Lewis Hall

[PauloGeordio]

 

[BonesJones]

4 hours ago, PauloGeordio said:

 

 

Elite League Squad?

[Mahoneys Tache]

45 minutes ago, BonesJones said:

 

Elite League Squad?

The competition formerly known as under 21’s. 

[magvicar]

Lewis Hall will be top notch. I have absolutely no doubt about him.

It's just a matter of time. A short time.

[BonesJones]

Random

[PauloGeordio]

 

[80]

3 hours ago, PauloGeordio said:

 

Pleasing to hear.

[madras]

11 minutes ago, 80 said:

Pleasing to hear.

While I do think the lad is going to make it big, what else can Eddie say when asked ? "fuck me we've made a rick here" maybe ?

[80]

7 minutes ago, madras said:

While I do think the lad is going to make it big, what else can Eddie say when asked ? "fuck me we've made a rick here" maybe ?

Sure. Just been striking how quiet Howe has been on him, particularly in relation to off field work, which is a free hit in terms of press relations. It's the closest he's come to public criticism, to be honest.

[madras]

1 minute ago, 80 said:

Sure. Just been striking how quiet Howe has been on him, particularly in relation to off field work, which is a free hit in terms of press relations. It's the closest he's come to public criticism, to be honest.

I just think many thought he'd be the same level of development as Tino when he's a actually couple of years younger. He's been pressed in to use early and Eddie to just wants to let him develop. Also remember it's Eddie responding to questions he's asked.

[80]

1 hour ago, madras said:

I just think many thought he'd be the same level of development as Tino when he's a actually couple of years younger. He's been pressed in to use early and Eddie to just wants to let him develop. Also remember it's Eddie responding to questions he's asked.

Totally agree, I won't be leaping on him any time soon. It's more just the platitudes that Howe hasn't been saying that he generally has about other players, including kids, in similar situations. So pleased to hear him getting some phatic treatment.

[Minhosa]

Hypothetically, and I'm not trying to mischief make here, but imagine you're Eddie Howe and it's the last game of the season. Hall is currently a loan with an obligation after x appearances, let's say he's one game away from that deal being activated, and the game is dead rubber.

 

Bearing in mind, he's a £30m fee for next summer and you've only got a budget of say £70m for next season.

 

Do you play him and tie up the budget or leave him out to free up the funds for next summer? He returns to Chelsea.

 

I'm interested in what people would choose.

 

FWIW - I'd play him and commit to the spend based more on how successful our recruitment team have been with pretty much everybody else perhaps rather than having been blown away by the initial impact of Hall. Also considering he's still very young and english.

 

 

Edited December 4, 2023 by Minhosa

[The Butcher]

Think we'd regret not keeping him on.

[NUFC_Chris]

24 minutes ago, Minhosa said:

Hypothetically, and I'm not trying to mischieve make here, but imagine you're Eddie Howe and it's the last game of the season. Hall is currently a loan with an obligation after x appearances, let's say he's one game away from that deal being activated, and the game is dead rubber.

 

Bearing in mind, he's a £30m fee for next summer and you've only got a budget of say £70m for next season.

 

Do you play him and tie up the budget or leave him out to free up the funds for next summer? He returns to Chelsea.

 

I'm interested in what people would choose.

 

FWIW - I'd play him and commit to the spend based more on how successful our recruitment team have been with pretty much everybody else perhaps rather than having been blown away by the initial impact of Hall. Also considering he's still very young and english.

Is the obligation definitely based on number of appearances? Personally, I'd definitely sign him as his potential is massive. There's others in the squad who are more likely to be moved on to make room in my opinion.

[The Prophet]

There was nothing about it being a conditional obligation, I assume it's just automatically made permanent in the summer.

[Minhosa]

15 minutes ago, NUFC_Chris said:

Is the obligation definitely based on number of appearances? Personally, I'd definitely sign him as his potential is massive. There's others in the squad who are more likely to be moved on to make room in my opinion.

Just hypothetical to see what folks would do.

[r0cafella]

Trigger it 100%. 
 

we need a left back, and he’s had a year working with the squad. He will only get better and we have the perfect set up now for young players to succeed. 

[80]

4 hours ago, Minhosa said:

Just hypothetical to see what folks would do.

Fair enough. I think your answer pretty much sums it up. Our recruitment has been consistently outstanding for a long time now. You could even say longer than merely since the takeover considering the performances we're getting out of players that were clearly being misused beforehand.

 

He hasn't pulled up any trees yet, but he seems to be settling in socially and he's very young. I don't think he's looked bad, incidentally, just a bit overwhelmed - which Anthony Gordon said about himself about last season and look at him now.

 

There's every likelihood it would be a big regret in two or three years, as Trippier sails off into the sunset, if we didn't 'buy' him now.

[NSG]

Keep him 100%. Think he’ll end up being excellent.

[Unbelievable]

In your hypothetical scenario we're going to get a lot more info on which to base any decision in the next couple of months. From what I've seen he looks the business and I'd have no qualms to see Howe use him more than he has, but Eddie knows best.

[Mike]

I might be crazy but I feel like he came into the squad with more anticipation than Tino, so I'd 1000 percent trigger it.

[Tiresias]

Honestly I just trust Howe's judgement at this point, if Howe thinks he's worth £30m i am sure he will do, he seems rated enough for that to be a bargain. He's done ok when i've seen him but not entirely sure he's a full back, he is technically great but hadn't yet got the defensive side figured out fully imo which I'm sure will come with time, but he looks a bit like a Zinchenko to me, i.e. a midfielder who can play there rather than a great left back. All this is very early to say, even if he wasn't young and still learning haven't seen enough to commit to a full opinion

[TRon]

Chelsea fans were gutted to see him go, and looking at the state of them now, I think we took advantage of them being a mess in the recruitment dept. Pretty sure Howe absolutely rates Hall and won't be letting him go back to Chelsea if he can help it.

[Minhosa]

1 hour ago, Tiresias said:

Honestly I just trust Howe's judgement at this point, if Howe thinks he's worth £30m i am sure he will do, he seems rated enough for that to be a bargain. He's done ok when i've seen him but not entirely sure he's a full back, he is technically great but hadn't yet got the defensive side figured out fully imo which I'm sure will come with time, but he looks a bit like a Zinchenko to me, i.e. a midfielder who can play there rather than a great left back. All this is very early to say, even if he wasn't young and still learning haven't seen enough to commit to a full opinion

I'm sure I read somewhere that he'd spent most of his Chelsea youth career in midfield so you're bang on with the Zinchenko likeness.

[Tiresias]

1 minute ago, Minhosa said:

I'm sure I read somewhere that he'd spent most of his Chelsea youth career in midfield so you're bang on with the Zinchenko likeness.

 

Yeah I had read he thought of himself more as a midfielder was more coached into full back so can't take credit of picking that up purely from his playing. It may also be my bias to full backs that look to enjoy defending and bias against the blessed trent alexander arnold