It has been a consistent theme under Webber that we end up short of defenders and having

to play midfielders in defensive positions and her we are again - we basically have one fit full back at the club.

Yes its bad luck to get 3 full backs injured at the same time but when one is Byram (and he was already injured in pre-season when he doidn't play at all) and McCullum is also coming off the back of an injury hit season then its perhaps not as unlucky as it may seem.

Sorensen is actually our only fit "defensive" midfielder as well which is an area where we might have needed him.

I just don't get why, if we thought loaning Mumba out is a good idea, we didn't at least wait until towards the end of the window, particularly as selling Max was and remains a possibility if an offer comes in.

Posted By: Jim on August 15th 2022 at 11:26:00

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Press news in... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Aug 15, 10:18:03
- His press conferences are so crushingly boring (NCFC) - Charles21, Aug 15, 11:02:03
  - They reflect the mans personality. Boring. (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Splat, Aug 15, 11:14:06
    - Or he just sees them as a useless administrative function? (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 11:34:27
      - then he's fucked (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 15, 11:59:00
        
        Out of interest, do you watch them? (NCFC) - Jester, Aug 15, 12:10:56
        
        which is interesting (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 15, 12:09:50
  - I like them. (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 11:08:48
- Loaning put Mumba looks an error. Byram ain’t never playing a long run of games (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 15, 10:58:04
  - Yes, we should have at least 8 players for every position. (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 15, 14:05:09
    - YCNHTMPFEP (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 16:01:29
  - I think Sorensen was looked at as cover for the whole back 4 (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 11:08:26
    - Also, while I don't condone violence in any form... (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 11:12:14
    - But we got him cheap (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Aug 15, 11:10:46
      - He wasn't signed as a backup. (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 11:13:33
        
        you have your opinion, of course (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 15, 11:21:45
        
        He's had about 30 unused sub appearances in 6 years (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 11:43:25
        
        You think he was signed to replace Max or Jamal? (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Aug 15, 11:18:39
        
        I think he was signed as a quality player who was achievable due to his injury record (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 11:37:44
        
        Byram was not a starter. His NC career began on the bench (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 15, 11:44:25
        
        You're wrong there on a specific point and i don't totally disagree with you (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 13:40:11
        
        yep, I missed the Man C & Burnley starts. (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 15, 13:52:46
        
        It ain't working if so! (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 16:02:25
  - was it (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 15, 11:04:19
    - Sorensen is not a full back and Byram cannot be relied upon. (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 15, 11:12:45
      - 5 players who can play the full back positions, not including Mumba (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Aug 15, 12:15:52
      - But Sorensen played well enough there two years ago, did he not? (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Aug 15, 11:17:59
        
        It has been a consistent theme under Webber that we end up short of defenders and having (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 15, 11:26:00
  - Out not put (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 15, 10:58:15
    - Well the thing is, Jim, that it was a risk loaning out Mumba, but in the context of (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Aug 15, 11:04:51
- Dean smith says "we will games" (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 15, 10:50:43
  - I just watched the Hull highlights. Absolutely ridiculous result when (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 15, 11:10:59
    - Like the first Farke promotion season hopefully. Just need a win - maybe even a (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Aug 15, 11:13:23
      - Won’t get a better chance to turn it around than this week. (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 15, 11:14:26
        
        Well we don't have a divine right to win games. Two games I hope we will win, but (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Aug 15, 11:20:19
        
        These are games that a team like us needs to be winning at home if we are going to (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 15, 11:28:07
  - Unless it's all of them, it's never enough! (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Aug 15, 10:54:42
    - some of us are a bit more realistic (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 15, 11:01:54
- Disagree with him about it not being a hangover. (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 10:43:05
  - I agree with you. Its a hangover in terms of the physcology both for players and fans. (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 15, 10:47:37
    - Lot of fans absolutely itching to boo I felt and its hardly a new phenomenon in the away e (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 11:01:45
      - What was the mood at the end on Saturday? Lots of boos? A smattering? (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 15, 11:11:20
        
        I think they were booed off at the half! (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 11:15:10
        
        Always a bit of a worry when the away fans boo (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 15, 11:26:11
        
        There was just a slightly negative energy overall (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 15, 11:52:08

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