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Have we got any fit fullbacks for Saturday.
Anyone know how Efete is?
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Glennon was supposed to be out for 2 weeks, and it will be 3 weeks on Saturday since Hursty said that. Cropper is still weeks away. From the start of the season when I'd have said full backs are our strongest area of the pitch, we now look pretty stretched. Rather than playing Maher out of position again, I'd play a back three and play Harry at RWB, even though that's him out of position as well.
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Thought Hurst mentioned that Glennon would be back in contention this weekend but not 100% sure without checking back on the interviews. Can’t remember what’s up with Danny A. Smith could play full back. So could Harry. Hunt or Morris can come into midfield in his place. Update on Efete is due this Thursday.
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Thought Hurst mentioned that Glennon would be back in contention this weekend but not 100% sure without checking back on the interviews. Can’t remember what’s up with Danny A. Smith could play full back. So could Harry. Hunt or Morris can come into midfield in his place. Update on Efete is due this Thursday.
Amos was mysteriously missing from the teamsheet on Saturday, a typical bit of Hursty not being completely transparent.
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Amos hurt his back in the last game, and didn't train til thurs, he must have been the doubt mentioned in thursdays interview.
Hurst didn't want to tip of the opponents that both our left backs were missing.
Via a combination of twitter and radio humbs, sometimes even thisisgrimsby, all the info is out there if you look for it......
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Thought Hurst mentioned that Glennon would be back in contention this weekend but not 100% sure without checking back on the interviews. Can’t remember what’s up with Danny A. Smith could play full back. So could Harry. Hunt or Morris can come into midfield in his place. Update on Efete is due this Thursday.
We don't want smith playing full back, hes good at CB but really not at RB. Clifton for me but I think Hurst likes the opportunity to get the extra height in by having someone taller I think. He does sometimes select players based on height maybe its cos he's so short lol. I remember in his first spell he specifically said he chose a particular central midfielder over another for a game due to his height.
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Thought Hurst mentioned that Glennon would be back in contention this weekend but not 100% sure without checking back on the interviews. Can’t remember what’s up with Danny A. Smith could play full back. So could Harry. Hunt or Morris can come into midfield in his place. Update on Efete is due this Thursday.
Rather not have Smith at Full back, If we dont have a fit RB put harry there, and as you say, Hunt or Morris into the middle
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Smith playing right back at Wrexham reminded me of Steven Watt playing there (but with nicer hair).
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Smith playing right back at Wrexham reminded me of Steven Watt playing there (but with nicer hair).
McFadzean (I think ?) tore him a new one. Likewise, we were 1-0 up against Solihull at home until Michee went off injured, then Sbarra but at least one of the balls in for the goals with Smith at RB. It was at that point Hursty signed Cropper as he must’ve thought “we can’t be doing with this, losing a top centre half for this level and having him look like Bambi on Ice at RB”.
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If both Efete and Cropper were to be unavailable, it's only Clifton for me in that role. Debut aside, Smith looked awful when playing in that position. To the point a lot of people thought he was a poor player until he got his second chance in his preferred position.
Maher did ok but he's definitely not a fullback. On the other side, again if Glennon and Amos aren't available it's limited options. Khouri gets stuck in but he's not a natural fullback and whilst I rate him highly, I thought his distribution from there was poor.
If we go 3 at the back, presuming all four full-backs are unavailable, that still leaves only Clifton and Khouri to cover the wingback roles and also means that if any of the back 3 or wingbacks get injured we've literally no-one to cover them.
Didn't a couple of Orient fans say Khan played a fair few games for them at right-back?
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