Ben Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 minute ago, ManDoon said: Loaning him would be really daft, don’t see the point of that at all Frees up a squad place I suppose and nobody will want Ritchie and Dummett. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Alan Pardew said: It makes perfect sense as he is a nothing player. Can't attack and is poor defensively, especially his positioning. Get rid. Username checks out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I want him to stay too but if Targett is 1st, then Manq/Dummett backup then it's the right call for him to get game time for the rest of the season. As others have said, he seemed to be back to his good self the last time he played but I trust in Eddie's judgement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Poor start under Bruce, won't blame him for that and then he was one of the ones who got badly affected by Covid. Something he still might not be fully over. A loan out at a lower level, let him build up his fitness/strength and then see what's like when he comes back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, Willow said: I want him to stay too but if Targett is 1st, then Manq/Dummett backup then it's the right call for him to get game time for the rest of the season. As others have said, he seemed to be back to his good self the last time he played but I trust in Eddie's judgement. Yep. Little disappointed but Targett has been playing all season up to this point and is a solid left back. Lewis has been poor and out and then injured. We need to be strong in that position now. Means he's able hopefully to get game time between now and end of the season and we can make a decision on both then. If Lewis has returned to some form for whoever he goes to he can return and we can send back Targett. Not mad at the thinking behind how they've approached that position at all. It was weak and now it's strengthened, with good options at the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Username checks out. Pardew would never deplete his left back stockpile though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 15 minutes ago, HawK said: I really don't get this viewpoint that seems to be shared by many. Lewis hasn't shown anything to suggest he's better than either Manquillo (who's looked quite good recently) and Dummett. Tell me I'm wrong? He came in for a couple of games and we instantly looked more solid than when Ritchie was playing. He needs to get his confidence back going forward but defensively he improved us. Depends what you want from a full back, but Dummett gives us nothing going forward and Ritchie is shite defensively. Lewis has the potential to be good in both directions and could learn from Targett Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Not surprising. We now have three left backs on the books plus Dummet who can cover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Eh. We have 2 once Lewis goes with Dummett being one of the two Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 4/5 left backs. Targett who will start, Dummett who is unsellable due to injuries, Ritchie who's a big dressing room personality, Manquillo who's versatile/relatively reliable, and Lewis who's promising but needs game time. I'd have kept him, but I can understand why Howe wants to send him out. Absolutely essential that there's a recall clause in there though. Edited January 31, 2022 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyne81 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Surely I can't be the only one to have not seen anything of note to say he's a decent player? Targett seems a more studier bet so fairly happy at this with Dummett and Manq as back ups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 minute ago, xLiaaamx said: Eh. We have 2 once Lewis goes with Dummett being one of the two Targett, Dummet, Manquillo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 26 minutes ago, Holmesy said: What?! That's a shit piece of business. We're finally in a position where we have two reasonable left-backs and we let one of them go out on loan?! So an injury to Targett and we're back to Dummett or Ritchie deputising?! FFS! I disagree, I don't think Lewis is good enough for the task ahead, this season, but at 24 he also needs playing time. It'll be Dummett and Manquillo covering for Targett. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Manq has to back up Trippier and Dummett is very injury prone. This feels like a recipe to end up with Ritchie at left back again to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said: Eh. We have 2 once Lewis goes with Dummett being one of the two No. We now have 3 [plus the Manky one] so loaning one is a good idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said: Manq has to back up Trippier and Dummett is very injury prone. This feels like a recipe to end up with Ritchie at left back again to me. He backs up both. If Targett gets an injury then Manq will fill in. Your argument would lead me to the conclusion we need a better RB cover than Krafth, although he's looked better under Howe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 17 minutes ago, Holmesy said: He came in for a couple of games and we instantly looked more solid than when Ritchie was playing. He needs to get his confidence back going forward but defensively he improved us. Depends what you want from a full back, but Dummett gives us nothing going forward and Ritchie is shite defensively. Lewis has the potential to be good in both directions and could learn from Targett No argument from me that he's better than Ritchie there, but so is every other LB we have. In my view, it's Lewis < Dummett < Manquillo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Interesting one, guess Howe just doesn’t trust the lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Regular playing time for Lewis may not be a bad idea. Hope it is a loan to a PL or title-chasing Championship club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Just now, LRD said: Regular playing time for Lewis may not be a bad idea. Hope it is a loan to a PL or title-chasing Championship club. Who we going to loan him to in the Prem? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Yea, unlikely. Hence the latter part of the sentence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, joeyt said: Who we going to loan him to in the Prem? Norwich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Happy for him to get games and come back to sit on our bench next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 24 minutes ago, Slim said: Norwich It would be an ideal move if Norwich were in the Championship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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