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What market do you expect us to be shopping in? Experienced cover (such as Bardsley), one for the future, a loan (such as Flanagan) or a genuine challenger to be first choice?ClaretTony wrote:I’m certain we will sign a left back, more so since Steve Stone said we will be getting Ali Koiki out on loan again.
I’ll plait sawdust if Ben Mee plays left back with Gibson in the middleFirthy wrote:Hopefully not but things have moved on again since last season and transfer fees and wages are even more ridiculous. I just don't see our frugal approach enticing players here with the amount of money other clubs are throwing at it.
My realistic expectations are that Defour, Brady, JBG and Lennon are back to full fitness, we hold on to Tarks, McNeil and Gibson and we sign Jayrod with the clause in his contract. I don't even see us replacing Ward because Mee can play LB with Gibson in the middle.
I'm not being negative or critical of the club, just realistic.
I’ll plait it with youjoey13 wrote:I’ll plait sawdust if Ben Mee plays left back with Gibson in the middle
Eh, what happened there? I didn’t write that last sentence.TheFamilyCat wrote:What market do you expect us to be shopping in? Experienced cover (such as Bardsley), one for the future, a loan (such as Flanagan) or a genuine challenger to be first choice?
Pointless having someone that won’t challenge whether it is a young player or experience.
Although a lot more money wouldn't this lad from Chelsea fit that plan, if we can get him that is.summitclaret wrote:.
You may be right and it would not surprise me. What's happened to the great approach we had 2/3 year's ago in signing the next in the production line like Keane, Tarks and Charlie and Pope? Surely these ypung players should be bending over backwards to be Dyched.
TheFamilyCat wrote:Eh, what happened there? I didn’t write that last sentence.
Yeh I bet they ain’t thought of that - why don’t you pop round to the club tomorrow to suggest it ?BOYSIE31 wrote:I think the board need to dyche to get rid of some of his bad buys before releasing cash for certain positions
I don't know how far off the standard he is, but U23 left back Koiki is travelling with the squadjrgbfc wrote:Be hard to find a half decent left back who is willing to come and sit on our bench for the next 4/5 seasons and be cover for Taylor.
Of course we need to sign players otherwise there's a higher risk we will standstill or worse get relegated. It would be so complacent if we didn't and we must look to continueously improve.northeastclaret wrote:Why so much speculation on potential signings, now approaching 1,000 posts? Spurs got to the Champions league final without making any signings this time last year. We have two players for every position if we play either Gibson or Mee at left back if necessary.
There is therefore need to sign anybody unless we sell someone first. Lets give Vydra, Wells and Gibson the opportunity to prove themselves.
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Regarding Wells, we had a few people on here who knew we wouldn't have any injuries and so Wells was a pointless signing.northeastclaret wrote:Why so much speculation on potential signings, now approaching 1,000 posts? Spurs got to the Champions league final without making any signings this time last year. We have two players for every position if we play either Gibson or Mee at left back if necessary.
There is therefore need to sign anybody unless we sell someone first. Lets give Vydra, Wells and Gibson the opportunity to prove themselves.
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Yeah we tried the whole don’t actually improve the first team thing last summer. Didn’t go brilliantly. Also that Wells geezer isn’t going to start banging them in at this level because quite frankly he isn’t good enough. Probably best to just spend money on good players, in my opinion.northeastclaret wrote:Why so much speculation on potential signings, now approaching 1,000 posts? Spurs got to the Champions league final without making any signings this time last year. We have two players for every position if we play either Gibson or Mee at left back if necessary.
There is therefore need to sign anybody unless we sell someone first. Lets give Vydra, Wells and Gibson the opportunity to prove themselves.
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Height doesn't matter for a left back. And don't forget... Mee can cover at left back (he can't).Tricky Trevor wrote:Brady can also cover for LB, although he doesn’t fit the 6’+ criteria for our back 4.
Taylor, Ward, Bards and Lowton all under 6’Tricky Trevor wrote:Brady can also cover for LB, although he doesn’t fit the 6’+ criteria for our back 4.
Well you’ve shocked me there. I’ve previously seen Lowton and Ward listed at 6’ and Taylor looks bigger than both, although wiki gives him as 5’9”!!. Bardsley is given as 5’11” also.Archer wrote:Taylor, Ward, Bards and Lowton all under 6’
Blitzed the yo-yo test on return to pre season I've heard,boatshed bill wrote:I don't know how far off the standard he is, but U23 left back Koiki is travelling with the squad
Well I ain't counting wells and think counting on Defour's fitness is too risky. So like almost everyone else I think we need a striker, a centre midfielder and a left back. If we move wells and hart on we have room in the squad for all 3. The 1st 2 need to be starter quality. JRod and Mooy would be perfect and should be doable. Both add quality over what we have fit.northeastclaret wrote:Why so much speculation on potential signings, now approaching 1,000 posts? Spurs got to the Champions league final without making any signings this time last year. We have two players for every position if we play either Gibson or Mee at left back if necessary.
There is therefore need to sign anybody unless we sell someone first. Lets give Vydra, Wells and Gibson the opportunity to prove themselves.
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Rubbish, ward and Taylor are both well over 6 foot, and Lowton isn't far behind.Archer wrote:Taylor, Ward, Bards and Lowton all under 6’
Whether this is true or not, from a fan's POV you simply cannot count him as a squad member. Any minutes will always be a bonus this season. Which is why central midfield is the priority.ClaretFelix wrote:Blitzed the yo-yo test on return to pre season I've heard,
Oh, and Defour injured again....
Ok....if you think so.AndyClaret wrote:Rubbish, ward and Taylor are both well over 6 foot, and Lowton isn't far behind.
That should help increase Tarkowski’s fee!!Murger wrote:Mings on his way to Villa for £26.5m.
A player who they spent 8m or so on, has proved nowhere near good enough for the Premier League over the course of three years or so - and then sold for 26.5m for doing well against the likes of Preston, Blackburn, Rotherham and the other non entities that occupy the lower leagues.Murger wrote:Mings on his way to Villa for £26.5m.
Burnley official website list him as 176cm which is just over 5'9"BFC123 wrote:Taylor is 6ft 1
Villa must have a massive transfer budget already spent a fortune still after at least 4 more and one of them is butland which will cost them 20 m at leastMurger wrote:Mings on his way to Villa for £26.5m.
It's gonna be p!ssing it down most of the season... lets spend some cashgandhisflipflop wrote:All come cheap and fills the squad with much needed experience while saving the money for a rainy day
Perhaps you should start a new thread titled 'BFC No Transfer News. (MUST NOT CONTAIN LINK OR INFO).'northeastclaret wrote:Why so much speculation on potential signings, now approaching 1,000 posts? Spurs got to the Champions league final without making any signings this time last year. We have two players for every position if we play either Gibson or Mee at left back if necessary.
There is therefore need to sign anybody unless we sell someone first. Lets give Vydra, Wells and Gibson the opportunity to prove themselves.
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to be fair, his time in the PL was spent in a defence set up by Eddie Howe.........jedi_master wrote:A player who they spent 8m or so on, has proved nowhere near good enough for the Premier League over the course of three years or so - and then sold for 26.5m for doing well against the likes of Preston, Blackburn, Rotherham and the other non entities that occupy the lower leagues.
And some on Twitter have the audacity to question us wanting at least £40m for Tarkowski?
Was just thinking the same thing.Reecey1987 wrote:Villa must have a massive transfer budget already spent a fortune still after at least 4 more and one of them is butland which will cost them 20 m at least
Doing a Fulham. Instead of improving a decent team they are decimating it. No team spirit and half of them won’t gel.Reecey1987 wrote:Villa must have a massive transfer budget already spent a fortune still after at least 4 more and one of them is butland which will cost them 20 m at least
Heck, this message board will not survive the signing of a 4th Stoke old boy in less than 2 years.Papabendi wrote:Believe there is interest in a LB down Potteries way
Only conceded a couple more than our supposedly rock solid back 5.Vegas Claret wrote:to be fair, his time in the PL was spent in a defence set up by Eddie Howe.........
Some keep using that argument, but let's face it, there was a massive difference in the first half of the season with Mr Hart in goal!Swizzlestick wrote:Only conceded a couple more than our supposedly rock solid back 5.
Well indeed, but let’s not pull at that particular thread again...Spijed wrote:Some keep using that argument, but let's face it, there was a massive difference in the first half of the season with Mr Hart in goal!
The bomb squad - now I thought the most we could expect from a signing from Stoke was that he'd be a 'good lad'.Reecey1987 wrote:The Stoke City “bomb squad” is one man down. Erik Pieters is set to sign for on a permanent deal reports john percy
