Nobby Cybergoat
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I think Veltman and Barco are both terrific
But yes, what's the plan if either of them go down? I admit I was alarmed by the Baleba left back experiment.
I see why we're after the Turkish lad
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[Albion] The Great Albion Midfield Rebuild - Summer ‘24 edition
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But yes, what's the plan if either of them go down? I admit I was alarmed by the Baleba left back experiment.
I see why we're after the Turkish lad
warmleyseagull
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Well apart from that, MF looks good.
Machiavelli
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Latest is that Buonanotte will be staying (I think he could well play in CM under FH). I also think that Enciso might play there too. The CMs (and, if he plays as he did at SP, the middle-CB/DCM hybrid role) are used very differently to how the two CMs were used under RDZ.
That said, I think you're right, and that we'll be signing one and possibly two further CMs.
Midfield still absolutely flooded with players to the point where any position we've lacked players for in pre-season (CB, RB, LB) has been covered by central midfielders playing out of position.
Ship out the deadwood (Moder, Dahoud) and loan out one of Ayari/Moran/Yalcouye, and midfield looks good. Hopefully another LCB and RB will arrive, freeing up Baleba and Hinshelwood to play almost entirely (aside from the odd emergency) in central midfield.
Ship out the deadwood (Moder, Dahoud) and loan out one of Ayari/Moran/Yalcouye, and midfield looks good. Hopefully another LCB and RB will arrive, freeing up Baleba and Hinshelwood to play almost entirely (aside from the odd emergency) in central midfield.
- Jun 27, 2012
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In talks to sign Matt O Riley
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Yes, and he looked well off the pace on Saturday - yes, I know, first game for him blah blah, but we're two weeks away from first league game.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Looks like we're in advanced talks to sign Matt O Riley and he started for Celtic yesterday.
A midfield of O Riley, Wieffer, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Ayari and Milner ?
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He’s clearly not fit. I think he’s going to be quality - him and Minteh look like top signings for us.
Frankworthington
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More chance of the Titanic sailing again
- Jun 27, 2012
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It won't stay as it is , and there's a lot of pressure because he's a young £25m Champions League, Dutch international who had an outstanding season last year .
Clive Walker
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hmmm im not convinced we are flooded with quality in CM. If you take away those that have left and those that are supposedly leaving that leaves us with the following in the central position which looks pretty weak:
Milner
Baleba
Hinselwood
Wieffer
Moran
Leaving/Left
Gross (Gone)
Billy G (Going)
Dahoud (Supposedly Going)
Moder (Supposedly Going)
Ayayri (Possible Loan)
Yalcouye (Possible Loan)
Weststander
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I'd absolutely luv it, if all this comes off.
I was demoralised by our CM options in the PL last season, after the initial start.
I was demoralised by our CM options in the PL last season, after the initial start.
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- Jun 27, 2012
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Suggest you give Weir and team a call and tell him to stand down.
Frankworthington
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Opinion away - interested in Why ?
It’s hardly the most unlikely signing of the summer. We’ve been tracking him for years, we’re talking to Celtic and Sky are reporting it.
Yes you're right, if EVERY single player rumoured to MAYBE leave, we only have 5 players fighting for probably 2 roles...
Frankworthington
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Ok. How long were we tracking the guy fom Leicester? Did he sign? How long were we tracking the Ajax player that went to West Ham? See a pattern here? I would love it if he signs. Its the hope that kills you
- Jun 27, 2012
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Gotcha and i was gutted about KDH and to a certain extent Kudus. You can't land them all. But then we've also tracked loads of other players in recent years - often wanted by others. And signed them. Verbruggen, Wieffer, Minteh and so on.