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31-01-19, 13:13
lennybluebird

Who's this

Reading fullback we've signed?
31-01-19, 13:16
B. Oddie

Re: Who's this

Give us a name and we'll tell you.
31-01-19, 13:17
BlueArmy 86

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Bacuna. Any good?
31-01-19, 13:25
B. Oddie

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I seem to remember his name mentioned a lot last season. Has been previously linked with us I wonder?
31-01-19, 13:29
Rjk

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Has rarely played as a fullback, usually a central midfielder
31-01-19, 13:29
lardy

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He was pretty good in his first season at Villa. Think he scored a few free kicks.
31-01-19, 13:40
Heisenberg

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Originally Posted by Rjk

Has rarely played as a fullback, usually a central midfielder

He was playing at full back a lot last season.
31-01-19, 13:42
B. Oddie

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Originally Posted by Heisenberg

He was playing at full back a lot last season.

Aye, but did he do well?
31-01-19, 13:46
Heisenberg

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Originally Posted by B. Oddie

Aye, but did he do well?

Better than Gunter :hehe:
31-01-19, 13:47
PhyllisStant

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Originally Posted by Heisenberg

He was playing at full back a lot last season.

Looks like he can play anywhere on the right or in midfield. He's probably more of an attacking fullback, which we haven't had at the club for a while.
31-01-19, 13:48
B. Oddie

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Originally Posted by Heisenberg

Better than Gunter :hehe:

Sign him up!
31-01-19, 13:52
Rjk

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Originally Posted by Heisenberg

He was playing at full back a lot last season.

13 times at RB and 2 at LB, mostly as a central midfielder
31-01-19, 13:55
tdob (in Toronto)

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Originally Posted by Rjk

13 times at RB and 2 at LB, mostly as a central midfielder

Scored a cracking free kick against us last time we were in the premier league. If I remember right we were doing well up until then.

Everyone I ask who has watched him regularly doesnt have glowing reviews but if he is going to play in wingback / rightback role then he must immediately be our best option?
31-01-19, 14:06
Heisenberg

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Originally Posted by Rjk

13 times at RB and 2 at LB, mostly as a central midfielder

I wasn't trying to contradict you as you're right, he's usually a central midfielder... but If half of his starts last season were at full back, I'd say that was a lot.
31-01-19, 14:07
Heisenberg

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Originally Posted by tdob (in Toronto)

Scored a cracking free kick against us last time we were in the premier league. If I remember right we were doing well up until then.

Everyone I ask who has watched him regularly doesnt have glowing reviews but if he is going to play in wingback / rightback role then he must immediately be our best option?

Do you mean in that game or that season? If you mean the game, we were awful for 90mins.
31-01-19, 14:11
PhyllisStant

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Originally Posted by tdob (in Toronto)

Scored a cracking free kick against us last time we were in the premier league. If I remember right we were doing well up until then.

Everyone I ask who has watched him regularly doesnt have glowing reviews but if he is going to play in wingback / rightback role then he must immediately be our best option?

By the looks of it he's handy at set pieces (something I think we've been poor at this year). Can play centre mid or right back. Seems like a decent signing.
31-01-19, 14:19
tdob (in Toronto)

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Originally Posted by Heisenberg

Do you mean in that game or that season? If you mean the game, we were awful for 90mins.

In the game. To be fair we were awful for most of the season, I just didn't think there was much in the match until that strike. My mind might be rewriting my football memories to save me from reliving them.
31-01-19, 14:22
TheBee'sKnees

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Work colleague who is a Reading ST holder is not giving me glowing feedback. Can't get in their team much this season.
31-01-19, 14:32
B. Oddie

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Originally Posted by TheBee'sKnees

Work colleague who is a Reading ST holder is not giving me glowing feedback. Can't get in their team much this season.

In all fairness, that doesn't really count for a lot.
31-01-19, 14:34
jamieccfc

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Where the fecks Pearcey when you need him
31-01-19, 14:57
Rock_Flock_of_Five

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Originally Posted by B. Oddie

In all fairness, that doesn't really count for a lot.

Why do you say that? If it's true, that he can't get in their team much, a team who are in the relegation zone of the Championship - that's cause for concern!
31-01-19, 15:01
Grangenders

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Backup for Peltier? Upon hearing his name a Villa colleague started panicking that they were buying him back
31-01-19, 15:07
B. Oddie

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Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five

Why do you say that? If it's true, that he can't get in their team much, a team who are in the relegation zone of the Championship - that's cause for concern!

Because he might have been mismanaged and/or been in a team full of wankers for all we know. Also, he might have had personal problems such as family matters over the past year.

There are so many variables.

I always look at things from a personal point of view. I don't say this to gain any kind of praise, but I'm a grafter and work as hard as I can. However when my Dad died unexpectedly, my mind was elsewhere and in hindsight, I wasn't up to the job at that time. I never let anyone know how I was feeling of course.
31-01-19, 15:07
Rock_Flock_of_Five

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Originally Posted by Grangenders

Backup for Peltier? Upon hearing his name a Villa colleague started panicking that they were buying him back

Don't you mean a replacement for Peltier? If he's only backup for Peltier then that suggests he's no better..
31-01-19, 15:07
Rock_Flock_of_Five

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(double post)
31-01-19, 15:19
Rock_Flock_of_Five

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Originally Posted by B. Oddie

Because he might have been mismanaged and/or been in a team full of wankers for all we know. Also, he might have had personal problems such as family matters over the past year.

There are so many variables.

I always look at things from a personal point of view. I don't say this to gain any kind of praise, but I'm a grafter and work as hard as I can. However when my Dad died unexpectedly, my mind was elsewhere and in hindsight, I wasn't up to the job at that time. I never let anyone know how I was feeling of course.

If he was, as you put it.."in a team of wankers", then surely there's more likelihood of him standing out amongst the dross? As for the theory of personal problems - possible, but surely as a professional, you try and put that behind you? Look at Joe Bennett the other night, his father passed away 3 days earlier and yet he went on to have arguably his best game of the season. All the players minds' were distracted the last week with what had happened to Emiliano, but they went on to play well against Arsenal.
31-01-19, 15:29
PhyllisStant

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Originally Posted by B. Oddie

Because he might have been mismanaged and/or been in a team full of wankers for all we know. Also, he might have had personal problems such as family matters over the past year.

There are so many variables.

I always look at things from a personal point of view. I don't say this to gain any kind of praise, but I'm a grafter and work as hard as I can. However when my Dad died unexpectedly, my mind was elsewhere and in hindsight, I wasn't up to the job at that time. I never let anyone know how I was feeling of course.

This 100%
31-01-19, 16:29
TheBee'sKnees

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Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five

Why do you say that? If it's true, that he can't get in their team much, a team who are in the relegation zone of the Championship - that's cause for concern!

Just sharing the feedback from somebody who watches Reading week in week out. He hasn't got in their team much this season and had troubles at Aston Villa with lateness, missing training etc, although that hasn't happened at Reading he just hasn't nailed down a regular place.

You never know, he may come good for us.
31-01-19, 16:42
Vindec

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The clip shown on SSN indicate Bacuna is left footed. We need a right back desperately so don't see the point of this transfer especially as the player isn't even a regular in Reading's first team. Bewildering.
31-01-19, 16:45
Heisenberg

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Originally Posted by Vindec

The clip shown on SSN indicate Bacuna is left footed. We need a right back desperately so don't see the point of this transfer especially as the player isn't even a regular in Reading's first team. Bewildering.

He's definitely predominantly right footed, if that changes anything for you?