Marshy
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A german player, of course we will now be linked with him.
Great player though.
Great player though.
35 years old. Probably out of contract. Could be a Milner type 12 month contract with a potential further year extension.Why have Dortmund binned him ?
Chelsea signed Thiago Silva when he was 35 and he stayed for 4 years.
Silva was signed before the current regime came in and was part of the team that won them a champions league, I'd say that was a decent bit of business.Yes…. Chelsea seem like a good club to follow when it comes to transfers and contracts…
I do get your general point though, some players are still brilliant in their latter years such as Thiago Silva
Don't want him.
JPHV is still young and still improving. Don't want to jeopardise his game time.
A CB pecking order of ....
Dunk
Van Hecke
Webby
Igor (if he stays)
Veltman
....... with Wieffer or Baleba stepping in at times during games .......
is enough.
Where I do think we need to look at in terms of recruitment is the u23 team. The conveyor belt doesn't seem to be what it once was.
I expect you're right.I think we’re looking to bin off Igor
Especially as he was at Bayern the same time as Fabian. They 100% know each other.A german player, of course we will now be linked with him.
Great player though.
Time to read this thread on X / Twitter again i'd suggest.
Where I do think we need to look at in terms of recruitment is the u23 team. The conveyor belt doesn't seem to be what it once was.
yes. It sounds like a signing that would really suit us and we need CB cover and more experience in the squad and he would probably work well with Hurzeler ( on basis they're German ! - ha ha) but where - aside from Schira - is there any reporting that we're interested .Doesn't matter what Schira says, there is something in it.
Ahh, no. I was referring the conveyor belt with respect to centre backs. We used to have loads either on decent loans or really pushing their case in the u23s for senior inclusion. Less so nowDepends what you mean by the conveyor belt ?
Ferguson, Odel Offiah, O Mahony, Baker Boitey, Peupion, Duffus, Hinshelwood all had PL/Europe game time last season after starting initially in the u21s.
And then there is the goalkeepers - Beadle, Rushworth.
and some exciting prospects in our u18s (England internationals etc)
and of course Albion sign a lot of teenagers who go straight into the first team squad.
Now not all of those will become a Ben White and its still pretty rare/hard for a u21 to break through- but wondering what you're hoping for here.
Schira is bottom of the gutter with this stuff. Yet to see anyone else credible reporting ityes. It sounds like a signing that would really suit us and we need CB cover and more experience in the squad and he would probably work well with Hurzeler ( on basis they're German ! - ha ha) but where - aside from Schira - is there any reporting that we're interested .
Not yet!yes. It sounds like a signing that would really suit us and we need CB cover and more experience in the squad and he would probably work well with Hurzeler ( on basis they're German ! - ha ha) but where - aside from Schira - is there any reporting that we're interested .
Think the conveyor is slowing a little, there are some very good prospects in that side, just maybe a few years younger, I'd be surprised if we don't see Simmonds around the first team equation soon.Don't want him.
JPHV is still young and still improving. Don't want to jeopardise his game time.
A CB pecking order of ....
Dunk
Van Hecke
Webby
Igor (if he stays)
Veltman
....... with Wieffer or Baleba stepping in at times during games .......
is enough.
Where I do think we need to look at in terms of recruitment is the u23 team. The conveyor belt doesn't seem to be what it once was.