Taylor Harwood-Bellis

[Football Special]

Is he missing have Bednarek alongside him? Always seemed to play better with him 

[Toussaint]

3 hours ago, Harry_SFC said:

I feel for Wood. I thought he'd be a crap signing for us but tbh he wasn't that bad when he played last season in the Prem and has probably been our best CB so far this but finds himself on the bench. On current form he's a better option than both THB and Stephens. 

He’s the physical sort of player you need in this league, he needs a run of games. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

9 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

He’s the physical sort of player you need in this league, he needs a run of games. 

Jesus. Wood and Stephens. We really do have shit options at centre back. 

[Toussaint]

31 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Jesus. Wood and Stephens. We really do have shit options at centre back. 

Just remember, we are in the championship. 

[OVER THE HILL]

2 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Jesus. Wood and Stephens. We really do have shit options at centre back. 

Jesus is one of our centre backs ? 😐

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, OVER THE HILL said:

Jesus is one of our centre backs ? 😐

Used to be our right back. His second coming on the wing last season was less successful.

[Lord Duckhunter]

6 hours ago, S-Clarke said:

THB WAS a player with high potentia

So why did Burnley bin him? 

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 hour ago, Toussaint said:

Jesus. Wood and Stephens.

We’d get crucified playing those in a 3..

[Andrew Watson]

As others have said on here, it is a real shame that Roy Keane does not tell him that his performances are no where  nearPremier league standard and if truth be known they are not good enough for the championship either.

[Tamesaint]

He never had a proper pre season and was rushed back into the team at the first opportunity. I am not sure if this explains his appalling performance yesterday but perhaps he  needs time out of the team so he can do whatever he should have done in pre season. 

I do not want to see his name on the team sheet for the Boro match . 

 

[sockeye]

7 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

I wouldn’t feel too destroyed if I was earning £50K a week plus bonus’.

 

Not singling you out here but I've seen a number of people say many variants of this.

Football is the one thing the players excel at (relative to the general population). They are coming off of a year where they were told every week, they are shit and don't deserve to be at the level many of them have dreamed of being at for their entire careers. For some of them, it will probably be their last time ever being at that level and they know it.

It's easy to dismiss the psychological factor but you have never been in that environment. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

3 hours ago, Toussaint said:

Just remember, we are in the championship. 

Even so, would the pair of them get into another top three starting 11?

[Verbal Kint]

Both him and Stephens are completely incapable of dealing with any sort of physicality or balls in the air. Struggling with Kieffer Moore and McBurnie isn't straight forward I can accept, but they got bullied by Bishop as well who is 5ft 11 - what's the excuse there? It won't matter if we play a back 4 or a back 3 if they're in the team, as they aren't capable of doing the basics of defending.

Even in our promotion team we conceded 60+ goals. Good teams are built on a strong spine, particular the CBs and GK, and we've got Bazunu, Stephens and THB filling those spots. Drop them all