Sven Botman back late December/early January 'at the earliest' (Howe)

[Zero]

If he has to sit out for a long period then at the very least we need to loan a CB before the end of this transfer window

[nemtizz]

RIP our season if he’s out for any prolonged period. 

[Flip]

Was having another 10/10 performance and then makes that mistake and fets injured in the space of a few minutes. What a damn shame.

[Mazzy]

We don't concede that second goal if he's on the pitch.

 

Unfortunately it could be a while before he's back out there again. That's a big whack to any chance we had of improving on last season if he's out for more than a month.

[r0cafella]

Really worrying if Sven is out for any period of time. 

[PauloGeordio]

1 minute ago, Mazzy said:

We don't concede that second goal if he's on the pitch.

 

Unfortunately it could be a while before he's back out there again. That's a big whack to any chance we had of improving on last season if he's out for more than a month.

Good job we can juggle some numbers and buy/loan a defender before the window shut(I’m clinging to positives!)

[McDog]

Hall loan is looking good now if Botman is out for a while.

[Weezertron]

If he's out longterm, then we need to loan a CB. 

[Kanj]

Literally was playing the best I’ve ever seen him until the mistake, then the injury. Wtf man. 

[Dyeyzzon]

Yeah same, was looking every bit a world-beater then their goal plus his injury.

[SUPERTOON]

 

[sempuki]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

 

They'll need to decide sharpish. 

[PauloGeordio]

6 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

 

Manda’s been on the phone! 

[SUPERTOON]

Interesting if we do look to buy someone, you would assume all our main targets are a RCB.

[Kanj]

I was literally thinking about his fitness this morning too. Seriously wtf. 

[LiquidAK]

He was fantastic today on the whole, until that mistake. Desperately need him to bounce back quickly from whatever injury that is.

[Gallowgate Toon]

Real shame in that he's looked to have generally gone up a level so far this season.

 

As a silver lining, maybe this can be our Isak/Wilson moment to get an athletic CB in.

[Dokko]

Quite happy seeing burn in his position for a few games and let Targett & Hall get some game time. If its any long than 4-5 games then we probably need to accelerate the persuit of a top CB partner for him on his return.

[The College Dropout]

The jump in class between Botman and Burn is huge. 

[Barnes23]

Honestly think Burn is better as a LB than a CB, in our side at least, despite his limitations. If Botman is out for any period of time I think we'll experience a painful underscoring of just how good he is and how critical he has been. 

[tgarve]

8 minutes ago, Dokko said:

Quite happy seeing burn in his position for a few games and let Targett & Hall get some game time. If its any long than 4-5 games then we probably need to accelerate the persuit of a top CB partner for him on his return.

Would prefer lascelles than burn

[geordiesteve710]

If this lad is out for any length of time we should be rejigging our tactics to gove the back 4 a bit more protection

[The Prophet]

According to suspect Tweets, he didn't have crutches or any strapping leaving the stadium.

[BonesJones]

Put some respect on Paul Dummet's name!

[Erikse]

Botman injury is the worst possible injury for us right now, maybe except from Pope. Even the fact that he is a LCB instead of RCB is another thing that makes it even worse.

 

Ciaran Clark is available for free.

 

 

Edited August 27, 2023 by Erikse