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Not worried about his height. Thiago Silva is 5’11 and 38 years old and he’s more than coped with the Premier League.
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[Albion] Matvienko
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Screaming J
He'll put a spell on you
That's fine if you've got most of the summer to bring in a replacement. Not so fine if you've got about 5 frantic days at the end of January!
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
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Can't help but feel if we have £20m to spend we could buy 3 young up and coming players for a similar amount. £20m on just one player is just not our style (yes, we have spent that on Webster) but would prefer to spend it on emerging talent personally.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
It would be unusual for emerging talent to go straight into the first team squad. Even for us.
warmleyseagull
Well-known member
Done a lot of that; need balance, got loads of dosh from sales, trust TB.
Marshy
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You cant keep buying 20 year olds, we need a bit of experience, and centre half its a good place to have it
Hes 26 its a very good age. If we can get him for anything under 20 I would be delighted, offers cover at left back too which we dont have
Hes 26 its a very good age. If we can get him for anything under 20 I would be delighted, offers cover at left back too which we dont have
LB cover and CB , seems sensible.
No idea what he plays like but I do think we could be quicker at the back with the ball , zip it around a bit more and push with pace when gaps appear. We are good but deffo an area we can improve. If he is a RDZ player then assume he fits this type
No idea what he plays like but I do think we could be quicker at the back with the ball , zip it around a bit more and push with pace when gaps appear. We are good but deffo an area we can improve. If he is a RDZ player then assume he fits this type
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HellBilly
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This is vital and clearly he is and has worked with him, therefore one would like to think, that is half the battle knowing how the manager wishes to play.
- Jun 27, 2012
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And Cucurella, Estupinan , and Mwepu . (c £15m admittedly) - it’s the age here that’s slightly different. 26 as opposed to 22/23 for an experienced top flight player.
Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
- 29,319
That’ll do for me - sign him up!
Possible replacement for Webster or someone in to bolster the ranks a bit? If the figures are to be believed then £26m is a lot of money for a club like us to spend on a bench player.
I do love our policy of buying and nurturing young and relatively unknown talents but there is a lot to be said for buying highly rated players in their prime.
I do love our policy of buying and nurturing young and relatively unknown talents but there is a lot to be said for buying highly rated players in their prime.
Badger Boy
Mr Badger
- Jan 28, 2016
- 3,658
And Lisandro Martinez, he's about 4'11 and scored a header on Sunday!
Stella Seagull
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- Jan 9, 2022
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People talk of 26 year old footballers like they should be writing their bloody wills
Hope this happens, RDZ is obviously very keen and it would be a great show of support from the club.
Good pedigree - lots of international caps, CL appearances and covers two positions. Also means we don't have to f**k about with Chelsea to get Colwill back for another season or permanently
Good pedigree - lots of international caps, CL appearances and covers two positions. Also means we don't have to f**k about with Chelsea to get Colwill back for another season or permanently
- May 8, 2018
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There’s a case for that but equally buying ready made experience also has a place too. He’s left footed, good on the ball and knows the system and coach so makes sense to me. Also having some one older reduces the risk of being poached if they’ve just signed a 4-5 year contract, so adds some stability
Peter Grummit
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Difference is that CBs mature later than most. Look at Dunky, playing his best footie at 31. Trust in Roberto.
Well...they should have written one anyway by this age!!!
Where is it documented (the original sauce?) that de Zerbi is so keen on singing Matvienko as some posters are mentioning? All that I have seen are some articles or tweets where the simple 1+1=2 logics is applied (de Zerbi + Shakhtar + wants his own signings = must be possibly a ball-playing left-sided versatile defender from Ukraine).
Let me be clear, I have never seen him play (sure, we all possibly have - for Ukraine or some random UCL match but unless you are Swanny you are not able to analyze 22 players simultaneously)... he may be a good signing but I have also seen players with similar European competition experience that wouldn't be good enough for a top half Premier League side.
Let me be clear, I have never seen him play (sure, we all possibly have - for Ukraine or some random UCL match but unless you are Swanny you are not able to analyze 22 players simultaneously)... he may be a good signing but I have also seen players with similar European competition experience that wouldn't be good enough for a top half Premier League side.
you know full well a club would never openly discuss their targets , even more so one contracted to other clubs - so if you need a quote from RDZ or Weir you might as well ignore all transfer threads
I didn’t realise you were talking just about this transfer window. Thought you meant the fees in general.