20 Oct 2025 15:21:41
With the news Branthwaite will be having surgery to hopefully finally solve this problem with his hamstring, we have to move O'Brien to centre back and play Garner at right back. I don't think Moyes will, sadly, I think he'll stick to the current back 4.
Garner at right back gives us another option going forward, his end ball is great and his legs can manage the 90 minutes easily, play Rohl next to Gueye, Garner at RB allows Ndiaye another option and not feeling so isolated. That has to be the way forward for me.
20 Oct 2025 18:06:10
I think it forces DM’s hand slightly, we will have to buy a RB in Jan now, can’t see us signing a no.9 though as a result.
{Ed025's Note - according to his last prezzer David seems to think Beto is doing a good job Swinners, it takes all sorts i suppose mate..
20 Oct 2025 19:42:46
Blimey Ed have a word mate.
21 Oct 2025 00:06:57
What RB can we buy? Or even loan? We can have one more domestic loan but I don’t think Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs or anyone has a spare right back to lend us.
21 Oct 2025 14:15:19
Isn’t that what we have scouts for?
{Ed025's Note - our scouts need to go to "specsavers" BMD..
21 Oct 2025 19:25:11
Not in January, this isn't Woolly's. Clubs in Jan tend to hold on to what they have unless some mug (Everton as was) come along with open cheque book.
21 Oct 2025 20:00:45
Agree with original post, Garner at rb for me. Rohl, Dewsbury-hall, Tim, Alcaraz can all operate next to Gana.
21 Oct 2025 20:39:08
All except Tim (at the moment) , not quite at it.
21 Oct 2025 21:10:49
Juanlu Sánchez - Seville. Linked in the summer but reportedly didn't fancy us due to Napoli interest. Could that change now we are a much better proposition.
Jon Aramburu - Sociedad. Busy and tenacious and literally never stops. Closest thing to a young, fit and healthy Seamus. Signed a new deal until 2030, so likely to cost £15/ 20 mill minimum.
Arnau Martínez - Girona. Calm and assured. Adept at defending and attacking. Would be a quality signing but may be picked up by a bigger club. I think Arsenal were in for him in the summer.
Those three would be my preferred options but appreciate it is Jan and likely to have to spend on a striker given how poor the 2 we have are.
Omar El Hilali - Espanyol. Linked in summer but he may be the most costly of any of them with Espanyol reportedly wanting £25/ 30m.
Ángelo Preciado - Prague. Much better than what we have and would be available for very cheap.
Kyriani Sabbe 20 - Club Brugge. Absolutely rapid and very attacking. Decent technique and can actually cross a ball. His team mate Joaquin Seys is also worth a look. Hard to tell which side he is actually better on, as he can cover both flanks as good as the other.
Martim Fernandes - Porto. Composure in abundance. Great feet and comfortable cutting in on his left peg, although may be not best suited to us with Nidaye wanting to do the same.
Josh Acheampong - Chelsea getting defenders back so a domestic loan could be an option. Appreciate he is primarily a CB but can play there comfortably.
There are definitely RB's out there and we could get them in Jan if we were willing.
22 Oct 2025 01:07:25
Bloody hell BlueNose, you definitely need to be our chief scout.
NSNO IMWT UTFT.
22 Oct 2025 07:24:57
Don’t get too excited WT - until Dibling starts influencing games (positively) I’m holding back on BN’s endorsements….
22 Oct 2025 14:48:44
4 minutes against Liverpool away.
9 minutes against West Ham.
A half against Palace, with a “RB” that gets a nose bleed if he crosses the half way line and when literally every single player in the 11 bar Pickford were abysmal.
4 against City away - 2 down.
62 minutes of football across 6 games.
He has arguably the best player in our team ahead of him and rather than backing him and having patience with a 19 year old kid, you are more concerned with me being wrong.
? Bizarre behaviour honestly.
22 Oct 2025 19:13:25
Grealish at 19 was having a fairly average loan at Notts County
Writing Dibbling off already, or even worse, wanting him to fail, is just very weird.
22 Oct 2025 22:09:51
Not writing him off. Just sprinkling a bit of reality into the conversation.
We need players who can influence games now. Spending £60m on players that might come good is a big risk when we have historic issues in certain positions.
Only winding you up BN. I hope he comes good. What Evertonian doesn’t? I would, however, like to see us get in one or two more who can do a job and we know is decent like KDH and Grealish. I’ve not heard of those on your list and we’ve already taken a punt on an unknown LB.
23 Oct 2025 08:22:04
More than understandable BR. I am totally with you on that as well.
Those above are much further along in their careers than young Aznou. I suspect Moyes and Baines will have him in the gym, as I have seen more meat on a sparrows knee cap.