GingerrrFox Posted 24 July Share Posted 24 July 2 hours ago, Ric Flair said: Robert Skov is without a club, he played LWB / LM at Hoffenheim having previously been excellent as a RW at Copenhagen. I could see him doing that role. Likewise Ricardo Rodriguez as a LCB/LB. Both relatively cheap pick ups that give us more balance. Too continental for Brexit Steve them shouts Ric 🤣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SouthStandUpperTier Posted 24 July Popular Post Share Posted 24 July 14 minutes ago, Wortho said: I can’t agree with the interest in him. Just a bit part player who’s over hyped. I'll be honest and admit I've not seen much of him (but then who has?). But I'd always be wary of players like this. Good attacking stats on the face of it yet nobody has thought enough of him to put him in their starting lineup on a consistent basis, even the clubs he was loaned out to (Hoffenheim 5 starts in 23 appearances, Feyenoord 10 starts in 21 appearances). Something doesn't seem right there. Is he a bit lazy defensively or summat? Can he not press? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phenom Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July 5 hours ago, em9999 said: Said the same about gnarby.. how did that turn out Gnabry had just turned 21 when he left. Nelson will be 25 later this year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sly Posted 25 July Popular Post Share Posted 25 July I get he’s decent. £15m for him when I think we still need better cover elsewhere feels heavy. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxondale Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July As long as we don’t have our pants pulled down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafewayFox Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July 15 hours ago, JimJams said: Nelson has a massively inflated wage and seemingly a massively inflated reputation based on being part of that England u-21 setup circa 2019 where there were a number of top level players and clubs thought all of them were going to turn out to be superstars. The squad had players like Saka, Foden, Musiala and Bellingham and the bigger clubs clearly paid over the top wages hoping to retain top up coming talent. Some, like those mentioned, justified it. Others, most notably Hudson-Odoi were given ridiculous contracts despite not being able to break into their clubs squads anywhere near regularly to justify it. If we take this on then we're effectively paying for Arsenals over-speculating on the player. This is where my head is with the rumour. Loan with option to buy may work but his wages are insane and we HAVE to learn from offering such large contracts to players. Sadly the mess that we’ve got ourselves in has set us back years and we’re far from aiming for European football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slymunn Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July 1 minute ago, SafewayFox said: This is where my head is with the rumour. Loan with option to buy may work but his wages are insane and we HAVE to learn from offering such large contracts to players. Sadly the mess that we’ve got ourselves in has set us back years and we’re far from aiming for European football. Like we have had to do in the past, Arsenal may have to pay part of his wages for him to secure a move away. We won't ever find out the full details, but have seemed lower the wage bill massively over the last couple of summer windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafewayFox Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July Just now, slymunn said: Like we have had to do in the past, Arsenal may have to pay part of his wages for him to secure a move away. We won't ever find out the full details, but have seemed lower the wage bill massively over the last couple of summer windows. I’m not disputing that we haven’t reduced the wage bill but that’s because we overpaid and have had what 11 leave on free’s (don’t want to know their combined transfer fee and wages). We clearly paid PL wages (reduced last season) for Coady/Winks and just offered Jannik and Wilf contract extensions so my faith of us learning as a club is at an all time low if being honest mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Claw II Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July Paying PL wages in the Prem is fine if they play (I.e. are PL players) and we have good relegation release clauses. Tielemans, Madders, Vardy etc were paid well but were good players. It’s overpaying players that barely make the starting 16 that was a massive mistake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scanchez Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July 22 minutes ago, Saxondale said: As long as we don’t have our pants pulled down. Nothing wrong with having your pants pulled down, Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoldenGod Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July He's not a 10 so expecting to be going in for someone else instead of Soule on top of Nelson. Otherwise, a proper letdown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxondale Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July 3 minutes ago, Scanchez said: Nothing wrong with having your pants pulled down, Sir. By Arsenal FC? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July I get the need for versatility but feel he's another player who hasn't been good enough to narrow down a position. I can't say I've seen him too much though, other than 10 minutes at the end of games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tielemans63 Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July 8 hours ago, SouthStandUpperTier said: I'll be honest and admit I've not seen much of him (but then who has?). But I'd always be wary of players like this. Good attacking stats on the face of it yet nobody has thought enough of him to put him in their starting lineup on a consistent basis, even the clubs he was loaned out to (Hoffenheim 5 starts in 23 appearances, Feyenoord 10 starts in 21 appearances). Something doesn't seem right there. Is he a bit lazy defensively or summat? Can he not press? This is where I'm at, too. Never been a regular anywhere at 25, suggests he's never fully convinced any of the coaches he's played for. I'm not sure about this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July He's been at the wrong club to flourish. Cooper knows him from his England days and that's good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1972 Fox Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July (edited) I think Nelson has decent potential from what I've seen of him but sometimes fringe players from the 'greedy 6' can be overrated and command over inflated transfer fees (Danny Ward ). Ainsley Maitland-Niles was a prime example of an overrated Arsenal youngster a few years back. Ended up leaving on a free. Edited 25 July by 1972 Fox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July Not sure if it was this thread or not, but there were calls for us to look into Smith-Rowe. He's going to Fulham in a potential £35m deal, no wonder we're not even considering it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July 1 minute ago, StanSP said: Not sure if it was this thread or not, but there were calls for us to look into Smith-Rowe. He's going to Fulham in a potential £35m deal, no wonder we're not even considering it Astonishing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooky Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July Unproven and waste of money IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July (edited) 21 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Astonishing. If it weren't a Big six club selling him, you'd be lucky to get 15m. Edited 25 July by coolhandfox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindaloo FOX Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July 1 hour ago, TheGoldenGod said: He's not a 10 so expecting to be going in for someone else instead of Soule on top of Nelson. Otherwise, a proper letdown! You will be let down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoldenGod Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July 1 minute ago, Vindaloo FOX said: You will be let down Cooper seemed to suggest multiple times in his PM interview they needed more "bodies". I don't expect we stop at Nelson, but could be wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edingleyfox Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July (edited) Cooper got a great deal for another winger Hudson -Odoi last year I think £3m so hopefully the club won't pay over the top for Nelson if there is some sort of option to buy. I notice Ipswich are rumoured to be after Jack Clarke at around £18m Spurs will pick up 40% sell on fee if it happens. Edited 25 July by Edingleyfox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLC86 Posted 25 July Share Posted 25 July 51 minutes ago, StanSP said: Not sure if it was this thread or not, but there were calls for us to look into Smith-Rowe. He's going to Fulham in a potential £35m deal, no wonder we're not even considering it £ for Lb that’s a good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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