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Keeper Woe Continues As Cropper Picks Up Knee Injury
Keeper Woe Continues As Cropper Picks Up Knee Injury
Thursday, 15th Dec 2011 16:31

TWTD understands that Town’s keeper woe has continued with Cody Cropper having picked up a knee injury in training and set to miss out on a place amongst the subs when Derby visit Portman Road on Saturday. First-choice David Stockdale was recalled from his loan by parent club Fulham yesterday, while Richard Wright is still injured, although not far from a return.

If Wright isn't considered fit enough for inclusion as a sub, second-year Academy scholar Conor O’Donnell, 17, looks set to take US U20 international Cropper’s place on the bench against the Rams.

Republic of Ireland U17 international O’Donnell, who joined the Blues from his local club Buncrana Hearts in the summer of 2010, recently kept a clean sheet in the 2-0 FA Youth Cup victory over Leeds United at Portman Road but like Cropper, 18, is yet to make a senior appearance.

Boss Paul Jewell has already confirmed that Arran Lee-Barrett will start on Saturday with Wright, who pulled a pec muscle the day before the recent defeat at Burnley, likely to be closer to full fitness for the game at Leicester City on Boxing Day.

The Blues are unlikely to seek - or be granted - Football League permission to sign another keeper on an emergency basis with Lee-Barrett fit.

Two years ago, after Wright was injured at Cardiff, Town were told they couldn't take a keeper on an emergency loan unless they had no fit professional glovesmen.


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tellitasiseeit added 08:56 - Dec 16
Eireannach gorm Agree with your comments. The Academy youth who are well able to play at a higher level, must be starting to get a bit of an itch to get a call for the first team or to sit on the bench like O'Donnell and to even be involved must give them the lift that they all require? One day to be included into the first team. Rather have this than the older players with nothing to prove/ COYB
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suffolkpoker added 09:02 - Dec 16
wrap up our keeper in cotton wool
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tellitasiseeit added 19:50 - Dec 16
Suffolkpoker Keepers get injury's because of the hard knocks they take in their area,Possibly from more than one player going for the ball. So your stupid comment is deplorable and pointless. GROW UP COYB
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Facefacts added 13:31 - Dec 31
As well as injuries, goalkeepers can easily get sent off, sometimes due to incorrect or poor officiating, so I would say we always need a sub goalkeeper. Also more likely to happen away from home where the home crowd bays for blood, shouting 'OFF' 'OFF'.
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