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What would happen without Grimes? (4 Viewers)

  • Thread starter jto123
  • Start date Yesterday at 6:59 PM
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jto123

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  • Yesterday at 6:59 PM
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Such a critical player. Our most in my opinion. If he got suspended or injured who or what would be the cover? Without Sheaf nobody really springs to mind. Would it require a change of formation?
 

covcity4life

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  • Yesterday at 7:00 PM
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Don't even wanna think about it. Long term injury to him truly could derail us
 
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Terry_dactyl

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  • Yesterday at 7:16 PM
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Lati can play DM…
 
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skyblue_55

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  • Yesterday at 7:23 PM
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Let’s not even contemplate this scenario
 

Evo1883

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  • Yesterday at 7:23 PM
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Wed be far less effective in what we do imho
 
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Kilclines curly mullet

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  • Yesterday at 7:29 PM
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Grimes in my opinion is the difference between not just autos / play offs but top 10.

The most important part of a team that I have known in 40 years of watching the club.

Such a good signing.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Yesterday at 7:50 PM
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jto123 said:
Such a critical player. Our most in my opinion. If he got suspended or injured who or what would be the cover? Without Sheaf nobody really springs to mind. Would it require a change of formation?
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Not only would our promotion challenge end, but almost certainly human life as we know it
 
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CrawleySkyBlue

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  • Yesterday at 7:56 PM
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Terry_dactyl said:
Lati can play DM…
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I was going to suggest Dabo…
 
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Nick

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  • Yesterday at 8:02 PM
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Dread to think. It's scary how calm he is all the time.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Yesterday at 8:34 PM
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Lampard and Edwards would find a way

I think we’d go longer
 
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ptr

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  • Yesterday at 8:36 PM
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Legia Sky Blue

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  • Yesterday at 8:53 PM
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Terry_dactyl said:
Lati can play DM…
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I presume you're trolling.

There is no like for like player in our squad and probably not in the league either. If Grimes is missing at any point as the squad is at present, we would either change formation and play 3 centre backs, or try and play Eccles or Allen in a more defensive role.
 
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Travs

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  • Yesterday at 8:59 PM
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Relegation
 
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Otis

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  • Yesterday at 9:08 PM
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Kilclines curly mullet said:
Grimes in my opinion is the difference between not just autos / play offs but top 10.

The most important part of a team that I have known in 40 years of watching the club.

Such a good signing.
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Must have one of the best pass completion rates in the league
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Yesterday at 9:16 PM
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Otis said:
Must have one of the best pass completion rates in the league
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He does
 
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Dougin

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  • Yesterday at 9:17 PM
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Buy Barry bannan in January.
 
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Paul Anthony

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  • Yesterday at 9:27 PM
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It'd be the biggest loss in the squad, and I don't think that's any exaggeration. We're not just talking about a cog in the machine, he's the entire bloody engine!
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Yesterday at 9:29 PM
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Terry_dactyl said:
Lati can play DM…
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It’s funny because people were actually saying this last preseason.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Yesterday at 9:35 PM
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Thankfully, Grimes’ durability is elite. He’s been playing 40+ games a season since the season we went down to L2. At a rough guesstimate, he’s missed about 15 games in the last 8 seasons through injury/suspension/wasn’t picked.

In the absolute worst case scenario, Lampard will find a way to adapt the team. Most on here wouldn’t have expected our Jan-Feb from last season missing; Sheaf, Haji and EMC.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Yesterday at 10:18 PM
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We’d just play Jamie Allen there and win 9 out of 10.
 
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Terry_dactyl

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  • Yesterday at 10:18 PM
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Legia Sky Blue said:
I presume you're trolling.

There is no like for like player in our squad and probably not in the league either. If Grimes is missing at any point as the squad is at present, we would either change formation and play 3 centre backs, or try and play Eccles or Allen in a more defensive role.
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I mean I like the idea that I was trolling as im not sure I’m old(ish) and that makes me feel young.
I was most certainly taking the piss.
 
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Danceswithhorses

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  • Yesterday at 10:25 PM
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Mucca Mad Boys said:
Thankfully, Grimes’ durability is elite. He’s been playing 40+ games a season since the season we went down to L2. At a rough guesstimate, he’s missed about 15 games in the last 8 seasons through injury/suspension/wasn’t picked.
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Yes - he's played 40+ games in the last 8 consecutive seasons - i posted something about him a couple of weeks ago, and that i remember.
 

Hobo

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  • Today at 8:39 AM
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When you have a player with the qualities Grimes has and appearance records; it is hard to have a suitable replacement waiting who is hardly going to play.

Maybe you just have to tweak the tactics a little The best choices we have would be, Torp, Eccles or Latibeaudier. We all know none of those would be as good. But sometimes you just have to accept the player coming in is going to be different and not a carbon copy.
 
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covboy9

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  • Today at 9:15 AM
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He doesn’t miss games
 
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Domo

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  • Today at 9:18 AM
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its quite surprising how quickly he became so valuable, an average grimes in a match seems to be head and shoulders above any decent performance from sheaf.
 
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djr8369

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  • Today at 9:49 AM
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What’s really impressive is that he was identified and brought in as it wasn’t a position where there was a consensus we needed a player.
 
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AOM

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  • Today at 10:31 AM
  • #27
Our best and most important signing since Gyokeres imo
 
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PVA

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  • Today at 10:33 AM
  • #28
It would absolutely ruin us.

Good job he seems pretty bulletproof.

*touch wood*
 

skybluecam

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  • Today at 10:40 AM
  • #29
We would have to completely change the system
 

Domo

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  • Today at 10:45 AM
  • #30
if rudi comes back firing it could be a very scary season
 

clint van damme

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  • Today at 10:46 AM
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skybluecam said:
We would have to completely change the system
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Yeah, don't think we've got anyone who could fill in to anywhere near the required level.
If the worse happened wouldn't be surprised to see us go 5 3 2 or even 5 4 1
 

fatso

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  • Today at 10:53 AM
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Not ideal to lose Grimes, but if shit happens, Torp drops deeper and plays that position and Rudoni partners BTA in front of him, and we continue to piss the league.

Sorted!
 
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skybluecam

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  • Today at 10:54 AM
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fatso said:
Not ideal to lose Grimes, but if shit happens, Torp drops deeper and plays that position and Rudoni partners BTA in front of him, and we continue to piss the league.

Sorted!
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We'd concede 3 goals every game lmao
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Today at 11:34 AM
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fatso

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  • Today at 11:40 AM
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skybluecam said:
We'd concede 3 goals every game lmao
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Would we bollocks.

But if I recall we conceded 3 goals at Wrexham last week with Grimes in the team, and 3 goals at Derby when he played as well,

If he gets injured. Of course hed be a massive loss, but Frank would find a way, just like Sheffield Utd picked up more points without Hamer than they did before his injury.
 
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