Re: 18: Phil Neville - Captain Fantastic

Super on Mon 14 Sep - 14:14

Pass the armband to Distin then please Mr Moyes!!!

hairy cataract on Mon 14 Sep - 14:15

Fucking fucked now aren't we? That's both our central defenders, our playmaker, our top scorer, and our captain all out for months or gone completely. Backs against the wall already and it's not even Autumn yet.

Imagine if the Shite lost this many players at once? Gerrard, Torres, Carra, Alsonso, and Kuyt for example, all out for six months or sold?

Dunno if you see it as a positive or a negative, but that could be the end of Neville as a first team regular. Can see him being offered a coaching position at the end of the season.

Perfect Heit on Mon 14 Sep - 14:20

I have a feeling his season is over - the only positive will be if Rodwell and Gosling can step up to the mantle but a top 6 finish has now gone for us and our european campaign looks fragile

Knight of Thorgothshire on Mon 14 Sep - 14:31

Ruddy Perfect wrote:I have a feeling his season is over - the only positive will be if Rodwell and Gosling can step up to the mantle but a top 6 finish has now gone for us and our european campaign looks fragile

Top 6? More like top 12.

Perfect Heit on Mon 14 Sep - 14:38

Knight of Thorgothshire wrote:
Ruddy Perfect wrote:I have a feeling his season is over - the only positive will be if Rodwell and Gosling can step up to the mantle but a top 6 finish has now gone for us and our european campaign looks fragile
Top 6? More like top 12.

Don't be negative KOT

UWIST61 on Mon 14 Sep - 14:42

hairy cataract wrote:Fucking fucked now aren't we? That's both our central defenders, our playmaker, our top scorer, and our captain all out for months or gone completely. Backs against the wall already and it's not even Autumn yet.

Imagine if the Shite lost this many players at once? Gerrard, Torres, Carra, Alsonso, and Kuyt for example, all out for six months or sold?

Dunno if you see it as a positive or a negative, but that could be the end of Neville as a first team regular. Can see him being offered a coaching position at the end of the season.

TBH... I said exactly the same to Griff and BNM yesterday - when it happened. I would doubt he would be in contention for a regular first team place - assuming that the rest of the lads (and particularly the youngsters start to blossom). I would be very hopeful that as prt of his rehabilitation - he is getting his badges... because he will I think be a fantastic coach.

All best wishes for a speedy recovery Pip!!

UWIST61 on Mon 14 Sep - 14:46

hairy cataract wrote:Fucking fucked now aren't we? That's both our central defenders, our playmaker, our top scorer, and our captain all out for months or gone completely. Backs against the wall already and it's not even Autumn yet.

Imagine if the Shite lost this many players at once? Gerrard, Torres, Carra, Alsonso, and Kuyt for example, all out for six months or sold?

Dunno if you see it as a positive or a negative, but that could be the end of Neville as a first team regular. Can see him being offered a coaching position at the end of the season.

To be fair the Shoite actually oinly need to lose 2 and all that applies... they are actually as weak as us in terms of depth.... they certainly have more options than we do with the respective squad sizes.... but blast the veneer away... and what is left is just as brittle...

Cahill the Great on Mon 14 Sep - 14:56

The likes of Peterlin, Arnoux and Garbutt will be asking for a new expensive pair of boots for Christmas because I can see all of them playing come January! affraid

This is shocking. We havent even see our injured players return before picking up even more injuries.

Cahill the Great on Mon 14 Sep - 15:00

Super wrote:Pass the armband to Distin then please Mr Moyes!!!

No way! Cant have a sulky frenchman leading the team.

It has to be Cahill - fully deserves the armband after the graft he's put in over the past 5 years. I think he's the next best leader out there and has the 100% work ethic.

Tonteau on Mon 14 Sep - 15:03

It's typical of our luck. But we just have to roll our sleeves up and get on with it. It's a real pity Pip is injured, though, cos he'd be the one getting stuck in most when we need to and that's what we'll have to do for the next couple of months.

I can see heitinga being played in Pip's role alongside Rodwell.

paul on Mon 14 Sep - 15:04

Cahill the Great wrote:
Super wrote:Pass the armband to Distin then please Mr Moyes!!!

No way! Cant have a sulky frenchman leading the team.

It has to be Cahill - fully deserves the armband after the graft he's put in over the past 5 years. I think he's the next best leader out there and has the 100% work ethic.

but you know it will be yobo whatever happens...

Tonteau on Mon 14 Sep - 15:06

paul wrote:
Cahill the Great wrote:
Super wrote:Pass the armband to Distin then please Mr Moyes!!!

No way! Cant have a sulky frenchman leading the team.

It has to be Cahill - fully deserves the armband after the graft he's put in over the past 5 years. I think he's the next best leader out there and has the 100% work ethic.
but you know it will be yobo whatever happens...

Was thinking exactly the same. pale

Cahill the Great on Mon 14 Sep - 15:08

paul wrote:
Cahill the Great wrote:
Super wrote:Pass the armband to Distin then please Mr Moyes!!!

No way! Cant have a sulky frenchman leading the team.

It has to be Cahill - fully deserves the armband after the graft he's put in over the past 5 years. I think he's the next best leader out there and has the 100% work ethic.
but you know it will be yobo whatever happens...

Not a chance - Yobo wont even play when Jags get back but most importantly not captain material - too quiet.

Mr_Ben on Mon 14 Sep - 17:34

I don't think we will see Pip in a blue shirt for much longer, which is sad. At his age to have such a long lay off, he can't recover properly at all.

As for captain. Distin.

detroitblue on Mon 14 Sep - 18:18

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/8255217.stm

interesting insert there Suspect