cowl Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 It's customary at this level to have at least two full elevens before resorting to the attitude of 'stick Bullen in there'. At the moment our starters are Llera and Gardner. the latter who has a patchy injury record. Should one of those become injured we then have no specialist players at that position in reserve. Some will go on about sticking Reda or Buxton in there but then we are left thin in their positions, not to mention that both Buxton and Lee are unavailable at the moment and Reda has missed more games than he's played the last few months. Yep, I think three centre halves is a bit thin also, and of those fit, I can only think of Semedo who might be able fill in if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Meanwhile Charlton look set to sign Marvin Sordell from Bolton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The agent will only be acting upon his clients instructions. Cool story bro' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Bit gutted to hear this. We woulda had a classy defense with him in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IstillhateSteveBould Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Agent - Scummy, money grabbing 2hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkoston Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Step up Danny Batth 1 year left on his contract. Shame but not going to cry about it. What happened with St Ledger? We have good options but we need to be looking to improve on Llera (as much as i love him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Could we be calling his bluff? Maybe not. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaframe Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Just the club playing hardball IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Looks bad on the club really when he's been around all pre season. Surely we must have had a good idea what he was after - disappointed we've fell short because he was a guaranteed first-teamer and definite upgrade on Llera/Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 How many centre halves did we have last season? Would have loved Zayatte though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Could we be calling his bluff? Maybe not. Who knows. I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 It's a shame because DJ had identified two players in him and Coulibaly who seemed to be a perfect fit for what we needed. Both scuppered by unreasonable demands from either club or agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) Looks bad on the club really when he's been around all pre season. Surely we must have had a good idea what he was after - disappointed we've fell short because he was a guaranteed first-teamer and definite upgrade on Llera/Taylor. Totally agree, if it has fallen through I'd be very interested as to why it has. Edited August 1, 2013 by TaxiMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowl Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Looks bad on the club really when he's been around all pre season. Surely we must have had a good idea what he was after - disappointed we've fell short because he was a guaranteed first-teamer and definite upgrade on Llera/Taylor. Wouldn't be surprised if the agent's started upping what's being asked for though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleblue Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Oh my god this can't be true, think I might just commit harry carry now ( picks up hose ) hang-on has it confirmed by a reliable source yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Cool story bro' Why do people say this, it should not be aloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 It's a shame because DJ had identified two players in him and Coulibaly who seemed to be a perfect fit for what we needed. Both scuppered by unreasonable demands from either club or agents. We don't really know that for sure though do we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUCE LEE Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 It's customary at this level to have at least two full elevens before resorting to the attitude of 'stick Bullen in there'. At the moment our starters are Llera and Gardner. the latter who has a patchy injury record. Should one of those become injured we then have no specialist players at that position in reserve. Some will go on about sticking Reda or Buxton in there but then we are left thin in their positions, not to mention that both Buxton and Lee are unavailable at the moment and Reda has missed more games than he's played the last few months. We currently have Taylor in reserve? Although I think he'll take Llera's shirt this season. My point being we have 3 highly paid centre halves, we aren't going to add to that with someone who will add substantially to the wage bill when we have ample cover. The majority of the money we have available should go on a striker, and if needs be bring in loan cover on minimal wages should one of the defenders get injured. It's not a priority is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Why do people say this, it should not be aloud. People like 14 year olds used to say it a few years ago mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 People like 14 year olds used to say it a few years ago mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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