Jonny Evans. Strongly linked by proper newspapers. Hmm.

[TheFinnFan]

welcome jonny boy

 

[orly]

Great deal this, well played Bill

 

[milks]

Still highly doubtful it will be anywhere near that.

So I'm told.

Needs to be prefaced with "I've heard" if you want to be a true ITK Ijjster

 

[Caolam]

If he does sign we are getting a centre half who has played Champions League football. He has played any number of big games. He is a great addition to our squad. Hopefully a deal will be done were he does not cost 8 million. At 6 he would be a very good buy. That looks like the central defenders covered now for an attacking mid-fielder.

 

[Groucho]

Like everyone you'd assume he'd be coming in as a replacement for Alcaraz as the experienced back up but i wouldn't be surprised if he plays a lot more games than people expect.

If fit that is.

I'd hope he replaces both Alcaraz and Distin. And if that's the case it's a good move, but he shouldn't displace Jagielka or Stones. Perhaps a replacement for Jagielka in time but certainly not immediately.

We've a few decent defenders in Stones, Galloway and Garbutt to come through so he'd be a good addition to that as he's still in his 20's but he shouldn't go straight in to the first team as the regular starter.

 

[efc.1878]

Welcome Jonny Evans

 

[ijjysmith]

Needs to be prefaced with "I've heard" if you want to be a true ITK Ijjster

I've heard his ma likes the Scouse accent.

Don't shoot the messenger.

 

[bluemangroup]

My main issue isnt the fee, (it wont be anywhere £8m up front), nor the fact that it is a bit of a boring transfer.

It is that an established, 27 year old, PL defender is seemingly happy to be 3rd choice. Unless the medium term thinking is as a Jags replacement/stand in.

With respect where are you going to get a 3rd choice defender who's ambitious, completely injury free, glamorous, actually good at defending and in budget?

 

[Dozbik]

If we would have signed ogbonna for the £12 mill West ham paid everyone would be raving ... about a defender who played in a rubbish Italian league and is no way whatsoever premiership proven.

Sign a proven defender in the premiership, won many trophies, part of a title winning side, costs a lot less ... everyone kicks off.

On the hand if the 8mill price is true we've been well and truly bent over by the mancs there.

Ogbonna is the worst defender to have ever put on a Juventus shirt. I'm pretty sure he'll be a disaster in the Prem. I would've hung myself if we had bought him.

 

[Pat's Van]

Ewww!

might mean we get P-Nev back though, and possibly could sign Patrice Evra from that team who he plays for now as well

 

[Woolly Blue]

In terms of transfers, this is just like Neville and Gibson. Utd cast-offs. At least those two didn't cost the earth. Eight million pounds. Unreal.

Neville was reported at 3.5 million pounds ten years ago mate.
Transfer inflation is higher by far than RPI, so I hope those numbers help to put things into perspective.

 

[The Cowboy]

first Clev, now Ev...something tells me Martinez is building a team of "Evs"

If only we'd kept Phil Jevons.

 

[milks]

I've heard his ma likes the Scouse accent.

Don't shoot the messenger.

I understand this to be true

 

[ijjysmith]

My main issue isnt the fee, (it wont be anywhere £8m up front), nor the fact that it is a bit of a boring transfer.

It is that an established, 27 year old, PL defender is seemingly happy to be 3rd choice. Unless the medium term thinking is as a Jags replacement/stand in.

It's not really back up mate. There is no way on Stones and Jags can play every single game. There are guarenteed games here.

 

[roydo]

With respect where are you going to get a 3rd choice defender who's ambitious, completely injury free, glamorous, actually good at defending and in budget?

With respect, that is an excellent point!