In the hypothetical "If we sustained injuries analagous to the Woolwich would we be shit?" scenario - the answer is a resounding NO. First off I give no credit to the scum hypothetical or otherwise. They are what they are. "Ooooh, but look at how well they've coped. So impressive. We could only hope to do so well. They're still dangerous....." Fuck that. They've got a squad as do we. Ours is superior. Fact.
If Benny and Kyle were injured, and then Rose and Charlie went out as well -- we would likely play Townsend (or BALE for Christ's sake) on the left and recall Kyle Naughton to play on the right, or some other combination including Bassong and Kaboul. Still better than Woolwich - who are shit.
If we sold vdV and Modric in the same window (which we never would because we are not scummy twats who can hardly claim to be a proper English club) we would still have a selection of Huddlestone, Kranjcar, Carroll, Parker, Sandro, and Livermore or even Jenas to recall from loan (if they can be hypothetically injured they can be theoretically uninjured as well) in the middle. Bale - Hudd - Parker - Lennon in the midfield...still better than Woolwich...who are shit.
I agree with the sentiment here. Up not down. The scum are fading lights in our rear view that I get to laugh at.
If Benny and Kyle were injured, and then Rose and Charlie went out as well -- we would likely play Townsend (or BALE for Christ's sake) on the left and recall Kyle Naughton to play on the right, or some other combination including Bassong and Kaboul. Still better than Woolwich - who are shit.
If we sold vdV and Modric in the same window (which we never would because we are not scummy twats who can hardly claim to be a proper English club) we would still have a selection of Huddlestone, Kranjcar, Carroll, Parker, Sandro, and Livermore or even Jenas to recall from loan (if they can be hypothetically injured they can be theoretically uninjured as well) in the middle. Bale - Hudd - Parker - Lennon in the midfield...still better than Woolwich...who are shit.
I agree with the sentiment here. Up not down. The scum are fading lights in our rear view that I get to laugh at.