sammynb 3355 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'd worry a little how he will cope with the larger more physical players in the premier league. Who he gets partnered with is critical, with Colo I could see us really struggle with set pieces. Seriously it cannot be any worse than iron Mike ducking under that ball he should get his head on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Seriously it cannot be any worse than iron Mike ducking under that ball he should get his head on. Aye, it couldn't possibly be worse than the amount of free headers we gave the opposition from set pieces last season. Williamson is 6 foot 3 but he's a complete coward, if this lad is willing to actually challenge for the ball then he'll be an upgrade despite being 3" shorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm just going off the difficulties Colo and Mbiwa had playing together. Colo seems to need a big physical centre half to play with (like a Williamson with ability). He's more like a sweeper and I'd be dubious about putting him alongside another player like that. The article does mention that this kid/pensioner is more physical so maybe I'm just reading it the wrong way and they could form a partnership. I've not seem him play at all so I'm only going off what I'm reading. I disagree, I take it you've read Matt Smiths article which said the same? 2 good defenders in the same mould are better than 1 good defender and Williamson Either way, we've added Mbemba and Lascelles to Taylor, Colo, Willo and Good. No hope we are signing another CB on top of that lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42428 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 could just sing happy birthday to him every week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 6' & 12 and a half stone, he's not shrinking violet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 6' & 12 and a half stone, he's not shrinking violet. His jump is important as well, the bloke seems athletic going off the pace he has so I'd be pretty confident that he can jump at least 3 inch higher than the horrifically unathletic Williamson. Tim Cahill is 5' 10" but regularly gives far taller defenders trouble in the air as he can jump so fucking high. The fact is though if he is in any way decent it'll be better than having Williamson there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 His jump is important as well, the bloke seems athletic going off the pace he has so I'd be pretty confident that he can jump at least 3 inch higher than the horrifically unathletic Williamson. Tim Cahill is 5' 10" but regularly gives far taller defenders trouble in the air as he can jump so fucking high. The fact is though if he is in any way not a talent vacuum it'll be better than having Williamson there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3355 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I disagree, I take it you've read Matt Smiths article which said the same? 2 good defenders in the same mould are better than 1 good defender and Williamson Either way, we've added Mbemba and Lascelles to Taylor, Colo, Willo and Good. No hope we are signing another CB on top of that lot Forget Good, he's never going to be good enough and looks like he maybe another in our long line of crocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I disagree, I take it you've read Matt Smiths article which said the same? 2 good defenders in the same mould are better than 1 good defender and Williamson Either way, we've added Mbemba and Lascelles to Taylor, Colo, Willo and Good. No hope we are signing another CB on top of that lot I'm not aware that I've read that article, I was just going off when I saw Colo and Mbiwa together they were poor (probably not as bad as it was at the end of the season with Williamson but poor all the same). Both of them looked better when they played with Taylor (who for all his bellendary is not a bad player for me and underrated by most on here) and Mbiwa even looked better playing with Williamson than he did with Colo. I'm certainly hoping that Williamson won't be here come the end of the transfer window and I still think there's a fair chance of Colo going too. That's the only way I can see us signing a second defender this summer if I'm honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Aren't Leeds still keen on Iron Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Reckon he'll be alright. Senses danger like a jackal and breaks from the back like a wolf. It'll take a couple of months to get used to the PL mind so I hope he gets a good run in the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Four fucking birthdays! http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/01/sport/football/age-african-football-mbemba/ "Everyone has a birthday. A joyful day for receiving presents from family and friends, for blowing out candles on a cake as you celebrate your arrival on this earth. Some people even have two, such as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II -- one to mark the date of her birth, and one to celebrate the anniversary of her coronation. But soccer player Chancel Mbemba Mangulu can top that. He appears to have four "birthdays" -- and it has caused him a lot of problems." Old story but fucking hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15525 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Reckon he'll be alright. Senses danger like a jackal and breaks from the back like a wolf. It'll take a couple of months to get used to the PL mind so I hope he gets a good run in the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3355 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Four fucking birthdays! http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/01/sport/football/age-african-football-mbemba/ "Everyone has a birthday. A joyful day for receiving presents from family and friends, for blowing out candles on a cake as you celebrate your arrival on this earth. Some people even have two, such as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II -- one to mark the date of her birth, and one to celebrate the anniversary of her coronation. But soccer player Chancel Mbemba Mangulu can top that. He appears to have four "birthdays" -- and it has caused him a lot of problems." Old story but fucking hell. I bet none of them are celebrated singing along to Wham Rap, so he should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Four fucking birthdays! http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/01/sport/football/age-african-football-mbemba/ "Everyone has a birthday. A joyful day for receiving presents from family and friends, for blowing out candles on a cake as you celebrate your arrival on this earth. Some people even have two, such as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II -- one to mark the date of her birth, and one to celebrate the anniversary of her coronation. But soccer player Chancel Mbemba Mangulu can top that. He appears to have four "birthdays" -- and it has caused him a lot of problems." Old story but fucking hell. It's cause where he's from people are more busy looking for drinking water rather than registering births etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15525 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 It's cause where he's from people are more busy looking for drinking water rather than registering births etc... Ah, the Poverty Line! CT knows it intimately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I meant he's a unit. As I said though, that's just how I read it, I've not seen him in the flesh as it were. Is this like Louis CK's mild racism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Is this like Louis CK's mild racism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 "See this defender we're looking at is African" "Aye he has 4 birthdays but he's bound to be a bit of unit" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KctO7S62ZfY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 They're a powerful people, musical though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 He can have 10 birthdays a year, all paid for by me if it means Mike Williamson never plays a competitive game for this club again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobos 298 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I don't think he can get a work permit??? Rules changed didn't they to only the "top 20" nations or something? Looks like a fantastic addition to me though. I also concur with the sentiment that Taylor is a better defender than most credit him with. His behavior and injury status are a different thing tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 They will just appeal. Daft rule anyway, if he's paying 40% tax on £30k pw thats £624k a year he's paying to work here. Not like he's coming to sign on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5221 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 True enough. Hope this goes through; don't know much about him as a player like but then I could say the same about Mitrovic. Just nice to see some progress being made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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