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Danny Cullip: Hero
- Sep 26, 2008
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[Albion] Darwin Núñez
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Beat me to it.
Some twunt on Tw@tter pretending to be a journo perhaps? That would be my first thought anyway!
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Buying four mediocre players was fine in the earlier seasons when we dipped our toe into the PL, if you want to be progressive you have to go to the next calibre of player. Leicester buy sell and progress and it generally shows, they are similar to us in terms of dominating games and playing good football the difference being they have signed the quality to win matches regularly at this level.
Machiavelli
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Two top posts. Hope you're wrong. We'll see.
Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
Yeah I’m with this dude.
Nobody really has a scoobie about this one, the only thing we have to work on are garbled reports from Portuguese’sauces’ that might be ITK, but a far more likely not to be.
If Darwin doesn’t fancy us, why would a very competent recruitment department be wasting tha majority of a very important window chasing him? We must have been offered some kind of encouragement by the player/ agent to still be involved (if indeed, we are).
I think, if we are still involved, we’ll get him, and I base this on the fact that there is absolutely no credible interest from any other club, so, he’s either coming to us, and any other interested parties know it,or he’s going nowhere, and we have already moved on.
I was really trying to get a reference to “Origin of the Species “ in this post, but it was beyond even my best “Dad punning “ expertise.
If Darwin doesn’t fancy us, why would a very competent recruitment department be wasting tha majority of a very important window chasing him? We must have been offered some kind of encouragement by the player/ agent to still be involved (if indeed, we are).
I think, if we are still involved, we’ll get him, and I base this on the fact that there is absolutely no credible interest from any other club, so, he’s either coming to us, and any other interested parties know it,or he’s going nowhere, and we have already moved on.
I was really trying to get a reference to “Origin of the Species “ in this post, but it was beyond even my best “Dad punning “ expertise.
Sorry, but you make it sound like we missed three open goals a game.
An awful lot of our xG underachievement was down to decision making and slow build up play. Trying to shoot through packed defences or Biss having a crack from 35 yards with better choices on.
Look at our four league goals this season and you'll see where Potter has started to address this. Two almost identical chances at Burnley born of setting a wide player free very quickly. Two goals on Saturday, one direct from a set piece and one where we won the ball on the high press. You'll always stand a better chance of scoring within 10 seconds of a turnover because the defence are out of position. Winning it even higher increases the chances. See Klopp, Jurgen.
We played some lovely stuff last season but nudged our xG up in low decimals. Lots of games where we had over 20 shots but fewer than half on target.
(Not that I disagree with the main thrust - we do need a proper left full back / wing back and a forward player who can finish under pressure would be lovely)
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Iford Albion
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- Jul 30, 2017
- 243
He would be a natural selection for our squad. Part of the club’s evolution.
The best calibre of player Leicester ever bought was a £1M punt on a player from the Conference. That's the sort of four-leafed clover deal that crops up less than once a decade. We can't expect that, but fortunately we have a manager who can operate with attacking options that aren't necessarily a once in a decade cut price goal machine from the footbaling back of beyond!
Solid at the back
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Has he signed yet?
Frankworthington
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Stuck on the M25
Norwich about to strike?
Frankworthington
Well-known member
No.Preparing to head north
There is a bright star above Leeds
Jack Duckworth is calling
Fvckin' 'ell! - are Leeds claiming Corrie as well as the European Cup now?
Frankworthington
Well-known member
Nah!!
Have you never noticed the likeness between Duckworth and Bielsa? There is life after Corrie!!
Sorry its been a long day!!
Wardy's twin
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- Oct 21, 2014
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Because we have to sign someone and spend the money we made on White otherwise we are not a big club.
Personally not sure we should sign a player who doesn't want to play for us , not sure how he will fit in with the rest of the players who are keen to do something.
Because he'll cost millions of someone else's money? I think some people just get off on that alone ...................
Hmm .... Vera maybe?
Seasider78
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- Nov 14, 2004
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The club are salivating over him this is the second window they have been trying to get this guy signed up.