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Lucas Ness - possible patella tendon injury, due to see a specialist (p7)

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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,766
    Scoham said:
    I’d put Rak Sakyi in defence so we can have a back threee of Sess Ness Jes.
    Sess Ness Jes and Inness
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    Thank fuck we tied him down to a new deal back in the summer... Good job signing off on that one Thomas!! 
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    According to my Lucas, ‘all of the kids in the year above (Ness’ former classmates at school) went to the game’. 
    He had his third very good game in a row. Remarkable progress from non league to Old Trafford in such a short space of time. 
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    Thought he was immense against Lincoln and backed that up with a superb display tonight.
    Reminds me of a deeper role Declan Rice.

    Could be a huge player for us in the coming months.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    Depressing having good youngsters at the moment. Just killing time until they leave 
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,651
    👏 👏 
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Was superb and decent on the ball too. Surprised it’s taken us so long to give him a chance but he’s taking it 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,824
    cafcfan1990 said:
    Was superb and decent on the ball too. Surprised it’s taken us so long to give him a chance but he’s taking it 
    I know we were dreadful, but I thought Mitchell looked miles ahead of him against Cheltenham .  Fair play to Ness - he’s really taken his chance 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,015
    Leaburn, Ness, AMB, the number of youngsters we churn out really is quite impressive. 

    I know the standard we're at is low so they'd be less likely to come through at a higher level, but even so, it's great to have these youngsters. No chance a new owner can even think of cutting the academy to save money, it's probably the only thing that will MAKE them money.
  • 1se7
    1se7 Posts: 599
    Great effort tonight.
    Well played    -  utterly amazing performance at that  level and his age /    outstanding.
    Its worth just watching his performance alone   -  A+++++
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  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,503
    If you have a small, injury-prone squad, then youngsters get plenty of chances. And normally, with chances, they improve. 

    If we had a bigger, fitter squad, Ness would probably still be at Torquay. 
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    wmcf123 said:
    cafcfan1990 said:
    Was superb and decent on the ball too. Surprised it’s taken us so long to give him a chance but he’s taking it 
    I know we were dreadful, but I thought Mitchell looked miles ahead of him against Cheltenham .  Fair play to Ness - he’s really taken his chance 
    There were some big clubs looking at Ness last year. Given our injuries and how poor Lavelle has been, I'm surprised he wasn't kept around at the start of the season. 
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Unfortunately his competition is O'Connell 

    Inniss, O'Connell
    Mitchell, Ness
    Elerewe, Lavelle
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Dazzler21 said:
    Unfortunately his competition is O'Connell 

    Inniss, O'Connell
    Mitchell, Ness
    Elerewe, Lavelle
    Ness above Inniss for me at the minute. Thomas should be above Lavelle, Deji and probably Mitchell too. 
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    Dazzler21 said:
    Unfortunately his competition is O'Connell 

    Inniss, O'Connell
    Mitchell, Ness
    Elerewe, Lavelle
    Taking his age into account I suspect he’s better than Inniss and O’Connell, or at least up there with them. From memory he’s hardly misplaced a pass since he came in, and his positional play is very good. Between the three of them we’re pretty well covered at CB though. 
    The real issue is whether we can hang on to him. He’ll be much more in demand than Inniss or O’Connell. 
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    Lavelle and Thomas don't really have a future at the Club I feel. Deji really needs to show he has something (outside of friendlies) as he is getting overtaken by players younger than him.
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,224
    He’s been absolutely superb so far, but it has only been a couple of games. He won’t have anyone better than us looking at him yet, I remember people creaming themselves over Deji when he broke into the team (myself included), and he has spent half the year playing non-league 
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    mendonca said:
    Lavelle and Thomas don't really have a future at the Club I feel. Deji really needs to show he has something (outside of friendlies) as he is getting overtaken by players younger than him.
    Definitely. Thomas ok as 4th choice for now but unlikely to stay beyond the summer. Not sure I'd be keeping Inniss either to be honest. Maybe as 4th choice if Ness continues his form. 
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    cafcfan1990 said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    Unfortunately his competition is O'Connell 

    Inniss, O'Connell
    Mitchell, Ness
    Elerewe, Lavelle
    Ness above Inniss for me at the minute. Thomas should be above Lavelle, Deji and probably Mitchell too. 
    So you'll make him play on the wrong side of defence at cost of the other CB that did brilliantly last night. 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    Dazzler21 said:
    cafcfan1990 said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    Unfortunately his competition is O'Connell 

    Inniss, O'Connell
    Mitchell, Ness
    Elerewe, Lavelle
    Ness above Inniss for me at the minute. Thomas should be above Lavelle, Deji and probably Mitchell too. 
    So you'll make him play on the wrong side of defence at cost of the other CB that did brilliantly last night. 
    Isn’t Ness right footed so already on the wrong side?
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  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Scoham said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    cafcfan1990 said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    Unfortunately his competition is O'Connell 

    Inniss, O'Connell
    Mitchell, Ness
    Elerewe, Lavelle
    Ness above Inniss for me at the minute. Thomas should be above Lavelle, Deji and probably Mitchell too. 
    So you'll make him play on the wrong side of defence at cost of the other CB that did brilliantly last night. 
    Isn’t Ness right footed so already on the wrong side?
    I've not looked that closely, but he has pretty much always been left side of the CB's, even in the youth team from what I've seen. 
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    Scoham said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    cafcfan1990 said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    Unfortunately his competition is O'Connell 

    Inniss, O'Connell
    Mitchell, Ness
    Elerewe, Lavelle
    Ness above Inniss for me at the minute. Thomas should be above Lavelle, Deji and probably Mitchell too. 
    So you'll make him play on the wrong side of defence at cost of the other CB that did brilliantly last night. 
    Isn’t Ness right footed so already on the wrong side?
    OConnell also right footed, I believe.

    Maybe we are still looking for another senior CB who is left footed?


  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,561
    CAFCsayer said:
    He’s been absolutely superb so far, but it has only been a couple of games. He won’t have anyone better than us looking at him yet, I remember people creaming themselves over Deji when he broke into the team (myself included), and he has spent half the year playing non-league 

    Thought Norwich and Bournemouth were already rumoured to be watching him. And almost certainly there are others.
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,275
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Leaburn, Ness, AMB, the number of youngsters we churn out really is quite impressive. 

    I know the standard we're at is low so they'd be less likely to come through at a higher level, but even so, it's great to have these youngsters. No chance a new owner can even think of cutting the academy to save money, it's probably the only thing that will MAKE them money.
    Devil's advocate

    1. Leaburn joined aged 16 from Chelsea
    2. Ness joined aged 17/18 from Met
    5. AMB joined aged 16 from Oz

    Add to them Lookman, Pope and Aribo and you could make an argument that slimming the academy right down in the younger ages and just having U15 and over wouldn't have hurt us too much in recent years (Gomez the exception?).

    I would personally hate for the academy to be slimmed down but since EPPP came in our best academy kids (Sarmiento, Palmer, Beadle, Zemura) have chosen to chase the £ rather than even sign their first contracts with us.

    TS getting Kanu and the other U18s to sign was probably the single best thing he has achieved in his time in charge.
  • Making_all_the_noise
    Making_all_the_noise Posts: 214
    Very good positionally but last few games he's looked very uncertain on the ball. Lots to work on still.
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,890
    Making_all_the_noise said:
    Very good positionally but last few games he's looked very uncertain on the ball. Lots to work on still.
    I disagree on the ‘uncertainty’. I think he looks very assured. 
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,561
    valleynick66 said:
    Making_all_the_noise said:
    Very good positionally but last few games he's looked very uncertain on the ball. Lots to work on still.
    I disagree on the ‘uncertainty’. I think he looks very assured. 
    I agree. Been very impressed. Would like to see him alongside O’Connell.
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,680
    He was nothing other than superb today. If it weren’t for him and AMB, it would have been 4 or 5-1 which would have been a fair reflection of the game.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    stop_shouting said:
    He was nothing other than superb today. If it weren’t for him and AMB, it would have been 4 or 5-1 which would have been a fair reflection of the game.

    Lucas Ness is a really good prospect but he did make a shocking pass back which should have resulted in 3-1 but Inniss made the tackle.
  • charltonnick
    charltonnick Posts: 3,063
    soapboxsam said:
    stop_shouting said:
    He was nothing other than superb today. If it weren’t for him and AMB, it would have been 4 or 5-1 which would have been a fair reflection of the game.

    Lucas Ness is a really good prospect but he did make a shocking pass back which should have resulted in 3-1 but Inniss made the tackle.
    That back pass was his only mistake today , another good performance. A great prospect 

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