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James McLean
Heard a bid has gone in for McClean of up to 8m.
3m more than Stoke paid for him. So maybe showing some intent early on.
Personally think he would be a good option especially at that price.
3m more than Stoke paid for him. So maybe showing some intent early on.
Personally think he would be a good option especially at that price.
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Re: James McLean
Were we interested in him 18 month - 2 years ago?
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This board would go into melt down if this happened
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Re: James McLean
Personally think he would be a good option. Will know at least four of our lads already. Quick, direct, tricky and gets the odd goal.
Also would get the crowd going. Our new barton figure.
Also would get the crowd going. Our new barton figure.
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Re: James McLean
I believe so yes.Barry_Chuckle wrote:Were we interested in him 18 month - 2 years ago?
Re: James McLean
He is utter s****.
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Re: James McLean
I was working at the stoke city / Middlesbrough game last November ( I work via a sub contractor for sky bet)..it was rememberence day, James McLean was on the stoke bench, the personal abuse he received while warming up from his own fans was appalling, but fair play to him, he laughed it off, until the 90th minute when he tried to confront a Middlesbrough fan,
Personally I don’t think he’s what we need, but in Sean Dyche we trust
Personally I don’t think he’s what we need, but in Sean Dyche we trust
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Re: James McLean
Definitely a Dyche type player - good work ethic and clearly a man of character and principal
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I think he's exactly what we need ..another Joey Barton type with plenty cajones.lifelongclaret wrote:I was working at the stoke city / Middlesbrough game last November ( I work via a sub contractor for sky bet)..it was rememberence day, James McLean was on the stoke bench, the personal abuse he received while warming up from his own fans was appalling, but fair play to him, he laughed it off, until the 90th minute when he tried to confront a Middlesbrough fan,
Personally I don’t think he’s what we need, but in Sean Dyche we trust
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Re: James McLean
What principal ,he is prepared to take the rich financial rewards available here in UK
If he had principals he would be playing in the irish republic
If he had principals he would be playing in the irish republic
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Re: James McLean
Not in a million years would Sean ever bring anything like that into his group.
Literally never.
If he did ever pull on our Claret though then he would be abused by us for every minute he played....and rightly so.
Literally never.
If he did ever pull on our Claret though then he would be abused by us for every minute he played....and rightly so.
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Re: James McLean
I'm probably not alone in failing to understand the logic of that statement.paulatky wrote:What principal ,he is prepared to take the rich financial rewards available here in UK
If he had principals he would be playing in the irish republic
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Re: James McLean
You actually believe that the vast majority of fans would abuse one of our own players? (Unless of course he was playing badly )ClaretShaun wrote:Not in a million years would Sean ever bring anything like that into his group.
Literally never.
If he did ever pull on our Claret though then he would be abused by us for every minute he played....and rightly so.
Re: James McLean
Could see the temptation and he would be a decent fit but would much prefer a younger option
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Brady, JBG, McNeil, why would we want a fourth left sided wide player ?
Not that this is a credible link.
We need another right footed option to compete with Lennon ideally.
Not that this is a credible link.
We need another right footed option to compete with Lennon ideally.
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Re: James McLean
Clearly McLean has the balls for it, but you have to question whether the Turf has just too many hard of thinking, sun-reading, knuckle-dragging throwbacks like the above bozo to make it a viable option.ClaretShaun wrote:Not in a million years would Sean ever bring anything like that into his group.
Literally never.
If he did ever pull on our Claret though then he would be abused by us for every minute he played....and rightly so.
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Re: James McLean
It's a good point but Dyche likes inverted wingers and JBG is more effective on the right I reckon.bodge wrote:Brady, JBG, McNeil, why would we want a fourth left sided wide player ?
Not that this is a credible link.
We need another right footed option to compete with Lennon ideally.
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Re: James McLean
James McLean is crap. Not good enough for this level. Hasn’t been for years.
Nothing anyone on here says will sway me from this position.
Nothing anyone on here says will sway me from this position.
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Re: James McLean
Looks good enough to me.
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Re: James McLean
I’ve just watched a compilation of international goals dating back to 2014. Some of them against teams that would struggle in the championship. Moldova ffs
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Re: James McLean
He's certainly good enough for us. Whether he has the personality and character to mix with our team, that's for SD to decide.
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Might stenghten our squad and give us another option but in terms of starting eleven I'd rather have JBG down the right and Brady or McNeil down the left.
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Re: James McLean
I've seen him play left sided central midfield and he's better at controlling the football, passing and seeing an eye for goal than Westwood/Cork, so perhaps SD would see him play in that role.taio wrote:Might stenghten our squad and give us another option but in terms of starting eleven I'd rather have JBG down the right and Brady or McNeil down the left.
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I can't imagine he'd be ahead of Cork, Westwood, Defour or Hendrick, but I say that while acknowledging I've not seen him play centre mid.FactualFrank wrote:I've seen him play left sided central midfield and he's better at controlling the football, passing and seeing an eye for goal than Westwood/Cork, so perhaps SD would see him play in that role.
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Re: James McLean
I know it's only a wind up thread but Dyche is under enough pressure, bringing him in would tip him over the edge.
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Can’t believe what I’m reading here.
29 years old, 1 Championship goal this season, and happily offloaded by West Brom after their relegation to what is now a midtable chanpionship side.
He isn’t a Premier League player ffs
29 years old, 1 Championship goal this season, and happily offloaded by West Brom after their relegation to what is now a midtable chanpionship side.
He isn’t a Premier League player ffs
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Re: James McLean
Do we really need more champ players to add to our lacklustre Irish contingent ?? He’s not bad but I’d be amazed if Dyche ever brought him here . Though Walters , Hendrick and Ward are surely on the way out
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Re: James McLean
Would be bananas to waste 8 million on a 29 year old championship player, when we have an 18 year old premiership player breaking through to compete with Brady.
Must be nonsense.
Must be nonsense.
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Re: James McLean
I'd have thought the ideal option would be someone capable of playing across the front line, on either wing, or perhaps both on the right or up front as a second striker (which may reflect the reported interest in Jarod Bowen).bodge wrote:Brady, JBG, McNeil, why would we want a fourth left sided wide player ?
Not that this is a credible link.
We need another right footed option to compete with Lennon ideally.
We've got Brady and McNeil who appear to naturally prefer the left, and Lennon and JBG who naturally prefer the right (even if JBG is left footed), so it's pretty well balanced at the moment.
The key thing seems to me the style of player - we've got a couple of busy players who look to get crosses in whenever they can (Brady and JBG), a bit of a schemer-in-training in McNeil and only really Lennon who is direct and looking to threaten in behind the full back (and even he hasn't done it for us consistently). What we haven't got at all is someone in the mould of Arfield, who is really about making a 4-4-2 solid by tucking in and giving extra legs to the centre of midfield (although Hendrick could do that role). So you'd have thought we'd either want a direct pacey winger, or someone who could do the tucking in role.
In fairness McLean is in that direct style, but I'd be surprised if we spent the best part of £10 million quid on someone like McLean, although if Stoke are looking to free up wages and will entertain a loan until the end of the season then I suppose it is plausible enough.
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Re: James McLean
James MacLean in an Ireland shirt is a different animal to the guy in a club shirt.
With his international head on he’s a top player but I don’t think he’d fit for us.
BTW aside from the hate he gets over the poppy stand he does loads of charity work and donates to causes.
With his international head on he’s a top player but I don’t think he’d fit for us.
BTW aside from the hate he gets over the poppy stand he does loads of charity work and donates to causes.
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Re: James McLean
Going off the managers comments the other day the championship has been a good hunting ground for majority of our players so i wouldnt be shocked if this was to happen
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You're probably right especially for £8mSGr wrote:Can’t believe what I’m reading here.
29 years old, 1 Championship goal this season, and happily offloaded by West Brom after their relegation to what is now a midtable chanpionship side.
He isn’t a Premier League player ffs
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Re: James McLean
It’s almost guaranteed that the OP is gloating on his social media accounts about how many folk he caught with this latest cast.
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Re: James McLean
I’d buy him just to p1ss off some of our less temperate fans on here.
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Re: James McLean
It's groundhog day we're chasing two West Brom players in Matt Phillips and now James McLean,i hope we don't waste much of the window on another wild goose chase,after the Jay-Rod and Dawson saga in the summer.
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Re: James McLean
Don't spoil it. Keep playing.agreenwood wrote:It’s almost guaranteed that the OP is gloating on his social media accounts about how many folk he caught with this latest cast.
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Plays for stoketiger76 wrote:It's groundhog day we're chasing two West Brom players in Matt Phillips and now James McLean,i hope we don't waste much of the window on another wild goose chase,after the Jay-Rod and Dawson saga in the summer.
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Yeah just noticed that LOL,must have missed that transfer,he went in the summer for 5 million,and there wasn't much interest from Premier League teams then so why would we shell out 8 million and pretty high wages on an average 29 year-old.taio wrote:Plays for stoke
We need to lower the average age of our squad not get lumbered with another journeyman.
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Re: James McLean
[quote="ClaretShaun"]Not in a million years would Sean ever bring anything like that into his group.
Literally never.
If he did ever pull on our Claret though then he would be abused by us for every minute he played....and rightly so.[/quote
Yawn. The usual right wing ********. As an army vet having done 3 tours of NI in the 80's I m pretty sure I've seen and done more than most ukip trolls who wave the union Jack and clain they have the right to condemn others. I have nothing hut respect for the IRA and what they fought for. Anyone who genuinely faced them would say the same, you'll trot out the usual atrocity stuff but won't acknowledge the klllings we did equally. It was a war. We agreed peace terms. Show respect for a man who stands by his principles.
Literally never.
If he did ever pull on our Claret though then he would be abused by us for every minute he played....and rightly so.[/quote
Yawn. The usual right wing ********. As an army vet having done 3 tours of NI in the 80's I m pretty sure I've seen and done more than most ukip trolls who wave the union Jack and clain they have the right to condemn others. I have nothing hut respect for the IRA and what they fought for. Anyone who genuinely faced them would say the same, you'll trot out the usual atrocity stuff but won't acknowledge the klllings we did equally. It was a war. We agreed peace terms. Show respect for a man who stands by his principles.
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Re: James McLean
I don't give a monkeys about his political affiliations or preferences, it's just that as others
further up the thread have said, he's not good enough. Bench filler journeyman.
further up the thread have said, he's not good enough. Bench filler journeyman.
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Re: James McLean
Well said that man.Spaceman wrote:
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Re: James McLean
Its much more fun for him not to sign, but for us to be linked every window.
Threads like this make logging on to the site worthwhile
Threads like this make logging on to the site worthwhile
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Re: James McLean
It was something to do with his headmaster. I couldn't see the relevance either.nil_desperandum wrote:I'm probably not alone in failing to understand the logic of that statement.
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Re: James McLean
"linked"Lancasterclaret wrote:Its much more fun for him not to sign, but for us to be linked every window.
Threads like this make logging on to the site worthwhile
It's only cricketfield doing the linking following by yourself and Beamish going after liking posts that ally with your political affiliations.
I get a perverse enjoyment out of these threads too but let's not pretend it's anything other than a mild diversion.
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Re: James McLean
Whats James McClean got to do with being a Lib Dem?
These threads attract the nationalist bellends like no other, and they make me laugh. That will do!
These threads attract the nationalist bellends like no other, and they make me laugh. That will do!
Re: James McLean
I agree with the consensus he isn't good enough.
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Re: James McLean
I think that is the key here. Its clearly fishing, and people have reacted to it and that (plus what has been posted) makes me laugh
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Each to their own, you won't find me trying to stop your fun but I just don't think you're being as clever, or funny, as you guys think you are.Lancasterclaret wrote:Whats James McClean got to do with being a Lib Dem?
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Exactly, his name is McLean not Hendrick, Lowton, Taylor, Lennon...nil_desperandum wrote:You actually believe that the vast majority of fans would abuse one of our own players? (Unless of course he was playing badly )
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