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David Hopkin Beckenham 21 Aug 15 8.58am | |
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If we are to truly kick on this year we are still in definite need of brining in a centre half before the window shuts. Who would you bring in?
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kennys boots 79 Keston 21 Aug 15 9.21am | |
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Don't worry. Its sounds sorted. Michael Hector.
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Catfish Burgess Hill 21 Aug 15 9.50am | |
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That's a 10/4 from me good buddy.
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sydtheeagle England 21 Aug 15 1.11pm | |
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I'm not sure I agree. I think Damo gets far, far less respect than he deserves on here and a lot of those mentioned as possible incomings (Hanley, for one) don't seem to me to be serious upgrades. The quickest way to improve our CB performance wouldn't be a signing; it'd be to put Jedi (or, at a pinch, Ledley) back in the team. With five ballplaying midfielders and little cover from a holding player, any centre back is going to be stretched. Edited by sydtheeagle (21 Aug 2015 1.12pm)
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sprites Auckland 21 Aug 15 1.23pm | |
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Quote sydtheeagle at 21 Aug 2015 1.11pm
I'm not sure I agree. I think Damo gets far, far less respect than he deserves on here and a lot of those mentioned as possible incomings (Hanley, for one) don't seem to me to be serious upgrades. The quickest way to improve our CB performance wouldn't be a signing; it'd be to put Jedi (or, at a pinch, Ledley) back in the team. With five ballplaying midfielders and little cover from a holding player, any centre back is going to be stretched. Edited by sydtheeagle (21 Aug 2015 1.12pm)
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NickinOX Sailing country. 21 Aug 15 1.54pm | |
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Quote sprites at 21 Aug 2015 1.23pm
Quote sydtheeagle at 21 Aug 2015 1.11pm
I'm not sure I agree. I think Damo gets far, far less respect than he deserves on here and a lot of those mentioned as possible incomings (Hanley, for one) don't seem to me to be serious upgrades. The quickest way to improve our CB performance wouldn't be a signing; it'd be to put Jedi (or, at a pinch, Ledley) back in the team. With five ballplaying midfielders and little cover from a holding player, any centre back is going to be stretched. Edited by sydtheeagle (21 Aug 2015 1.12pm)
Hangeland has said himself he cannot play week-in week-out due to knee problems (I think it was). This is a shame, as he looks good when he plays. That being said, I like Delaney but think we should look to bring in someone younger if we are not going to play Kelly there.
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sydtheeagle England 21 Aug 15 3.56pm | |
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Quote NickinOX at 21 Aug 2015 1.54pm
That being said, I like Delaney but think we should look to bring in someone younger if we are not going to play Kelly there. Agreed, but I'd have thought Kelly was the "someone younger." I think Dann and Damo are just fine with a holding midfielder in front of them (the last two seasons prove this.) Hangeland is excellent part-time cover and Kelly is the promising apprentice. We also have Mariappa at a pinch. Plus Ryan Innis at Port Vale, who's meant to be an excellent prospect. I think unless we can get a really serious upgrade on Damo (someone considerably better than Hanley) then I'm not sure the money would be well spent. I'd much rather see it go on a better right back. I think we're at the point now where we have a pretty good squad and further upgrades are going to require serious investment. We've been a 10th place team the past two seasons and the next step is going to require upgrading to Cabaye-class. I think we're better going with what we've got and making a few, serious forays into the transfer market rather than multiple players who are really no better than we now have.
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NickinOX Sailing country. 21 Aug 15 4.17pm | |
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Quote sydtheeagle at 21 Aug 2015 3.56pm
Quote NickinOX at 21 Aug 2015 1.54pm
That being said, I like Delaney but think we should look to bring in someone younger if we are not going to play Kelly there. Agreed, but I'd have thought Kelly was the "someone younger." I think Dann and Damo are just fine with a holding midfielder in front of them (the last two seasons prove this.) Hangeland is excellent part-time cover and Kelly is the promising apprentice. We also have Mariappa at a pinch. Plus Ryan Innis at Port Vale, who's meant to be an excellent prospect. I think unless we can get a really serious upgrade on Damo (someone considerably better than Hanley) then I'm not sure the money would be well spent. I'd much rather see it go on a better right back. I think we're at the point now where we have a pretty good squad and further upgrades are going to require serious investment. We've been a 10th place team the past two seasons and the next step is going to require upgrading to Cabaye-class. I think we're better going with what we've got and making a few, serious forays into the transfer market rather than multiple players who are really no better than we now have.
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ben_west1312 Croydon 21 Aug 15 4.21pm | |
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Quote kennys boots 79 at 21 Aug 2015 9.21am
Don't worry. Its sounds sorted. Michael Hector. What do you mean by sorted, first ive heard of it
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sydtheeagle England 23 Aug 15 1.42pm | |
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Quote ben_west1312 at 21 Aug 2015 4.21pm
What do you mean by sorted, first i've heard of it This one's been doing the rounds for a couple of weeks. He's not the finished article, but he's got enough about him that he'd be worth a sensible investment in the hope that we could polish him into the finished article. I don't think Hector is an immediate replacement for Damo. More a Martin Kelly sort of buy; one who may be good enough to make it in a season or two, so worth snapping up now and bringing on ourselves rather than waiting until he matures and costs double the price.
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Mstrobez 23 Aug 15 1.58pm | |
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Did anyone else notice Pardew appearingly by mistake saying he needed a CB in yesterday's press conference? He was asked about Sako afterwards and mentioned how people should credit SP for that one and he said something along the lines of "I was mentioning how I need a centre back, but he pursued it so fair play to him". Edited by Mstrobez (23 Aug 2015 1.59pm)
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sydtheeagle England 24 Aug 15 4.31pm | |
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Just been reported that West Brom are willing to let Lescott leave. Won't cost a lot either. In my view, we could do worse. I think we could get a couple of seasons out of him given his experience while we develop someone like Hector. I'd also be interested in Jonny Evans. Neither are big name signings but both are competent, experienced Premiership players who don't make a lot of mistakes and would bring a big club mentality.
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