Si Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Excellent. Love him to bits. Going to be a class player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Of the players from last season who actually started who i wanted to keep he was one of them, as was Townsend so that's good news. Hopefully the likes of Perez, Mitrovic and Lascelles follow suit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Good news Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Are we going to be the first team ever to go down and have an even better team, buzz about the place than we had beforehand? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Why do we keep doing the right thing? This worries me. What is happening to us? Are we going to be good again? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Just seen he was "pap" according to TCD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 After Benítez, Townsend was the one I wanted most to stay, then this guy. Brilliant if we can keep hold of him, he'll do well in the Championship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Good shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Getting a new deal according to Graeme Bailey. Good news. Rafa pisses all over TCD's chips once more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Dad reckons him and Lascelles could be the new Moncur and McGrath. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Chancel Mbemba will almost certainly be away at the African Cup of Nations which runs 14 January – 5 February 2017. Assuming he doesn't leave the club in the transfer window, Mbemba will be away for up to 2 months of the season so NUFC better get some decent cover for him. 46 games (not including cup games) and currently the only senior centre backs are Coloccini (Leaving?), Mbemba and Lascelles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Not sure if Giggs but this thread needs a bump regardless as he seems a spot on character. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Fng Mbokani Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Not sure if Giggs but this thread needs a bump regardless as he seems a spot on character. Love how seriously he took the wedding and barely cracked a smile then just lets loose at the night time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Is it the same tux he had when he signed for us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midstoon Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Half expecting Mitro to come crashing through the door swigging from a bottle of absinthe at the reception. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 So, just to clarify, TCD thinks Paul Dummett had a better season than Chancel Mbemba.. Yes. He was much more important to the team for a couple reasons. Firstly, his deputant is awful and injury prone. Can't defend, can't attack - nothing good about his ability except athleticism that he doesn't put to effect. Then he also missed plenty of games and the lads that filled in were also worse. Secondly, Mbemba didn't add anything to the team last season. Whether he was in or out it didn't affect the team much. He played most of the season with Colo - they have similar strengths and identical weaknesses except pace. When Lascelles came into the team under Rafa he offered something new. Leadership, brawn and aerial ability - all things Mbemba lacks. We were a weak team from set pieces and crosses before Mbemba joined, and he didn't help that at all. With Dummett, he's like a 3rd CB who is actually good in the air. He makes such a difference defensively, he helps the CB positionally and in the air. Had Dummett played 3 more games over the course of the season his defensive smarts would've gained us a point (or make up for a point his stand-in lost). I'm not anti-Mbemba. He seems a decent lad and has good footballing skills. But he was a nothing player last season. The best thing about his play last season is that he looks to play forward passes and carried the ball forward. Hopefully he can adapt to the English game in the Champo this season and come back a better PL player. But aye - last season he was pap. A central defender in a team that can't defend is likely to be pap that year. The team damn near to a man, was pap. Think Lascelles under Rafa Anita at RB Sissoko created chances Townsend was legit good Dummett was solid when fit Wijnaldum had 4-5 good games or scored important goals The rest 2-3 good games followed by average - total pap. Including Anita at CM (one of the worst culprits), Wijnaldum 80% of the time was total ghost, Lascelles in the few games he played pre-Rafa. Dummett himself missed half the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 To be fair to TCD, Dummett has always been reliable from a defensive point of view and Mbemba has made the odd error. I think Mbemba has much more potential but they are both young and can improve. I like them both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Paul Dummett is going to be viewed as a youngster forever isn't he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 there's some truth in that diatribe about the chancellor but it's overly negative imo, for a start he was fit for the majority of the season, his head never dropped during the shite times and he was certainly no worse than any of the other pap that played despite it being his first season in the country at age 21 he was a massive positive last season for me, love the chancellor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Paul Dummett is going to be viewed as a youngster forever isn't he? I know. He's 25 in September. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 In no way did dummett look rosier than mbemba last season. In fairness to both of them. Winjaldum and Lennie small near them both weren't great for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I love him anarl - this season under a decent manager will make him imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I think Mbemba's best attributes that really stand out is his ability to provide cover with his pace, his tremendous slide tackling ability, and his passing / dribbling into space to help build attacks. He's decent in the air and holds his own most of the time when he doesn't have to cover the massive strikers (and now that Hanley and Lascelles are around we're fine there). Rafa will develop him into a class player IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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