17 Apr 2018 00:32:15
It's said (quite righty in my humble opinion) that every player has his price. That being said, are there any players at our club that you do NOT want to leave at any price?
17 Apr 2018 08:22:26
Not really Bobby. Maybe Pickford and Coleman. Our players are slow and predictable.
17 Apr 2018 08:45:40
Bluetrobbo: you’re probably right - even our promising youngsters (Davies, Lookman, etc. ) aren’t un-sellable at the right price although many fans would still want to see them stay and play for us. If Walsh and Allardyce are replaced by Brands and Fonseca (or whoever) , we can expect another big turnaround of the squad - especially if super-agents are “advising†the club’s ownership.
17 Apr 2018 09:26:23
Agree totally with your post Bobby. I was brought up on Alex Young etc. I then watched Scott, Morrissey, Thomas the list goes on. No substitute for pace whether out wide or midfield. This team is completely devoid of any pace.
17 Apr 2018 09:55:52
BlueJohnUs: they were top players - what’d we give to have a Johnny Morrissey or a Dave Thomas on our left-wing these days?
As for now, Ross Barkley wasn’t everyone’s cup-of-tea, but imho we miss his ability to drive forward from midfield, so here’s hoping Tom Davies (although not as technically gifted) can provide us with that.
If not, we need to invest some serious transfer money in top midfield players (surely more than one) to bring that drive, energy and pace into our pedestrian team.
I’m not sure that Sigurdsson or Klaassen (certainly not Schneiderlin or Rooney) have that energy or pace in their lockers - while Gana and Baningime are defensive (holding) midfielders - although a fit-again McCarthy might be able to.
17 Apr 2018 10:03:53
Bluerobbo and BlueJohnUs: my apologies, guys - the reply above that I addressed to BlueJohnUs was meant for Bluerobbo. Sorry - I got my wires crossed when writing it ;-)
17 Apr 2018 11:45:58
Every player has his price, if we can sell lukaku we can sell anyone for the right price, and after this season it's hard to say, but I'd keep Coleman, pickford, and that would be it, everyone I personally think we could replace.