Confirmed Signing Dwight McNeil

[Swagger]

Proper Stoke signing when they were in the prem this

Great shout. The equivalent of Glenn Whelan out wide.

 

[Lanolin]

We also don't have a midfield or a team that can pass a ball to each other. McNeil doesn't solve that either....

So here's hoping for a masterplan

Well exactly, that’s the whole point really. I said earlier I don’t think McNeil is an awful player, my concern is that he doesn’t actually address any of the major issues in the squad. We need midfielders who can tackle, pass, and carry the ball, we need attackers who can score goals and offer different options. We’ve signed a player who can cross.

 

[ToffeeTim]

I just dont like signing attackers who can't score. We've tried this before many times and it all goes predictably wrong.

The same goes for midfield players really for me. I dont expect them to get a load of goals but ours cant even strike a shot at goal properly.

 

[yakublue]

I just dont like signing attackers who can't score. We've tried this before many times and it all goes predictably wrong.

Pienaar was ok

 

[AmericasToffee]

He's also 22. Lamps can mould him into whatever midfielder he wants him to be.

He's v good defensively too

 

[ToffeeTim]

Pienaar was ok

He was more than ok

 

[james2805]

I actually really miss Kevin Miralles.

F it, I even miss Delofeou

 

[johnjoeefc]

I'm made up with this signing if it happens. I really feared we would go for cornet and I think that would have been a bad one. Mcneil is still only 22. He has potential to grow into a better player still and before last season was courted by a lot of good clubs.

He wasn't great last season but he is definitely the better choice over cornet for many reasons.

 

[Furey1878]

Seems mad to me that we seemingly were reluctant to do 17.5 for Cornet but now have found 15-20 for McNeil. Perhaps we are able to stagger payments for McNeil unlike with Cornet's release clause.

I think McNeil is a decent player, as I've said before I think the profile of the player is quite what we need but I guess we just have to hope he can flourish here.

 

[the golden visionary]

I'm made up with this signing if it happens. I really feared we would go for cornet and I think that would have been a bad one. Mcneil is still only 22. He has potential to grow into a better player still and before last season was courted by a lot of good clubs.

He wasn't great last season but he is definitely the better choice over cornet for many reasons.

Apparently only last season matters these days

 

[Shibbywiggles]

I feel looked people bigging up these "chances created" stats are probably the same there mocked RickyRyder

Crazy how none of our midfielders came close to Sigurdsson’s output last season after we pretty much to a man said he wasn’t good enough for us

 

[toffee-boy]

Is this guy richys replacement?

 

[bluestevon]

Well exactly, that’s the whole point really. I said earlier I don’t think McNeil is an awful player, my concern is that he doesn’t actually address any of the major issues in the squad. We need midfielders who can tackle, pass, and carry the ball, we need attackers who can score goals and offer different options. We’ve signed a player who can cross.

Could argue that one if our major weaknesses is hdbing a cf whose excellent in the air and having zero players who can cross, take a corner or free kick mate though he can also carry the ball very well -

Wasn't my cup of tea initially but kinda can see why we want him now.

If the deals like the one they took for pope, then it won't really effect our other recruitment money wise as think we'll be paying very little this season.

 

[Ivo]

He didn't score once last year

His goal against us was in March 2021, so yes he did score last year.

 

[bluestevon]

What's it saying mate?