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2019/20 Leighton Baines.

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Lelouch said:
I mean I don't think Baines staying or going has any bearings on us winning a trophy dave..
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Why not? Dont you think having a player who could be a starter for months if/when Digne gets injured can influence a league campaign or cup competition?
 
MarcelsGoat said:
A young LB, 20m, plus wages, 40m, to play 5 or 6 times a season, thats just a complete waste of money.

Lewis Gibson would be better served going on loan for another season rather than playing 5 or 6 times for us.
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Why do you assume a young left back would automatically cost £20m and be on £70k a week?

Honestly, find me a club that is taken seriously in the football world that keeps 36 year old full backs as cover. You can’t because there aren’t any.
 
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MarcelsGoat said:
So you want us to spend 40m on a player for him to sit on the bench for 80% the season and you had the cheek to say Koeman spent like a drunken sailor.
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£40M? Where are you getting that from?

We could throw Hearts £8M for that LB of theirs and have him as Digne's understudy. THAT would be a much more logical use of financial resources.

FFS, spending millions more lining the pocket of that phoney get Baines.

I repeat: no wonder we win f.a.
 
Layne said:
Digne's 26 mate. No understudy comes in with hopes of taking over in 4 years, maybe 6, maybe 8. That's just impractical. We've got a good left back that's free and is a known quantity, and probably better than half the left backs in the league.
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Digne isn’t going to be with us until he retires though is he? I think we should probably be planning to replace him before he gets to 34 anyway though really.
 

I’m sorry lads but Dave is absolutely spot on on this one, and I love Baines. We are a club that hoardes veterans sadly.
 
davek said:
Why not? Dont you think having a player who could be a starter for months if/when Digne gets injured can influence a league campaign or cup competition?
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don't think it would be the tip of the scale for a trophy tbh, I personally was okay with him having as back up this season because it made perfect sense, Next season? Eh...
 

Seriously, folks, much as I admire him, we should be looking to sign the next Leighton Baines, not extending his contract.

Too often in the past we've kept on players who were past their peak - Kevin Campbell, Tim Howard, Phil Nevile, Tim Cahill and , many others.
 
Aberblue said:
Seriously, folks, much as I admire him, we should be looking to sign the next Leighton Baines, not extending his contract.

Too often in the past we've kept on players who were past their peak - Kevin Campbell, Tim Howard, Phil Nevile, Tim Cahill and , many others.
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