Whitley mag

Kelly didn’t start for Bournemouth on Saturday, is clearly injury prone and is probably after a 10 million signing on fee, I’d rather give Dummett another year.

56 minutes ago, mondonewc said:

This is honestly a fucking shambles, the rulemakers are making a mockery of the league, twats! 

Trouble is the rule makers are the clubs which is the problem.

That Whittaker looks an interesting one wonder how much he’d cost, very left footed but can go both ways and certainly knows where back of the net is. 

Imagine a prime Beardsley alongside this lad threading through balls and linking up.

Comparisons with Henry are spot on we just need to find our Bergkamp to compliment him.

22 minutes ago, Novocastrian said:

I know opposing fans hate him  but this lad is already part of the fabric of the club; on and off the pitch. What a bloke!

Very much I couldn’t stand his antics at Everton, but very much like Bellamy it’s great when he’s our own.

Hybrid right sided forward who can cover Isak would be ideal, the lad from Sporting would have been great.

Was getting slated in the match thread for poor decision making early on funny old game.

Be carnage next season when we bring the Gambian Messi on after 70 mins in games like this.

5 minutes ago, Myleftboot said:

Not saying it’s a bad thing but could we have spent 28million on a better left back from abroad.

Ashworth out.

Most talented forward in the PL bar none, only the Spanish government funding a Madrid 200 million bid moves him.

50 minutes ago, Myleftboot said:

If that was us there’d be hell on.

I guess they’ve deemed it fair market value though for a hotel in London, but yes there would be hell on.

Always hard to judge a player in the Dutch league, but the fact he’s lightening quick should help him convert to the PL easier.

Seems to have a knack for dispossessing players high up the pitch as well, which will lend itself to our high pressing style.

1 hour ago, 80 said:

Not good today. Seemed to be playing within himself in every way.

 

Schar didn't look impressed with him when he went down towards the end of the game...

I mean Schar would have some nerve for calling anyone for falling down.

The last Wembley trip said everything about the age and profile of our season ticket holders, clearly not bad people but when it comes to creating an atmosphere they don’t want to know. 

2 minutes ago, Nucasol said:

Even on those mock-ups the East just grates.

It will never be a truly great stadium if we can’t do anything with the East Stand, one look in the atmosphere thread from last night also confirms that the whole acoustics of the place are shite.

It needs to be a complete rebuild job if we stay at SJP for me, mirroring level 7 at the Gallowgate End will kill the place stone dead, the current level 7 is so poorly designed, why the hell we’d want to mirror it at the Gallowgate End is beyond me.

Undoubtedly needs to get ruthless in the summer, no excuse for likes of Ritchie, Wilson, Lascelles and Dummett being here next season. 
 

As much as I think where crying out for a keeper, I can’t see us spending 30-40 million on one this summer. Think the Valencia keeper is the way to go, but have a feeling it’ll be an ageing experienced keeper on the cheap to cover Pope.

Think where looking at 2 CB’s and a hybrid right sided forward who can also lead the line, along with a few youngsters that might be our lot.

My 2 preferred options are build a new super stadium at Castle Leazes and transform current site into a well maintained park for the whole city to use.

The 2nd and I think likely option is they’ll purchase land for a huge training complex, which will incorporate a new 30k stadium for woman’s team, 20k would probably be ideal, but they’ll go 30k as this will be used whilst they flatten SJP and rebuild completely on the current site.

With the Euro’s being at SJP I think the 2nd option lets us concentrate on training complex in the interim period.

Just extending the Gallowgate isn’t a signal of lack of ambition in my opinion, but it is flawed in the long term unless it involves a massive upgrading of all 3 other stands as well. 

20 minutes ago, madras said:

Fucking right, we need more lads who are desperate to hit the bogs at half time to refresh their nostrils. 

Not sure i’d be doing a line off the piss covered bog seats at St James like.

22 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

Family Enclosure capacity is 5,007 (Milburn L7A/LL7A through to L7H/LL7H).

Grounds full of old cunts and young kids, no wonder the atmosphere is fucking shite most weeks.

Does seem that Eddie is either very unlucky with injuries, or there’s something underlying him and his team need to look at, as history seems to be repeating itself.

https://bournemouth.vitalfootball.co.uk/howe-launches-full-review-into-why-bournemouth-suffered-so-many-injuries-this-season/

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/06/eddie-howe-injuries-bournemouth-newcastle-united

13 minutes ago, Mikky said:

I think Fofana is technically excellent from what I have seen of him - really good passer of the ball, complemented by his physical stature he offers - I can see us going for him if Paul Mitchell comes 

 

MGW - I think he’s excellent, tactically so flexible in terms of positional play - as an all round winger there’s the likes of Kubo, Nico Williams, Cherki, Zhegrova

 

Kubo for me, if the deal was right then MGW

Kubo would be exciting and taps into the Japanese market, which should appeal massively to club and adidas.

9 minutes ago, Ando7 said:

Extension to the gallowgate seen as the way forward,plans should be coming out in next few weeks.

Cant see this increasing capacity by more than 6k and how many of them will be corporate, as @Wandy has pointed out atmosphere will be seriously fucked.

9 hours ago, 80 said:

I figured he was just skipping on the goalie...

Figured rush keeper was preferable to Dubravka.

6 minutes ago, Shak said:

What does building the team around him look like?

5-2-3-1

RW - Isak - Barnes/Gordon

         
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