Jon Flanagan

[Patricks_Berger]

Being good at defending and attacking aren't mutually exclusive skills.

Agreed - but we are on a budget so probably aren't gong to be signing the next Cafu / Carlos

[Mattshark]

Man Utd 1999

Dennis Irwin was an attacking full back.

[danperkins]

his first (and ironically, last) good game was away at Spurs when he scored.

[vlahka]

None of our current left/right backs are better than Flannagan. Defensive or attacking wise. But I'd rather have smith on the left. Not timid, defends better than Moreno and with some more games under his belt he'll be way better than Clyne. Plus he can cross a ball better than either of those two. Clyne and Moreno should be backups.

[Fosterbloke]

None of our current left/right backs are better than Flannagan. Defensive or attacking wise. But I'd rather have smith on the left. Not timid, defends better than Moreno and with some more games under his belt he'll be way better than Clyne. Plus he can cross a ball better than either of those two. Clyne and Moreno should be backups.

Wasn't Brad Smith total **** against Chelsea?

[vlahka]

Wasn't Brad Smith total **** against Chelsea?

The others have been **** more. Like I said, give him some more experience and he'll become excellent. He's got everything we need. And still quite young. Besides everyones allowed a **** game. Keep him in there since this is the season for producing.

[Daniel 7]

I think Brad Smith was played as a running left winger in that Chelsea game

[Patricks_Berger]

Dennis Irwin was an attacking full back.

So they had one on their books for the whole season, to cover both sides?

[Irishnev]

So they had one on their books for the whole season, to cover both sides?

Irwin was very much first choice and argueably one of the best full backs of the Premier League era.

[Patricks_Berger]

Irwin was very much first chiice and argueably one of the best full backs of the Premier League era.

Does that mean he could play right-back and left-back at the same time?

[Daniel 7]

Paul Parker was on the right wasn't he?

[Shaggy]

Gary Neville played right back in 1999.

[BobTheCharmer]

Gary Neville played right back in 1999.

This thread has officially been soiled, thanks shaggy.

[Irishnev]

Does that mean he could play right-back and left-back at the same time?

He was Irish so not beyond the realms of possibility but I'd say Neville in 1999 was RB.

[SB]

This thread has officially been soiled, thanks shaggy.