[Albion] El-Abd WILL stay

[Ninja Elephant]

Adam El-Abd is going to reject Ipswich and an offer from Dubai to stay with the Albion.

Source: a current player whose Mercedes is in for an MOT...

 

[Weretheweststand]

Which player?

 

[Mellotron]

Which player?

El Abd. Don't you listen?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

El Abd. Don't you listen?

Boom boom!

The player mentioned his Merc in his profile in the programme last season, on the inside back cover. He allegedly went on to claim it would be announced within the next few days.

 

[RM-Taylor]

Dubai must be hard to turn down, he'd likely earn what his annual salary in a month there.

 

[Oscar]

Great news if true. One of my favourite players. It'll be interesting to see if he can hold down a first team slot ahead of Greer and whoever else comes in.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

He could do two years in Dubai and be set for life, I couldn't say no myself.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

El Abd was never going to go to Barnsley anyway, I don't know why anyone feared he would.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

I would be tempted by Dubai as well, but he is a married man. He can't do a Karl Fletcher and swan off for the money.

 

[supaseagull]

Great news if true. One of my favourite players. It'll be interesting to see if he can hold down a first team slot ahead of Greer and whoever else comes in.

I think it will be interesting to see whether Greer and El-Abd can hold down a first team slot with the change of tactics we will be employing.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

How l hope that this is true!. Apart from the Gus saga, this is the one thing that's worried me most during the summer. Apart from being my favourite player, (the man bleeds blue & white stripes), he is mega valuable to the team. If, (heaven forbid), he were to leave, he would leave a massive hole in central defence.

 

[burnee54]

I think it will be interesting to see whether Greer and El-Abd can hold down a first team slot with the change of tactics we will be employing.

very this

 

[stss30]

I know I'll get slated but I'm quite surprised we're offering him a new deal unless Upson is off elsewhere. Greer and Upson are pretty much guaranteed starters and Lewis Dunk will be pushing himself back into first team contention now all this court case stuff has been sorted I reckon.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

I know I'll get slated but I'm quite surprised we're offering him a new deal unless Upson is off elsewhere. Greer ad Upson are pretty much guaranteed starters and Lewis Dunk will be pushing himself back into first team contention now all this court case stuff has been sorted I reckon.

To be honest, that was my reaction. I suspect that either we're investing heavily elsewhere in the team so need a cheap and reliable option to plug a centre back gap, or we're only wanting to spend on one centre back rather than two. Realistically, El-Abd and Greer are good enough at this level, Dunk too. We need a 4th to come in with some pace and/or experience but a left back and a central midfielder/winger would be my priorities.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

I know I'll get slated but I'm quite surprised we're offering him a new deal unless Upson is off elsewhere. Greer ad Upson are pretty much guaranteed starters and Lewis Dunk will be pushing himself back into first team contention now all this court case stuff has been sorted I reckon.

I'm not going to slate you, but I would suggest you certainly need 4 central defenders.

 

[itszamora]

I know I'll get slated but I'm quite surprised we're offering him a new deal unless Upson is off elsewhere. Greer ad Upson are pretty much guaranteed starters and Lewis Dunk will be pushing himself back into first team contention now all this court case stuff has been sorted I reckon.

I must have missed the part where we signed Upson...

 

[Greavsey]

I think it will be interesting to see whether Greer and El-Abd can hold down a first team slot with the change of tactics we will be employing.

Have I missed something, do we already know how the tactics we'll be employing will effect centre back selection policy?!

 

[stss30]

I'm not going to slate you, but I would suggest you certainly need 4 central defenders.

I'm not sure how close Rohan Ince is to stepping up either, I don't think he's that young and has always looked very good when I've watched the development squad.

I must have missed the part where we signed Upson...

Hence why I said 'unless Upson is off elsewhere'.

 

[stss30]

To be honest, that was my reaction. I suspect that either we're investing heavily elsewhere in the team so need a cheap and reliable option to plug a centre back gap, or we're only wanting to spend on one centre back rather than two. Realistically, El-Abd and Greer are good enough at this level, Dunk too. We need a 4th to come in with some pace and/or experience but a left back and a central midfielder/winger would be my priorities.

Good point. Could very well be correct with FFP etc etc.

 

[keaton]

I'm not going to slate you, but I would suggest you certainly need 4 central defenders.

Indeed. At the moment we have two, it would make sense to have some dependable back-up even if we sign a couple of centre-backs