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Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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And Panzo
skyblueeyesrevisited
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NO. Just resting his eyes
Speedie's Head
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Kitching's a game off suspension after collecting unnecessary yellows, for example. We'll need Lati at some stage but he's been injured and can't be match sharp even if he's on the bench.
Thought this was your attempt at the classic Mark Robins, either the game before or the game after the transfer window shut, when he'd name either 6 or 8 subs or 2 keepers on the bench to make a point
skybluecam
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He has no place in the team. At best he’s 4th choice CB. Now, we’re always gonna need a 4th choice but I’d be surprised if he’s happy with that role.
think We’ve learned enough this season about writing players off, he’ll be ok if we need him
larry_david
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Starting tonight 
stupot07
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Starting tonight
Not in the know.
stupot07
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And a RB down.
blunted
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Duh, don't people pay attention?
Lati has been injured all season.
He came back on the bench for one game then went to Jamaica. His injury flared up, he did not play and was injured when he came back.
Just returned and played one U21 game. Will need to get up to speed.
Still relatively young and an international. We need him back as he can play in several positions.
Lati has been injured all season.
He came back on the bench for one game then went to Jamaica. His injury flared up, he did not play and was injured when he came back.
Just returned and played one U21 game. Will need to get up to speed.
Still relatively young and an international. We need him back as he can play in several positions.
SleepyGinger
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What’s gone on here? Posting pictures of himself out on the training pitch away with Jamaica. I get he’s 4th in the pecking order now but he hasn’t been seen in any of the social media stuff and hasn’t looked close to getting on the pitch. Imagine he’ll be off in January.
I'm sure if he was fit earlier in the season he'd have played in the cup games, but yeah 4th choice CBs rarely get much of a look in.
To be fair he is better than fourth choice (just not for us) so probably worth moving on so he can get some first team football, unless he's happy to sit on the bench.
To be fair he is better than fourth choice (just not for us) so probably worth moving on so he can get some first team football, unless he's happy to sit on the bench.
fatso
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Why would off loading Lats make our squad smaller? We cant sell him till January, and unless im mistaken we could buy someone else, so 1 out and 1 in leaves the squad numbers the same doesn't it?
Or have I got my maths wrong?
SleepyGinger
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ExmouthNeil
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blunted
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You are making a rather big assumption that you can sell a player who is working his way back to fitness and we can sign someone who is better. Need a big fee and big wages to get a championship ready player who is versatile. Also new players often take a good while to settle (see Torp and Woolfie).
Lati has played a lot of minutes before this season and was part of our previous success. Rarely let us down.
January is notoriously difficult to secure the players you want, as prices are often inflated and loans are often already done for a year.
We have done really well in January recently, but that does not mean we will get who we want. Even in the Summer we missed targets with much longer to plan.
Hobo
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Or at least not far off. Just needs to build up some minutes. I'm happy for Jamaica to get him match fit for us.
SkyBlueMatt
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When he comes back, great. More options, the better but I don't think he would have stepped on to the pitch so far this season anyway.
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AFCCOVENTRY
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Move him on in Jan.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Good player to have off the bench but a bit like Jamie Allen, not one I’d want to rely on to start.
PUSB-We_are_going_up
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I cant see why we’d move him on in Jan to sign someone else to be a 4th choice if we believe we can go up because we’d have to sign another CB or 2 anyways if we did
oscillatewildly
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Don't write him off just yet - Can always fulfill that prone position just behind the defensive wall.
Skyblue Bangkok
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skybluecam
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Why?
No fan of his but he’s 4th choice right now. Not much point unless we’re planning on recruiting another CB anyway, because we do need 4.
SleepyGinger
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I would like to keep him but I think he will want to leave. I’m sure @Jimmy87 has said he wanted to leave in the summer due to lack of game time. He doesn’t really seem to be part of the group at the moment.
shmmeee
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Yeah but he’s under contract and let’s be honest will probably get a better move if we go up in the summer.
fatso
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Im confused by your response, you appear to be saying we are stuck with him, even if we want to off load him.
I'd suggest that even if fit, hes not going to get any game time, when hes been played before, he has covered at RB, and DMF as well as CH. We now have plenty of cover at RB and DMF, so that only leaves him as 4th choice CH now, and seeing as hes not going to be challenging our preferred 2 CH's and Woolfenden is next in line (and a Lampard signing) where does he fit in?
I'd suggest its better for both parties if he moves on ASAP. That way he gets game time, and we get to use the vacant squad place to bring in a player capable of making the step up to the PL.
Yes that costs money, but we are at that stage now to justify the investment.
