Confirmed Signing Dwight McNeil

[KaiserEFC]

Why do we pay a team of scouts?

I’m not sure we do pay them hence why they constantly recommend crap

 

[BlueInNZ]

Personally I think he is a good signing. I watched quite a few Burnley games last season (we get all EPL games and I enjoy watching football) and he was consistently their best player.

 

[Clarky cat]

Would happily ban anyone who uses the term ‘bedwetters’ after the way last season went tbh.

Typical bedwetter behaviour this mate

 

[little elfin]

 

[LABlue2]

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Sweet baby Jesus. 0 goals and 1 assist in 38 games?

 

[Blackwell Livermore]

Welcome Dwight .
Interesting fact he was named after former US president Dwight Eisenhower .


I made that bit up

McNeil

Welcome Dwight .
Interesting fact he was named after former US president Dwight Eisenhower .


I made that bit up

Eisenhower doesn't sound anything remotely like McNeil. English orthographies are so confusing.

 

[perth_blue]

Sweet baby Jesus. 0 goals and 1 assist in 38 games?

Looks like more of a worker than the others, based off the defending stats. And we know Richy didn't shirk away.

38 matches also, so similar to Tarkowski, (so far) he's reliable.

 

[PeregrineT]

Watched a good tactical video about him from 6 months ago and the guy convinced me(again the video was 6 months ago so unintential on his part) that he might actually really fit Lampards side. His strengths are his defensive work, winning headers, 50/50 balls, crossing, and hitting long passes. He said he actually is probably better suited to play in the middle(maybe even transitioning to midfield at some point) and then floating out wide from time to time to hit good crosses in.

Seems this is exactly how Lampard wants to play, with the wingbacks providing the main width, leaving the likes of Gordon and McNeil to instead play closer in much of the time and not playing as pure wingers. For a hard worker who is very good dribbling in tight spaces this may suit him well. 2022/2023 Everton may be his perfect situation. Also considering his defensive ability is so good, the fact we will probably have to play on the back-foot much of the time also seems ideal(not for us, for him). If he cant perform in that with DCL as a better target than he had at Burnley, he likely just wont make it.

 

[kjbert]

He’s 22
He’s a high end chance creator
We’re broke
He costs us £4 million this season
The only way we’re scoring goals is if someone puts a ball on DCL’s forehead

We’re not signing a Richy replacement. FFP won’t allow it

 

[n01efc]

Wellcome lad, todays the day you become a blue!

 

[bluestevon]

Will start ahead of Gray, pushing Gray to the bench as an impact sub.

Gives us options as he's a completely different kind of player to Gray.

Right kind of attitude, work ethic, good on the ball, good deliver of the ball, doesn't look to constantly shirk having the ball.

Overall s good signing that improves the team.

Now go sort that centre mid out please Thelwell

 

[kstoffee11]

Listened to the vastly varying opinions of him on here and do seem to get the impression that not many players are good enough for us despite our lowly position as a PL team. I offer my opinion that Dwight McNeil being a player that can win a ball back, protect the ball and create time and space would be a bargain at £15m -£20m. He would be the type of player that could hold the ball up and get other players into play and raise our possession stats substantially. Add crosses into the mix if DCL is up for it and we could see much needed points added to any tally we get. Thumbs up from me

Don’t forget Dele. He thrives off late runs into the box

 

[Jimmyjoe]

The more I reflect on this, the more I think it is a good signing. Is he what we needed most? No, is he a direct replacement for Richy? No, but he is young, relatively cheap and whenever I have seen him play seems pretty decent.

He's got a good delivery on him, good touch, seems pretty composed and can pick a pass. Will compliment some of our other pacier more frenetic attacking options nicely.

Dare I say it we struggled last year due to the lack of the icelandic's one ability to pick a pass out so signing McNeil I think will help solve that.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Listened to the vastly varying opinions of him on here and do seem to get the impression that not many players are good enough for us despite our lowly position as a PL team. I offer my opinion that Dwight McNeil being a player that can win a ball back, protect the ball and create time and space would be a bargain at £15m -£20m. He would be the type of player that could hold the ball up and get other players into play and raise our possession stats substantially. Add crosses into the mix if DCL is up for it and we could see much needed points added to any tally we get. Thumbs up from me

Far to calm and considered a post for on here.

 

[twoblue]

Don’t forget Dele. He thrives off late runs into the box

When you say late…. He’s last one was 2018… when’s the next one due?