With such a heavy programme I'd imagine that Jimmy will be brought along slowly and given a few minutes from the bench over the next few weeks to build up to full match fitness.
If and when he does come back into the team it will be to replace Kakay as Steve Cook is probably one of the first names on the team sheet.
Cooks leadership qualities were highlighted by Ainsworth at the recent fans forum when he told how after Saturdays game how he walked into the changing room and Cook was already addressing the team and telling the players that they can beat Swansea and that if they'd had 11 men against Sunderland they'd have won.
Cooks leadership qualities were highlighted by Ainsworth at the recent fans forum when he told how after Saturdays game how he walked into the changing room and Cook was already addressing the team and telling the players that they can beat Swansea and that if they'd had 11 men against Sunderland they'd have won.
Cook should be Captain.
I never like the goalkeeper being captain, he can't influence the ref like we see with other teams captains.
Does Dunne come back in? His injury came at a bad time for him.
Cook is definitely first choice. Fox has been very solid and not made made errors bar Watford but he was thrown in then.
JCS is coming back to fitness.
Kakay hasn't done badly as part of a 3.
Dunne will really have to perform when his next opportunity comes around.
Surely he will be introduced gradually? He has a great heart and the right mentality, but he needs to get match-fit and sharp. Someone mentioned him replacing Kakay and that made me check to see whether he was left- or right-footed. I was surprised, given his frequency on the left, to see he is actually right-footed! A lot depends tonight on whether Swansea target Kakay as the weakest link at the back or not...
Blackburn Rovers are plotting a move for Queens Park Rangers defender Jimmy Dunne before the close of the transfer window, sources have told Football Insider. Rovers are searching for defensive reinforcements after James Hill was recalled early from his loan spell at Ewood Park by Bournemouth.
He may not be first choice but we need him for cover. We’d only let him go if the price is really good or we are really in trouble with FFP or we plan to rely on Fox & Kakay as cover. Gulp!
With Dunne's contract about to finish in the summer it's all about the price. The likeyhood of Marti offering him a new deal is slim so if Blackburn are offering a fee then it seems a no brainer to let him go.
Ideally I'd have preferred us to be receiving offers for Kakay but unfortunately with us in FFP trouble all of our players are in the shop window.