Guest palnese Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 15:41, STM said: We could have done will much better than Diame. Hope he's moved on. Reckon he's on fairly high wages as he left PL football for the CC. Wouldn't be too surprised if we're stuck with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I'd say Diame has been the most disappointing signing tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 harsh on Gamez following injury Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoTheAmeobi86 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 15:42, ope said: Quote We could have done will much better than Diame. Hope he's moved on. Reckon he's on fairly high wages as he left PL football for the CC. Wouldn't be too surprised if we're stuck with him. Could offer him back to Hull if they go down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 diame has been disappointing since returning from africa but prior to that he made valuable contributions to a few of our wins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Gamez wasn't a mistake, he was brought in to be cover and an older head in an inexperienced dressing room and that is exactly what he's been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 It's far too early to say which players have been mistakes because they could still come good, at worst they appear to be mistakes so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 16:05, Greg said: Gamez wasn't a mistake, he was brought in to be cover and an older head in an inexperienced dressing room and that is exactly what he's been. Only been available for selection for 2 months and it has been reported that he failed to learn sufficient English for Rafa to trust him being on the pitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 16:13, Mick said: It's far too early to say which players have been mistakes because they could still come good, at worst they appear to be mistakes so far. Tell that to Rafa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 16:14, Beautiful Day said: Quote Gamez wasn't a mistake, he was brought in to be cover and an older head in an inexperienced dressing room and that is exactly what he's been. Only been available for selection for 2 months and it has been reported that he failed to learn sufficient English for Rafa to trust him being on the pitch I've heard the English issue is a reason we haven't seen him more often. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I think Gamez was signed because we were pre-empting Janmaat leaving but he ended up staying for the first couple of games and we probably didn't think a deal for a player like Yedlin would be likely at that stage of the transfer window Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 16:16, morla84 said: Tell that to Rafa He'll know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 16:18, joeyt said: I think Gamez was signed because we were pre-empting Janmaat leaving but he ended up staying for the first couple of games and we probably didn't think a deal for a player like Yedlin would be likely at that stage of the transfer window I think Rafa always wanted 2 RBs so Gamez was always going to be signed and Yedlin came in to replace Janmaat. Same on the other side, Dummett plus Lazaar. Then 4 CBs for 2 positions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 16:38, Beautiful Day said: Quote I think Gamez was signed because we were pre-empting Janmaat leaving but he ended up staying for the first couple of games and we probably didn't think a deal for a player like Yedlin would be likely at that stage of the transfer window I think Rafa always wanted 2 RBs so Gamez was always going to be signed and Yedlin came in to replace Janmaat. Same on the other side, Dummett plus Lazaar. Then 4 CBs for 2 positions. We've got 3 right backs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I don't think Anita was a trusted option in pre-season for RB. He started the season in midfield iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 16:58, Beautiful Day said: I don't think Anita was a trusted option in pre-season for RB. He started the season in midfield iirc. He played at right back at the back end of last season under Rafa and did well. I think more likely we were expecting to sell him given only one year left on his contract but nobody came in with a good enough offer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Gamez was a free transfer as well. Nothing wrong with that transfer tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 16:30, Mick said: Quote Tell that to Rafa He'll know. He's already said 20-30% of his transfers were mistakes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 17:17, morla84 said: He's already said 20-30% of his transfers were mistakes He will know they can still come good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 17:04, Buscemi said: Gamez was a free transfer as well. Nothing wrong with that transfer tbh. People keep saying this but im sure he wasn't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 16:58, Beautiful Day said: I don't think Anita was a trusted option in pre-season for RB. He started the season in midfield iirc. On the wing. Aarons was dropped so he could be shoehorned in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 17:36, xLiaaamx said: Quote Gamez was a free transfer as well. Nothing wrong with that transfer tbh. People keep saying this but im sure he wasn't I was curious about this, some outlets say he was some he wasn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 17:17, morla84 said: Quote Quote Tell that to Rafa He'll know. He's already said 20-30% of his transfers were mistakes No really. He said: “It means we have done something right.” “Still we know we have made mistakes, we are not stupid. “But you have to put everything in context and after you can analyse.” He doesn't quantify where he thinks he is in terms of his claims re 70% success being a good position to be in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Key thing was he got big transfers right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
furney89 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 A turnover of at least 25 players in a season post relegation while still getting promoted and making a profit is a huge achievement . We are not used to building squads. Yes some players have not had the impact on the pitch we had hoped for, but the table doesn't lie and squad is much more balanced. Given the high turnover number it no surprise some players have not been big successes like Gayle and Richie. The quality generally in the squad is lower than we have had previous seasons, but the reality is we're playing in the championship and you can't argue that the plan for this season has been executed perfectly in unspectacular fashion. Judgement on Rafa should be saved after several seasons in the Prem after which has has had time to build a team at that level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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