Mason Holgate

[Goat]

...yes, he looks ideal for a back 3 but I also have doubts about him as a conventional CB. He might have the quality and class to manage that position, after all Ratcliffe wasn't tallest but he was built like a middleweight boxer.

There seems to be growing overtures for Matthew Pennington to be involved and many suggest he's a 'Jagielka type'. If the strategy is a flat back four, Pennington might be competition for a place. Time will tell.

Mason will be fine in a year or 2 when he fills out and maybe bulks up a little, hes got the talent, but hes a bit unpolished atm, as you would expect from a 20 year old learning the game.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

...yes, he looks ideal for a back 3 and I also have doubts about him as a conventional CB. He might have the quality and class to manage that position, after all Ratcliffe wasn't tallest but he was built like a middleweight boxer.

There seems to be growing overtures for Matthew Pennington to be involved and many suggest he's a 'Jagielka type'. If the strategy is a flat back four, Pennington might be competition for a place. Time will tell.

To be fair, holgate is actually pretty tall, if I remember rightly he's 6'2 just quite lightweight.

 

[Eggs]

To be fair, holgate is actually pretty tall, if I remember rightly he's 6'2 just quite lightweight.

...that surprises me, Aaron. Cheers.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

...that surprises me, Aaron. Cheers.

I was surprised too, but he said in a interview in the summer that he had grown a few inches, it was only when I saw him stood directly next to rom that I properly noticed his height.

 

[Goat]

...that surprises me, Aaron. Cheers.

Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)

 

[roydo]

Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)

Taller than us two mate.

Better at football too.

So hate him.

 

[Goat]

Taller than us two mate.

Better at football too.

So hate him.

Hes the same size as me mate.

I will concede he is defo better at football than, YOU!!!!

 

[AaronTheBlue]

Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)

I'll find the interview but he himself he has grown to 6'2/6'3. It was after the man united friendly.

 

[zirc]

I'll find the interview but he himself he has grown to 6'2/6'3. It was after the man united friendly.

[Poor language removed] hell, aren't they concerned about having to pass a drugs test?

 

[Goat]

I'll find the interview but he himself he has grown to 6'2/6'3. It was after the man united friendly.

You might be correct, if you look at this vid, Williams is 6foot, Mason seems a few inches taller.

 

[roydo]

Hes the same size as me mate.

I will concede he is defo better at football than, YOU!!!!

You had a growth spurt?

 

[TheFinnFan]

I have a feeling he will be chased after this season

 

[Sennott Street]

Seen the U23 team for tonight with Holgate in the starting XI. Hope the lad is able to fight his way back into the first team, but clearly the manager has seen some red flags that have kept him on the subs bench over the past month. Had a mare against Stoke, but, if you watch the move for Bournemouth's 3rd goal when he played, he allows Afobe to roll past him with the ball on the edge of the box, which was the initial mistake whereby Arter's goal followed. Maybe Koeman has seen those two incidents and thought, he's not quite ready for a regular first team place.

 

[Abraders]

He will be back, for sure. Has talent this guy.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

You had a growth spurt?