| RND 16:18 - Dec 1 with 4637 views | Beckenhamhoop |
Should we sign RND on a permanent in January if it’s an option or wait til the end of the season and see what’s available? He’s an upgrade on Paal but is he anything more than a solid defender? I’d be reasonably happy to sign him but can’t shift that nagging doubt that we should be looking to sign someone better.
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| RND on 10:27 - Dec 3 with 791 views | Beckenhamhoop |
| RND on 08:58 - Dec 3 by thehat |
Unless someone tells me differently we are still losing £1.3M per month funded by our owners. We only have the squad we have thanks to the Eze money (again) but unless we can sell one of our players for decent money (Chair) we are going to have to cut our cloth accordingly. |
Hindsight is a wonderful thing but I’d have taken that £5m that was allegedly offered for Varane before the season started. There’s no way he’s worth that now. | | | |
| RND on 11:39 - Dec 3 with 646 views | Ned_Kennedys |
| RND on 08:58 - Dec 3 by thehat |
Unless someone tells me differently we are still losing £1.3M per month funded by our owners. We only have the squad we have thanks to the Eze money (again) but unless we can sell one of our players for decent money (Chair) we are going to have to cut our cloth accordingly. |
In reality what we could sell Chair for now wouldn’t cover the cost of signing Edwards. |  | | |
| RND on 12:10 - Dec 3 with 571 views | nick_hammersmith |
| RND on 18:42 - Dec 2 by BrianMcCarthy |
Definitely more pace and swing on them, I thought, Mart?
I do think Madsen has been better than Chair on corners, but Oslo's point has to be considered, and also that we may not be as good this season at positioning, runs, decoys etc. |
If Chair isn't taking them, I'm not sure what else he could do.
Too slow too hang back on the halfway line, not useful inside the box. Maybe on the edge of the area for a knock down? |  | | |
| RND on 12:16 - Dec 3 with 557 views | nick_hammersmith |
| RND on 10:06 - Dec 3 by TheChef |
True - not sure we'll be getting another keeper though. Unless they think they can finally offload Nardi and replace him.
I really don't think the manager reckons Frey is a better option than the other forwards available. |
I'd love to know what is keeping the other FW's above them in the pecking order.
Maybe Kone was advised by the Sports scientists to rest out, but I don't think that Norwich game was asking for a bullying number 9 to come on and just try to foul everyone.
That game probably needed a Kolli type to maybe try and create something, or run at some tired players who were nervous.
I'm with you, I think this manager can see this, but his hands are tied by something from above.
At least we could see Palladini shouting for Mahon to come on in the old days! | | | |
| RND on 09:16 - Dec 4 with 316 views | Beckenhamhoop |
If that’s the case we should send him back once we’ve identified a replacement. What’s the point of managing an injury prone player who's not even our responsibility ultimately. | | | |
| RND on 09:36 - Dec 4 with 267 views | LazyFan |
RB, we have Dunne and Mbengue, who now look like this is their best position, especially when they play together.
LB, we have Larkeche, who is away more than JCS, and Esq, who is in a defensive position, a liability, which is not his fault, as he's young and still learning.
RND is never fit, as his record shows, so we had Field fill in now and again. Field himself can only do it if the oppo winger hes up against is not speedster, otherwise he gets caughht out. Not really his fault as Field is trying hard and is really a DMC. Now, with Field out and RND not available for half the matches, we have a massive problem.
JCS can fill in there, but hes like RND. So, maybe we can rotate them.
Really this all goes back to Jan last year when we learned Paal would not renew and we did not want to give him a bumper contract he was after and Watford moved away from him due to loss of form just before then.
So, we have had two transfer windows to sort this out and have not done it. We took a risk on the LB position with two youngsters and got caught out. RND was the quick fix, but hes really fit enough. Skillwise RND is way better than the Bidwell type he gets associated with and hes faster (but not a speedster just faster than Bids). Hes a very useful and good Champ standard LB ... when hes ever fit. His wages are way too high which is why SU needed some rest bite from them. And thats an ex-prem side.
We should not sign him perm, another loan next year coud be an option if its only % of his wages not the full amount. But right now in Jan we need a LB, because we needed one last Jan and we needed one this Aug and we need one now. This needs to be sorted ASAP before anything else. We sorted out the forwards and wingers problem on the Champ cheap, that was amazing and well done. Now finally get the LB sorted, this should be the easy cheaper one to sort out. BTW Dale cannot play Champ LB, hes an AMC. |  |
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