It matters because we currently have less at centre half than we have at right back. We also have a complete lack of prospects in that position. And we have a right back who plus week in week out. Now if this thread has had a road to Damascus conversion and is happy to back the likes of Ballard up with Seelt, Alese and O’Nien then that’s fine. But it’s important that the club gets this summer right. And that’s almost as much about how all this money does for us in future as it is about this season.
I don’t mind if we have 2 or 3 too many players in a season as important as this. Rather too many than too few. The club will know what they can manage.
At least the lucumi saga will be over with in 21 hours one way or another. Really hoping we can get a couple forward options in.
I don’t quite get you here… the CB options of who could play there would be Alderete - Mukiele - Ballard - Geertuidra- Reinildo - O9 is that not more than enough? All top quality players who wouldn’t struggle to fit in there (even O9 )
Our first choice CB’s will be Mukiele and Alderete. Geertruida and Ballard as cover. That’s more than good enough for a newly promoted side. Just remembered Reinildo can cover there as well. We’re good for CB.
Colour me shocked Last week was mukiele your starting centre half? Last week was he the clubs starting centre half? Is this new lad a genuine centre half option as a starter? As I said at the very start I’ve not seen this other lad. Didn’t stop the pass agg from you, though, did it lad?
ruysn - out Huggins - loan Alexsic - loan - austria Pembele - Saudi Anderson - contract terminated Harrison Jones - loan Browne - Blackburn or Millwall Roberts i fancy to leave - Derby maybe Seelt - loan ins - who knows
You too lad. Should have recalled that the slightest hint that the club isn’t bang on with everything tends to garner this sort of response in sunshine club
**** it, it wasn't the plan - the plan was to get Lucumi. Bologna have held firm and that isn't happening so we need to pivot. Geertruida is a Dutch international who can play RB, CB and DM well. Big, strong lad with a bit of pace too. His ability to play multiple positions allows us to be tactically flexible during games. His CV is Feyenoord & RB Leipzig. He's played European football every year since he was 19. I'm certainly not turning my nose up at this lad. I'll trust that we will create the new plan for him.