Animal is a Ram Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I think McClaren will leave him in. It's always been the case that once you get the shirt, it's yours to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave126 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Whitbread is our best defender, and I'm sure everybody at the club knows it. Work out for yourselves why we don't play him every week, it's not difficult. Enlighten me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 He's made of fibreglass! He doesn't play every week, because he can't. I obviously don't know this, but I'd also guess he doesn't take part in every training session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave126 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I see, that would make sense to me to be honest. Because from what i have seen of him i cant see any reason why he wouldnt start every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnram Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Whitbread is a back-up. He may get the shirt for a couple more games if Buxton's injury is still troubling him, but if Buxton is fit he should go straight back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddesdenRam Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 4 games in 10 days I think Buxton and Whitbread will share it out. Buxton played vs Forest Whitbread played vs Blackburn with both having injury issues I think rotation would be the best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnram Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 4 games in 10 days I think Buxton and Whitbread will share it out. Buxton played vs Forest Whitbread played vs Blackburn with both having injury issues I think rotation would be the best option. Definitely not. The centre defensive pairing needs to be consistent as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddesdenRam Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Definitely not. The centre defensive pairing needs to be consistent as much as possible. You say that but Whitbread has come in and played 3 games this season when Buxton has been unavailable: We won all 3? I think rotation is certainly better than one of them getting injured and having no options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave126 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 You say that but Whitbread has come in and played 3 games this season when Buxton has been unavailable: We won all 3? I think rotation is certainly better than one of them getting injured and having no options? Agreed, I personally think Whitbread is a better player than Buxton, but as neither of them seem to be able to maintain full fitness, swapping between the two would probably be for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papahet Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I've said for weeks and weeks and weeks Whitbread is the best defender at the club. Get shot down every time, both on here and Twitter. I've seen him enough throughout his time at Norwich to know his quality. Carlisle didn't look like scoring, nor Charlton in the cup - Buxton should never have got his place back so easily. The only bunmer about Whitbread is his injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenavo Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 He's made of fibreglass! He doesn't play every week, because he can't. I obviously don't know this, but I'd also guess he doesn't take part in every training session. From Wikipedia: Fibreglass is a strong lightweight material and is used for many products. Although it's not as strong and stiff as carbon fibre, it is less brittle, and its raw materials are much cheaper. Its bulk strength and weight are also better than many metals, and it can be more readily molded into complex shapes. Applications of fibreglass include, aircraft, boats, automobiles, bath tubs and enclosures, hot tubs, septic tanks, water tanks, roofing, pipes, cladding, casts, surfboards, and external door skins. They forgot to mention Whitbread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMuffin Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Whitbread's better than Buxton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfb Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I see Whitbread and Simmo are doing the pre match press call ahead of CCFC, might be an indication he's kept the shirt for Sat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE90 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 The defense was hardly 'cohesive' if we conceded twice. I recognise that both goals were rub of the green for them however. At some point I would like to see Buxton-Whitbread as I think they are our strongest 2 CBs Did you watch / listen to the game??? I would argue quite the contrary - we defended superbly. The first goal was an incredibly lucky deflection and we withstood a barrage of attacks for the last 20 minutes or so, keeping them at bay. Buxton has to fight to earn the shirt back now in my opinion, and if there is one player I would back to do that, it's Bucko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgford Ram Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I've not seen Whitbread play so I can't comment on who is the best. Wouldn't do any harm to let him stay in the side and let Buxton know he let the team down against Forest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnram Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Agreed, I personally think Whitbread is a better player than Buxton, but as neither of them seem to be able to maintain full fitness, swapping between the two would probably be for the best. Buxton has played in excess of 70 games in the last two seasons. Not much of a fitness problem there. It is crazy to rotate those two defenders, let them battle for the shirt but to deliberately rotate them is nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Ram Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 He's made of fibreglass! He doesn't play every week, because he can't. I obviously don't know this, but I'd also guess he doesn't take part in every training session. Ah I thought it was a ginger thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 About due an injury isn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashz09 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I like the look of Whitbread I say keep him in.. Then again my heart says let Bucko back in! Tough choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireRam Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Did you watch / listen to the game??? I would argue quite the contrary - we defended superbly. The first goal was an incredibly lucky deflection and we withstood a barrage of attacks for the last 20 minutes or so, keeping them at bay. Buxton has to fight to earn the shirt back now in my opinion, and if there is one player I would back to do that, it's Bucko. The first was an unlucky goal, unpreventable. However, the second was unfortunate but to score at the near post seems like a cheap goal. I think it was preventable, possibly with slightly better positioning from Keogh and/or Eustace winning the header. It doesn't really matter because we won. My point about Keogh wasn't really a direct response to his performance last night. His performances on the whole so far have been good I would say but, he makes one or two mistakes which are often highlighted because they often cost us goals. These take away from his good performances because it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Compare this to Buxton who I can't remember costing us a goal so far this season or latter half of last season and you realise that in close games, Keogh is potentially costing us valuable points hence why I would like to experiment with Buxton- Whitbread at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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