Baird of the land

Valery has trained all week. Vestergaard is far from hopeless

LOL Cedric Soares He’s swapped 9th for 10th, the silly sod. https://www.football365.com/news/january-transfer-window-2020-losers-tottenham-manchester-united-christian-eriksen

Is danso not considered senior?

Could he now, he always looked a fish out of water to me on the left. Time will tell if kwp is as comfortable on the left as it’s being spun.

You mean like in the palace game where vestergaard came in for bednarek.

sounds like the Bowen west ham deal is dragging. Hopefully it falls through.

Always liked him as a player. Been a good servant and its a pity it's so last minute that he didn't get a send off at St Mary's. However given he wasn't likely to play and we've got 5 centre backs it makes complete sense to shift one out now that we don't play 5 at the back.

Hasn't Ralph always been clear he wants a squad of around 20, which is what we'll have.

We don't need 5 centre backs, so I assume it was a decision between him or Danso leaving. Do like him as a player but yeah leicester seemed to be the end of the road for him with Ralph.

Does that mean Danso is staying?

Interesting to see how he does there. There seems to have been a spate of 5hem going out, is it a change in development tactics or giving up on this season’s u23 campaign.

Decent deal for saints for a player who was leaving regardless. He’s a very steady average unspectacular right back which is I guess what arsenal want for cover for bellerin freeing maitland niles to play where he wants. Cedric gets to audition for a permanent move rather than sit on our bench. We get give game time to Valery or audition a young player we might bid for in the summer

5th choice center back 3rd or 4th choice right back 3rd choice left back

Is there another club with 4 of its top 10 record transfers on loan. Another 3 regularly on the bench. That leaves 2 sold and only Danny ings who we bought this season in the regular starting xi

For whatever reason he seems to have drifted this season Hopefully a good move for his development.

I can't believe we would not have spoken to him in the last 12 months regarding extending. I can't see us selling him now but summer is a probably a very different story if we can't get it extended.

Was there no post palace/spurs pod?

I don't see him quitting. We're raising his profile as he hoped. Think odds are he will be here at start of next season

Yeah I always assumed that 35m was gambling next year's tv money/parachute payment.

As much as it would be nice to be the ones to break their run, I just hope we get through it unscathed. Beating spurs is a much bigger priority.

It would hardly be a surprise. We only play 2 at the back now, he's only impressed enough to be rolled out as a makeshift fullback on rare occasions.

Exactly we've got Valery back fit, a more versatile right back in KWP alongside Vokins having made an impression during his debut. That gives us 3/4 specialist options at fullback for under half a season. The 3rd right back on on high wages, the manager has never really fancied, who's contract is soon up, who's currently injured perhaps being surplus to requirement isn't a shock

Valery's last appearance was in the 2-1 win against Watford, his last start was in the narrow 2-1 loss to Man City Given both have been injured it and lack match practice it might be wise to involve both, replacing one after an hour with the other depending on which looks better to ralph in training.

Except the other week when he said Valery earlier return meant that maybe we didn't.

I can’t see us bringing in another fullback over the heads of kwp and Valery especially given the big deal made about kwp also being able to play left back. Personally i’d Like to see a loan cm if there’s going to be anyone else.