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sedgwick__7

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Just wondering if anyone knows / has seen recent quotes regarding the timescale of Spurr's return ?

He has been out for a long time now and we seem oblivious to any information about when he might be back.

Would've thought Boyle was a contender to leave this month on loan but perhaps not if Spurr is still a long way off, unless we signed another centre back which seems unlikely.
 
sedgwick__7 said:
Just wondering if anyone knows / has seen recent quotes regarding the timescale of Spurr's return ?

He has been out for a long time now and we seem oblivious to any information about when he might be back.

Would've thought Boyle was a contender to leave this month on loan but perhaps not if Spurr is still a long way off, unless we signed another centre back which seems unlikely.
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We have Huntington, Clarke and Davies for the central defensive positions and providing we have at least one of Fisher and Woods available it would take two of them to be out for Boyle to get a look-in and even then if both Fisher and Woods were fit the latter would probably get the nod in central defence. Whether Boyle can step up to become a worthwhile squad player I don't know but with the extra factor of Spurr being available again in maybe a couple of months then you really feel that if someone wants to take him on loan then that would be the best thing. With Earl coming back and Woods again able to fill in then same thing for O'Connor.
 
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Spurr was brilliant for us in the few games he played in August, if he didn't get injured I have no doubt we'd still be in the playoffs, because Davies' absence is what caused us the most damage. Under any other circumstances he'd walk into our team but Davies has just been that good. I'd rather see him go to another championship team where he's guaranteed first team football than stay here on the bench. Isn't he out of contract in summer anyway?

HunterLionheart said:
Boyle is a better centre half than Woods, and is infinitely more likely to be fit to play a match when needed.
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I agree, I hope Neil sees this too after the Villa game.
 
HunterLionheart said:
Boyle is a better centre half than Woods, and is infinitely more likely to be fit to play a match when needed.
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I am not saying that is not the case but it would still take a severe injury crisis for Boyle to get any game time especially if Spurr is available again.
 
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Not a huge fan of Spurr tbh. He has top-heavy build, which contributes to his severe lack of pace and his slowness on the turn, he struggles to stay fit for any decent amount of time, and he takes ages to get fully up to speed when he’s needed in the side.

That said, he started this season okay and Neil clearly trusted him, so I’d much rather have him in the squad than someone like Boyle, who doesn’t look Championship standard.

It’s clear that the manager will only use Vermijl, Boyle and O’Connor if he absolutely must/in emergencies. Ideally we can offload Vermijl permanently and get the Irish defender loans for game time, but it may well depend on how quickly other defenders get fit.
 
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