Fit as a Nelson, on 08 July 2025 - 03:36 PM, said:
Donacien is a better right back than both Sheckleford and VDC. His fitness is clearly the issue. McFadzean and Dunkley will almost certainly be our first choice pairing this season. Are you thinking Naylor to cover RCB and Grimes to cover LCB? I don’t want to see Naylor anywhere near the defence again personally.
If Donacien can prove his fitness, I would much rather him and Tanton be our options at right back and use Donacien as the cover for RCB too, instead of Naylor.
I’m not thinking of Naylor as a RCB. I want to see him playing further forward.
Thinking of Naylor as a CB is a bit like thinking of Mandeville as a RB but, at times, needs must.
As I said, I think both McFadzean and Dunkley are best suited to the RCB position but it seems they might be our CB pairing. However, if one was to miss a game for whatever reason I would expect Grimes to come in at LCB. Whichever way you look at it then it leaves us short in both CB positions. Naylor could be Cook’s choice as our 3rd RCB so I think we should be looking for another LCB as reinforcement before another RCB.
I agree Donacien could cover RCB and RB but he is taking a long time to sign the contract offered to him. Surely, the Club have put a deadline on this and now Tanton has returned we already have 3 RBs on the books plus Mandeville in an emergency. As such, I think there is more room for younger CBs to be brought in if Donacien moves on.