The Prophet Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 I like Lacroix, surprised there wasn't a bit more interest there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 5 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Nah, if we don’t get him on it’s on us. Absolutely, I didn’t day it wasn’t. Fwiw I think it’s a bad look if we now pay the asking price after weeks of negotiations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintdempsey Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 I’d rather have Lacroix and Kulu/Elanga for example than Guehi tbh. Would even leave us some change for January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 4 minutes ago, The Prophet said: I like Lacroix, surprised there wasn't a bit more interest there. At less than 1/3 of Guehi too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelrouser Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 I hope we don't get him. It will enforce the narrative we had right after the take over that we were a rich club that would spend like Chelsea. Paying £70M could force some sales of some great players too. We should have focused on RW and offered cash for Madueke weeks ago. He would make use better than Guehi for 24/25. After Madueke we would have looked into a younger replacement for Schar that could take a year to get comfortable. My guess is that we have made a final offer that is way over any reasonable value and Palace can take it or leave it. We are trying to build like Chelsea and Man U a couple of years ago. That didn't work out for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 22 minutes ago, rebelrouser said: I hope we don't get him. It will enforce the narrative we had right after the take over that we were a rich club that would spend like Chelsea. Paying £70M could force some sales of some great players too. We should have focused on RW and offered cash for Madueke weeks ago. He would make use better than Guehi for 24/25. After Madueke we would have looked into a younger replacement for Schar that could take a year to get comfortable. My guess is that we have made a final offer that is way over any reasonable value and Palace can take it or leave it. We are trying to build like Chelsea and Man U a couple of years ago. That didn't work out for them. The problem with these scenarios is they assume other clubs and players will go along with it. Madueke appears to be in Chelsea’s plans, there’s no indication Chelsea would sell or that the player would agree to come. Same with Chiesa chat, would he have agreed to join a team not in the CL? Perhaps not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 (edited) 29 minutes ago, rebelrouser said: I hope we don't get him. It will enforce the narrative we had right after the take over that we were a rich club that would spend like Chelsea. Paying £70M could force some sales of some great players too. We should have focused on RW and offered cash for Madueke weeks ago. He would make use better than Guehi for 24/25. After Madueke we would have looked into a younger replacement for Schar that could take a year to get comfortable. My guess is that we have made a final offer that is way over any reasonable value and Palace can take it or leave it. We are trying to build like Chelsea and Man U a couple of years ago. That didn't work out for them. Surely we won’t buy him if it’s going to force us to sell people. This is also literally the only signing that fits the narrative you mention there. Before now we've signed young or undervalued players almost exclusively. Edited August 28 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gbandit Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 A late attempt that will be 100% successful as both clubs are desperate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 You'd think almost anyone can take any of Chelsea's rejects as long as they'll swallow the wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Let's just gazump their Lacroix deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 It will be an honour to watch Guehi at Liverpool next season after a £35 million move. Cheers for the memories of this thread Marc! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Didn’t know we had so many Bundesliga/Wolfsburg fans on here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 1 hour ago, clintdempsey said: I’d rather have Lacroix and Kulu/Elanga for example than Guehi tbh. Would even leave us some change for January. We seem to scout based on personality as much as footballing ability though. It may be that there are other targets out there with similar potential ability to Guehi, like Lacroix for example, but the club's interest is driven by more than that. Guehi is a leader and clearly a good egg too based on the way he has handled this transfer, also very popular amongst other players by all accounts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsonsWonderland Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Maybe the deal is agreed in principle but Palace want their replacements lined up first before it's rubber stamped. Will leave us knackered but would leave palace worse again if they agreed the same and then their deals fall through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Just now, RobsonsWonderland said: Maybe the deal is agreed in principle but Palace want their replacements lined up first before it's rubber stamped. Will leave us knackered but would leave palace worse again if they agreed the same and then their deals fall through. I've said this for weeks - we'll look like the biggest mugs ever if after four weeks of negotiating we don't sign him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintdempsey Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Andy said: We seem to scout based on personality as much as footballing ability though. It may be that there are other targets out there with similar potential ability to Guehi, like Lacroix for example, but the club's interest is driven by more than that. Guehi is a leader and clearly a good egg too based on the way he has handled this transfer, also very popular amongst other players by all accounts. Absolutely and I understand that. Though he'd have to be Mother Theresa reincarnated and feed the children of England to make up the difference in transfer fees through personality and karma though. If I'm not mistaken there's been loads of noise regarding Lacroix and us since the takeover so he's surely someone at least Nickson has had on his list for quite some time. Edited August 28 by clintdempsey Stupid spelling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 7 minutes ago, Andy said: We seem to scout based on personality as much as footballing ability though. It may be that there are other targets out there with similar potential ability to Guehi, like Lacroix for example, but the club's interest is driven by more than that. Guehi is a leader and clearly a good egg too based on the way he has handled this transfer, also very popular amongst other players by all accounts. Arguably though Andy, the team lacks edge, not good eggs. Howe will never see it, but maybe we need a gallic shrug of a man, a disruptor, a bad boy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-more Mag Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 The no dicks policy makes good sense -- just seems like it really keeps the candidate pool fairly low (not necessarily by virtue of the number of dicks, but because the best way to judge is through personal knowledge or reliance on somebody with personal knowledge). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 11 minutes ago, BottledDog said: Arguably though Andy, the team lacks edge, not good eggs. Howe will never see it, but maybe we need a gallic shrug of a man, a disruptor, a bad boy. I don't totally disagree, but we probably need that character up front rather than in defence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 12 minutes ago, BottledDog said: Arguably though Andy, the team lacks edge, not good eggs. Howe will never see it, but maybe we need a gallic shrug of a man, a disruptor, a bad boy. Our centre midfielder just clotheslined someone last game & the week before that we had a player sent of for a headbutt (soft). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 21 minutes ago, Andy said: We seem to scout based on personality as much as footballing ability though. It may be that there are other targets out there with similar potential ability to Guehi, like Lacroix for example, but the club's interest is driven by more than that. Guehi is a leader and clearly a good egg too based on the way he has handled this transfer, also very popular amongst other players by all accounts. 👆🏻 thank god. Don’t understand how people aren’t getting this when asking why we haven’t signed a,b and c. Howe has mentioned it from day 1. The success so far has been built on team spirit, they aren’t deviating from that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie1892 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 bored of this now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 1 minute ago, Cookie1892 said: bored of this now Cool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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