Balta a key defender?
Apology accepted
So where did I apologise to you? Why on earth would I need to? Go back over my posts. I've always maintained that Noah's instincts as a footballer seem to be much more to attack and be aggressive than play defensively. Still true - which is what was implied by these words in my prior post - "... and Noah gets to develop gradually at his own rate well enough to step into the side wherever needed."
I also maintained that he might become a KPD and Rance's replacement long-term, when Alex the Great was finished. Maybe you haven't heard but that looks to have happened much earlier than expected. Hence, my post follows with - " ... he is now
the long-term young player with the most potential (IMHO) to fill the shoes of the great man eventually."
See how I even said 'eventually.' You were calling for him to take over CHB all last year, before Alex even considered retiring. There's a long way to go before he should be expected to take the best opposition KFs yet, on an ongoing, regular basis. But he will be tried in rotations and the club will be watching his progress carefully. I spoke about him in the context of if we cop any more injuries to our KPDs - Dave or Grimesy; not expecting NB to waltz into taking one of these roles overnight. There's also Garth, but I think Noah has greater talent, and size, to make an A-grader possibly - over few years.
Nothing inconsistent in what I've posted, so stop being a peanut.