Billy Dean
Player Valuation: £70m
I never found it in my heart to forgive him for that back pass at Wembleyyou'd... you'd swap out the milkman??
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I never found it in my heart to forgive him for that back pass at Wembleyyou'd... you'd swap out the milkman??
Think he used to play Naismith/Osman out wide more than bothPienaar for Geri in that side.
Only Pickford for me. There’s a reason that side nearly finished in a Champions League spot and this one is scraping survival every season.
That's kinda the point of my post, Michael.
Was just looking at our side under the infamous 72pt season.
Howard
Coleman Stones Distin Baines
McCarthy Barry
Barkley
Geri Rom Mirallas
How many of our current squad get in that side? We haven't have replaced every single one of them poorly.
Simply we thought both Baines and Coleman were immortal, we are still looking towards Seamus now when he should have been sent to do his badges and work with the youth team years ago, sums up our total lack of a recruitment strategy.
Yeah Coleman should of been replaced 3 or 4 years ago, he can come in and do a job for a game or two but no way he should be starting regular.
As you say this is through lack of strategy from the club.
This Moshiri era is almost over thankfully
Prime Barkley.....Depends surely which minute we're talking about or whether his arms were outstretched.C'mon chap, McNeil vs prime Barkley lol
@Paul Rideout just following on from your post about Branthwaite in his thread.
I find it quite interesting to wish / dream for him and Onana especially to remain with us long term. As they develop to the levels i predict they will, the team gets pulled up the league with them.
But, for arguments sake if the worst happened and we sold one or both of them then we need to (obviously) hold out for the enormous fees ive been talking about.
We all know this but doesnt hurt repeating:
In defence we have Myko-Branthwaite-Tarkowski-Patterson the rest will be gone in less than 2 years.
So we need 4 more defenders now and 5 if Branthwaite was sold.
In midfield its similar with McNeil--Onana--Garner--Dobbin with the rest loans or out of contract soon. Even advanced with Doucoure, we dont have another attacking central player.
Even if Mills comes into the squad we would still require 4 players and 5 if Onana was to be sold.
So, 4 defenders needed short term and also the same in midfield = 8 players.
If Branthwaite and Onana leave it becomes 10 players.
Like i said, i want to see them develop, grow, dominate and drag the team up the table for 5 years+. But if both were to be sold, who knows if the fees allow us to be even better with the large number of players we need.
I think if we sell them it will be because we have to sell them, either because they want to go or because we need the money to keep the lights on (bit dramatic but you get the sentiment).
I would guess Onana is the easier to replace (just from a cursory glance around leagues/gut feeling), and I do think if he is consistent for the rest of the season £90m+ is not pie in the sky. I cannot believe I'm going to say this, but I think Thelwell has been pretty good with his transfer targets: good mix of youth, short term/free experienced players & hungry senior pros on perms/loans. Danjuma was at present (IMO) the worst deal we did this window gone, and he was worth the loan gamble... Young I don't think was meant to play this much.
I also think Onana will be the more likely to want to leave, and honestly I'd prefer that to him getting an inflated wage/sign on only for him to move next season.
There is a lot of work to do in one winter and one summer window, and I doubt we can afford to do all of it.
We badly need a CB cover preferably left-footed who can do a job in LWB. Many good LBs out there for reasonable prices I hope (Ito, Netz, Bello, etc)
Good for periods but only really performs once a month.Any Aussies heard a whisper about James Overy?
Apparently was on trial at West Ham (who want him) Leicester are interested and has been training with us.
Only 16 i think but was soon to make his debut in Australian league...