Ollieargyle9":2a3ht86t said:
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JannerinCardiff":2a3ht86t said:
I would love James Collins, a real solid CB..
as a Welshman I love the guy, but his big weakness has always been pace, so I don't think he'd make enough of a difference to justify what i'd imagine would be a high wage
I think we need a leader in there, someone like Bradley who can organise the defence whilst lead by example in being calm and assured in possession. Too often our defenders look panicked, they never seem to want the ball. You need a leader who can not only win the ball but calms everything down once he's got it.
I'd love it if we got Collins, we certainly need someone like him to spark life into our defence. Sadly though he'll be out of our price range.
Let's not forget some of the poo shows we had at home with Bradley in the back 4 though.
I was a big fan of his but until Vyner turned up we had some heavy, heavy home defeats.
I'd suggest on the evidence of the two or three games I've seen him in P Grant is the closest to what you described above.
He doesn't even look like a footballer but he seems to make up for not being your average shape CB by reading the game well, passing out of defence well, tackling cleanly and seems to be in the right place at the right time.
I hate to say it but I would drop Edwards for the time being and give Canavan or Wootton a go there.