The issue is I can see a point in the the season where both are injured. Especially as Tino is also cover for left back.
If the club feel they can bring in someone better for the money we’ll get from Trippier then fair enough, but players at that level are few and expensive.
Wish we would see teams leave the pitch more often, under these circumstances tbh. Postpone the game, ban the culprits, and play when they’re gone.
If it happens again then dock them
points every time a game is abandoned because of racial abuse.
Think we’d be crazy to consider this for anything less than an extortionate fee. Despite his recent form he’s a very good player and a very important part of our dressing room. I can imagine Ritchie, and maybe Lascelles will leave in the summer, selling three of players from our leadership group would be risky.
This might actually be a criticism worth talking about. Whether or not we could keep up the intensity of last season given the extra games was always going to be a question. It’s been proven that with such. A small squad we can’t.