I'd be happy to let them take him, and see if we call his bluff. I'd rather us be in for a younger player- Robertson at his point in his career seems like such an obvious no-pressure last sunset contract. He could go somewhere else to be a starter but is willing to be our #2 option? Seems like a red-flag to me...
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I'd be happy to let them take him, and see if we call his bluff. I'd rather us be in for a younger player- Robertson at his point in his career seems like such an obvious no-pressure last sunset contract. He could go somewhere else to be a starter but is willing to be our #2 option? Seems like a red-flag to me...
Be interesting to see when this City verdict hits as well. Marmoush probably unrealistic now but in the event of relegation or a massive points deduction that would mean relegation maybe becomes more realistic. I could see Maresca liking him more than Pep though. Not sure on Savinho either way. Scott and Marmoush alone would take us up another level in midfield and up top.
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Tap in merchant is going to try get as much mileage out of this as he can isn't he
I don’t understand why we are attracted to him? Anyone able to convince me why we should spend ~70m notes on him?
Brazilian sexy name tax
Should have just kept Johnsoninho
He had one great season at Girona and has been living off that ever since.
We couldn't get him for 60m last year and since then I think he's started 4 games in the PL & came on as sub in 20 others. He scored once and assisted two goals.
Surely there has to be better value & potential on the continent.
The people that run this club are morons.
All we need to do is buy high performing players from low to mid prem teams or high performing players from France, Germany or Portugal.
You could build a great team from simply following those rules.
All we need to do is buy high performing players from low to mid prem teams or high performing players from France, Germany or Portugal.
You could build a great team from simply following those rules.
Morons if we are.
If we are back in for him then the recruitment hasn’t changed and we are in serious trouble. As I said yesterday, we’ll fuck this window up. Can see it coming a mile off.
Nah he doesn’t score or assist enough and his decision making is poor. We need goals from out wide. He doesn’t do that. Looks far too lightweight for the PL too when I’ve seen him this season. Plus City wanted stupid money for him then and will now. We are mugs so will probably go for him but he’s not much better than what we have. We need that level bove him if we want to make any serious splashes next season. I said the same last summer and the player has done nothing to change that in the last 12 months.
I also think we actually need to replace Udogie. He is injury prone, erratic, useless in the final third and isn’t actually a great defender. Plus he hasn’t really kicked on. I thought Robertson a good signing in January but now I’m not so sure and I’m surprised if DZ wants him. Let’s see but missing out on him doesn’t seem a terrible thing. Unless we hope bringing him in is the push Udogie needs of course, that might be the thinking, which isn’t terrible.
A couple of thoughts :
- is he a RDZ pick? Seems a massive coincidence he wants the player we were targeting last year
- surely we aren't seriously offering 60m. He's done nothing this year. We sold our top scorer for £35m.
- is he a RDZ pick? Seems a massive coincidence he wants the player we were targeting last year
- surely we aren't seriously offering 60m. He's done nothing this year. We sold our top scorer for £35m.
We were trying to bring these players in last year though
True. I doubt RDZ would be sticking around if he wasn’t on board with getting these players in though.
