Fryers look good enough for me as back up.Re Update 84: Keep in mind that if the stories about Rose are correct then we may have to sign a second LB..
Not for me, personally. If Poch really, really wants Schneiderlin then I'd give him what he wants. He's Premier League proven and also counts as homegrown, so I'd be worried if we hadn't anticipated having to pay a large fee for him.Benega is in his last year wouldn't he be a better option?
He probably doesn' t even know we are in the states. So no thanks.assou ekotto would be a decent backup
Ron vlaar would be a good signing, last year of contract. Only thing is he is 29 I think. No resale but solid defender.Ben Davies
Morgan Schneiderlin
Fairly sure we will get these two. Then we need an experienced CB and a LWF who will get us some goals. I'd like Ron Vlaar and Kono/Jay Rodriguez, and I reckon we could get the two for less than £25m.
Fryers didn't look very comfortable at left back on sat night. Never passed the ball forward. Think he needs a bit longer.Fryers look good enough for me as back up.
wheres the jokes A&C? you exhausted your creative engine (oo-er) or just grumpy due to lack of ITK and/or donations?Your Monday thread.
Fryers didn't look very comfortable at left back on sat night. Never passed the ball forward. Think he needs a bit longer.
Re Update 84: Keep in mind that if the stories about Rose are correct then we may have to sign a second LB..
Ben Davies
Morgan Schneiderlin
Fairly sure we will get these two. Then we need an experienced CB and a LWF who will get us some goals. I'd like Ron Vlaar and Kono/Jay Rodriguez, and I reckon we could get the two for less than £25m.
wheres the jokes A&C? you exhausted your creative engine (oo-er) or just grumpy due to lack of ITK and/or donations?
I honestly would not be surprised if the CH turns out to be John O'Shea after all. Surely we would be able to get him for a reasonable price - Danny Rose swap with some money coming our way also?
Not saying I want him, but he's an experienced 'older' player rather than someone who would expect to be in the team every game.
It's all very well saying he should be given a chance, but when the window shuts it's too late. Say Davies gets a bad injury for 2 months. I think it would be silly to hope zeki can play that roll being so young. But to be fair he couldn't be any worse than rose. Especially a pissed off rose that won't of been happy sitting on the bench if he stayed.Saturday night was a) a first warm up game, b) a mixture of players in ever changing positions due to subs (think lamella ended up in holding role with mason) and c) a god awful surface to play on (everybody on our side needed 2 touches to control the ball).. Fryers has been steadily improving over the past year and should be given a chance.
Does no one here rate zeke fryers? Even as back up? I thought he did decently when he filled in last year. I'd be more than happy with Davies and fryers/bae as backup. That leaves the 3 to come in as schneiderlin (will assume Sandro goes), a cb such as dier, and what must be a lwf, someone of the ilk of konoplyanka/rodriguez/griezmann. While griezmann is unlikely I know, he has been linked and if you don't ask you'll never receive. Anything more and we'll face upheaval again, And thankfully Poch seems to appreciate this. It can't all be done in one go.
It's all very well saying he should be given a chance, but when the window shuts it's too late. Say Davies gets a bad injury for 2 months. I think it would be silly to hope zeki can play that roll being so young. But to be fair he couldn't be any worse than rose. Especially a pissed off rose that won't of been happy sitting on the bench if he stayed.
Ok,ok. Stat man Experience wise. There is a massive gulf between the 2 players.Fryers is 8 months older than Davies
True.Ok,ok. Stat man Experience wise. There is a massive gulf between the 2 players.