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[Albion] Napoli interested in Billy Gilmour **Sold 30/08/24**
- Thread starter Bozza
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I guess what I don’t get is telling one of our better players (and he is that, he proved how good he is in many matches) that before he’s even played for the new manager that he doesn’t fit into his plans.
If we are trying to build a squad, you have to keep multiple players in your squad happy and to make them feel like they’ll have a chance to play. I don’t see how he couldn’t find a way to keep someone in the squad who is a very good player, and to fit him into the first team rotations regardless of who else we buy. Now we have lost someone at a cut price that I feel like we should have been able to use.
Well thats it then.
Annoyed. We finally have a tactic that fits Billy, his creativity and passing more than "give the ball to Mitoma" did. Finally a tactic and style where he would have been a badass drummer rather than the maladjusted kid playing the triangle. And we only got one game of it.
Annoyed. We finally have a tactic that fits Billy, his creativity and passing more than "give the ball to Mitoma" did. Finally a tactic and style where he would have been a badass drummer rather than the maladjusted kid playing the triangle. And we only got one game of it.
Munchkin
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First decision the club has got wrong this window. Gutted.
slimes
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Fuming!
No wonder arsenal are only 33/1 best price to win 5 - 0.
I dont get it..
Gutted..
Gl Billy.
No wonder arsenal are only 33/1 best price to win 5 - 0.
I dont get it..
Gutted..
Gl Billy.
Gully Forever
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- May 9, 2011
- 1,704
I guess those stats reflect what happens when you run around like a headless chicken until you finally pass the ball to someone who knows what to do with it. But even saying that. Where the hell is our midfield now.
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
This new lot of signings better be something special if they want to replace the old guard.
- May 8, 2018
- 10,598
On the low amount wondered if a sizeable sell on % to Chelsea kicks in at a certain amount and we’d actually get more at the lower price
dejavuatbtn
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- Nov 11, 2009
- 12,256
Yep.. it maybe not to the same level, but this one has overtures of letting Muzza leave under Poyet, then repenting at leisure.
WBG was excellent last season, had numerous MOTM performances, really kept the midlfield ticking, was developing really well, is still a great age and young at 23.
Letting him walk is bad enough, letting him walk for such a pittance just doesnt make any sense?? he's worth way more than 13m euros, we're paying more than that for kids nobody has heard of from Mickey Mouse Danish league.
- Aug 24, 2020
- 7,054
Gilmour is leaving us for the same reason Maupay did.
Neither player got any worse. It is just that the club raised the bar while those players were with us. It continues to raise the bar.
Neither player got any worse. It is just that the club raised the bar while those players were with us. It continues to raise the bar.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,290
Second. They undersold Marc Leonard too - Birmingham fans are still wondering how they mugged us. Perhaps the club's not keen on Scots!
Loud boos for the departure of WBG, but good luck to him; wish him well.
studio150
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So for the second time we dismantle our midfield in one window with Gross and Gilmour leaving.
Will be interesting to see who plays alongside Milner tomorrow if Wieffer is not fit.
Will be interesting to see who plays alongside Milner tomorrow if Wieffer is not fit.
- Thread starter
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Soi, it turns out that you could have got FOUR Billy Gilmours for your £50m today, and still had over £5m change to keep them all in deep-fried pizza for the rest of their lives.
- Nov 11, 2009
- 12,256
different type of player, but I guess we all agree that as good a player as Caicedo is, he was never really worth 115m....... was great we had Liverpool and clueless tool Boehly both bidding against each other.
Bummer - I guess I'll go for a draw tomorrow, instead of the win.
Machiavelli
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He played in a two in midfield -- you might want to call it a double pivot. His partner in midfield racked up goals, assists and pre-assists galore. Billy managed a sprightly one assist, and that's being generous (as the Newcastle goalie spilled his shot to Fergie).
Billy is a great pro, very tidy on the ball. But he is so slow and lacks physicality which is why he didn't win hardly any tackles. You need more than one attribute to play DCM. Billy was very good at recycling the ball. But he couldn't tackle and snuff out counter-attacks. Nor was he creative enough to create openings. Ali Mac could do all three, and still does. Caicedo was/is exemplary at two of them, as was Pascal.
There, there's my football lesson for you.