To be honest, because it's a free transfer he was worth a punt anyway regardless of form. His temperament and professionalism had to be brought into question in his last year at AFCB. As you say a 3 of ASM Miggy and ****house of Fraser is going to cause havoc. The guy can't be fit though nevermind match fit. Steve will probably play him against West Ham next week anyway let's be honest
Nice work with the Channel btw.... Should be proud of yourself.. Remember when you first started and had a handful of subscribers.... Can't be easy you'll get your fair share of grief, buy you've done something productive and that's more than most people can be arsed to do outside work.... I used to work at sky I'm sure you were there
Thanks mate. I will let Mr Lawler know a fellow work colleague of his is on here. We will have to get some members from here on the black and white show. You guys know your stuff.
I wanted to go mental and say lets push on and go top ten... but others around us are also strengthening. I think 12th, its gonna be tough this season.
Its hard to say they're coming in late and we can't asses anything at all from how they played preseason.... Its encouraging.... I'd still think we'd be two or 3 really **** hot players to meddle with the top 10, but bruce has no excuses this times out how we play...
I think we will be hoping for our best players being fit and available.. There seems to be something with Bruce and injuries.. Im told his fitness training is brutal. Overtraining perhaps?
Tbh I think his feeling is shared.... We need both imo... One injury and its Manq at lb or dummett if he's ever fit.. Its a ridiculously shirt area of the squad lb
But would you want to spend 26 million on 2 left backs when we could possibly use the remainder of the budget on a playmaker?
Yes I'd spend that in that area... You need 2 good players in each area.. We've got zero there it's a desperate position..
Bruce probably sees Clark as an emergency left back option. So that leaves Manq, Krafth and Yedlin as RB options and Lewis and Dummett as LB options with Clark available to fill in if both are injured. I suspect we will sell Yedlin and buy a new RB towards the end of the window. Lejeune should probably be sold, the guy is just too injury prone and is nowhere near the level he was at during the 18/19 season. I'd keep Schar, Clark, Fernandez and Lascelles as our CB options with Dummett and Krafth available to play there if needed also. It's the engine room we need to strengthen in, we have numbers in there but I don't see a cabaye type playmaker in there.
Totally miss someone like cabaye in cm.... I don't like dummett at left back... This is and has been a huge problem at the club for years. One injury at left back or to our creative players and its a total nightmare.. For me it's not so much the numbers of injuries it's more who gets them... There's some key areas we simply cannot take a hit
I agree with you regarding the injuries and who gets them. Bruce got lucky last year, his squad management was piss poor. He needs a good start this season. I think West Ham are there for the taking next week, but then again.. they are probably saying the same about us.
