ewerk 30598 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 You said fuck all, if he was staying then you'd be saying 'I was just asking questions'. Farage would be proud of your bullshit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10856 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, Toonpack said: You mitigate that how exactly ? (coz the fucker's going to miss a shitload of this one too and his condition upon return is not guaranteed) Oh a new RW would have sorted that, how silly of me. Well, we have our first choice 'keeper back and fit, and hopefully we won't be absolutely decimated in the centre of the park. As Gloomy says we should be playing football further up the pitch, which will limit the number of chances the opponents have. We were brilliant defensively before Botman, no reason we cannot hit those heights again, with better players to boot. A better RW will mean we can force their fullbacks and potentially their wingers to neglect their attacking responsibilities to focus more on defending. Also, more goals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30598 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 2 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said: I know we could play him out of position on the RW, but we might as well play Barnes or Gordon there if we are going to do that It's not exactly out of position, he's equally as adept on either side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6583 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: Mbeumo again. The bloke is 5 foot 7 man. We're not going back to the Ryan Fraser dwarf on the wing days. And you don't want to spend £70m on Guehi but you'd like to spend it on Mbeumo?! ?! ? ! Guehi is apparently only 5'11 which is a midget for CB. (Officially he adds a fake inch on like all men do ) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4248 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: Mbeumo again. The bloke is 5 foot 7 man. We're not going back to the Ryan Fraser dwarf on the wing days. And you don't want to spend £70m on Guehi but you'd like to spend it on Mbeumo?! ?! ? ! The only person who has ever linked him is Gloomy tbh, think he fancies him 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42417 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 3 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said: Guehi is apparently only 5'11 which is a midget for CB. (Officially he adds a fake inch on like all men do ) Dazzler outrage intensifies … 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6583 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Not sure Mbeumo will be ruled out on height anyway. Trippier is 5'8, Lewis Hall is 5'9, Barnes is 5'9 and he still plays Miggy (5'9) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6583 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) 2 minutes ago, strawb said: The only person who has ever linked him is Gloomy tbh, think he fancies him I think he'd be a great signing but there has never been any strong links to him. Edited August 22 by Holden McGroin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 9742 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 5 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said: Guehi is apparently only 5'11 which is a midget for CB. (Officially he adds a fake inch on like all men do ) He's 5 foot 11 inches. Those are two measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10856 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: As in other windows, we are focusing on the SPECIFIC players we've identified in the areas we need to improve. We totally do need to improve the defence btw. I think we know we won't get Guehi when he's signing pre-contracts, cos we won't pay him the sort of wage others will offer in those circumstances. We want him, and it's now or never, so we're paying his post-Euros cost because that's how highly we value filling the right sided CB slot with a young bloke with PL experience. If one of our right wing targets is available for the right money in this window, I'm sure we're currently trying to sign them too. The idea that we are somehow foregoing [UNNAMED RW] by "wasting" the money on Guehi is stupidly simplistic. The notion that we can just take that money and apply it to a different position when we have no idea what the targets are that we have in that area, or what the wage demands would he for a £70m [UNNAMED RW]. We don't know who the RW targets are and what their cost is. But it sounds like we are actively trying to bring one of them in AT THE SAME TIME as we are trying to sign Guehi. Maybe it's not one or the other at all. And that's fine, but if that specific player is proving too difficult to sign, it makes sense to step away from the pursuit rather than eating further into our PSR wriggle room, and thus potentially losing out on another specific target further down the line. Guehi was targeted because they think he's the right player now, but if the price isn't right (which I don't think it is) we should have alternatives. I would be surprised if we weren't negotiating for several players, for various positions, Nothing to stop us signing a RW, a CB and some youth player on the same day, barring the difficulty of the selling team. Because, say we have £120m to commit towards transfers, and we value our targets around £65m for CB , £40m for RW, then £15m for a promising kid. Suddenly CB costs £70m, that means we either don't sign the RW target, or don't sign the kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4248 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 minute ago, Holden McGroin said: I think he'd be a great signing but there has never been any strong links to him. I think he would be cack, which is why we haven’t been linked with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6583 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Just now, strawb said: I think he would be cack, which is why we haven’t been linked with him. Our chief scout has finally revealed himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4248 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Just now, Holden McGroin said: Our chief scout has finally revealed himself. Game of opinions innit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6583 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 minute ago, strawb said: Game of opinions innit I thought it was a game of two halves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4248 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 2 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said: I thought it was a game of two halves. Jumpers for goalposts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 19 minutes ago, strawb said: The only person who has ever linked him is Gloomy tbh, think he fancies him we haven’t been linked with him anywhere that I’ve seen. Just think he’d be a good fit and is a realistic target Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 16 minutes ago, strawb said: I think he would be cack, which is why we haven’t been linked with him. you don’t like goals, assists and pressing ability from your wide forwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 The other good thing about him is he can cover CF too. Did a good job there last season for Brentford when Toney was out - bagged me loads of points in fantasy football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6583 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 minute ago, Dr Gloom said: you don’t like goals, assists and pressing ability from your wide forwards? No, you have to be 5 foot 11 though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44853 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 He leaps like a goldfish. He plays for Cameroon too, so we'd be subject to AFCON disappearances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17252 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: See if you can spot who knew what he was talking about in the above selection of posts btw. Selected ENTIRELY at random. Is your life really that empty? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44853 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On the contrary, my runneth over. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9399 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: There’s nowt wrong with our CBs. The same defence was watertight the previous season when the players in front of them weren’t all dead on their feet. There is plenty wrong with our options at RW. I’d much rather spunk £70m on Mbeumo or a Bowen and get a stopgap signing or loan at centre back rather then the other way around. But it looks like the powers that he disagree. Unless they’re keeping their powder dry for a £120m splurge on deadline day - seems unlikely given psr but if we shift Trippier and Miggy for decent money, you never know Well nowt apart from the small matter of only having one and a half (Kelly) for the next 3 weeks. Chris Wood was our last stopgap signing, we don’t do those any more. Edited August 22 by Toonpack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMXXVIII 1293 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 21 hours ago, Gemmill said: I get powerful Bugsy Malone vibes every time I see this photo btw. I get powerful Basil Brush vibes. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMXXVIII 1293 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 20 minutes ago, Toonpack said: Well nowt apart from the small matter of only having one and a half (Kelly) for the next 3 weeks. Chris Wood was our last stopgap signing, we don’t do those any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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