2024/25 Jake O'Brien

[banno]

I don’t agree I think he’s been terrible this season and is routinely exposed when asked to play anything other than a low block.

Fair enough. Opinions will vary

 

[TheBlueBlitzer]

not while Tarks is consistently our best CB. Give it a year or so I reckon but think it will be Tarks and Jake before too long with Branthwaite elsewhere

By the time jarrad goes id want a replacement for both tarks and him tbf

 

[banno]

By the time jarrad goes id want a replacement for both tarks and him tbf

So not willing to give Jake a chance to settle in

 

[pfim]

not while Tarks is consistently our best CB. Give it a year or so I reckon but think it will be Tarks and Jake before too long with Branthwaite elsewhere

He’ll be 33 next season. Regardless of what you think of his play, he needs to be replaced as well.

 

[mikel_88]

He’ll be 33 next season. Regardless of what you think of his play, he needs to be replaced as well.

Could be atleast 2 cb coming in when you look at it keane looks to be leaving on a free, then Branthwaite Could be sold.

 

[TheBlueBlitzer]

So not willing to give Jake a chance to settle in

How much longer do you think tarks has in him say at the end of the season if jarrad went? (Fingers crossed he doesnt) or the season after?

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

I don’t agree I think he’s been terrible this season and is routinely exposed when asked to play anything other than a low block.

Agree with regard to the "Dyche Season" but the last two matches he has been very good.

 

[Scrubs02]

Dont say that keane will pop up haha

Well yeah ...goalscoring central defenders ..Keane pops into your head. Although I don't look at him as a defender . Keane and that one season Lescott had. He might not be the greatest defender, but he's given us some quality goals has Michael Keane. I liked the one against Tottenham when he just leathered it

 

[TheBlueBlitzer]

Well yeah ...goalscoring central defenders ..Keane pops into your head. Although I don't look at him as a defender . Keane and that one season Lescott had. He might not be the greatest defender, but he's given us some quality goals has Michael Keane. I liked the one against Tottenham when he just leathered it

I wont be the first to say it but keanes youth coaches missed the trick turning him into a defender lol

 

[PeregrineT]

Tarks has been a great signing for the club, and its time to replace him before hes not. The goal should be Branthwaite and OBrien starting next season, and the signing of another CB.

 

[FTY]

Tarks has been a great signing for the club, and its time to replace him before hes not. The goal should be Branthwaite and OBrien starting next season, and the signing of another CB.

Yep

Definitely served his purpose over the last few years and been very good at times (woeful others), but he's a relegation battle centre back and if we want to move up the table and away from that we need to move on from him being a starter

Sounds awfully familiar that

 

[Walken]

Him and jarrad would of been my starting CB's

Been a huge uptick in Tarks form last two games. Think O'brien might be moyes right footed lescott for a bit

 

[Michael Tsui]

Those flicks aside, solid.
But I think the center half that was our manager would probably think this is a big red flag so he has been sidelined for long.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Why did Dyche not play him again?

 

[allen]

Alarm bells were ringing when he watched that ball go over his head and got the wrong side of the attacker early on, but has looked solid for the rest of that half.