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Opportunity knocks?

November 26th, 2010 | 157 Comments |

Taylor made?
Taylor made?
The Bolton debacle last weekend was disappointing to say the least. Not only was our team well beaten, we also lost another two players to three game suspensions.

But with Fabricio Coloccini and Mike Wlliamson both absent from the team, it gives other players the chance to impress.

I’m looking squarely in the direction of Steven Taylor on this one as he looks set to make his first competitive appearance for ten months against Chelsea on Sunday, and it’s a chance he will have to take with both hands, for a number of potential reasons.

Firstly, the game on Sunday will give Taylor the chance to play for his boyhood team again, in front of the home fans aswell. It’s something that Taylor hasn’t experienced for some time thanks to a rather horrific run of injuries. It also gives him a chance to prove his fitness and start to prove that his injury troubles are well and truly behind him. (more…)