….does it matter if he’s not well known? DCL was unknown when we brought him in, Stones was unknown when he came in.
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….does it matter if he’s not well known? DCL was unknown when we brought him in, Stones was unknown when he came in.
It's not a lot though Eggs. And we need a right-back for the here and now, as well as a year or two's time.
Again, it's also a total show of our complete lack of planning. Our first target was Dumfries - an international player, 25, with bags of experience in the Eredivisie and CL/EL. How does that equate to our next target on the list being a 19-year-old with less than 20 games for his club?
ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
DCL wasn't good enough for 2-3 seasons thats my point - Coleman needs booting now not in 2-3 seasons when this kid is realistically ready.
And both needed a lot of time to develop...
ValBlue
Player Valuation: £20m
That Tino lad for Saints is 18 and came from Chelsea’s youth looks class, also £5mil~ish
….it’s a lot of games if you know the esteem Tavernier is held. It suggests to me they know they have a talent & look to give him game time at any opportunity. Very promising.
I know Eggs, I cover Rangers a fair bit. Tavernier is good and held in high esteem but they also play a hell of a lot of games too.
I'm happy with this potential signing. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with the idea that it means Seamus is pretty much first choice for the campaign, though, which is what it suggests. We'll see though.
What would you prefer?
You're correct, and it's a pair point to say the signing wouldn't be ideal. But, I think we need to look at the situation as objectively as possible.
It looks like we can't currently afford to sign a top quality, first choice right back, so to simplify the situation a bit I'd say it leaves us with three realistic options.
They are a) do nothing, b) sign a short-term stop gap on loan or c) buy a young prospect who may challenge for the first XI soon or even now.
Putting it that way, I think most would admit that C is the best option out of a far from perfect situation as long as we genuinely believe he's a good prospect.
In an ideal world, we wouldn't be relying on Seamus for the season but we're not in an ideal situation - far from it.
ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
True mate but the reality is Saints are just happy to avoid relegation so can take relative punts on prospects that may come good down the line.
Our fans will be frothing at the mouth if Benitez gets less than 10th.
We need somewhat proven quality in certain areas and RB is one of them as Coleman and Kenny are just not good enough.
rockin' robin
Player Valuation: £1m
Erm……. Ben Godfrey? Made an immediate impact.
ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
The same Ben Godfrey who had played a season in the PL and is nearly 24?
Great bit of business by Rangers. Turn down £5m because they know the next offer will be £22m.
Buy high, sell low. Everton have had some proper dog dirt from Rangers down the years this kid should be free as a way of a bloody long overdue apology!
Buy high, sell low. Everton have had some proper dog dirt from Rangers down the years this kid should be free as a way of a bloody long overdue apology!
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