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Drico
Player Valuation: £60m
I did not say he should be thrown arbitrarily into the Spurs match at all. I said if he isn't ready for Spurs, then perhaps it is time to accept he won't be ready this season, or if he does make it back that his reintegration into the side may be more disruptive than it's worth at this late stage. That said, a fully fit and ready Calvert-Lewin would be a boon. I suspect Dyche has a timeline in mind - perhaps it is the Spurs match. I suspect he has made a decision to bring him back then, if he appears to be ready. If that is Dyche's judgement and he breaks down yet again, well...
Whether we sell him or not, however, is moot. If Dyche doesn't think he can rely on him next season - or if the player himself fails to recapture regular fitness - then he simply won't play - for anyone. We may simply have to write him off. Whether we do or don't, the club needs to plan for the worst. We certainly didn't this season even though the dogs on the street were barking at them to...
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Like looking in the mirror.How much bigger do you want him?
He's actually bulked up over the last few seasons. Which coincide with his injury problems.It's not a matter of what my ideal of masculinity is ( in my view it's an outmoded concept ). However I don't think the below would work quite as well if Dom was built like a tank, with bulging thighs and calves. And obviously building muscle is how you compensate for specific areas of weakness after injury.
And by the way, I like this picture a lot; to the extent that it is provocative it's good art, Dom just looks cool in it and it breaks down barriers. However, I just wonder whether his leanness is beneficial to his injury recovery.
You literally said "bring him back for Spurs. If he breaks down again then, it's time to finally accept that he must be moved on or out."
That's an arbitrary game you've set as target to put him back in the team, without any respect for his fitness at that time.
Drico
Player Valuation: £60m
I said: "Dyche needs to make a call here - and probably already has: bring him back for Spurs. If he breaks down again then, it's time to finally accept that he must be moved on or out."
I was surmising that the manager has probably decided on the game to bring him back for. I suspect, given the calendar, that that would not be our next game, but the one with the longer lead-in time: Spurs.
My point was that if the manager picks a game for the player to come back in - Spurs or whichever one he deems right - and if the player then breaks down once more, then it is time to move on.
In the interests of clarity, I don't care what game the manager picks. But I do care that we have players that we can rely on in this existential fight. And at some point, the manager needs to determine who he can rely on, if only to give those players as much certainty as possible.
There is obviously no point in rushing an injured player back. That is no good to anyone. So, here's hoping the manager picks the right game - because this saga is helping absolutely nobody at this point.
2 points off 12th but also 3 points off bottom. Anything could happen
Okay, I'm pleased you agree - because honestly that original post was not clear.
Yes, if DCL is declared fully fit, and he plays and gets injured immediately, then that's the biggest sign you can have that he's finished.
But even then, I'm not sure what we could reasonably do. We won't be able to sell him.
I think patience until he comes good, or waiting until his contract expires are probably our only 2 options.
First season that actually looks competitive on paper, despite all the years of managers saying so.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Because we've been operating with 1 striker and then zero strikers.
The utter claptrap you and the other worshippers of the Emperor's new clothes come up with.
You're ridiculous.
The lad is a disinterested crock and he's taking the utter piss out of you.
We need him, it's as simple as that.
No matter what theories fans may have Regarding his Absence.
He is really our only out and out striker.
We are fighting for are premiership survival.
So it's a pretty stupid opinion yo say he is not needed.
Whether we keep him, going forward. Is a different matter.
But the only thing that matters now is being above 3 teams come end of season.
And dom can and would make that more of a possibility.
The only thing I would say is if we are doing well before he gets back then I wouldn't throw him straight in and possibly break up a good balance we've built.
But he would be a great asset to bring on and change a tactic and game plan.
And then let dyche make that call on starting him/or not...
It's always better to have the option then not.
No matter what theories fans may have Regarding his Absence.
He is really our only out and out striker.
We are fighting for are premiership survival.
So it's a pretty stupid opinion yo say he is not needed.
Whether we keep him, going forward. Is a different matter.
But the only thing that matters now is being above 3 teams come end of season.
And dom can and would make that more of a possibility.
The only thing I would say is if we are doing well before he gets back then I wouldn't throw him straight in and possibly break up a good balance we've built.
But he would be a great asset to bring on and change a tactic and game plan.
And then let dyche make that call on starting him/or not...
It's always better to have the option then not.
Yep. But football is not body building. Bulked but no clue how to play football.
Drico
Player Valuation: £60m
Yes, they are our only options, but one thing that I refuse to do - even though I have a degree in economics - is to think in purely financial terms when it comes to discussing sport. It's one of the worst things about modern football. Everybody is a financial analyst. While it is obvious that the club will lose money if an "asset" is out of commission, I just want the club to accept that we must have a plan B for any player - and especially players with the history of Calvert-Lewin. Otherwise, we will be in the very same situation next season, in all likelihood. And I really don't see Dyche persevering if he thinks he's got a lost cause on his hands. Sometimes, you simply got to take the hit, move on, and mitigate the damage as best you can.
1 point of relegation with a s..t goal difference and one game more so still big favorite to go down.
That's an incredibly astute point. Well done you.
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