28 Jun 2024 10:35:13
Looks like the DCL move to Newcastle is back on with Minteh coming to us going to be an interesting couple of days.
28 Jun 2024 11:22:12
Mini transfer deadline day, GB, a reaction to this FFP business and will force rule changes moving forward you’d think.
28 Jun 2024 12:04:53
Yep reckon the same mate, hope we keep within FFP.
28 Jun 2024 13:02:59
If they want 40 million and we want 37 million.
I would take them up on it tbh.
One is injury prone and as we all know, the body only declines the older you get. The other is 19 and has attributes that we severely lack. He also seems hungry to prove himself in the league and favours a move to us which can only be a good thing.
Having Ndiaye and him in the front 4 would change the dynamics of this side dramatically.
Interesting times ahead if true GB.
28 Jun 2024 13:13:42
Really really chuffed with the transfers so far, hope this one can be done aswell, as much as i like DCL through no fault of his own he is too injury prone we simply cannot afford the same thing to happen this coming season, Sean must have a couple lined up so I leave it to him mate.
28 Jun 2024 16:16:27
I get that dcl was out for quite a while but I don't really want to jump on the injury prone wagon. I honestly believe he was mismanaged from the moment Carlos left until Dyche rocked up. Other managers staked their tenure on him and brought him back too early on several occasions because we didn't have any threat up front. It's not right but understandable considering how trigger happy our owner has been. Dyche didn't rush him after taking the hot seat and got nearly 40 games out of him last season. That, to me, doesn't suggest the lad is injury prone at all, it proves he can get on the pitch and close to full fitness for the majority of the season.
Scoring goals is another thing all together and he hasn't been doing that as much as we would like. Some of that is down to quality of delivery into the box, some of it down to tactical decisions. Dyche likes his cf to work the channels whereas CA made him stay in the box which, ultimately, seen him score more goals in a season than he had before. I wouldn't sell him yet, his work rate and hold up play is good and if we play to his strengths I think we can get a decent return out of him each season.
28 Jun 2024 16:57:37
Bluenose, I got pissed off at your comment about "the body declines the older you get", and then I just got back from 18 holes of golf and I'm knackered. But I am 84! You are right we need some younger, faster and hungry players, we have enough Young types.
29 Jun 2024 08:41:46
BM fair play to you mate at 84 playing 18 I'm 51 and need a new spine after just 9.
29 Jun 2024 10:29:55
Keep DCL if he signs a contract as the players we are looking to bring in fit with his play.
Stick him in the box, feed him and he’ll score goals.
Stop using him as a lone striker to hold up the ball, it doesn’t work.