[Albion] Oxlade Chamberlain on a free

[Bold Seagull]

It fits with the familiar pattern that as well as going for young untested talent, you also bring in some experience. You wouldn't sign him expecting 38 starts from a season, but as adding some tactical flexibility and options, like Lallana and Welbeck, it's probably a good signing to balance the squad.

 

[Stato]

Weirdly, if signed, he would become the fifth member of the Southampton squad that we beat to the League One title in 2010/11 to play for the Albion. Harding, Hammond, Stephens and Lallana being the first four.

 

[Gonzo BHA]

It's a yes from me. Provided wages aren't too high and if he can stay injury free, he'd be a quality addition. Look at how much Welbeck & Lallana have added to the squad when people could have been forgiven for thinking they were both over the hill.

 

[Bold Seagull]

nowhere near as influential, waste of wages, we do not need him.

So if RDZ wanted him and said to TB to get it done, you would doubt his judgement and stick with this opinion?

 

[brighton_tom]

No thanks, he seems absolutely anonymous when playing in any liverpool game I watch. Zero impact on the game. He played 68 minutes of our last game with Liverpool, only noticed he was there when he got subbed off.

 

[The Wizard]

He'll come with a non-playing team mate of winners' mentality.

Didnt do fringe players Zinchenko or Jesus any harm.

Our medical department do seem pretty good at managing injuries and players with injury issues so I wouldn’t be averse to AOC at the correct price.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Would only happen if Lallana thinks he's a model pro who'd bring a lot to the group... and if Lallana thinks so, I'm on the Ox train.

Thought he was at least 33 btw.

He is a really good pro and lovely guy. Lallana played with him at Southampton as well as Liverpool so does know him well.

He's also a quality player, like Welbeck his career has obviously been hampered by injury but there is real ability there. Would be very pleased if we did sign him.

 

[Marshy]

There's a reason he's free.

Like Lallana you mean or Welbeck.

Honestly I would be tempted. He fits the bill as a Lallana replacement, And Adam would know him well

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

A factor not yet considered is the prospect of pop star totty once again gracing the Amex. We haven't had that since Frankie Bridge!

 

[JetsetJimbo]

Kinda weird that we're simultaneously becoming the place for South American wonderkids to launch their European careers AND the place for older UK pros to see out their careers. But you only have to look at how good Lallana and Welbeck have been for us to see that it's no bad thing - these players still have a lot to offer, and we seem to be getting a reputation as a club where they can get the most out of their tiring legs. Brighton's Welbeck seems like a completely different player to Watford's Welbeck, for example. I'm sure that hasn't gone unnoticed by other players.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

He isn't actually that injury prone. He did have a major injury at the end of his first season at Liverpool that ruled him out for pretty much the entire next season, but since then he's only had a couple of minor spells out injured and more often than not has been making the Liverpool match day squad when fit. He's already had almost as many PL minutes this season as Adam Lallana did in his final Liverpool season.

People say what about the wages but they said the same when we signed Adam, we made that deal work for us by offering a decent signing on fee in exchange for him taking a weekly wage that fitted in with our wage structure, we'd obviously do the same again.

If he can come in and offer similar levels of performance and mentoring that Lallana and Welbeck do I'm in.

 

[GT49er]

Depends on his character* - if he''s going to be a good senior pro a la Welbeck and Lallana he would be a good squad member - his playing abiity is decent enough.

* and wages!

 

[ManOfSussex]

A factor not yet considered is the prospect of pop star totty once again gracing the Amex. We haven't had that since Frankie Bridge!

A Little Mix WAG means it's a yes from me.

 

[Pondicherry]

He does have 35 caps for England which is one more than Lallana and 27 more than Le Tissier. He must be some player!

 

[GT49er]

A factor not yet considered is the prospect of pop star totty once again gracing the Amex. We haven't had that since Frankie Bridge!

Lady and the Tramp .........

(Presumably dress sense isn't a pre-requisite of signing for the Albion?)

 

[PeterT]

I thought he was older than 29 tbh.

It would be interesting signing, he seems a nice kid and has won trophies, very much along Lallana and Welbeck line. He could probably help 'mentor' our younger players too.

A bit underwhelming in his career I would say, given the early promise. He was in the team at Euro 2012 and I remember singing his name in Kiev (An Englishman in Ukraine to the tune of An Englishman in New York) thinking he was going to be a stalwart in the team for years to come. 10+ years have passed and I would say he hasn’t ever reached the heights expected/hoped for.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Lallana has to be the catalyst or not for this one

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

WAG status is commendable

The fact he’s over 26 is an issue for me Clive

 

[Hotchilidog]

Not a signing to set the pulses racing, but right now I trust the decision-makers implicitly, if the Ox is good enough for them then he'll be good enough for me.

 

[5Ways Gull]

Might as well get in first,

“Got Everton written all over it”

Unless the player has any choice in it. Can't see why anyone would go there rather than come to us, even if the money was huge?