TheHomunculusLives Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I personally think Shotton is a useful squad player with his versatility, although as others have pointed out he's not really good enough in any one position. That said, I would rather see one or two others go out on loan rather than him - maybe Hanson for some experience and Weimann to get him playing regularly and with more confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11694/10146729/birmingham-city-sign-ryan-shotton-on-loan-from-derby Gone according to Sky Derby County defender Ryan Shotton has joined Birmingham on loan until the end of the season. The 27-year-old passed a medical on Thursday and should be available for Birmingham's Sky Bet Championship match against Sheffield Wednesday on February 6. Shotton has started just one game for the Rams this season, the FA Cup win at Hartlepool earlier this month, and has made a further six appearances as a substitute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Jack of all trades, master of nowt as they say. Hope he leaves for good in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottingram Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I think there's a reasonable defender hidden in there somewhere but he always comes across as a little bit lazy to me, like he thinks he can do it all with minimal effort. Won't really be sorry to see him go and it's good that we're finally trimming some of the fringe players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Not as bad as people make out. Not at all. Ha! He was blamed for Leeds scoring the other week and it was nothing to do with him at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supermac Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Best news I've heard since 5pm on 26th December - good riddance to bad rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Please God make it permanent , conversely any player who scores against the dogs holds a special place in my heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Ok at defending, poor distribution let him down. More of an attacking threat at corners than our other defenders. He came with a lot of promise but never really looked up to the job, but I wish him well at Brum, maybe he can improve if he gets regular game time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Never rated him particularly highly, but by the same token, don't know exactly what he did to deserve the high levels of critcism from the majority. Baird can carry the baton now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevor1946 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 quite a few glad to see him go,mystified why we brought a premiership player on good wages to sit on a bench . And that's on a good day,.i'm sorry,Whitbread-Dawkins-Pearce-Shotton,These type of signings,on wages alone, before the new recruitment policy would be unacceptable,and could be more to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I don't recall him ever having a good game. It's not personal, I don't know the guy, I'm sure he's a lovely bloke. He's just never played well for a single minute at Derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 12 minutes ago, Duracell said: Never rated him particularly highly, but by the same token, don't know exactly what he did to deserve the high levels of critcism from the majority. Baird can carry the baton now. Appalling concentration. He lost his man at every set piece. When playing at fullback he forgot to track runners back. For a big bloke, he also constantly got muscled off the ball. Terrible player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 9 minutes ago, Tombo said: I don't recall him ever having a good game. It's not personal, I don't know the guy, I'm sure he's a lovely bloke. He's just never played well for a single minute at Derby. I'm sure he must have done the odd thing right, but I never felt confident that he would be paying attention when the next bal was hurled into our box - one of those players that didn't always seem switched on to what was happening around him (which is a fairly key part of being a defender by trade....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Would of thought he would have legendary status on here seeing as he scored the equaliser against the Red Dogs on his debut.... Not a bad player, not a great player... Wish him well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (Arguably) seven senior centre backs at the club and 4 out on loan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketteringram Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Good luck to him , hope he does well. Some unnecessary harsh comments here really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Shotton is a strange one. I think the game against Forest last season at the city ground against Antonio completely ruined his confidence despite scoring late in that game. I'm surprised we didn't try him as a cdm last season when thorne,eustace and mascarell were injured because he played there a few times for Stoke and would have provided that steel if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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harryram Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Let's hope he doesn't do too well as we may be battling Birmingham for the play offs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 If I was Mel I'd give him a bucket of carrots to share with his new teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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