Deuce Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Shawcross would be massive coup. Like most have said though, no chance of it happening. you may rate him, but "massive coup". Not ever, in any reality No doubt they'd try to sell it to us as such though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 He'd improve us. That's all that matters in reality. He's a bit of a cunt, not that good a footballer technically but if Colo is going back to Argentina and Taylor is going to be fucked off then getting him in would be good business imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I reckon Shawcross and Mapou would be decent together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchie Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 You can't get bargains from relegated clubs these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'd be happy enough with the meathead CB if he's paired with mym Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Is Kaboul staying at Spurs? Just put spurs out of Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Caulker or Shawcross + MYM for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Shawcross is a bit of a cunt, which is one of the things we're lacking. Most of our players are way too nice, Cabaye could be a niggly little fucker but he's away now and with even Tiote trying to be nice these days there's only really Debuchy who has a bit of needle about him. Sissoko tries the mean and moody thing on occassion but it's just not the same as having an out and out arsehole getting in everyone's faces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Thing about Shawcross for me is, although he may well posses some good physical attributes that can make him a good defender, he has a shite small time attitude. He'll shine brighter at somewhere like Stoke than he will at anywhere better. Could see him being a poorer player for us than he currently is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 i think williamson has played himself into first choice myself, doubt very much they have any plans to replace him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Well that'll leave 3 CBs when Colo leaves and you can guarantee whoever they bring in is likely to be better than Williamson and more reliable than Taylor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 all depends where they see the priority to spend () is of course, i'm just saying that of the 3 CB's we have on the books at the moment not inc. colo i'd imagine that williamson is the one most in tune with the manager and probably the one he trusts the most based on recent selection evidence they might decide to go with a williamson/mbiwa starting pair, with taylor and a bairn (or new) filling in when required Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Shawcross is one of the most overrated players in the league. He's shocking on a pretty frequent basis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Personally i'd take Caulker over Shawcross at the moment, but Shawcross is the more experienced CB so would be happy with either one as long as it meant we didn't have to see Taylor in our back line anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I'd take Caulker over Shawcross, I am fighting to ignore my anti-stoke prejudice and can see he's probably rather good. Certainly would be better than Taylor, not sure about Willo right now though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Shawcross is one of the most overrated players in the league. He's shocking on a pretty frequent basis. It's weird cause this is how I see it as well. Sure he's better than what we got, but for the money being talked about we should stay clear in my opinion. As some others have said as well I'd prefer Caulker. i think williamson has played himself into first choice myself, doubt very much they have any plans to replace him If this happens we might as well kiss next season good bye already as well. Mike has done enough for me to be considered a 4th or possibly even a 3rd CB for a club in the PL, but I still think he's way far off to be a starter in this league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 i think williamson has played himself into first choice myself, doubt very much they have any plans to replace him If this happens we might as well kiss next season good bye already as well. Mike has done enough for me to be considered a 4th or possibly even a 3rd CB for a club in the PL, but I still think he's way far off to be a starter in this league. i'm not saying this is my opinion, i'm saying the way club views things this may well be their opinion pardew rates him, he causes no bother, he's presumably cheap, he's english and he never gets injured knowing what we know and considering the other options to replace are taylor (shit perma-crock) and mbiwa (seems like pardew doesn't entirely trust him) then for me the likelihood is williamson might be one of our starting CB's next year if colo leaves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Signing Shawcross would be a radical departure from the 'transfer model'. Exactly the sort of player we need but I can't help but think it would be money better spent elsewhere, particularly if Remy goes on to new pastures. Abdoulaye Faye cost £2.25 million. Then again we should have plenty of money to spend in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Pardew's made it clear it's Colo/Mbiwa for one spot so we definitely need another centre-back. We need a midfielder, winger, and either Remy & De Jong or two replacements for them. That's at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 We're never going to get in the players we need this summer, as there are so many we need. The World Cup will be a hindrance too. Next season is going to be catastrophic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 We'll definitely wait till after the World Cup to do anything like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 We'll definitely wait till after the World Cup to do anything nothing like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Didn't Golfmag say that we already have a Colo replacement lined up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Pardew's made it clear it's Colo/Mbiwa for one spot so we definitely need another centre-back. We need a midfielder, winger, and either Remy & De Jong or two replacements for them. That's at least. I wouldn't rule out the possibility of needing a fullback either, this summer is going to be an utter mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Didn't Golfmag say that we already have a Colo replacement lined up? He did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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