macphisto Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said: Fernandinho is club captain and doesnt start and City are doing okay. One is 36, at the end of their career and the other is 28 at what should be the peak of their career. Not sure they're comparable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 12 hours ago, The College Dropout said: Signing a £50m fullback suggests a push for European football next season and a CL push the following season. Yep. From Bruno’s agent’s comments, he hasn’t signed to spend his peak years going from 10th to 8th to 6th to 4th or whatever. I think 2 years we’ll be aiming for top 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) Or we’ve given him the used car salesperson routine and over promised. Hopefully it’s the former Edited April 28, 2022 by McCormick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 7 hours ago, macphisto said: One is 36, at the end of their career and the other is 28 at what should be the peak of their career. Not sure they're comparable. Was their age the question? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macphisto Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said: Was their age the question? No, the question was about keeping a player club captain who doesn't start every match. You gave the example of Fernandinho who is in the twilight of his career which is completely different to Lascelles who is at the peak of his career. There's plenty of examples of captains at the end of their career not starting every match (Bryan Robson is one example) but I can't think of one at the peak of their career. It's naturally accepted by supporters and players that aging captains don't start every match whilst someone at the age of Lascelles would be a running joke. The alternative is to remove the captaincy which wouldn't bode well after he's held out for so long. That's why age is linked to the example of Fernandinho. Edited April 28, 2022 by macphisto Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 15 hours ago, Yorkie said: Selling Lascelles would be a mistake. He's not the most likeable person in the squad (from our point of view) but I think it's pretty clear that he's been instrumental in fostering a certain culture in the dressing room over the years. By all accounts he's still the leader and he'll be an important character to help transition into what we're going to become. Evolution not revolution! I wouldn't want Lascelles moved either especially if we play 3 at the back. The club isn't going to get turned over and I still think Lascelles will have a big role to play in a back 3. Assume we sign Schar: Schar, Lascelles, Burn, Krafth (?) new, young left footer (?) and what if they don't sign Schar? What if Howe is ok with Krafth as cover for Trippier at RWB? They will need some continuity going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 https://todofichajes.com/ According to this lot, we have agreed to sign Diego Carlos. Although I'm not sure the reputation. Also, sorry if giggs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 19 minutes ago, Cronky said: LInked with Ward-Prowse in the Mail. Worth it just for his set pieces. Was the piece written by Craig hope? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 29 minutes ago, STM said: https://todofichajes.com/ According to this lot, we have agreed to sign Diego Carlos. Although I'm not sure the reputation. Also, sorry if giggs. Can’t see us stumping up €60m for a 29 year old. Botman yes, but not Carlos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Ward-Prowse would be decent, a good replacement for Shelvey in that midfield 3 and 3yrs younger. Not a signing that I'd be hugely excited about but definitely one that shows we are moving in the right direction. Ward Prowse is certainly a player that would excel with more quality around him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, Nucasol said: Can’t see us stumping up €60m for a 29 year old. Botman yes, but not Carlos. Aye, I can’t see this one happening! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 By the way, I wouldn’t be put off by his age, you’d probably get 3-4 good years out of him. CB’s mature later and can play into their 30s easily. Just look at Siva at Chelsea, obviously he has been a world-class player where as Carlos is a bit of an unknown. His attributes are exactly what we need mind, pace, power, aggression and athleticism so we can play higher up the pitch and play it out from back. Ake would be cheaper and much better! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Sorry folks, just looked at the link again, and it said that Southampton will not listen to any offers for JWP, from us and Spurs. I got carried away by the excitement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 8 hours ago, HTT II said: By the way, I wouldn’t be put off by his age, you’d probably get 3-4 good years out of him. CB’s mature later and can play into their 30s easily. Just look at Siva at Chelsea, obviously he has been a world-class player where as Carlos is a bit of an unknown. His attributes are exactly what we need mind, pace, power, aggression and athleticism so we can play higher up the pitch and play it out from back. Ake would be cheaper and much better! One of his major attributes is his pace and power. While I agree that he'll probably still retain those for the next two to three years, I don't think we'd want to pay €60m for the privilege, because those attributes are going to decline after that. By the time we are in a position to be playing CL he might well be on the way down, so I think we'll look to build incrementally. Botman would be a much better investment long term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Not saying there’s anything in it, but interesting to consider if that was a scenario. I’d be fucking delighted with that outcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Paqueta is on his way, we'll have to adjust to him. Such a predicament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon_Geordie Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, STM said: https://todofichajes.com/ According to this lot, we have agreed to sign Diego Carlos. Although I'm not sure the reputation. Also, sorry if giggs. Recently got to watch Barca play Seville at Camp Nou. Kept a really close eye on Carlos... Really confident, an absolute specimen of an athlete and actually had a lot of composure. Seemed similar to Schar in his approach to bring the ball out, but with a little more of a steely edge defensively. No real scout report or anything new, but was good to see him live. Definitely looked the real deal. Edited April 29, 2022 by Oregon_Geordie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 We get a mention in here would certainly take him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Whitley mag said: Not saying there’s anything in it, but interesting to consider if that was a scenario. I’d be fucking delighted with that outcome. I’d take Paqueta over both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Apparently we have scouts at Real Madrid tomorrow to watch Espanyol striker Raul De Tomas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Just now, Ben said: Apparently we have scouts at Real Madrid tomorrow to watch Espanyol striker Raul De Tomas No thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Mikky said: No thanks Why not? Seems decent from YouTube scouting. Second top scorer in La Liga after Benzema. edit: 15 goals from 30 league appearances for Espanyol this season sounds decent. Good record previous years too. Edited April 30, 2022 by Manxst Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kanji Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Sounds awfully like us ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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