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 dg1937  15 Jun 14 9.12pm |
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I saw him linked with Arsenal in the papers last week. If a club like that (or Liverpool) are willing to match our bid we'd obviously have no chance. Our best hope might be if those clubs think £8 million is too much. I'd be surprised if this comes off but good signing in my view if it does.
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| Baz Eagle 15 Jun 14 9.49pm |
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Caulker would be a good signing. But a question? Do we have a LB lined up as well - given we've released our last two incumbents ?
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Sg Bilko  Deurne Holland 16 Jun 14 9.11am |
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Quote OllieMaidstoneEagle at 15 Jun 2014 8.44pm
Caulker made more mistakes that lead to goals than our central duo put together,therefore,I believe, no better defensively than what we have.He has scored a few,but for 8 million I think we could do better.Ollie's Dad,Ash. Agreed, Cardiff conceded so many goals last season because their defense was a total shambles, to which Caulker was at the heart of, the fact that he only played 18 times a Spurs in 4 years tells a story, and Spurs are not exactly blessed with an abundance of top central defenders
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 16 Jun 14 9.49am |
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Quote Sg Bilko at 16 Jun 2014 9.11am
Agreed, Cardiff conceded so many goals last season because their defense was a total shambles, to which Caulker was at the heart of, Cardiff conceded just under 2 goals per game but sometime defences are blamed when in essence the leaking of goals can be down to the whole team not defending leaving the back four hopelessly exposed. As for Caulker, he has pace and reads the game well and he says himself the heading is one of his strengths.He is athletic and has good composure on the ball but he does tend to struggle a little bit on the turn.
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| Sg Bilko Deurne Holland 16 Jun 14 11.38am |
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Quote Willo at 16 Jun 2014 9.49am
Quote Sg Bilko at 16 Jun 2014 9.11am
Agreed, Cardiff conceded so many goals last season because their defense was a total shambles, to which Caulker was at the heart of, Cardiff conceded just under 2 goals per game but sometime defences are blamed when in essence the leaking of goals can be down to the whole team not defending leaving the back four hopelessly exposed. As for Caulker, he has pace and reads the game well and he says himself the heading is one of his strengths.He is athletic and has good composure on the ball but he does tend to struggle a little bit on the turn.
You do come up with some total tosh don't you. Fact is Cardiff kept only 7 clean sheets last season, and conceded 3 or more goals in games 13 times, the same number of times we kept clean sheets, plus their defensive midfield also had some very good players in Ruiz, Mutch, Medel and Whittingham, the simple fact is their defense was not good enough as a whole, and much of that is down to the captain and his ability or inability to marshal his troops effectively.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 16 Jun 14 11.45am |
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Quote Sg Bilko at 16 Jun 2014 11.38am
Fact is Cardiff kept only 7 clean sheets last season, and conceded 3 or more goals in games 13 times, the same number of times we kept clean sheets, plus their defensive midfield also had some very good players in Ruiz, Mutch, Medel and Whittingham, the simple fact is their defense was not good enough as a whole, and much of that is down to the captain and his ability or inability to marshal his troops effectively. I was referring to drawing conclusions in general not specifically in relation to Cardiff ! What's "Tosh" about that ? Finally, I DO come up with "Tosh" sometimes - as those both inside and outside of HOL have asserted !!!!
Edited by Willo (16 Jun 2014 12.04pm)
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| sydtheeagle England 16 Jun 14 12.09pm |
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Quote Sg Bilko at 16 Jun 2014 11.38am
Quote Willo at 16 Jun 2014 9.49am
Quote Sg Bilko at 16 Jun 2014 9.11am
Agreed, Cardiff conceded so many goals last season because their defense was a total shambles, to which Caulker was at the heart of, Cardiff conceded just under 2 goals per game but sometime defences are blamed when in essence the leaking of goals can be down to the whole team not defending leaving the back four hopelessly exposed. As for Caulker, he has pace and reads the game well and he says himself the heading is one of his strengths.He is athletic and has good composure on the ball but he does tend to struggle a little bit on the turn.
You do come up with some total tosh don't you. Fact is Cardiff kept only 7 clean sheets last season, and conceded 3 or more goals in games 13 times, the same number of times we kept clean sheets, plus their defensive midfield also had some very good players in Ruiz, Mutch, Medel and Whittingham, the simple fact is their defense was not good enough as a whole, and much of that is down to the captain and his ability or inability to marshal his troops effectively. I thought he made a very valid point. In contrast, our defensive record was outstanding, but I wouldn't say it's because we had any outstanding individual defenders (Dann and Ward are both decent, but not (yet) world-beaters). The bottom line is that we defended as a team, and that made all our individual defenders look good. In Cardiff's case, it was the opposite so Caulker looked a worse player than he probably is individually. Caulker would thrive in Pulis' system, which is more or less designed to turn average centre backs into great ones.
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| Petereagle Brockley 16 Jun 14 1.07pm |
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Quote sydtheeagle at 16 Jun 2014 12.09pm
Quote Sg Bilko at 16 Jun 2014 11.38am
Quote Willo at 16 Jun 2014 9.49am
Quote Sg Bilko at 16 Jun 2014 9.11am
Agreed, Cardiff conceded so many goals last season because their defense was a total shambles, to which Caulker was at the heart of, Cardiff conceded just under 2 goals per game but sometime defences are blamed when in essence the leaking of goals can be down to the whole team not defending leaving the back four hopelessly exposed. As for Caulker, he has pace and reads the game well and he says himself the heading is one of his strengths.He is athletic and has good composure on the ball but he does tend to struggle a little bit on the turn.
You do come up with some total tosh don't you. Fact is Cardiff kept only 7 clean sheets last season, and conceded 3 or more goals in games 13 times, the same number of times we kept clean sheets, plus their defensive midfield also had some very good players in Ruiz, Mutch, Medel and Whittingham, the simple fact is their defense was not good enough as a whole, and much of that is down to the captain and his ability or inability to marshal his troops effectively. I thought he made a very valid point. In contrast, our defensive record was outstanding, but I wouldn't say it's because we had any outstanding individual defenders (Dann and Ward are both decent, but not (yet) world-beaters). The bottom line is that we defended as a team, and that made all our individual defenders look good. In Cardiff's case, it was the opposite so Caulker looked a worse player than he probably is individually. Caulker would thrive in Pulis' system, which is more or less designed to turn average centre backs into great ones. Excellent point. Very difficult to assess how good a player someone is when they are playing in a defensive system that isnt working, in a club in freefall. I a sure Caulker would play much more to his maximum potential in a TP system
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| Midlands Eagle 16 Jun 14 1.19pm |
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Quote sydtheeagle at 16 Jun 2014 12.09pm
I thought he made a very valid point. In contrast, our defensive record was outstanding, but I wouldn't say it's because we had any outstanding individual defenders (Dann and Ward are both decent, but not (yet) world-beaters). The bottom line is that we defended as a team, Quite right. In the first third of the season we leaked goals like mad so according to Sg Bilko our "defense was not good enough as a whole, and much of that is down to the captain and his ability or inability to marshal his troops" which is a bit of an indictment on Captain Jedinak as well as Ward and Delaney. Tony Pulis's appointment and coaching on how to defend turned our leaky defence into one that was quite difficult to penetrate
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BelfastEagle  16 Jun 14 2.05pm |
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Cardiff dont need the money so hell will freeze over before the tan man lets him join us.
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| sydtheeagle England 16 Jun 14 2.33pm |
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Quote BelfastEagle at 16 Jun 2014 2.05pm
Cardiff dont need the money so hell will freeze over before the tan man lets him join us. It's not up to Cardiff. If he has a clause where a bid of a certain amount triggers a buyout and they have to sell then it's entirely up to Caulker where he goes. All Cardiff can do is collect the money.
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| palacebornpalacebred Thornton Heath 16 Jun 14 2.45pm |
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Quote sydtheeagle at 16 Jun 2014 2.33pm
Quote BelfastEagle at 16 Jun 2014 2.05pm
Cardiff dont need the money so hell will freeze over before the tan man lets him join us. It's not up to Cardiff. If he has a clause where a bid of a certain amount triggers a buyout and they have to sell then it's entirely up to Caulker where he goes. All Cardiff can do is collect the money.
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