Funny how things change. Club captain and outstanding player of the season last year - this year, Huds is a squad bench sitter with little prospect of a Premier start.
Despite the odd wobble from Turner earlier on, the Caulker/Big Ben combo is fast becoming a fixture. There were calls on here a couple of weeks back for the partnership to be broken up and Huds reinstated. A few others including me said we should stick with the present pairing and demonstrate confidence that they'd get it sorted between them - thank God Malky did.
With Theo now on their right and an effective if not always brilliant Taylor on the other side and Medel in front of them, they present a solid back five. I realise the rest of the team contributed as well, but I reckon the performance against Spurs, although the result at the death was dissappointing, has set a benchmark for keeping it tight at the back.
However, even if Huds only gets a start because of injury or suspension, it would seem daft to let him go out on loan. Strangely enough though, I think Connolly is a far better CB than a RB and could push Huds for the replacement CB spot if needed, and although not in the "25", Lappin has also played there. (Could he be included as a replacement if Huds goes out on loan?)
You never know, as strange as it seems after last season, Huds could be yesterday's man.
