Karl Henry/Faurlin

[Fordy]

Pretty sure Henry has hardly featured in Pre season? Faurlin features heavily then CR starts Henry? Just thought that was very weird.

[bakes8]

Whilst I agree fordy, think we really need to be giving Faurlin the kid gloves treatment especially early doors this season.

[Jimmy Floyd Rabbit]

Whilst I agree fordy, think we really need to be giving Faurlin the kid gloves treatment especially early doors this season.

Agree. Pre season is a glorified kick about to gauge fitness and formation understandings. The real deal will put a lot more stresses and strains on the body, especially poor Ali's fragile knees. Ease him in, then he'll slowly become a starter. He has the class to be.

[qprjeff1882]

Agree. Pre season is a glorified kick about to gauge fitness and formation understandings. The real deal will put a lot more stresses and strains on the body, especially poor Ali's fragile knees. Ease him in, then he'll slowly become a starter. He has the class to be.

That's the reason i wouldn't like him to play against Yeovil. It's this sort of game that could be his undoing.

[bakes8]

That's the reason i wouldn't like him to play against Yeovil. It's this sort of game that could be his undoing.

Any game could be his undoing. 45+60 mins for Ali on Tuesday for me.

[winalotto]

Pretty sure Henry has hardly featured in Pre season? Faurlin features heavily then CR starts Henry? Just thought that was very weird.

They will ease Ali in after his terrible injury record over the last few years, as i said on a previous post your never match fit straight away and they wont want to risk an unnecessary injury on him straight away, they will ease him into this season and rightly so.

[Chopper]

What's weird for me is the useless pre season we have had. We sign two old full backs at the last minute and throw them in, with hardly a game between them. Also, Clint Hill is past it for 3 seasons now. Our back 4 yesterday was worse than the Karl Ready and Steve Morrow days!!!

[Fordy]

What's weird for me is the useless pre season we have had. We sign two old full backs at the last minute and throw them in, with hardly a game between them. Also, Clint Hill is past it for 3 seasons now. Our back 4 yesterday was worse than the Karl Ready and Steve Morrow days!!!

It's was very experience wasn't it. Loads of Prem games between em. Desperately need Yun back plus a really good CB.

[The Merry Ploughboy]

It's was very experience wasn't it. Loads of Prem games between em. Desperately need Yun back plus a really good CB.

Yun out for 3-4 weeks by all accounts.

[Rangers77]

What's weird for me is the useless pre season we have had. We sign two old full backs at the last minute and throw them in, with hardly a game between them. Also, Clint Hill is past it for 3 seasons now. Our back 4 yesterday was worse than the Karl Ready and Steve Morrow days!!!

Deluded. Not based on reality.

[Garyd73]

You could make an argument either way with the back 4 at the moment but I think everyone probably agrees Ned is good for us.

We certainly need another CB but Clint is OK at this level against 70% of teams at least.

Yun will hopefully be 1st choice LB when fit and Konchesky just cover, he had a couple of poor crosses on Saturday towards the end but thought he looked better then Simpson did against Hull last season on the first day (I know he was RB).

At RB it was a first game for Perch and I thought he was solid first half and then too far away to see in the 2nd, I also liked Furlong last season. I thought he did well at Hull but getting beat by Sanchez and the Palace guy when you have the power house of SWP helping you is no disgrace.

[Ginger Ninja]

What's weird for me is the useless pre season we have had. We sign two old full backs at the last minute and throw them in, with hardly a game between them. Also, Clint Hill is past it for 3 seasons now. Our back 4 yesterday was worse than the Karl Ready and Steve Morrow days!!!

Ridiculous. They were solid as a rock in the first half!! Karl Ready and Steve Morrow were never ever solid! Stupid post.

[James1979]

I think defence will be ok. Disagree with keeping green and not McCarthy but partmer for luongo is key for me. Henry and Faurlin are too pedestrian in my view.

[Ginger Ninja]

I think defence will be ok. Disagree with keeping green and not McCarthy but partmer for luongo is key for me. Henry and Faurlin are too pedestrian in my view.

What is Gladwin's actual position? He looks more like a CM than a winger.

[James1979]

I thought he was a central mid but could be wrong