mikeyp102 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Chris Heard isn't tall enough to play CB in my opinion.I wouldn't put him there normally, but I think he's a decent player to call upon if needed. He may not have the height but he's by far the best jumper in the team. At 5'8 he is too short to play CB unless it is an absolute emergency in my view, if he comes up against someone like Carroll, Adebayor or Fellaini (there are plenty of others) he would get destroyed no matter how good he is at getting in the air. He isn't a CB in my view and shouldn't be used as such. Fabio Cannavaro was only 5'9, so height isn't always important as a cb...obviously not saying Herd is anything like Cannavaro just saying For what it's worth I agree Herd's position is not cb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 1, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 1, 2012 Fabio Cannavaro was only 5'9, so height isn't always important as a cb...obviously not saying Herd is anything like Cannavaro just saying For what it's worth I agree Herd's position is not cb No it isn't always crucial but in the Premier League I think it is. As for Cannavaro he is very much an exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Chris Heard isn't tall enough to play CB in my opinion.I wouldn't put him there normally, but I think he's a decent player to call upon if needed. He may not have the height but he's by far the best jumper in the team. Better than Makoun's? Chris Heard isn't tall enough to play CB in my opinion.I wouldn't put him there normally, but I think he's a decent player to call upon if needed. He may not have the height but he's by far the best jumper in the team. At 5'8 he is too short to play CB unless it is an absolute emergency in my view, if he comes up against someone like Carroll, Adebayor or Fellaini (there are plenty of others) he would get destroyed no matter how good he is at getting in the air. He isn't a CB in my view and shouldn't be used as such. I think that listing is out of date. Looks at least 5'10 IMO. Not that that's tall for a CB nor do I think he should be played there, just saying that he'd be a decent auxiliary CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Herd's picked up a knock by the sounds of it, in this Peterborough game, hopefully he can shake it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 1, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 1, 2012 Lets get this back to the useless fat lump it is supposed to be about, I'm sure there is a thread for Herd somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I think the one thing Dunne can offer is knowledge of experience in the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 we should have shifted dunne a month ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 1, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 1, 2012 That would require someone wanting him and him wanting to move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 have I dreamt this Celtic link? I think I must have :/ could've sworn Celtic were interested in him a while back. It may have been 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 have I dreamt this Celtic link? I think I must have :/ could've sworn Celtic were interested in him a while back. It may have been 2009 Don't recall a link.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggy_333 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 we should have shifted dunne a month ago Yeah it's that simple... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 have I dreamt this Celtic link? I think I must have :/ could've sworn Celtic were interested in him a while back. It may have been 2009 Don't recall a link.... I can't find anything on Google either. Must have been a dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardo Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Word is that Villa are going after the FAI for compensation on Dunne's injury and subsequent treatment as they feel he wasn't looked after properly and cared for when he got injured during the Euro's. This could really screw the FAI over as they are completely smashed for cash at the moment.... Alot of it is to do with his retirement as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 http://www.footballtransfertavern.com/2010/12/premiership/celtic-target-worst-signing-of-2010 Celtic were after dunne and ireland Thank you for that. Hopefully they reignite their interest in him. Although that'd mean we'd have no premiership experienced central defenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 This could really screw the FAI over as they are completely smashed for cash at the moment.... Alot of it is to do with his retirement as well. apparently getting 9 million for the German game am sure that could cover the costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 http://www.footballtransfertavern.com/2010/12/premiership/celtic-target-worst-signing-of-2010 Celtic were after dunne and ireland Thank you for that. Hopefully they reignite their interest in him. Although that'd mean we'd have no premiership experienced central defenders. True. but his wages off the wage bill would be a massive plus tbh. Maybe his wages could go towards Milners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I do rate Dunne as most of the time he gives 110% and has the best defensive brain in the team, when he is using it! the trouble is, he gambles a lot on tackles that if he doesn't get right end up as penalties or sendings off, we only remember the negatives about him and Collins and forget when both were very consistent under MON. even Warnock did well once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 http://www.footballtransfertavern.com/2010/12/premiership/celtic-target-worst-signing-of-2010 Celtic were after dunne and ireland Thank you for that. Hopefully they reignite their interest in him. Although that'd mean we'd have no premiership experienced central defenders. True. but his wages off the wage bill would be a massive plus tbh. Maybe his wages could go towards Milners. Maybe, just maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 the FAI claim Villa were kept fully up to speed with the 32-year-old's condition during the event and they agreed with his treatment. "Richard Dunne received the highest level of medical care during his time with the Republic of Ireland team," an FAI statement read. "All of the medical treatment he received was carried out in full and regular contact, and with the full consent and agreement of, the Aston Villa medical team and so we are very surprised by these suggestions." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 2, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 2, 2012 the trouble is, he gambles a lot on tackles that if he doesn't get right end up as penalties or sendings off, we only remember the negatives about him and Collins and forget when both were very consistent under MON. He gets them wrong because his concentration and reading of the game are poor and he ends up diving in trying to correct his own errors. So much for his football brain. He is a liability and has been for the last 2 seasons, the form under O'Neill was a very long time ago now and even then it didn't last the full season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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