sylofox Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July 3 minutes ago, Dusty said: There is a lot of negativity around this signing and I know it gets tiring reading it all, but it’s not like most of us haven’t seen him play. He’s been an average (at best) prem player for 5 years so we’ve been able to see him fairly regularly and I honestly can’t remember ever watching him play and thinking that he’s a good player. He improves the depth but not the starting 11 and he will be on pretty significant wages as I can’t see him taking a pay cut from what he was on at Fulham. I just don’t really see the positives in it, there isn’t loads of negatives either but it’s not going to make a massive difference to survival so I’m not sure on the point of it. I can't say I remember seeing him play. But with both feet firmly on the ground some things I do know. Pts deduction over our heads is going to make signing prem quality players very hard. We don't have the money to sign the amount of players we need that are prem quality. Staying up is hard enough without the handicaps we have anyway. So I'm guessing we are building a squad that has the strength to get us promoted if we do go down. One that will stick together except the one or two players we choose to sell to improve our squad as a whole next season. Yes it pi55ed me off under Rodgers buying squad filler after squad filler because he had no clue what he wanted or needed. The guy was like a kid in a sweet shop. But right now we don't have the money so we need to make the best of what we have got. I'd rather we got squad players in on a free to save what we have got to get the best players in we can in a couple of positions. Rather we got 2 20m players in than 10 4m players. The clubs far from what it was 4/5yrs ago. But lots seem to have forgotten that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dan LCFC Posted 5 July Popular Post Share Posted 5 July This does feel quite a similar signing to the Albrighton one in 2014. Versatile, hard-working, albeit fairly limited player but fine for your squad. Fulham fans (was hard to find any) seem to like him which is a good sign. The obvious concern in him is his age and what's tempted him here - have we gone and offered out 'another' stupid contract. But on the whole in a squad lacking bodies, a versatile player on a free who has been steady at this level is fine by me really. It's not the most exciting but that's what you get when your owner, director of football and ex manager make the choice to set you back 7/8 years. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosseSpark Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July It's worth remembering that while we have some gaps - we do have a spine of a squad that is already relatively fit for the premier league and has experience of succeeeding or staying in it: Ricardo, Coady, Vestegaard, Faes, Justin, Winks, Ndidi, Vardy all have big prem and international experience through the spine of the team. We have some players that made a BIG impact in the champhionship and who are ready to play in the Premier League: Hermansen, Mavididi, Fatawu are big assets who should be backed and given confidence. They could well be £20-30m+ assets after 1 season in the premier league. Fatawu could be the breakout star of the season. Prospects & Youth Internationals: McAteer, Cannon, Kristiansen, Stolarcyk, Nelson, Braybrooke, Alves, Golding should all be in our around the 1st team squad and ready to make a difference If we have bought in Okoli, Reid and O'Hare then we have bolstered the numbers in 3 key positions without necessarily troubling the 1st X1 Striker, CAM, left sided defender are our 3 big holes which could well be funded by losing Daka, Soumare, Ward, Choudhury etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July It’s not exciting but he sounds like a steady eddy. Would we be happy signing him for the championship? I think we would. So the longer deal doesn’t bother me so much as long as we’ve built in a reasonable drop clauses. He’ll likely be a fan favourite if he stays fit. Nothing spectacular but does a much needed job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerrrFox Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July 42 minutes ago, Safestandingfox said: Quite literally playing for Jamaica in the Copa America Literally born in Bristol and spent his entire life in England. We can all be clever *****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoareyaaa Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July If its the same guy I seen at Fulham he looked pretty good tbf, can't grumble at this we need wingers can't expect Mav and Fatawu to play all season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannythefox Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July Nothing negative about this, this is our level he’s got experience and he’s free and he’s quick. Absolute no brainer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July 1 hour ago, volpeazzurro said: Wow, 6 goals in 33 games, sounds like a real stunner! 🤣 That's good. What are you expecting, Harry Kane? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July 3 hours ago, st albans fox said: I don’t see it s/o fees for out of contract players are still several millions which is paid in various ways (which can be monthly as part of wage) over 3 years that would be 20/25k per week Experienced premier league squad players earn 40/50k per week Have you not noticed Al the clubs worried about breaking spending rules? Only really started last season so the drop in SO fees and salaries is likely to start in this window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July 3 hours ago, st albans fox said: I don’t see it s/o fees for out of contract players are still several millions which is paid in various ways (which can be monthly as part of wage) over 3 years that would be 20/25k per week Experienced premier league squad players earn 40/50k per week 40k is somewhat less the the figure of 75k which was on the post I reacted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_77 Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July (edited) 1 hour ago, GingerrrFox said: Still think it’s a meh signing. Would have preferred Ramon Sousa. It is what it is but Cooper better get over this obsession of signing English players. Sosa’s not that great and would cost a lot more. We can spend better elsewhere. Edited 5 July by The_77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindaloo FOX Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July Nathan Dyer / Sharky vibes We all know what happened next. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July Not mad at this. Don't want too many of these types of signings but a couple could be valuable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soar Fox Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July 28 minutes ago, Vindaloo FOX said: Nathan Dyer / Sharky vibes We all know what happened next. Albrighton was 24. BDR is nearly 32 and we’re handing him a 3 year contract out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Canadian Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July Is it 2 or 3 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryy Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July Just now, Molson Canadian said: Is it 2 or 3 years? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Canadian Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July Just now, Ryy said: 3 i would have been okay with 2 because of the premier league experience he has to be a squad filler. he's been terrible at the Copa America tournament going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1 Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July 17 minutes ago, Soar Fox said: Albrighton was 24. BDR is nearly 32 and we’re handing him a 3 year contract out. Ridiculous, I hope this doesn't turn out to be another Bertrand situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enmac Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July 7 minutes ago, Molson Canadian said: i would have been okay with 2 because of the premier league experience he has to be a squad filler. he's been terrible at the Copa America tournament going on. On fotmob, he's had ratings of 7.0 and 7.2 in the 2 games he's played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Canadian Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July 5 minutes ago, enmac said: On fotmob, he's had ratings of 7.0 and 7.2 in the 2 games he's played. fotmob should go watch what i saw. didn't even get a spot on the bench for the first match of the tournament. the team scored 1 goal in 3 matches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enmac Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July 6 minutes ago, Molson Canadian said: fotmob should go watch what i saw. didn't even get a spot on the bench for the first match of the tournament. the team scored 1 goal in 3 matches Didn't watch it. Too late for me. They gave Demerai Gray, 6.0, 6.1, 6.3 for the 3 games he played by way of comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Canadian Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July (edited) 2 minutes ago, enmac said: Didn't watch it. Too late for me. They gave Demerai Gray, 6.0, 6.1, 6.3 for the 3 games he played by way of comparison. but to be fair to him he did make 41 appearances for Fulham in all competitions this season. 33 in the premier league with 6 goals. so on a free transfer it's a good pickup in that sense for a squad player but a 3 year deal is too much in my opinion. Edited 5 July by Molson Canadian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volpeazzurro Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July 2 hours ago, slymunn said: Fatawu scored 6 in 40, in a lower league... Fatawu is only 20yrs old. This guy's nearly old enough to be his Dad and still hasn't come good! No comparison at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volpeazzurro Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July 2 hours ago, RedSoxUK said: That's not really fair. That's 6 in 1431 minutes in the PL. Gives him a goal every 3 games which for a wide player is an excellent excellent return, that's 80-90th percentile. Btw that's better than Rashford, Martinelli, Garnacho, Diaby, Johnson, Elanga, Mudryk.. Thought he was more a forward mainly that can fill in on the wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Canadian Posted 5 July Share Posted 5 July Just now, volpeazzurro said: Thought he was more a forward mainly that can fill in on the wing? i thought more of a left winger and sometimes in the middle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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