Lackie92 1 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 On the face of it that's a fair point, but we've got a coach in the same league as Sir Bob now who actually has the ability motivate and to actually improve players as the season goes on. The vast majority of our squad won't have played for someone with Bentez's ability before, a lot of his ex players say he's the best they've worked with. Of course we're all allowed an opinion on who's coming in, but trying to play FM in our own heads doesn't allow for what might happen with the players during the season and how they might develop. Look absolutely, I think he will play better under Benitez and you can't deny his managerial talent, but I certainly feel there's more value for money out there than £5m for Ciaran Clark.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17239 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Look absolutely, I think he will play better under Benitez and you can't deny his managerial talent, but I certainly feel there's more value for money out there than £5m for Ciaran Clark.... Go on then mate, am all ears... Iyam it's to do with the prem lges abundance of riches....the market has gone through the roof for average players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 And here we are, 24 hours before our first game and no one seems sure what our starting 11 will be. Just seems odd to me. Do you have a clue what it will be? I know probably 9 of the starting 11 players, yeah. Just because people ignore you doesn't mean they don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Sels Dummet Lascelles Mbemba Janmaat Shelvey Colback Ritchie Perez Aarons Gayle Anita or Diame might sneak in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 not sure benitez fancies shelvey, does he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1244 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I think SEW has got it pretty much right there. Anita maybe for Aarons and I think Hayden will start somewhere but I don't think Diame will start. Don't know if he's played any pre season games for Hull but even if he has I can't see Rafa throwing him straight in on a days notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 my palace mate down here reckons gayle needs someone to play alongside him up top and won't be much use as a lone striker, but i can't see benitez departing from his favoured 4-2-3-1 so i presume perez is going to play as a number 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10849 Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 my palace mate down here reckons gayle needs someone to play alongside him up top and won't be much use as a lone striker, but i can't see benitez departing from his favoured 4-2-3-1 so i presume perez is going to play as a number 10? Gayle and Perez seemed to share those responsibilities against Arnhem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2964 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 He'll start at least 32 games this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30545 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10849 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 Huh, CT knows fuck all about football, who knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6581 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 He has been our best centre half this season. Hopefully we can get someone decent alongside him next season. M'Bemba looks like he'll be out of favour and Hanley will be sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 The orc can do one. He looks the weakest link. Wouldn't mind hanging on to lascelles and mbemba as backup and adding a top quality, ball playing centre half to play alongside Clark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 One thing that has surprised me most about Clark is his distribution from the back, think he's ideal sweeping up with more of a destroyer already next to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10849 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 Anybody watch Scottish football, is Simunovic any good? what kind of centre back is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lackie92 1 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Look absolutely, I think he will play better under Benitez and you can't deny his managerial talent, but I certainly feel there's more value for money out there than £5m for Ciaran Clark.... I know absolutely fuck all man. Anybody watch Scottish football, is Simunovic any good? what kind of centre back is he? He's a bit raw, was meant to sign for Torino on summer deadline day but the move fell through. He's had a decent season for Celtic but there's not too many strikers that would trouble them playing in the SPL to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10849 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 I know absolutely fuck all man. He's a bit raw, was meant to sign for Torino on summer deadline day but the move fell through. He's had a decent season for Celtic but there's not too many strikers that would trouble them playing in the SPL to be fair. Fair enough, how would he stack up against van Dijk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Anybody watch Scottish football, is Simunovic any good? what kind of centre back is he? Defensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13856 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 One thing that has surprised me most about Clark is his distribution from the back, think he's ideal sweeping up with more of a destroyer already next to him. Aye, I agree with that. Hopefully Lascelles can shake off this injury and continue improving but someone like Shawcross would be quality next to Clark for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lackie92 1 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Fair enough, how would he stack up against van Dijk? No where near as good. Van Dijk was class and strolled the SPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30545 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 And yet some on here were turning their noses up at him because he came from the SPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10849 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 And yet some on here were turning their noses up at him because he came from the SPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1244 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Watching the SPL isn't much different to watching the north east sunday league so it's no surprise people turned their noses up at Virgil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30545 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 He was a different class though. Was def worth a punt at the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lackie92 1 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Watching the SPL isn't much different to watching the north east sunday league so it's no surprise people turned their noses up at Virgil. It's why you see dross like Scott Sinclair tearing up the league. It's a shambles of a division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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