NUFC Transfer Rumours

[Colos Short and Curlies]

3 minutes ago, Fak said:

You can never have too many big Joes. 

 

Wrong, if you have 11 then you're playing one as a number 9 which we all know is plain dumb

[Fak]

Just now, Colos Short and Curlies said:

 

Wrong, if you have 11 then you're playing one as a number 9 which we all know is plain dumb

Could put him on the bench incase one of the other 10 get injured. 

[Ben]

As soon as we make a bid for any player, their agent must contact all our rivals to bump up the price and contract offer.

[WilliamPS]

56 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

 

Schar and Burn will be 33 by the end of the season, the only fit alternative at the minute is Kelly. We we'd be taking a huge gamble not going for a defender now. 

V true, not having proper CBs can totally wreck a side (and a season)

 

IMO it’s the most important transfer to get done. RW is the teams biggest weakness, but you can get away with a weak RW, whereas playing players out of position at CB can absolutely sink teams.

[KaKa]

1 hour ago, Solitude20 said:

 

Burn and Kelly shouldn’t play as LBs in my humble opinion

 

 

 

Wish people would stop comparing Kelly to Burn at left back.

 

You couldn't have watched him play there to make this kind of statement. And so why?!

 

Would be like complaining about Nathan Ake playing at left back.

[KaKa]

36 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Not trying to force it, he did well when given a chance last season. He’s also playing a full part in pre season. We should be getting Burn out the side imo. Kelly CB next to Schar, Hall LB.

 

Burn has been brilliant at centre back and has a really good partnership with Schar.

 

It would be forcing it, dropping him for Lewis Hall man.

[SUPERTOON]

6 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

Burn has been brilliant at centre back and has a really good partnership with Schar.

 

It would be forcing it, dropping him for Lewis Hall man.

I’m more saying Hall doesn’t deserve to be dropped tbh. I don’t think he will be either.

[gbandit]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

I’m more saying Hall doesn’t deserve to be dropped tbh. I don’t think he will be either.

Would go against Howe’s golden rule of only dropping people when they don’t perform 

[KaKa]

3 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

I’m more saying Hall doesn’t deserve to be dropped tbh. I don’t think he will be either.

 

But then why would he drop Burn then?

 

If you go back to when we signed Hall, he was spoken about as one for the future. 

 

He's 19 and has had a nice showing at season's end filling in for injuries, which was great.

 

I don't think this makes him a starter over far more experienced players that aren't scrubs.

 

We'll see what happens, but can't help but think the kid is being setup to fail. Not sure what the hurry with him is. 

[nufc123]

8 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

But then why would he drop Burn then?

 

If you go back to when we signed Hall, he was spoken about as one for the future. 

 

He's 19 and has had a nice showing at season's end filling in for injuries, which was great.

 

I don't think this makes him a starter over far more experienced players that aren't scrubs.

 

We'll see what happens, but can't help but think the kid is being setup to fail. Not sure what the hurry with him is. 

I dont have the answer, but isnt dropping him after player of the month award a setup to fail? He doesnt deserve to be dropped at all.

[KaKa]

14 minutes ago, nufc123 said:

I dont have the answer, but isnt dropping him after player of the month award a setup to fail? He doesnt deserve to be dropped at all.

 

No it isn't. He's a young player that came in and covered due to injuries, as is his role at the minute.

 

I am not as convinced of him defensively for him to be a starter going forward, with far more experienced and better defenders at that position available.

 

The sad thing about all this is should he start there and make some errors at the back, people will be on his back straight away.

[LFEE]

15 minutes ago, KaKa said:

The sad thing about all this is should he start there and make some errors at the back, people will be on his back straight away.

 

With some of our fanbase that would apply to any player!

[jack j]

15 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

 

 

The sad thing about all this is should he start there and make some errors at the back, people will be on his back straight away.

To be fair I think Hall will get quite abit more leeway from the fanbase than Dan Burn gets.

[duo]

3 hours ago, janpawel said:

Discraceful what Chelsea have done to Chalobah, just read he's been their since he was 8 and Is contracted till 2028

 

I wouldn't want him as our no.1 right centre back, but think he'd be great as a CB in a 3, which we don't play, or a RB who acts as the third CB in possession 

 

Though imagine he's on canny wages since he's at Chelsea 

I actually thought he did alright when he played last season 

[Weezertron]

Please no more round pegs in square holes. 

 

Play the LB in LB, CB in CB etc unless injuries don't allow it. 

[elbee909]

But a round peg fits in a square hole.

[jack j]

1 hour ago, Weezertron said:

Please no more round pegs in square holes. 

 

Play the LB in LB, CB in CB etc unless injuries don't allow it. 

Left backs dont play left back for the top teams anymore though

Ake Gomez Kiwior etc..Calafiori probably play there next season for Arsenal

 

 

Edited July 22, 2024 by jack j

[madras]

3 hours ago, Weezertron said:

Please no more round pegs in square holes. 

 

Play the LB in LB, CB in CB etc unless injuries don't allow it. 

Is Hall a LB then ? Says himself he's played more in midfield, wing back and left of 3 at the back and he's having tll9 learn the position.

[Zero]

I simply think Schar, Botman, Lacelles and Burn, and in fact Kelly as well, all looks like unable to play over 50% games this season. All are injury prone, or simply too old.

 

If we dont sign a new CB I’m afraid we really need to play youth player for a few games this season.

 

Hall as starting and Targett as backup for LB is fine. It’s the RB position that lack cover (if Trippier is going to mid east)

[aussiemag]

1 hour ago, Zero said:

I simply think Schar, Botman, Lacelles and Burn, and in fact Kelly as well, all looks like unable to play over 50% games this season. All are injury prone, or simply too old.

 

If we dont sign a new CB I’m afraid we really need to play youth player for a few games this season.

 

Hall as starting and Targett as backup for LB is fine. It’s the RB position that lack cover (if Trippier is going to mid east)

 

Emile Krafth is fine as backup to Livramento. Plus theres there youngin Shahar who is highly rated and could do an emergency job. Murphy can play there too. 

[Sibierski]

6 hours ago, jack j said:

Left backs dont play left back for the top teams anymore though

Ake Gomez Kiwior etc..Calafiori probably play there next season for Arsenal

 

 

 

It’s only Arsenal and Man City. Liverpool have Robertson, Chelsea Chilwell, Spurs Udogie, Man Utd Shaw, Villa Mattsen. It’s more the norm to play LBs at LB, rather than LCBs. 
 

Hall brings so much to on the ball, we’ve got to be playing him LB. Team needs evolving. 

[Matt1892]

I was looking at Twitter last night and some Chelsea fans were saying that Chalobah’s form in the run in was one of the reasons they came 6th.

 

He is a solid player without being spectacular, he can also cover right back if Trippier is moved on. 

[Coffee_Johnny]

11 minutes ago, Matt1892 said:

I was looking at Twitter last night and some Chelsea fans were saying that Chalobah’s form in the run in was one of the reasons they came 6th.

 

He is a solid player without being spectacular, he can also cover right back if Trippier is moved on. 

Think that’s the reason we’re looking at Thiaw. Guessing he’s first on the list and we’ll move on if the deal doesn’t come off. 

[gbandit]

Let today be the day lads and lasses

[The Prophet]

Feel a bit sorry for Waugh. Must be tedious having to write a weekly transfer column when you aren't aware what's going on and you have to keep recycling names like DCL.

 

 

Edited July 23, 2024 by The Prophet