05 Jan 2026 16:44:28
Ed25. In the unlikely event that the club decide to cut their losses on Dibling, how much of the 42m do you think might be recoverable, think we would struggle to recoupe 15m, and perhaps less?
{Ed025's Note - if we could only get £15m AB i dont think its worth selling mate it would be safer to wait and hope he comes good, i have to say if im honest that im flabbergasted we spent that much money on him though, i had not seen much of him before he came to us i must admit but he runs like he is playing in treacle, he has skill and is quite strong but i still think whoever made the call to spend that amount on him should be shot at dawn..
05 Jan 2026 17:54:21
How is his replacement doing at Southampton? Fellows I'm sure he was called.
05 Jan 2026 18:46:19
4 assists and 0 goals Ron.
05 Jan 2026 19:20:52
Paid £10 million or something like that didn't they because I do remember loads on here saying to buy him. do you reckon he would of been better than Dibling for us? Just asking for opinions I haven't really seen him play. Just wondering what made us pay £45 million out if we could of spent £10? And which scout chose which 1 to buy.
{Ed025's Note - im not sure who would own up to it Ron..
05 Jan 2026 20:55:08
Hard to say mate. I think he would have been used just as sparingly due to Ndiaye being ahead of him in the pecking order. It is also much easier to chalk numbers up in the Championship than the PL.
I still think Dibling has been handled terribly since he arrived with us. Any confidence he had built up during his first season in the PL has been decimated. Add to that, he hasn't played a game with us where he has had any support from the lad behind him. Every game the opposition know to double up on our wingers because they know the only option then is to go backwards.
Ndiaye is a special player so he can cope but the kid is 19 and has been drip-fed 5/10 minute cameos throughout the season. When he has come into the team we have been missing our 3 best players.
He has certainly not looked as good as I expected him to but I personally won't be judging him or writing him off as a bad signing. There is a reason the top clubs were rumoured to be interested in him. Had his price tag been slightly more modest than the fee we paid, I think one of those clubs would have pulled the trigger.
05 Jan 2026 21:19:43
Well said BN.
05 Jan 2026 21:48:12
Have to agree BN. I too think Dibling will come good as there is definitely a player in there. He would definitely benefit from a run in the side, but unfortunately we are too slow and predictable in transition, making it far too easy for the opposition to double up on both Gealish and Dibling. Then we have our full backs, or lack of, who offer no support, don't overlap and don't make themselves available to receive the ball off our wide players when they are overloaded.
So both wide players have a thankless task. Both full back positions should be a priority for Moyes in this window, along with a striker. I just hope that he doesn't think that Barry has turned a corner, because quite frankly he hasn't.
06 Jan 2026 08:36:59
Finally someone who sees what’s going on??.