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Cherries: Barrett could return for play-off push
7:00am Saturday 11th February 2012 in Sport
MANAGER Lee Bradbury is confident Adam Barrett can boost Cherries’ play-off charge – with the captain on course for a rapid recovery.
The Cherries boss has revealed that his skipper could defy predictions by returning quicker than expected from his hamstring injury.
Cherries initially confirmed that Barrett was likely to be sidelined for at least 10 weeks after he had sustained a grade two tear during the win over Notts County on January 14.
However, Bradbury says the centre-half could now offer his experience to Cherries’ promotion push earlier than first thought.
While he insists Cherries will tread carefully with the 32-year-old, who has twice suffered setbacks already this season, Bradbury is hoping to have the defender available ahead of the League One run-in.
Bradbury told the Daily Echo: “Adam Barrett is going to be back quicker than originally thought.
“At this moment in time, he can’t feel it. But that is the danger – he couldn’t feel it last time and broke down.
“We are going to get him a scan to see how it is healing and how much he can kick on.
“He feels like he could do a bit more but we are just putting the reins on him a little bit until he has had a scan.
“Twice he has come back and gone out with the injury. We are very aware of that and that is why I think a scan will explain or show how far down the road he is, without relying on Adam to say he is okay when possibly he might not be, because last time he thought he was okay and he wasn’t.
“That is just Adam’s make-up. He wants to get back in the team, back in training and back playing.”
Barrett has made 28 starts for Cherries since arriving from Crystal Palace on a two-year deal in the summer.
Bradbury added: “Hopefully, he is going to be back involved in the latter part of the season.
“If it is a vital part of the season and we are trying to push to make the play-offs, so it would be key that he is involved.”
Meanwhile, Bradbury reported that a number of other injured players were making progress.
Tottenham Hotspur loan man Nathan Byrne is back in training following his long-term lay-off.
Midfielder Mark Molesley played 60 minutes in a reserves friendly on Tuesday, while Joe Partington is said to be ahead of schedule.
Bradbury confirmed Shaun Cooper and Mathieu Baudry were also making positive strides.
Comments(22)
Ferndown Steve
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8:09am Sat 11 Feb 12
alasdair1967 wrote:Agree 'alasdair1967'- Zubar for me too at this present moment !
no disrespect to adam barratt but bradbury would be a fool starting barratt ahead of zubar and soon would face the wraith of the fans if he was to do this as zubar in my opinion is the better player
Good to strength in depth, in case of any injuries though !
On a seperate note, hope the game is on today and not frozen-off - Still minus figures all over the country this morning !
UTC
N Smith
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8:11am Sat 11 Feb 12
alasdair1967 wrote:Totally agree, Barratt should be on the bench and not starting games unless there are injuries .
no disrespect to adam barratt but bradbury would be a fool starting barratt ahead of zubar and soon would face the wraith of the fans if he was to do this as zubar in my opinion is the better player
mattbo
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8:17am Sat 11 Feb 12
N Smith wrote:agree with u both if jalal was not put in because flavahen was doing well then he cant drop zubar cus barrett is his chum, zubar and cook are a real good unit at the back i dont want the game off but if we dont win it could be a problem with stevenage getting another game on us with there game being called off. and im happy to see the players on the mend but i can see a few faces going in the summer and not for any money
alasdair1967 wrote: no disrespect to adam barratt but bradbury would be a fool starting barratt ahead of zubar and soon would face the wraith of the fans if he was to do this as zubar in my opinion is the better playerTotally agree, Barratt should be on the bench and not starting games unless there are injuries .
alasdair1967
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8:46am Sat 11 Feb 12
Oh cherry your so fine your so fine you blow my mind hey cherry
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9:49am Sat 11 Feb 12
Afcbpete
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10:28am Sat 11 Feb 12
alasdair1967 wrote:Totally agree... ZUBAR!!!
no disrespect to adam barratt but bradbury would be a fool starting barratt ahead of zubar and soon would face the wraith of the fans if he was to do this as zubar in my opinion is the better player
afcb-mark
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10:45am Sat 11 Feb 12
ASM
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10:58am Sat 11 Feb 12
how i would have it if they were all fit:
jalal, francis, zubar, cook, daniels, pugh, mcdonald, mcdermot, malone, tubbs, thomas - (subs: fletcher, fogden, arter, cook, flahaven)
scottie190
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12:07pm Sat 11 Feb 12
RedhillPete
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12:18pm Sat 11 Feb 12
Current pairing are clearly in form & will further improve with more games. No doubt however we will need cover at some point & having any or all of Barrett, Baudry & Cooper fit will help our cause - and keep Zubar and Cook on their toes!
RedhillPete
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12:27pm Sat 11 Feb 12
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CherryFarmer
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1:21pm Sat 11 Feb 12
ASM wrote:How many cooks have we got then?
zubar is a brilliant player and deserves to be in the first team, when barret comes back he will be good cover if cookie or zubar get injured. we need to keep our defence solid as we are now in serious contention for the play offs and promotion
how i would have it if they were all fit:
jalal, francis, zubar, cook, daniels, pugh, mcdonald, mcdermot, malone, tubbs, thomas - (subs: fletcher, fogden, arter, cook, flahaven)
ferndun
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1:25pm Sat 11 Feb 12
ASM
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1:39pm Sat 11 Feb 12
RedhillPete wrote:I don't get where this "overspending" nonsense comes from - danny ings was sold for 1 million, pitman and mcquoid another mil', then you've got the other 8 or so players we sold and the eddie howe compo' (totaling around 4m). I am not complaining. I think we signed excellent players in January at bargain price and the rest of the money went on paying off debts and work on the ground - tubbs was a bit pricey, but you can't get them all for under 200k. I am full of optimism at the moment because since denim came in we have gone from strength to strength. We just spent 1.8m and that was well spent because we signed quality YOUNG players whose value will only go up. On another matter it'll be bad news for us if redknapp gets the England job because it means he wont be able to help us out with friendlies and loan players, but I hope he gets it for his sake and then comes back here in some form
Different subject: Interssting article in todays independant on AFCB.
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all/football-league/
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bigfatsteve
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1:45pm Sat 11 Feb 12
CherryFarmer wrote:You've obviously not heard then. When we're short of subs the geezer who knocks out the burgers in the van or the chef from the restaurant are usually on the bench. Then again too many cooks spoil the broth!
ASM wrote: zubar is a brilliant player and deserves to be in the first team, when barret comes back he will be good cover if cookie or zubar get injured. we need to keep our defence solid as we are now in serious contention for the play offs and promotion how i would have it if they were all fit: jalal, francis, zubar, cook, daniels, pugh, mcdonald, mcdermot, malone, tubbs, thomas - (subs: fletcher, fogden, arter, cook, flahaven)How many cooks have we got then?
ianbthomson
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2:59pm Sat 11 Feb 12
Come on boys, as it would be a fantastic confidence boost!!
Dont have short memorys
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5:01pm Sat 11 Feb 12
Nat1234
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8:38am Sun 12 Feb 12
Football banning order yob
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10:26am Sun 12 Feb 12
c0ckbeard
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11:00am Sun 12 Feb 12
Tommo.
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12:53pm Mon 13 Feb 12
c0ckbeard wrote:Erm, no I can't see that working he's not mobile enough and for that role we'd need someone with good distribution. There aren't many Centre backs who can step out of their normal position and do this, Ledley King did for England and looked great but sadly dodgy knees have prevented this.
Wonder whether he could do a job if front of the defence? Splitting up Zubar and Cook would be madness though
Barrett will have to wait on the bench, right now it would be lunacy to change the CB pairing for the sake of it. UTC!
alasdair1967 says...
7:52am Sat 11 Feb 12