The Prophet Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrymac1966 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Not particularly pacey and not the skill or forward momentum of Schar. Looks decent at blocking centres but distribution is average. Hope its not true for that kind of money. This is not a step up on anyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunk Moreland Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 2 hours ago, Bunk Moreland said: Graeme Bailey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Wide of the mark Fabrizialano Oliverano Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kimbo said: Our team looks for the raw materials. Some of our best signings were coming off poor form or poor seasons. If players like Gordon and Isak were playing at their best they would have been out of reach for us. The real question is is this a deliberate strategy to look for players having poor seasons compared to their ability? I would argue no(as you allude to also) - it is simply the fact that Isak's quiet season allowed us the opportunity to sign him. If he had banged in 20+ again he would have had better options. Edited July 29 by Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcnick Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Jumped the gun with the thread again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Jinxed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 🇩🇪➡️🏴❌️👁👁📝💰🤞 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upthemags Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Has the look and feel of a smokescreen all this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 50 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Fabrizio Romanoliver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 24 minutes ago, Sean said: The real question is is this a deliberate strategy to look for players having poor seasons compared to their ability? I would argue no(as you allude to also) - it is simply the fact that Isak's quiet season allowed us the opportunity to sign him. If he had banged in 20+ again he would have had better options. I do think part of our strategy is to go for players that other top clubs aren’t fully convinced by but are considering. Gordon had the biggest question marks but Isak and Bruno both strongly linked with big moves that just never quite materialised. Isak in particular was a wonder kid. I don’t think Thiaw is in that Isak or Bruno bucket. Maybe more of a Gordon - the bigger question marks. I think he looks quick and aggressive. But he doesn’t look a step up on Schar the way Botman looked a step up on Burn. Sure they’ll probably start together this season but the following season, would Thiaw be a step up on today’s Schar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 38 minutes ago, jack j said: Wide of the mark Fabrizialano Oliverano Fucks sake Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 He’s slow anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Harsh on KI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novocastrian Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Wouldn’t surprise me if the hold up was around agent fees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Boyo Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Aye, I did mention it might be a bit early just yet to start any new thread, but I know I’m not that clear at times. Still, there might be hope there yet if we change the title to having his medical booked in at Greggs for the for the 25th July. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 https://www.scoutedftbl.com/best-young-football-players/malick-thiaw-2/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Why have we got a thread? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrymac1966 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 No idea... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 2 hours ago, Ikon said: No agreement. False rumour. (If Gordon Stipic is his agent) What rookie started this thread then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelinton7 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Starting a thread based off of a Bailey tweet was a bold move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 I think this eventually gets done, but a few have obviously jumped the gun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 (edited) I think we should have threads for anyone we are linked with personally, we should have a dedicated transfer section of the site. EDIT: one good reason is after a day of not being able to visit the board due to work/life, it’s not possible to catch up on 10/15 pages of the transfer rumours thread - if this was broken down into seperate threads of each player we can pick and choose which players we read about. Edited July 29 by NWMag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 4 minutes ago, NWMag said: I think we should have threads for anyone we are linked with personally, we should have a dedicated transfer section of the site. EDIT: one good reason is after a day of not being able to visit the board due to work/life, it’s not possible to catch up on 10/15 pages of the transfer rumours thread - if this was broken down into seperate threads of each player we can pick and choose which players we read about. Think things are fine the way they are. There are only 3-4 serious rumours every window. Most of it is just twitter bullshit and the transfer thread filters that out nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 2 hours ago, The College Dropout said: I do think part of our strategy is to go for players that other top clubs aren’t fully convinced by but are considering. Gordon had the biggest question marks but Isak and Bruno both strongly linked with big moves that just never quite materialised. Isak in particular was a wonder kid. I don’t think Thiaw is in that Isak or Bruno bucket. Maybe more of a Gordon - the bigger question marks. I think he looks quick and aggressive. But he doesn’t look a step up on Schar the way Botman looked a step up on Burn. Sure they’ll probably start together this season but the following season, would Thiaw be a step up on today’s Schar? The problem is finding a player who is a genuine step-up on Schar may be nearly impossible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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