Mepham is out of contract next summer as well. As @LD19SAFC said, if we were promoted and signed him I would've been pretty happy.
Sent that to my dad, "can he play up front" was the reply. Definitely going to be the most overused comment of the day.
Even then that won’t be through lack of ambition. Lack of ability to execute on it, sure. But they’ve shown the ambition people wanted. You don’t signing starting center backs on loan to just muddle through a season. You do it if you want to achieve something.
Just been viewing the various threads and watching the Telly.. this last day Scramble is totally bollocks.. this transfer window malarkey needs to be reviewed… must be a better option
It’s one of those - if he was linked with a Southampton or Leicester etc. today, it wouldn’t be a surprise Solid.
Mepham Aleksic Samed Kari Orban/Fofana Seem to be the 5/6 we are trying for then? Not sure how Kari fits in like but very happy with the rest!
It allows O'Nien to be cover , very good cover as well, for both fullback positions. Obviously he keeps his place at centre half as he's playing very well
If anything, I’m actually worried the forwards we seem to be targeting are almost too ambitious! To the point of being unrealistic.
How do we think his mobility and ability on the ball will stack up? Do wonder if a Mepham Ballard defence might leave us wanting a touch in games where we are trying to break down a team. Happy to have the pedigree of course - and he's definitely an indication of our intent as a club - but I dunno if a pure 'head it kick it' centre half partnership is what a genuine autos contender would typically field. Hopefully dropping a level means he can cruise through games.
