Hi all Well I thought I'd sneak in and give you my opinion as a Baggies STH on the two players you've loaned from us. Leko - not great:( too inconsistent, can often run down blind allies and final ball can be poor. He does however has some potential and could make an impact coming off the bench.
Field - gutted he's gone to be honest but he needs game time and clearly isn't in Bilic's plan. Lacks pace and steel but good on the ball and arguably one of the best passers on the team, I think he will do well for you.
Fantastic attitude from Field there. Saying it's an honour to come in and be patient, and that he doesn't mind coming on for ten minutes at the end if the team is doing well. Compare that to the bored, uninterested mercenaries that Pardew used to fill our squad with when he was in charge. Lee knows how to pick them
Or West Brom might see it as a benefit as if we beat their rivals with Field and Leko it'll aid their own campaign
Call them back and we might struggle without them
I imagine they're not allowed to play against their parent club?
Yeah they won’t be available for the West Brom matches, but Pratley is more than capable of covering Field and we have options in attack to replace Leko - feels good to say both those things as going into the season we were bare bones!
I think if Charlton are still flying high and Field & Leko are playing well there is a good chance West Brom will recall at least one of them in January.
Or West Brom might see it as a benefit as if we beat their rivals with Field and Leko it'll aid their own campaign
Call them back and we might struggle without them
I imagine they're not allowed to play against their parent club?
It's potentially an unusual one, as when teams lend talented youngsters to another team in that division, the assumption is that the other team will be lower down the table, and not a direct competitor i.e. Arsenal might loan a player to Norwich but not to say Leicester
By the time January comes, we could be 15 points behind WBA and then there won't be a conflict of interest anyway
If any Championship team has played better than we did in the first half against Forest this season, I'd be amazed. I have to be honest and say my jaw was on the floor! You don't play with that stunning quality if you can't. Consequently, it has to be a natural conclusion that we can, so the idea that we will improve further is not ridiculous at all.
Thats really good news - if he stays fit and gets up to match fitness quickly he will be a real benefit in the 2nd half of the season. One we should be looking at signing if WBA were ever to sell him in the near future.
Also means there less of a concern now if Pratley were to pick up his tenth booking in the next month
If?!
Surely it's just a matter of when.
The only way Pratters won't get booked in February is if he doesn't play again until March.
Agreed, though against Fulham he never looked like getting booked which is the first time in a long while I've thought that. No surprise it coincided with Cullen's return.
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Call them back and we might struggle without them
I imagine they're not allowed to play against their parent club?
I think if Charlton are still flying high and Field & Leko are playing well there is a good chance West Brom will recall at least one of them in January.
By the time January comes, we could be 15 points behind WBA and then there won't be a conflict of interest anyway
Surely it's just a matter of when.
The only way Pratters won't get booked in February is if he doesn't play again until March.
Definitely, but it's harder to replace Pratley's experience and leadership.
Also bet he'll be rested at the very least twice this month what with two sets of fixtures on a Saturday and midweek what with Field back