Bridcutt to join Buckley at Champions of Europe

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

To be 100% honest I would love to swap places with them right now.

Big singing on fees, a decent wedge each week. Yeah life must be tough for them.

 

[BensGrandad]

I'd rather have both those players in our squad than in a team we are playing.

Very true, both are good Championship players and would get in most teams including ours.

 

[Triggaaar]

Bloody Hell. Bridcutt and Buckley must look back on their "promotion" to the EPL with sad eyes.

I'm not so sure, they got a nice cheque for it. Buckley would have been an excellent PL player, but he's not recovered from his numerous injuries. At least he's got himself some money while he could.

 

[Triggaaar]

Very true, both are good Championship players and would get in most teams including ours.

Buckley wouldn't, he's not fit enough. And I'm not sure Bridcutt would replace either Stephens or Kayal either.

 

[Mattywerewolf]

Buckley wouldn't, he's not fit enough. And I'm not sure Bridcutt would replace either Stephens or Kayal either.

I would have stephens and Kayal over Bridcutt every day (in current uncertain form - given he's not played much) If all at peak of ability i still would probably not replace them TBH although it would be close. I would find space for an in form and fit Buckley, but he's not been that for several years....

 

[BensGrandad]

With Bridcutt in front of the back four shielding them and Kayal and Stephens pushing forward we would have the best midfield outside of the Premier. With Buckley wide right and Murphy on the left with Lua Lua and March as back up we would be near certanties for automatic promotion well as near as can be. Not sure where all this doubt about Buckley and his fitness of late comes from.

 

[perseus]

Buckley wouldn't, he's not fit enough. And I'm not sure Bridcutt would replace either Stephens or Kayal either.

I am tempted to think that CH would get better performances out of both players, both on the fringe of the first XI. Rohan Ince has better physical attributes than Bridcutt who I never expected to cut it a higher level (Sunderland opponents not Sunderland themsleves). Buckley had the pace* and technique (and probably still has) but did not get involved in the game. (*faster than Baldock and Murphy). Still don't like the idea of Buckley playing for Leeds. I think he touched the ball a mere 12 times in 20 minutes (pathetic) but got Bruno and Bong booked in that time.

This season CH has got the better out of Lualua so Buckley would play second fiddle, but would provide competition for the place.

 

[BASINGSTOKESEAGULL]

Buckley is not the same player anymore, he had one good game in his last season with us. His hamstrings are gone and he's nothing without his pace. As for Bridcutt, be interesting to see how he fits into a system without Gus! Doubt he's up too much apart from breaking up opposition attacks. We did well to get £5 million for them both.

 

[BensGrandad]

If I was a rich Arab I would buy Leeds and make Gus manager and give him the players he wants to get to the premier which I think he would do this season or next, despite not getting us there.

 

[Dirk Lehmann's Python]

With Bridcutt in front of the back four shielding them and Kayal and Stephens pushing forward we would have the best midfield outside of the Premier. With Buckley wide right and Murphy on the left with Lua Lua and March as back up we would be near certanties for automatic promotion well as near as can be. Not sure where all this doubt about Buckley and his fitness of late comes from.

Then what, 1 up front? A complete change of the formation that's been working all season?

the doubt of Buckley's fitness, don't you remember the 3 years or him pulling his hamstring ever 6 weeks?!

 

[Rugrat]

Still an excellent player at Championship level. Not sure how his unfussy possession based game is going to sit with Evans though.

Probably doesn't matter, Evans won't be there by Thursday. Even though on his way out Cellino's got 2/3 more Managers in him

 

[dazzer6666]

With Bridcutt in front of the back four shielding them and Kayal and Stephens pushing forward we would have the best midfield outside of the Premier. With Buckley wide right and Murphy on the left with Lua Lua and March as back up we would be near certanties for automatic promotion well as near as can be. Not sure where all this doubt about Buckley and his fitness of late comes from.

Still need a striker to be anything like 'certainties', and I'm not sure what formation you are proposing ?442 for the most part is serving us quite well so far.

 

[perseus]

Buckley is not the same player anymore, he had one good game in his last season with us. His hamstrings are gone and he's nothing without his pace. As for Bridcutt, be interesting to see how he fits into a system without Gus! Doubt he's up too much apart from breaking up opposition attacks. We did well to get £5 million for them both.

I think the trick of signing players for the Albion (unlike Chelsea and Poyet) is to buy/sign youngish players that have good potential and were once good and are off form, missing games through injury (if it is something minor like hamstrings) and try and get them to get their old form back. And players that could be good enough to hack in the PL.

The latter excludes Bridcutt but Leeds are fighting a real possibility of relegation so Bridcutt looks a good signing for them.

Buying proven goalscorers is out of our budget.

PS: I think we need a genuine speed merchant.

PS2: Bridcutt or Holla ? (open question) Or someone else?

 

[Triggaaar]

If all at peak of ability i still would probably not replace them TBH although it would be close.

At peak ability I imagine Kayal would easily be the best.

I would find space for an in form and fit Buckley, but he's not been that for several years....

Quite. Buckley was fantastic before his injuries and would probably be our best player.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Buckley was one of the best players we've ever had. He left a nasty taste when he had his head turned by Gus and decided to feck us over but he was (and is) a quality player. I hope he can get back into some sort of form but I doubt that Doughboy Evans will wring a season out of him. Bridcutt was a great player too but was never convinced he was ready for the PL...I was right. Great signing for the champions of Europe.

 

[BensGrandad]

Still need a striker to be anything like 'certainties', and I'm not sure what formation you are proposing ?442 for the most part is serving us quite well so far.

Normal back 5 then
Kayal Bridcutt Stephen with either Buckley or Murphy wide
Hemed/Baldock and either Buckley or Murphy
So basicaly 1-4-1-3-2 with the flexibility to make it standard 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 but it is all hypothetical because neither are with us now

 

[dazzer6666]

Normal back 5 then
Kayal Bridcutt Stephen with either Buckley or Murphy wide
Hemed/Baldock and either Buckley or Murphy
So basicaly 1-4-1-3-2 with the flexibility to make it standard 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 but it is all hypothetical because neither are with us now

Thank goodness. One winger and three central midfielders........to make it a standard 442 as you indicate would mean taking one of the.......ah, sod it I can't be bothered. Maybe send an email to CH with your suggestions [emoji3]

 

[sir albion]

Still an excellent player at Championship level. Not sure how his unfussy possession based game is going to sit with Evans though.

He's excellent in one system and that's a packed defensive system...He's very limited to be frank.

 

[sir albion]

Buckley was one of the best players we've ever had. He left a nasty taste when he had his head turned by Gus and decided to feck us over but he was (and is) a quality player. I hope he can get back into some sort of form but I doubt that Doughboy Evans will wring a season out of him. Bridcutt was a great player too but was never convinced he was ready for the PL...I was right. Great signing for the champions of Europe.

Don't be silly...he had one good season and after that he was crocked non stop....He had far more poor games than good.

 

[GT49er]

Very true, both are good Championship players and would get in most teams including ours.

OK, just who, precisely, would Bridcutt replace now?