Yeah, I was fairly certain it was Cooper. I also didn't think it was remotely handball.
NewCorkSeth High time we sold Cummings to be fair.. He just will never make it in our team! Who do we have defensively thats good? apart from Hector?
Cummings is fourth choice full back right now. If we get an injury then we'll need him on the bench, unless we want to risk playing someone out of position.
Our young defenders who played lots of U18 football in their first year:
Hector- centre back who can play right back, older and more experienced than the others. Strong and quick.
Arnold- attacking right back, very quick (think Shane Long). Currently on loan at Wycombe. Spent a year out with serious injury.
Partridge- centre back, reads the game well and takes some set pieces, not the strongest, and has been played in midfield and at full back. IMO our best young centre back since Pearce.
Sweeney- centre back signed from Bray, stronger than Partridge but not as technical. I haven't seen very much of him tbf.
Cooper- giant centre back, a good passer, but a bit suspect when attackers run at him.
Keown- right back who can play centre back. Solid at right back, if a bit defensive, but not a potential first teamer at centre back.
Griffin- left back. Good going forward, fits in well with the style our youth sides use, but some issues defensively.
Hyam- big centre back, not quite as big as Cooper but still a threat at set pieces
Stacey- versatile player who IMO is best as an attacking right back, like Arnold.
IMO about half of those will have professional careers, though not necessarily with us.
There are a few others with U18 experience like Dickie, Long and McClennan who will probably get senior contracts, and there's a new crop of U18s that most people haven't seen at all
