Chez

One year (out of a three year contract) at Molde, then sold to Feyenoord and a year into a five year contract. 30 games for them. Looks quite exciting. Pacey, attacking fullback that gets stuck in. Lots of composure when in attacking positions. Lots to like about his youtube videos.

I got massive Kayne Ramsay vibes in the cup game. He wants games, a loan would give him that. I'd like to see left back strengthened. Not convinced by Perraud and KWP should be playing right back.

How long is Tino out for? Fullback is a key position. Overloading is no bad thing.

skint you say, wit a crap team and a crap manager. Some has beens, never gonna be's ad kids not ready for Prem football...

https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/marseille-are-hoping-to-sell-duje-caleta-car-this-summer/ Marseille need to sell someone. Slightly concerned that that report suggests he had some `poor outings'.

Just read a couple of 3 week old news items reporting that Bayern had put several players up for sale. Roca was one, and he jojned Leeds - so perhaps the stories are reasonably accurate. Omar Richards was another, with Stuttgart interested. If we are looking for another left back - and I guess that all depends on how Small's progress is perceived, then Richards would be worth considering IMO. https://bayernstrikes.com/2022/06/13/bayern-munich-ready-move-three-fringe-players-summer/

Should be relatively easy to adjust these lyrics.. You keep on giving me the hold up, hold up Used to be my Romeu (Whoa-oh, yeah) Used to be my Romeu (Whoa-oh, yeah) Let it all go (Whoa-oh, yeah)

wondering if their legs will go wont be an issue then.

Sure, he might not make it, but because he is actually talented, he's got a better chance than most in our academy. City and Chelsea pay their 16 and 17 years old a shed load of money...and many of them come through. Not all of course, but many. If you are a top young prospect, you get paid these days by the big sides. Doesn't mean you sit back and spend your time counting your money. It's bad news losing talent like this.

yes.

scored a hattrick against them didn't he? Will have caught the eye.

When Watford made us look like chumps at SMS, was it Dennis that ran rings round us on the break of Saar? I can't remember.

Not sure I am `excited' by our recruitment. Nervous might be a better description, but then again I am a pessimist for sure. That said, I'm not bothered by the age of the players. Ajax made the EUROPA league final a couple of season ago with an entire team full of nippers. It's all about the quality. Hopefully we are signing gems. Genuine question. Do all/most players actually get better beyond 25 or have their reached their peak in terms of skill and fitness? Was a 30 year old Beckham better than a 25 year old Beckham? Perhaps this differs depending on the position.

plus making money on player transfers means that in the next cycle (a season or two down the line) we perhaps are able to pay £15m or £20m for a youngster instead of the £5m or £10m we can afford right now. The success of the Ings transfer though, does make me wonder if we need `gamble' a little more, especially up front, should the right guy be available. Not sure who that right guy is though. Broja or Saar from Watford perhaps...

You might have a point. Not sure traversing does look great. Better than stacking.

Just poor design. Lose the black lines and the badges could traverse the red and white stripes just fine (removing the black lines would also enable the sponsor logo to be transparent like the GK shirt - it cant be as the line would interfere with the lettering). Make the stripe wider and the badges fit into the red, make it thinner and they could appear to the side of it. It matters not. It is what it is. Will just bug the hell out of me all year. What's behind the pattern in the white. Or is it random? Shame they couldn't somehow tie that pattern in withe keeper shirt design to create a joined up kit.

Love a white kit. Can't stand the stacked badges. Understand why they do it, but just think it looks really poor. I can imagine the designer saying "so, what do we do with the badges then?". Hate the thickness of the black vertical lines. Cheapens the whole design. Have to say I much prefer how the shirt looks with the Utilia sponsorship. Hummel really do the best keeper shirts by miles. Looks great.

Ok. He covers the ground like Kante.

What do you mean by exposed? Showed up as not being good enough? City being exposed on the break is exactly why they have signed him. He covers the ground like Morgan used to (and what we badly miss ourselves). Leeds were a completely different side with and without him. With 60 games a season I suspect he'll play a fair few.

Everyone says he is the nuts. Does that end Newcastle's interest in Salisu?

I was going to say something similar. How did they go down? They murdered us at their place.... Weghorst has been mentioned too, although I don't think many Burnley fans were impressed come the end of the season. Cork has been mentioned on here at least once since they went down. You can certainly add Nathan Collins to that list, as he's one that I've mentioned a few times. Is Connor Roberts any good? Cracking goal against us, but not really seen him myself. Almost a full team... Pope Roberts Mee Tarkoski Collins Cork Brownhill McNeil Weghorst Cornet

So, apart from the ones that were without question successful, those that were young (the discussion was about whether any signed relegated players had done OK afterwards, not if any older relegated players had done well), those that Barcelona sign on loan and the ones that have played in the top flight for years after they were relegated/signed (is that not success?)...what have relegated players ever done for the Prem? 😉 You have a point though. Its not a huge list. Many more were signed and certainly didn't work out. Charlie Austin for starters (and some would say McCarthy). As with all signings, you have to pick the right ones. When West Ham went down in 2003, Joe Cole, Jemaine Defoe, Glenn Johnson and Carrick all were acquired. Sometimes teams have genuine talent AND go down. Even we had Peter Crouch... I'm certainly not advocating signing Mee. I think Collins is the guy to get. BTW Sessegnon has been first choice for Spurs since January. Seems to be doing OK. I'd certainly have him here.

like Djemeno, he kept getting the ball stuck under his feet a lot, which slowed all attacks down to a standstill. A sure sign of a lack of confidence. If he gets his confidence back though, maybe he can become the Ings Mark II we all want.

That's quite a burn. My point being, I see the phrase `not given a fair crack of the whip' and I simply don't agree with it. He was given a long run in the side, but he and he alone failed to take that chance. His confidence fade away and from then on Broja was by far the better option. Maybe he ought to have been picked ahead of Long right towards the end of the season. I agree with you though that he might be worth another look. I don't think Che was any better in his first season. He also is not the second coming, but Saints fans seem reasonably happy with him, so a reasonable bar.

Essien. What a player. Certainly not the first name that came to mind when thinking of Diallo's best role.