macbeth
Dismembered
Sheff United have agreed a fee for Bournemouth's Lys Mousset. No idea why they'd want him, but that's besides the point. Looks like it could just be us and villa in the race now
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[Albion] Neal Maupay *** SIGNED from Brentford - 4 year deal - undisclosed fee ***
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schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
I can never hear his name without thinking of the BBC journalist Lyse Doucet...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyse_Doucet
- Jan 3, 2012
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That article also seems to give a very clear indication that Potter, supported by Ashworth, IS KEEN TO DEVELOP AND BRING THROUGH SOME OF THE YOUNGER TALENT WE HAVE AT THE CLUB!
This could be exciting. It may all go horribly wrong, BUT he has shown he can do it elsewhere! As Bette Davis once said: "fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night!".
blue-shifted
Banned
Playing with a targetman. We've played that way for so long, that it's difficult to remember it's quite possible to have an effective attacking strategy that doesn't rely on one. I reckon if you did a straw poll of premier league centre backs and asked, would they rather play against a hold the ball up / win a header at the back post striker or mobile, pacey striker, who pressed aggressively and made runs in behind, they'd say the first
Albumen
Don't wait for me!
We’ve missed too many easy chances over the past 2 years so this is welcome. I’m loving his twatting finishes.
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
Isn't there bad blood between the boardrooms of the Albion and the Bees. If so - I can't see this happening.
maltaseagull
Well-known member
Maybe so but if the price is right.........................
albionalbino
Well-known member
What is the cause of the "bad blood" between Tony Bloom and the Brentford chairman? I often hear it mentioned but no idea what the cause was.
Machiavelli
Well-known member
The finishing is extremely impressive, particularly from someone of that age. But we'd need strikers that can make their own opportunities at this level, and there's not too much evidence of that in his goals last season. Also factor in the dodgy keeping -- the times he's latching on to goalkeeping spills are numerous. This does demonstrate his alertness, no bad thing, but it's not something that PL goalkeepers do with any great regularity.
forumwayseagull
Well-known member
well we are certainly going to have a busy few weeks....Players will need to have decisions made re staying and we will need to make some signings soon...
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
One made a biscuit-based caramel covered in chocolate whilst the other one made a caramel-topped biscuit dipped in chocolate.
Johnny RoastBeef
These aren't the players you're looking for.
- Jan 11, 2016
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Benham worked for Bloom and left under a cloud.
A year on loan at Brentford would do Connolly wonders in return.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Stole some of TB’s clients allegedly.
forumwayseagull
Well-known member
We're the Stripes
Well-known member
Absolutely. As great as Murray, Leo etc have been for us during the Amex era, you'd hope at some point we'll evolve beyond the need for a 6 ft 2+ hold-up man. Perhaps Potter will be the man to introduce the tactical flexibility that'll enable us to have some sort of attacking threat without one on the pitch. As you say, it's damn hard to remember the last time we didn't look like an incredibly blunt blade without some sort of target man up front.
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
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But if we're going to play a more mobile centre forward, we already have Andone and Locadia. I agree that Maupay looks a very handy finisher, but you can make the same argument for Locadia. Give him those chances in the box and he takes them. I don't strongly rate him outside the box, but inside the box, the man is a finisher.
Andone can do it all, he's a proper centre forward.
Andone can do it all, he's a proper centre forward.
