No I wouldn't but that's because that is TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
Shane Duffy - it's a DONE DEAL!
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No I wouldn't but that's because that is TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
BensGrandad
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Ireland arent much better and have to raid England to get our failed players for their international team.
OvingdeanSeagull
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How would you have any idea of his value when you've never even seen him play?? He's been a very good player for Blackburn in the last couple of seasons and established himself as one of the best centre backs in the league, hence the interest from us and some Premier league teams. But he has a bad start to the season (2 games) so is now the standard of Gary Elphick. Ok. Your combination of cluelessness mixed with strong opinions based on nothing, baffles me.
BensGrandad
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Do you think he is better than Tommy Elphick? What Premier clubs after him I read Celtic in a noddy league but nobody else..
spring hall convert
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I'm going with the faith I have in our recruitment team here. Gut feel says he's a touch overpriced (if these prices are correct.)
However, he's 6' 4", a decent footballer and at 24, fairly young for a centre back.
However, he's 6' 4", a decent footballer and at 24, fairly young for a centre back.
BensGrandad
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I will accept that but as I am not paying for him TB will pay what he thinks he is worth to us and I am prepared to stand by that but buying him doesnt excite me as signing GM on loan did.
Albumen
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And it'll mean we have 4 x CBs to kick off the season. We can't rely on any of the other 3 staying fit all season or missing games through suspension. It's a no brainer.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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severnside gull
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I'd rather get promoted but hey, everyone to their choice.
What attitude problem does he have:?
Nixonator
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How I see it is that, if our board are so persistent on getting him, we must be seeing something, and I'm fairly sure we could sign another backup centre back from anywhere. Obviously Chris and the scouts seem to think he's worth signing, even after all this own goal stuff, so it's fine with me. Transfer fees are a different story, all inflated these days, we'll probably undisclose the fee anyway
Seriously. Last rankings had Ireland around 30th and Andorra at 203rd and Ireland are no better?
OvingdeanSeagull
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I wouldn't know really, but he's 4 years younger so that factors into the price he'd cost. Sunderland, Palace West Brom and Swansea have all been reported to be interested this summer.
spring hall convert
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Did you see White get made a mug out of for Oxford's first yesterday? Promising, yes but has a lot to learn. Ince at CB is League One stuff.
lizard
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Pleased to hear you agree. For that sort of money we should be aiming to sign someone to push for a place in the starting eleven. I see Shane Duffy as being the defensive equivalent of Stephen Dobbie.
Grombleton
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Have you SEEN Ince play CB? It's like a concussed Bambi on a skating rink.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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You can remove "CB" from your sentence.
spring hall convert
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Nope, I'm with you but I think our recruitment team have bought enough goodwill over the last 18 months for us to give them the benefit of the doubt here. I don't doubt he has the attributes to be successful and if he is, I won't care about the price tag.
It also allows us to expunge a very embarrassing club record from the books.