Yorkie Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Hopefully we'll be after a right-back in the summer, and i think Glenn's made it pretty clear he wants a left-back aswell. Are there actually any available right-backs in the Premiership? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Glen Johnson, out of contract in a year as well. (2008) Bargain price in the summer, say £2-4m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Doubt we'll get a right back tbh, Roeder absolutely arse-licks Stephen Carr. If we don't get a left back though it'll be a disgrace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Glen Johnson, out of contract in a year as well. (2008) Bargain price in the summer, say £2-4m. Fuck right off man. I wouldn't take him for nowt! Nobby's doing a bloody good job there, but who knows if his legs will take another year. We need a RB but LB is a bigger priority imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I like the look of Ryan Taylor (and before anyone starts I have talked about him before that goal!) not sure about his injury record though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Charlton's Luke Young Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Glen Johnson, out of contract in a year as well. (2008) Bargain price in the summer, say £2-4m. Fuck right off man. I wouldn't take him for nowt! Nobby's doing a bloody good job there, but who knows if his legs will take another year. We need a RB but LB is a bigger priority imo. Glen Johnson would be a great signing on the cheap, i fail to see how it would be a bad thing to have him here. He's a mile better than Carr, and Nobby isn't doing the spectacular job everyone seems to think he's doing, he's just not total and utter shit like Carr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Knightrider Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I'd go for Hoyte, he's come on in leaps and bounds and is defensively very smart, canny going forward too, although he's no attacking full-back, he's more of a supporting one who will allow his wing man to bomb on, providing security behind him, and not bomb on himself to the byeline. He's young, quick, by all accounts a quiet lad, and I think he'd be available at the right price as Wenger has stated numerous times now that he wouldn't stand in the way of any of his fringe players if a team could offer them regular first-team football. And this is something we could almost guarantee for the right player, which Arsenal can't. I'd stay clear of Glen Johnson, he's nowt special and has an attitude problem, not to mention learning deficiencies that put Bramble's own to shame. Failing Hoyte there aren't that many available and while we could scour Europe for one, I don't trust our scouts to find a decent RB at a reasonable price for the long-term to be honest. Therefore If we can't find a decent RB, I'd play Nobby there with Taylor as his back-up, until we can find a decent long-term RB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 We all know Roeder will play Carr at right back when Babayaro is fit. Clueless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Knightrider Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Oh and Wullie is right, a LB is a bigger priority. I'd personally go for Banes of Wigan, a tough, pacey up and down type of full-back with good positional sense, not a top LB, but more than adequate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 All about opinions. Johnson's one of the worst right backs I've seen in the Premiership. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I like the look of Ryan Taylor (and before anyone starts I have talked about him before that goal!) not sure about his injury record though. Injury record just unlucky imo. Broken leg and broken foot aren't fitness/condition injuries, they're just bad luck. Good player though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Glen Johnson, out of contract in a year as well. (2008) Bargain price in the summer, say £2-4m. f*** right off man. I wouldn't take him for nowt! Nobby's doing a bloody good job there, but who knows if his legs will take another year. We need a RB but LB is a bigger priority imo. I'd keep Nobby in there for next season, we need his experiance and footballing brain out there, BUT he can't play ever game so we could do with a young right back to act as back up(an eventually take over the position). Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be alot of promising young right backs about, certainly not cheap ones anyway. Maybe we could get Hoyte or Gilbert from the Arse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Oh and Wullie is right, a LB is a bigger priority. I'd personally go for Banes of Wigan, a tough, pacey up and down type of full-back with good positional sense, not a top LB, but more than adequate. You could see on Thursday that LB was the obvious weak point in our team, it wasn't if we had a competent player out injured in that position either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 All about opinions. Johnson's one of the worst right backs I've seen in the Premiership. Was ace at Millwall, good at WHU, poor at Chelsea and well above average at Pompy. He's making progress, the Chelsea machine just churned him up and spat him out, its done it to bigger names and will continue to do so. Can i ask what are you basing his ability on? Which part of his career and do you think he's been just as bad in your opinion at Portsmouth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I like the look of Ryan Taylor (and before anyone starts I have talked about him before that goal!) not sure about his injury record though. Injury record just unlucky imo. Broken leg and broken foot aren't fitness/condition injuries, they're just bad luck. Good player though. Aye knew he had a couple of problems through injury but didn't know exactly what and given my stance on injury prone players I didnt want to be a hypocrite and state we should sign a defender that has been a complete crock his whole career. Just really liked the look of him when he has player, good defender and really good going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian-Geordie Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Not from Premier League, but what about Phillip Degen from, Dortmund? Don't think he would be very expensive either. I agree with GeJon about Ryan Tyler by the way. A man for the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Not from Premier League, but what about Phillip Degen from, Dortmund? Don't think he would be very expensive either. I don't much about him. But he used to be on Everton's books, didn't he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Not from Premier League, but what about Phillip Degen from, Dortmund? Don't think he would be very expensive either. I don't much about him. But he used to be on Everton's books, didn't he? Used to play for Basel, had a decent WC last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Johnson and Hoyte were the two that immediately came to mind tbh. Johnson's having a good season really. I'd have him here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 All about opinions. Johnson's one of the worst right backs I've seen in the Premiership. Was ace at Millwall, good at WHU, poor at Chelsea and well above average at Pompy. He's making progress, the Chelsea machine just churned him up and spat him out, its done it to bigger names and will continue to do so. Can i ask what are you basing his ability on? Which part of his career and do you think he's been just as bad in your opinion at Portsmouth? He only played a handful of games for both Millwall and West Ham, got overrated as most West Ham youngsters do, went to Chelsea and was beyond abysmal, defensively he was as bad as anything we have. Think he's been ok for Pompey, though I've not really followed them, so I'll give you that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 All about opinions. Johnson's one of the worst right backs I've seen in the Premiership. Was ace at Millwall, good at WHU, poor at Chelsea and well above average at Pompy. He's making progress, the Chelsea machine just churned him up and spat him out, its done it to bigger names and will continue to do so. Can i ask what are you basing his ability on? Which part of his career and do you think he's been just as bad in your opinion at Portsmouth? He only played a handful of games for both Millwall and West Ham, got overrated as most West Ham youngsters do, went to Chelsea and was beyond abysmal, defensively he was as bad as anything we have. Think he's been ok for Pompey, though I've not really followed them, so I'll give you that. I thought he looked pretty good in his first season at Chelsea, went to pieces when Mourinho went there for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 All about opinions. Johnson's one of the worst right backs I've seen in the Premiership. Was ace at Millwall, good at WHU, poor at Chelsea and well above average at Pompy. He's making progress, the Chelsea machine just churned him up and spat him out, its done it to bigger names and will continue to do so. Can i ask what are you basing his ability on? Which part of his career and do you think he's been just as bad in your opinion at Portsmouth? He only played a handful of games for both Millwall and West Ham, got overrated as most West Ham youngsters do, went to Chelsea and was beyond abysmal, defensively he was as bad as anything we have. Think he's been ok for Pompey, though I've not really followed them, so I'll give you that. Is basically how i saw his career go tbh. If he moved here for the £3m he nearly did under SBR (who was blown out by Chelsea's £7m bid) he probably would be a fantastic player for us. His attitude is questionable for me, although young and i think thats been his problem however he seems to have settled down in the last year. As a player, he's certainly improved but for me his Chelsea career is over, and i think someone will pick up a decent player for cheap in the summer as Chelsea try to claw back a few million before his contract runs out. For me, he'd be the best fullback we currently have at the club, but since we've not one person with any talent in those positions its a bit of a pointless point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I'd look abroad, to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Johnson would be a gamble but I agree that Chelsea do have a habit of ruining players! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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