BeloEmre Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Supposedly West Brom are in for Jonny Evans as Man Utd are willing to sell. Would he be suitable for us? An experienced British centre half? They keep saying they need to get more Brits in the team and other than Austin, I don't think we have been linked with any. ManU want £10m according to media. No thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Think that's a fair price tbh. Just don't see him as a defender that would work well for us. We need aggression and athleticism in our back line. Don't see that in him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I reckon Evans is one of those Man Red players whose ability is elevated by those around him. No better or worse than any other average Prem CB. No upgrade on Taylor or Colo. He'll go the way of O'Shea and Brown. Exactly what I was thinking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deckard 13 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I like Evans, always thought he was a decent defender. Nowt special but good enough. Could do a job at most teams in the league but at 10m its a fair bit more than most would pay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Takes Evans away from Man Utd and he'll quickly look like John O'Shea. An accident waiting to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I would take Evans all day long. Quietly, very good on the ball. Good positionally too. IMO it would be like signing a 27 year old Nicky Butt, a great signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Finish up WIjnaldum, Finish up Mitrovic now get us a fucking CB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Finish up WIjnaldum, Finish up Mitrovic now get us a fucking CB. And then get some wide players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deckard 13 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 To echo the previous posts, these 2 plus a commanding CB and a pacey LW and I'd certainly panic less. After that we can look at buffing up the depth. I'd love to think we'd just crack on as a reaction to years of shite but we won't be signing 5 or 6 new starters like.our defence won't look too different to last year imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Finish up WIjnaldum, Finish up Mitrovic now get us a f***ing CB. Basically this. Get Wijnaldum sorted, if we can some quality at CB and front, will be feeling a lot more positive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I think ideally we need a LB as well. If only we didn't give away an international left back and an international centre half last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I think ideally we need a LB as well. If only we didn't give away an international left back and an international centre half last season. I'm ok with Santon leaving IF we sign a quality LB.Cannot see us going for one though. Jetro Willems please! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I think an Evans, Shawcross, etc is exactly what our defence needs tbh. [fucktheshawcrosshaters] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Where did Vlaar go? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Probably no where as his leg's are always so fucked he can't walk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Vlaar had an operation a few days ago. Won't come here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 If we signed too solid centre halves I'd be over the moon. Surely McClaren will fuck Williamson off, surely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisd09 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 If we signed too solid centre halves I'd be over the moon. Surely McClaren will f*** Williamson off, surely? You would think so, but does he have an advantage of not being a cunt off the field, probably is a model pro and considered one of the veterans of the squad, I don't think McClaren will bomb him out but I do think he will drop down the pecking order even if we don't sign any other centre halves. I feel if Lescelles has a good pre season it will be him and Colo as our first choice pair. Someone mentioned Evans or Shawcross earlier and even though they wouldn't be ideal it would be a vast improvement on what we have. I am assuming Haidara and Dummett are our LB options this season. That defence as it stands worries me a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deckard 13 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 It would be insane to go into next season without a major defensive overhaul. 2nd worst defensive record in the league and only 4 competent defenders on the books. Still reckon it'll be colo and Taylor day 1 though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 McLaren has been coaching the defence himself hasn't he? He'll surely see that we are woefully short on class there and have a word with Carr and Thumbley about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JS Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 McLaren has been coaching the defence himself hasn't he? He'll surely see that we are woefully short on class there and have a word with Carr and Thumbley about it. And then what, exactly? Jamaal Lascelles will probably play alongside a 33 year old Coloccini, with Taylor and Williamson waiting in the wings. I don't care who the coach is, it's absolutely criminal that we've had to watch these 3 clowns play in the middle of defence for, what, 6 fucking years? It also tells you something that the first signing they bring in is a midfielder, when this travesty has gone on for so long. Can somebody tell me exactly what Carr does, then? Is he too dense to see we've needed an overhaul here many moons ago? Is he complicit or just completely ignored? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 We need 2 CBs this window, reasonably confident we'll sign one but probably our 3rd choice at the last minute or something Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Reckon we'll get one also. Realistically we need Williamson off the books & we cannot cover for both Colo/S Taylor weaknesses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Don't know why people are so desperate to move Williamson on. We're desperately short at the back and I'd get shot of Taylor before Mike any day of the week. He's a very limited defender, but until we sign an improvement he needs to stay. Plus I don't think think he's as horrific as some make out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Is Lascalles actually good? Are we assuming he's automatic first choice? Is he quick? Oddly I think if we do have a quick new CB and we are still stuck with Colo (which would be a travesty) at least I think a slightly more possession focused style would make Colo not look quite so hopeless as he has of late as left exposed less. Hope McClaren sees through Taylors crap straight away as well mind, he's no 3rd choice either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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