Transfer thread Summer 2015

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goldeneadie said:
Rob " focus on a youngster with natural talent ". I am pretty sure R Bennett and I Miquel qualify under that description. So far Bennett has performed well/not so well according to posters views/bias, but of Miquel nothing is known at all. The chances of this being repeated are remote at best. I sincerely hope that if a CB is recruited it is one a cut above our existing incumbents.
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I don't disagree with this GE, and I don't think your point is incompatible with my post above (if you were intending that way, you might not have been). I agree that any CB we recruit should be a cut above Bennett and Miquel, both of whom I am pretty disappointed with. Especially Bennett as I was hoping for good things. My point was really that we shouldn't be splashing big money on a classy AND experienced CB. Don't get me wrong, if one comes up cheap we should leap at it! But in the grand scheme of things and the sums at our disposal, I sincerely think there are other priorities and if one of our back-up CBs leaves, we should be looking to invest in younger talent, who will come cheaper because of the risk <ok>
 
carrowcanario said:
It may help if we looked at a different way. If we were going to sell Martin (which I'm not suggesting we should do) which premiership teams do you think would put in serious offers for him with a view to him being first choice on their team sheet for a CB position.
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I think more PL teams would put in serious offers for him than I bet you think would ;)

The obvious answer is that no-one knows. However, I do know for a fact that Newcastle were seriously considering putting an offer in for him when that rumour cropped up (Jan 13 maybe?) and we batted them away with our demand. I appreciate that doesn't mean much at the present, but it shows that other teams have at least considered him.

KIO said:
Not saying Russ is a bad player or that he is 'continually out of position', just citing one instance that's all
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No offence KIO, but the instance you cited isn't him being out of position? That's weak defending/heading and being bullied by a big striker. We've identified that as his principal weakness some time ago <ok>
 
Canary Rob said:
I think more PL teams would put in serious offers for him than I bet you think would ;)

The obvious answer is that no-one knows. However, I do know for a fact that Newcastle were seriously considering putting an offer in for him when that rumour cropped up (Jan 13 maybe?) and we batted them away with our demand. I appreciate that doesn't mean much at the present, but it shows that other teams have at least considered him.




No offence KIO, but the instance you cited isn't him being out of position? That's weak defending/heading and being bullied by a big striker. We've identified that as his principal weakness some time ago <ok>
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Wasn't he playing at RB when this rumour surfaced?

That and a lack of pace I would argue (not that I'd stand a chance in a foot race with him!!)
 
Norfolkbhoy said:
Wasn't he playing at RB when this rumour surfaced?

That and a lack of pace I would argue (not that I'd stand a chance in a foot race with him!!)
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He'd definitely been playing partly as CB for some time (i.e. perhaps half a season), because Newcastle were particularly interested in him because he could do both. At least that's what I heard and it seemed pretty realiable <ok>

For a CB, Martin is reasonably quick compared to the physical specimens you get in that position. I agree he lacks the pace you might expect at RB though
 
canary-dave said:
A decent read, though I don't agree with all of it!
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A fairly well thought out observation. What parts don't you agree with?
99% of it makes perfect sense to me - all bar signing a new CM, as we have enough bodies and variety already and have yet to see what Vadis and Andreu can bring to the party.
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I don't think that article is too unreasonable.

The aim has to be to build a squad of 25 who all provide genuine competition for spots, and can slot in seamlessly if we have injuries. I don't believe we currently have that competition at centre back, right back, or defensive midfield. We don't really have a left winger, and none of our strikers play in the same way to Jerome, who suits our current system very well.
 
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