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 Elwissthebest  Marlborough 27 Aug 21 12.11pm |
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For just £135m less than Mbappe, an absolute steal.
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| The Dolphin 27 Aug 21 12.15pm |
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Give the boy a chance!
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 27 Aug 21 1.37pm |
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For those in any doubt, Hughes is clearly coming to us given what Vieira has just said in his press conference.
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| Aray South London 27 Aug 21 1.42pm |
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Surprised at some of the negative comments on here. No doubt many Watford fans think he's a loss for them. He clearly is different to what we have in midfield. I cant wait to see 2 midfielders running for the ball and closing down angles with energy! It has been too long.
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| silvertop Portishead 27 Aug 21 1.53pm |
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£5.5M (plus add-ons) for a 26 year old, with England youth pedigree, from a fellow premier league club, whose fans largely want him to stay, with Prem experience - it's close to robbery even in a buyer's market. Just get Nketiah and Lookman and, with players returning from injury, by New year we will be motoring up the table.
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| m/k mick milton keynes 27 Aug 21 1.54pm |
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How peeps can be negative about this signing baffles me, 26 yrs old with proven premier league experience, a shoe in for the way we want to play, long term macca and gallagher will move on, for 6 to 10 mill absolute brilliant bit of business, irritating sod against us now our irritating little sod
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| ambrose7 Croydon 27 Aug 21 2.03pm |
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If we're playing 5 at the back with a midfield of 2, you don't want Jairo, Schlupp, Kouyate or Luka alongside Gallacher. Currently it's McArthur and Gallacher, or we'll get overrun and not have the distribution. If Gallacher is injured, you don't want to be playing a midfield consisting any combination of the others - we saw last year how bad it was -we can't keep the ball. After this season, there's a good chance we won't see Gallacher again. Hughes is the first central midfielder we've signed for about 5 years that offers something different. At £6m and 26 years old with experience, I really don't see the issue here.
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 27 Aug 21 3.32pm |
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Originally posted by ambrose7
If we're playing 5 at the back with a midfield of 2, you don't want Jairo, Schlupp, Kouyate or Luka alongside Gallacher. Currently it's McArthur and Gallacher, or we'll get overrun and not have the distribution. If Gallacher is injured, you don't want to be playing a midfield consisting any combination of the others - we saw last year how bad it was -we can't keep the ball. After this season, there's a good chance we won't see Gallacher again. Hughes is the first central midfielder we've signed for about 5 years that offers something different. At £6m and 26 years old with experience, I really don't see the issue here.
Edited by doombear (27 Aug 2021 3.35pm)
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| palace99 New Mills 27 Aug 21 3.47pm |
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Originally posted by ambrose7
If we're playing 5 at the back with a midfield of 2, you don't want Jairo, Schlupp, Kouyate or Luka alongside Gallacher. Currently it's McArthur and Gallacher, or we'll get overrun and not have the distribution. If Gallacher is injured, you don't want to be playing a midfield consisting any combination of the others - we saw last year how bad it was -we can't keep the ball. After this season, there's a good chance we won't see Gallacher again. Hughes is the first central midfielder we've signed for about 5 years that offers something different. At £6m and 26 years old with experience, I really don't see the issue here. we've bought central midfielders, just of a similar style - McCarthy 2 years ago and Kouyate the year before. My fear (and i'm happy to be proved wrong) is that Hughes is not massively different to the ones we have
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| cROYdonrogers Leamington Spa 27 Aug 21 3.50pm |
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A good solid signing for the money. If he turns out to McArthur quality that will do. I mean in his pomp of course. Should compliment Eze when he’s back.
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 27 Aug 21 4.09pm |
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Originally posted by palace99
we've bought central midfielders, just of a similar style - McCarthy 2 years ago and Kouyate the year before. My fear (and i'm happy to be proved wrong) is that Hughes is not massively different to the ones we have Jimmy McCarthy didn't pull up any trees but he provided essential competition for places in an area we were weak, and he was cheap and a good purchase at that time. Same with Ayew - £2m for genuine quality, he's fading a bit now but those two signings on the cheap were vital to us staying up - they can't all be marquee signings - and the same applies even more so to our latest acquisition. He's at least as skillful as our other DMs and he provides (along with Gallagher) the pace, energy and link play we have been lacking in the heart of our midfield. Hughes with any two from Gallagher, Eze, Olise and McArthur is a decent midfield.
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croydon proud  Any european country i fancy! 27 Aug 21 4.15pm |
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
Jimmy McCarthy didn't pull up any trees but he provided essential competition for places in an area we were weak, and he was cheap and a good purchase at that time. Same with Ayew - £2m for genuine quality, he's fading a bit now but those two signings on the cheap were vital to us staying up - they can't all be marquee signings - and the same applies even more so to our latest acquisition. He's at least as skillful as our other DMs and he provides (along with Gallagher) the pace, energy and link play we have been lacking in the heart of our midfield. Hughes with any two from Gallagher, Eze, Olise and McArthur is a decent midfield. Indeed!
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