tarn owl Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 40 minutes ago, Daizan10 said: And Bannan is out Xavi? Correct and hutch our Busquets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfcGibbo Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, mcmigo said: I hate to go against the grain on this, but what a crazy decision this is. The guy has barely kicked a football in 2 years - we have to move on from relying on players who, even at their peak, were not good enough to get us promoted. He has been a lovely footballer when fit and on form - but his time should be up. ABSOLUTE carnage decision giving someone a sensible one year contract who has been huge for us over the years. Understand your rationale if this was a 3 year deal but its 1 year pal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, mcmigo said: I hate to go against the grain on this, but what a crazy decision this is. The guy has barely kicked a football in 2 years - we have to move on from relying on players who, even at their peak, were not good enough to get us promoted. He has been a lovely footballer when fit and on form - but his time should be up. There's always one... He was good enough to be part of a team who got us into the play offs twice. He was also a standout performer in both of those seasons. Yes, he's a few years older and has had a nightmare with injuries, but in the current situation we find ourselves (where we can't sign people), I can't see any harm in offering an excellent player a 1-year deal. It is completely low risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls77 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, mcmigo said: I hate to go against the grain on this, but what a crazy decision this is. The guy has barely kicked a football in 2 years - we have to move on from relying on players who, even at their peak, were not good enough to get us promoted. He has been a lovely footballer when fit and on form - but his time should be up. Yeah crazy decision to offer him a 1 year deal to prove his fitness. If if he breaks down then he departs, on the other hand if he gets back to that form from 2/3 years ago, it’s a great decision! Risks are small!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Toni Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 1 hour ago, zico.b said: As good as a new signing that is. I'm going to have a beer to celebrate!! Were you going to have a beer anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, mcmigo said: I hate to go against the grain on this, but what a crazy decision this is. The guy has barely kicked a football in 2 years - we have to move on from relying on players who, even at their peak, were not good enough to get us promoted. He has been a lovely footballer when fit and on form - but his time should be up. It’s a low risk strategy to try and help someone get back to where he was The club must believe he has a good chance or it would have been a pay as you play deal If he looks anything like in January, he will get another deal, if not we can say goodbye to one of the most silkiest players we’ve seen at Hillsborough in many a year He deserves this chance 1 Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Got a sneaky feeling we are gonna see the KL we know and love very soon. Just a few sub appearances to get him firing and then back to first 11 pick and scoring goals and covering every blade of grass. Be like signing a £ 7million player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daizan10 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, tarn owl said: Correct and hutch our Busquets Hutch is better than that horse faced faker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Lee is so good that he managed to do the seemingly impossile: That being me and @Beholder actually agreeing on something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, mcmigo said: I hate to go against the grain on this, but what a crazy decision this is. The guy has barely kicked a football in 2 years - we have to move on from relying on players who, even at their peak, were not good enough to get us promoted. He has been a lovely footballer when fit and on form - but his time should be up. If he says he feels good and back at championship level fitness I believe him. He's still the same player. Absolutely fantastic addition to the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmJimmers Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 If he stays fit and not high wages then that's great. Don't think we could get anybody comparable without paying a shed load. As an aside, really like the videos and content the site are putting out. Seems like the marketing dept are really doing some good stuff lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 He deserves a chance , top player ,top attitude ,top professional . Hope he gets another 2 years on top of this deal , that will prove he is back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mcmigo Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 12 minutes ago, Beholder said: Got a sneaky feeling we are gonna see the KL we know and love very soon. Just a few sub appearances to get him firing and then back to first 11 pick and scoring goals and covering every blade of grass. Be like signing a £ 7million player. I feel very sorry for Lee - he has had nigh on 3 years of injury issues, been rushed back at times which hasn't helped. But we are getting sentimental here. He is 31 and has barely kicked a ball since he was 28. Lets be realistic - if we were able to spend some money there is no way we would have done this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarn owl Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 19 minutes ago, Daizan10 said: Hutch is better than that horse faced faker... Ok shall i go for Mascherano? Rakitic? No you are right he is better than the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, mcmigo said: I feel very sorry for Lee - he has had nigh on 3 years of injury issues, been rushed back at times which hasn't helped. But we are getting sentimental here. He is 31 and has barely kicked a ball since he was 28. Lets be realistic - if we were able to spend some money there is no way we would have done this. Well I see it as pragmatic. It's a low cost for a player of his stature if he is fit. Which he says he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew6666 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 38 minutes ago, mcmigo said: I hate to go against the grain on this, but what a crazy decision this is. The guy has barely kicked a football in 2 years - we have to move on from relying on players who, even at their peak, were not good enough to get us promoted. He has been a lovely footballer when fit and on form - but his time should be up. I'm sure (I hope) this has been taking into consideration when the contract has been calculated and given. On his day, he is one of the best midfielders in this division - proven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) 45 minutes ago, mcmigo said: I hate to go against the grain on this, but what a crazy decision this is. The guy has barely kicked a football in 2 years - we have to move on from relying on players who, even at their peak, were not good enough to get us promoted. He has been a lovely footballer when fit and on form - but his time should be up. This notion that 'these players weren't good enough to get us promoted' has been batted around on here for a while now, and it makes as little sense now as it did on the day it was first written. OK, so the collective group of players we had in 2015/16 and 16/17 didn't get us promoted, but that doesn't mean that each and every one of them lacks the quality needed to be part of a promotion-winning squad in the future. With a different manager, different tactics, and different teammates, the likes of Lee, Bannan, Reach, Lees, Westwood, Hutchinson, and Forestieri are all of the standard required to win promotion and could surely be part of a successful squad at this level. If we only want players who've already won promotion from this division, then let's bring back Jones, Abdi and Boyd and see how we get on. I'd much rather we keep Kieran Lee, to be honest. Edited July 26, 2019 by areNOTwhatTHEYseem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 48 minutes ago, mcmigo said: I hate to go against the grain on this, but what a crazy decision this is. The guy has barely kicked a football in 2 years - we have to move on from relying on players who, even at their peak, were not good enough to get us promoted. He has been a lovely footballer when fit and on form - but his time should be up. Glad someone said it Tidy footballer, but again, someone who was part of the team not good enough 4 years ago. Plus he’s 4 years older and has barely kicked a ball One year deal on a low wage is little risk I agree. But people are acting like he’s the second coming of god who will get us promoted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatter Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Have to agree it’s worrying that we are in a position of having to rely on Lee and Hutchinson in midfield. However, I doubt that Lee would have been dumped even if we were allowed to spend on midfield reinforcements. His quality and past service deserve another year. It may be his last, but surely his contribution will be equal to or better than the likes of someone like Onomah who is going to cost some club several millions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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