International breaks have no interest to most club fans like me , but I track games to see if our players have avoided injury.

I know we can’t do anything about it but if two of our currently starting players got injured this week I would imagine it would likely bring an end to our automatic promotion hopes.

Which player do you think is the most valuable who is on international duty? IMO it’s Josh Cullen to be without him for the rest of the season, would do the most damage.

I nice cheerful thread on a Saturday night
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James Trafford

Esteve or CJ.

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 22, 2025 8:10 pm

James Trafford

After watching Hladky in the cup games you are 100% right.

100 % Josh.

dougcollins wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 22, 2025 8:13 pm

Esteve or CJ.

Esteve isn't on international duty.

morninbob wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:02 pm

Esteve isn't on international duty.

And here's me thinking it was a hypothetical question.

Cullen. Lose him we have had it.

Cullen 100%. Nobody else can do what he does.

This is a ready good question. So much so I'm struggling to find a definitive answer. It really could be anyone from six players.

Cullen. Absolutely crucial to what we do. Without him, the midfield disappears.

Trafford, CJ, Esteve, Cullen, Brownhill and more recently Anthony.

Imagine not having Brownhill's goals and assists this season, for example.

No easy answer

bobinho wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 22, 2025 10:31 pm

Cullen. Absolutely crucial to what we do. Without him, the midfield disappears.

Key player. But it's not as straightforward as that. Cullen didn't start in our best result and win this season.

dougcollins wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:06 pm

And here's me thinking it was a hypothetical question.

It was....about players on international duty

CJ, he starts it all and has the best distribution.

Cullen. Been our most important player ever since he signed.

Trafford / Cullen. Hard to choose, would screw us.

Roberts getting injured would not help.

UTC.

Cullen easily.

morninbob wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:02 pm

Esteve isn't on international duty.

Doesnt have to be on international duty to fall down the stairs.

Notsosuperstevedavis wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 23, 2025 10:30 am

Doesnt have to be on international duty to fall down the stairs.

Of course not
But the original question was about players on international duty

Shelvey was meant to be the Cullen backup but that hasn't worked. If he were to get injured, I think it ends our chances of top 2. We don't have anybody even close to him. The only possible resolution would be to put Bauress there but we wouldn't risk that in a promotion fight.

A midfield 2 of Brownhill and Laurent/Hannibal wouldn't even have us in the playoffs.

Goliath wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 23, 2025 11:46 am

Shelvey was meant to be the Cullen backup but that hasn't worked. If he were to get injured, I think it ends our chances of top 2. We don't have anybody even close to him. The only possible resolution would be to put Bauress there but we wouldn't risk that in a promotion fight.

A midfield 2 of Brownhill and Laurent/Hannibal wouldn't even have us in the playoffs.

Whilst Cullen (and Trafford) would be my answer. On your last point, that was the midfield three that played when we won away at Leeds so im not sure its as drastically bad as you suggest

KlyBfc wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 23, 2025 11:52 am

Whilst Cullen (and Trafford) would be my answer. On your last point, that was the midfield three that played when we won away at Leeds so im not sure its as drastically bad as you suggest

In a game where we had 0 control of the midfield. Exactly my point, we weren't great in that game and got a fair bit of luck. Play that same game 10 times and you probably win 1 or 2 at most, we were just on the right side of the variance on the day.

Parker himself said that's not how he wants his teams to play.

Cullen, Trafford, Roberts.

Mike Tresor obviously.

I'm not going to mention anyone. Best not to hex our squad.

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Considering the injury status of Bahsir Humphreys... Lucas Pires, who has grown into that LB spot.

I wouldn't fancy having to bring Sonne in and move Connor Roberts to left back.