Confirmed Signing James Tarkowski

[chazzle_dazzle]

Yep, Jonny Evans is a good comparison for this. Leicester signed him from West Brom when he was 30, he's now 34 and is still in their first XI alongside Fofana.

If you have a player who has never relied on pace they can go for longer because the legs weren't essential to their game to begin with.

People, including myself, moan about us not having enough leaders. This guy is a captain.

Lots of defenders gain the ability to read the game better later in their playing days, there's no excuse to turn our nose up at this on a free.

 

[Neiler]

I dont get the claim either mate, its not short sighted imo, its filling a position which needs support - most CBs are better into their 30s, the lad is a captain (he is a bit of a snide too I hate playing against him), and we need more leaders, we dont have enough.

I dont see many downsides - sure his wages might be higher then probably expected but he's on a free which is a given, and we are shedding and have shedded a load from the wage bill over the last few windows.

Our age profile of centre backs are:

Keane: 29
Godfrey: 24
Yerry: 27
Holgate: 25
Braintwaite: 19
Tarowski: 29

If we sign him on a 3/4 year deal hes essentially on the same contract as Keane taking them both with us to 33. We've a nice blend of experience youth and potential. Though we may try move Yerry on, if he doesn't sign a new contract.

Key priority is getting to BMD in the PL. we have two financial years before the increased commercial benefit of BMD hits our accounts, if the value of this lad is there in between he helps meet meet FFP, and he enables us getting there and i think he will, game ball, canny signing.

 

[Drumblue]

A lot of raised eyebrows when we signed Distin who was 30 years old.
Great CB for us.

 

[Tim's tourettes]

A lot of raised eyebrows when we signed Distin who was 30 years old.
Great CB for us.

Top milkman also

 

[matty1878]

Matty, just think about your vaults since December

i’m ready lol

 

[coollino]

i’m ready lol

i'll book a week off and compile it

 

[Curtis]

Yep, Jonny Evans is a good comparison for this. Leicester signed him from West Brom when he was 30, he's now 34 and is still in their first XI alongside Fofana.

If you have a player who has never relied on pace they can go for longer because the legs weren't essential to their game to begin with.

People, including myself, moan about us not having enough leaders. This guy is a captain.

All solid points but the Ashley Williams debacle makes me wary.

 

[Parker]

All solid points but the Ashley Williams debacle makes me wary.

That's entirely fair, though I will say that Tarkowski is 3 years younger than Williams was and comes from a team who pride themselves on their defensive solidity which Swansea defo weren't

 

[Bazlar]

A lot of raised eyebrows when we signed Distin who was 30 years old.
Great CB for us.

Richard Gough did ok aswell

 

[blulouie]

I am relenting on my opposition to this signing. I accept that in our lowly state we can hardly expect to attract good players so the likes of Tarko is what we have to put up with until somehow things change for the better.

Who do you think we should go for mate ?

 

[MikeH72]

Yep, Jonny Evans is a good comparison for this. Leicester signed him from West Brom when he was 30, he's now 34 and is still in their first XI alongside Fofana.

If you have a player who has never relied on pace they can go for longer because the legs weren't essential to their game to begin with.

People, including myself, moan about us not having enough leaders. This guy is a captain.

To be fair he’s only their captain when Mee is injured. He’s a captain in the same way Sigurdsson was a captain.

 

[street end]

We did give the captaincy to Tom Davies at one point tho

To be fair he’s only their captain when Mee is injured. He’s a captain in the same way Sigurdsson was a captain.

 

[DanEFC92]

A lot of raised eyebrows when we signed Distin who was 30 years old.
Great CB for us.

Ashley Williams was 31.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Our age profile of centre backs are:

Keane: 29
Godfrey: 24
Yerry: 27
Holgate: 25
Braintwaite: 19
Tarowski: 29

If we sign him on a 3/4 year deal hes essentially on the same contract as Keane taking them both with us to 33. We've a nice blend of experience youth and potential. Though we may try move Yerry on, if he doesn't sign a new contract.

Key priority is getting to BMD in the PL. we have two financial years before the increased commercial benefit of BMD hits our accounts, if the value of this lad is there in between he helps meet meet FFP, and he enables us getting there and i think he will, game ball, canny signing.

Who is the youth and potential? Just Branthwaite right?

For me not the right mix.

 

[andy4efc]

Richard Gough did ok aswell

4th with Weir and Stubbs.

Weir had no movement but read the game wells

Solid free transfer for a team that needs a defensive leader.