Charlie Taylor

[Chez]

5 hours ago, Osvaldorama said:

Really strange one. Wasn’t he quite good at Burnley? 

If he was good at Burnely, why didn't a PL club better than Burnely (and us) look to buy him at some point, or at the very least take advantage of the fact he was available on a free last summer?

I didnt know what he was like as a player when he signed and I still don't. 

[Gloucester Saint]

39 minutes ago, Chez said:

If he was good at Burnely, why didn't a PL club better than Burnely (and us) look to buy him at some point, or at the very least take advantage of the fact he was available on a free last summer?

I didnt know what he was like as a player when he signed and I still don't. 

Joined Ross Stewart, Larios, Tereja, Sarmiento and others in the Southampton disappearing triangle. 

[Matthew Le God]

10 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Joined Ross Stewart, Larios, Tereja, Sarmiento and others in the Southampton disappearing triangle. 

Taylor was on the bench vs Bournemouth. 

[Gloucester Saint]

7 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Taylor was on the bench vs Bournemouth. 

The context being that Juric has been utilising a formation with several full-backs in it. 

[Dman]

16 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

The context being that Juric has been utilising a formation with several full-backs in it. 

Taylor has previously played LCB in a 3. Personally, I think I'd rather see us play ABK (if Juric is being honest in that he see's him as a right sided CB) instead of Bree and Taylor at LCB. 

Nothing against Bree, but we need to try something a little different and i think its obvious to everyone that bree isn't a PL player. 

[Gloucester Saint]

7 minutes ago, Dman said:

Taylor has previously played LCB in a 3. Personally, I think I'd rather see us play ABK (if Juric is being honest in that he see's him as a right sided CB) instead of Bree and Taylor at LCB. 

Nothing against Bree, but we need to try something a little different and i think its obvious to everyone that bree isn't a PL player. 

ABK not featuring is about appearance fee to Hoffenheim. Seen Saints do this right back to Alan McLoughlin, definition of a tinpot club.

[badgerx16]

10 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

ABK not featuring is about appearance fee to Hoffenheim. Seen Saints do this right back to Alan McLoughlin, definition of a tinpot club.

Strange how different owners, decades apart, have all done this.

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

ABK not featuring is about appearance fee to Hoffenheim. Seen Saints do this right back to Alan McLoughlin, definition of a tinpot club.

So how much did we pay for a player we can't use?

It's like buying a luxury car and not being able to drive it because you can't afford the insurance. 

[Gloucester Saint]

33 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

So how much did we pay for a player we can't use?

It's like buying a luxury car and not being able to drive it because you can't afford the insurance. 

£10m was the headline fee IIRC but say £3m is probably the final installment based on X appearances and it must be quite low for ABK say 25-30 appearances. They obviously want to offload him and see him as disruptive so won’t pay the final £3m. Not saying I agree with it.

[Saint Fan CaM]

25 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

£10m was the headline fee IIRC but say £3m is probably the final installment based on X appearances and it must be quite low for ABK say 25-30 appearances. They obviously want to offload him and see him as disruptive so won’t pay the final £3m. Not saying I agree with it.

Or perhaps there’s a cut-off date for the final instalment and Saints are waiting for that to pass before putting him back out? The only reason I say this is that he seems to be in and around the squad training and featuring on the bench too, which doesn’t sound like he’s being disruptive or in a bad place with Juric.

[Matthew Le God]

4 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

ABK not featuring is about appearance fee to Hoffenheim. 

1) He was not signed from Hoffenheim 

2) Why put him on the bench rather than another player if there is no intention to play him?

[Gloucester Saint]

46 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

1) He was not signed from Hoffenheim 

2) Why put him on the bench rather than another player if there is no intention to play him?

Ok Mr Computer Game, it was VFL Bochum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armel_Bella-Kotchap

On 2, only the club knows that, but if he’s fit, he’s better than anything else there.