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Cunningham - Cursed.

Cunningham - Cursed.

Jack Daniels

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Every time he earns an Irish call up, he then gets crocked.

I presume that is why he was subbed at HT today. Not read any other threads. If he is injured, hope it is a minor ailment.

Announce your international retirement Greg (joke).
 
Jack Daniels said:
Every time he earns an Irish call up, he then gets crocked.

I presume that is why he was subbed at HT today. Not read any other threads. If he is injured, hope it is a minor ailment.

Announce your international retirement Greg (joke).
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Neil said he's been struggling with his hamstring. No disrespect to Woods but I find it strange that Earl was not on the bench if Greg was a known concern.
 
sedgwick__7 said:
It's not his best position but I'd have fancied him to do a lot better than Woods just for one half.
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Spurr looked woeful as a left-back at Fulham last season but he might be better in that position now - even though like Clarke he is really a central defender - simply because he does seem a bit sharper this season than last. Hopefully Earl will be fully fit next week-end whether to start at left-back if Cunningham is not fit or at least be on the bench if he is. Realistically Spurr is probably a better option as third choice for that position than Woods, but equally realistically it probably is now the case that Clarke is a better option than Woods as second choice for the right-back position.
 
I think Woods was on the bench as he can obviously cover at both RB and LB. He's probably only got 9 more games left at the club though.

Shame really, he was excellent our first season back but time for him to move on now (along with Vermijl, Pringle, Doyle, Boyle, O'Connor, Welsh) and I suspect he'd do a decent job in league 1, maybe in Yorkshire somewhere...
 
Tino said:
I think Woods was on the bench as he can obviously cover at both RB and LB. He's probably only got 9 more games left at the club though.

Shame really, he was excellent our first season back but time for him to move on now (along with Vermijl, Pringle, Doyle, Boyle, O'Connor, Welsh) and I suspect he'd do a decent job in league 1, maybe in Yorkshire somewhere...
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Woods signed a contract extension in October till Summer 2019

https://www.pnefc.net/news/2017/october/calum-woods-agrees-contract-extension/
 
Tino said:
I think Woods was on the bench as he can obviously cover at both RB and LB. He's probably only got 9 more games left at the club though.

Shame really, he was excellent our first season back but time for him to move on now (along with Vermijl, Pringle, Doyle, Boyle, O'Connor, Welsh) and I suspect he'd do a decent job in league 1, maybe in Yorkshire somewhere...
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Looks to be at the age now where we'd only get a minimal fee for him, if any at all.

Randall Flagg said:
Woods signed a contract extension in October till Summer 2019

https://www.pnefc.net/news/2017/october/calum-woods-agrees-contract-extension/
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This looks like a strange decision now, but at the time I wasn't surprised. His recent form has seemed to lead people to forget that in the first half of the season, when called upon, he more than did a job and was okay.
 
york white said:
I find it strange that Earl was not on the bench if Greg was a known concern.
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If Cunningham is fit for this Saturday then Clarke and Earl should be on the bench because Clarke would give us options the right and Centre of the defence and Earl for the left. Hopefully the team will be:

Rudd

Fisher, Huntington, Davies, Cunningham

Pearson, Browne

Barkhuizen, Gallagher, Robinson

Maguire

Subs: Maxwell, Clarke, Earl, Johnson, Harrop, Horgan or Bodin, Moult
 
paolo poggi said:
Fully committed, Woods but not a natural left back and easy pickings for a tricky winger.
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You say that but in the second half against Middlesbrough, he totally locked down Adama Traore whilst playing on the left. But he certainly isnt the player he was anymore, guess too many injuries and age have started to become a real factor.
 
ernest said:
If Cunningham is fit for this Saturday then Clarke and Earl should be on the bench because Clarke would give us options the right and Centre of the defence and Earl for the left. Hopefully the team will be:

Rudd

Fisher, Huntington, Davies, Cunningham

Pearson, Browne

Barkhuizen, Gallagher, Robinson

Maguire

Subs: Maxwell, Clarke, Earl, Johnson, Harrop, Horgan or Bodin, Moult
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I'd go with this but at half time I'd swap Harrop with Gally. He looks promising but he needs game time, I think he deserves a chance sooner rather than later
 
Woods can do both full backs to a level as we know. Earl could only cover 1 side - and Greg also proved at Fulham (and recently) that he cant play RB !

Clarke & Spurr (or Davies) 'could' cover a full back spot at a push- BUT NONE of those 3 could be risked there with the pace Fulham had on the wide......

Sunderland away is a different challenge and I agree Clarke & Spurr on te bench with Earl playing would be fine.... just not against Fulham with Sessegnon; Fredicks and Christie attacking them.
 
Lee Trundle said:
You say that but in the second half against Middlesbrough, he totally locked down Adama Traore whilst playing on the left. But he certainly isnt the player he was anymore, guess too many injuries and age have started to become a real factor.
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Two years ago he showed how good he can be when his body plays ball. Unfortunately he's been massively injury prone and after missing last season completely it seems less and less likely he'll show that sort of form again. I don't think he's too old yet and maybe if he gets lucky he can still come up with something next season.
 
simo said:
Two years ago he showed how good he can be when his body plays ball. Unfortunately he's been massively injury prone and after missing last season completely it seems less and less likely he'll show that sort of form again. I don't think he's too old yet and maybe if he gets lucky he can still come up with something next season.
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How old is he? 31?
 
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