Confirmed Signing Abdoulaye Doucouré

[ZissouBlue]

Sure, but we'd be signing a 29 year old and a 27 year old for around £60m combined - one relegated from this league and the other only because Ancelotti knew about him because he managed him - after being stung repeatedly with terrible signings in this age range from players simply picking up a last big contract and dawdling their way through it a la Sigurdsson.

It just screams ineptitude to me. I don't see the point in Brands at this point.

I will say this - if we bring in both Doucoure and Allan on permanent deals approaching that amount (who knows at this point if both are sealed), Brands is putting his neck on the line big time. Two players with limited re-sale value who will be on fairly big wages. It's not clear on how signings factor into his overall expectations and accountability at the club, but boy he would be taking a swing here.

 

[Bullens Rd]

Honestly offer them 50m for him and Sarr and see what they say.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

The only positive of this, (on the basis that it’s him and Allan, praying it is), is it means Carlo’s looking at a 4-3-3 next year

Not necessarily - if Davies and potentially Delph were to leave that only leaves 5 including Siggurdsson who only has 2 years on his deal and Gbamin who is a permacrock.

I would like 433 though.

 

[tom_b1807]

I'm fine with this as long as it's as well as Allan and not instead of

 

[YoboCopter]

In a decent team with legs about him, I honestly think Gomes could be one of the best midfielders in this league.

But have him alongside Davies and Sigurdsson and he looks like he's stuck in treacle because the flaws in his game are exposed.

It's why we need a new midfield, but of all the ones we have, Gomes is comfortably the best of them.

Id love you to be correct mate!
He has got abilty for sure

 

[Seathestars]

I despise Everton with the passion of a midget porn Star

 

[Leylo]

Flipping eck some moaning going on,if our manager thinks hes good enough that will do for me!

 

[Bluestar]

I will say this - if we bring in both Doucoure and Allan on permanent deals approaching that amount (who knows at this point if both are sealed), Brands is putting his neck on the line big time. Two players with limited re-sale value who will be on fairly big wages. It's not clear on how signings factor into his overall expectations and accountability at the club, but boy he would be taking a swing here.

None of our players have resale value. We over pay and put them on outrageous salaries, then they are unshiftable. It’s a death spiral model.

 

[Zezti]

 

[ZissouBlue]

The only positive of this, (on the basis that it’s him and Allan, praying it is), is it means Carlo’s looking at a 4-3-3 next year

Yep. I would like to see a 433 used a lot more, and I assumed the same when linked to Hojbjerg. Gomes and Hojbjerg in 2 man pivot would not have been optimal.

 

[tom_b1807]

Might be a tactic to make Napoli wet the bed a bit with regards to Allan?

It certainly worked here on this forum

 

[Minimeister]

Flipping eck some moaning going on,if our manager thinks hes good enough that will do for me!

How can anyone have watched so much of Watford to form an honest opinion lol

Hope they watched the pre-Xmas Richarlison before he signed or they'd have looked very stupid....

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

How can anyone have watched so much of Watford to form an honest opinion lol

Hope they watched the pre-Xmas Richarlison before he signed or they'd have looked very stupid....

Go back and look at the Richarlison signing thread.

There’s plenty of stupid going around

Confirmed Signing - Richarlison

Gaining momentum this

www.grandoldteam.com

 

[Bullens Rd]

Having a midfield pair of Gomes / Doucoure / Allan is like going from the Vauxhall Conference to the Premier League in one season. The shame of last season could be put to rest, despicable performances week in week out.

 

[Peter The Dog]

he is an improvement on what we've got and a target we should have no problem in sealing.

just wish it were sarr, who i think is a much better player.