Leaving aside quite how shaky Meslier has been this season (and at times in the past), we shouldn't be spending big on a keeper any time soon. If Patto does leave we should do no more than keep the seat warm for Matty Young. Depending on our league status we might not even need one to bridge the gap
It’s what he used to wear It’s also my lucky number and I’ve never had a player good enough wear it to get shirt printing laurens de bock was my closest
Anyone else think if we actually do secure Le Fee, we might lose one of our midfield 3. Can't see Dan, Jobe or Rigg being too chuffed being in and out of the side. The profile of Le Fee ( must admit, i've never heard of him) suggests he won't want to leave a champions league side to be in and out of the side as well.... Just a thought
Every team fighting for the top of the championship is rotating players. Jobe and Rigg will be absolutely fine rotating the odd game. If anything it will be good for them.
Aye but I never had the kits then I wasn’t massive on following Sunderland at that time (I’m young) and was more interested in playing then watching
It's literally the lowest squad number we have that is vacant at the moment. Except 6 and 9 which technically Pembele and Hemir have FATE!
I should qualify my opinion and what I've posted by saying I have no love whatsoever for the Premier League and, if I'm being honest, I don't particularly even want to get promoted (I know it's an odd view to have, I'm not trying to convince anyone otherwise but equally I can't be convinced that it's the promised land it's made out to be either). If we're not promoted I'll be sad to see this excellent squad and great set of lads and players being picked apart but I've absolute faith in the club now and would look forward to another great and competitive squad being built with the likes of Watson, Young etc being integral. If I could choose I'd have seasons like this one and then win the Championship in perpetuity without ever getting promoted. It's a long winded way to answer your question but if one gets injured or loses form then I think we'll cope (probably not to the extent that we maintain a top 2 challenge), as we have in Bellingham and Rigg's absences to date, and we'll continue developing players effectively along the way. I actually wouldn't mind another body in (I'm not against signing Le Fee , just trying to articulate my reservations) but I guess I'd just rather it was a capable back up that it would be reasonable to expect to see start on the bench.
Just regarding Le Bris' use of subs, it's not actually correct that he was reluctant to use them at Lorient. Apparently he made 145 subs in his first season (10th most in the league) and 148 in his second season (7th most in the league) - stats courtesy of "The Situation" on RTG. I think his reluctance has been down to a lack of options due to injuries and a lack of trust in those he's had on the bench and I reckon we'll see plenty of rotation if we do good business this month.
I'm looking forward to a hopefully eventual attempt at the Premier League with a competent ownership / footballing operation.
I’ve been a bid advocate for not being arsed about the prem but IF we can attract a le fee in the championship I wonder what our pull in the prem could be, that does excite me
