Steven Reid is out again

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/oct/06/damien-duff-italy-republic-of-ireland


I know he hasnt played much football but class is permanent and I still would have put him in instead of our zombie midfield pairing

ollaetta

It's a shame that he's so injury prone. He's played only 30 or so games in the last 3 seasons and you would have to wonder if he will ever get a proper injury free spell at this stage. He'll be 29 next birthday and it isn't going to get any easier for him. A real pity as Trap could badly do with him.

ctrl-alt-delete

I'd say it was more Blackburn's decision than anything else,

Blackburn have been patient with Reid and have been nursing him back to a state of fitness again. It would have been disrespectfull and very very desperate for Trap to throw a player with 60 minutes gametime (league cup) into a vital World Cup qualifier.

Whatever people think of Whelan and Andrews, there is no way at this point in time that Reid would be a better option than either of them.

Mr.Nice Guy

It's an easy line-up to predict now thanks to the injuries.

Given

Kilbane
St Ledger
Dunne
O'Shea

McGeady
Whelan
Andrews
Hunt

Doyle
Keane

population

No Finnan???

SlickRic

i hate to say it, but we're unlikely to see Steven Reid again at this stage.

i've lost all hope.

he could have been an immense player for us through the years.

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SlickRic wrote: »

i hate to say it, but we're unlikely to see Steven Reid again at this stage.

i've lost all hope.

he could have been an immense player for us through the years.

Keep the Faith!!!

CHD

Thats it folks. He's done.

aidan24326

In fairness we never really expected to have Steven Reid for this game anyway, and I doubt very much Trap would have used him given his lack of match practise.

The real p1sser is Duff being injured again. I've never seen a player so prone to injuries. Are his legs made of glass or what?

jimmyboy

Reid just peaked up a minor achilles tweak.
You have to expect that from someone coming back from injury.
He'll be ready for 90 mins in the play-offs

Thanx 4 The Fish

Would love to see Reid fit for the WC should we qualify. I think he has something that we miss in the midfield and when he is on form is as good as most in the second tier of the prem.

GLaDOS

He was always going to struggle to make thse qualifiers, it's just a minor setback