South Croydon 06 Jul 17 6.58pm |
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My thoughts are that Dann and Tompkins are equally as good as each other. However, I don't think they work well together as a pairing. Both work with Sakho and Delaney and even Kelly - but together I'm not sure it works? Perhaps we will see this season if they can compliment each other or not, but I have my doubts?
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| eddiqc Tunbridge wells 06 Jul 17 7.48pm |
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If you ask me Scotty is our best defender. That's why he was in contention for a spot in the England team. Kelly is terrible but sakho made him look good! Don't get me wrong tomkins is good too but damn is definitely better
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| dynamicdick Dormansland 06 Jul 17 8.38pm |
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Dann is most definitely not captain material. Was like a rabbit in the headlights last season in our terrible run.
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| Mstrobez 06 Jul 17 8.41pm |
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Originally posted by Dan89
Your missing the word WAS the best defender at the club. Even when Sam was in charge Dec to Feb didn't he play and we still couldn't pick up a win until Sakho was fit. He was injured for a while in fairness, to then automatically be deemed as inferior to a player who looked shocking first half of the season is a little bit unfair. Especially when he had Sakho next to him.
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| EverybodyDannsNow SE19 06 Jul 17 8.48pm |
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Agree with the OP - people forget just how good he was in his first couple of seasons - probably the best centre half we've had this decade (until Sakho joined). Tomkins is by no means a bad player, and it's definitely a close contest, but any talk of selling is madness - what would we really get for a 30 year old Scott Dann? A few mil? He's worth more than that to us, even if it is as 3rd choice. As for the captaincy - surely it has to be Punch? Stepped up brilliantly last year, and clearly the natural leader in the group.
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| Dan89 Se25 06 Jul 17 9.03pm |
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Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow
Agree with the OP - people forget just how good he was in his first couple of seasons - probably the best centre half we've had this decade (until Sakho joined). Tomkins is by no means a bad player, and it's definitely a close contest, but any talk of selling is madness - what would we really get for a 30 year old Scott Dann? A few mil? He's worth more than that to us, even if it is as 3rd choice. As for the captaincy - surely it has to be Punch? Stepped up brilliantly last year, and clearly the natural leader in the group. Puncheon needs to be dropped if we are to progress. We've been crying out for a number 10 since chamakh left.
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| alaneagle1 Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 06 Jul 17 9.31pm |
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Originally posted by Mr Palaceman
Just to clarify, when I say Kelly, Delaney and Ward, I just mean, if I was looking at the defence, these are the players I would be looking to improve on Before Dann. I know Ward is a right back. Agreed 100 per cent.
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