Van Aken will be allowed to leave

[TrickyTrev]

Good, he’s absolutely dreadful.

[robowl4life]

26 minutes ago, alanharper said:

We'll probably sell Iorfa for about £400k now  

Don’t joke about that. It’d be such a Wednesday thing to do ffs.

[TheEnchanter]

Might mean the Lindsay link is true though. I can't see us only having 4 cbs if we want to play 352 or 532. 

 

Unless he is reverting back to 4 at the back. 

[Roy Of The Roasters]

17 minutes ago, GMOwl72 said:

 

Borner, falls into the Peter Atherton mould for me - a decent enough player but we need better.

 

 

 

What wouldn't I give for a Peter Atherton right now....

 

In all seriousness, we need better all over the pitch. But finances and circumstances force us to operate in a particular market right now.

[apswfcowl]

Hope some clueless scouts somewhere are scouring the universe and beyond for the answer to their centre back problems with 4m in their pocket.......

[Holmowl]

3 minutes ago, TheEnchanter said:

Might mean the Lindsay link is true though. I can't see us only having 4 cbs if we want to play 352 or 532. 

 

Unless he is reverting back to 4 at the back. 

With 3 CB slots I think 4 first-picks is perfect. We can’t afford a 5th quality CB to twiddle his thumbs.

 

Palmer, as 5th choice CB and 4th choice WB is ample cover as a utility player. 
 

Let’s keep some funds available for the much-needed lead striker.

[striker]

Hasn't taken Monk long to work out he's crap, fair play. 

 

Hopefully there is an exit route abroad and nominal fee to add back in to the budget. 

[S36 OWL]

1 hour ago, Therealrealist said:

So is the agency or agent who signed all this guff still with us?

 

Stuffing boy and his cronies 

[Nero]

1 hour ago, Inspector Lestrade said:

Haven't we been down this road before with Moses?  So couldn't Monk change his mind about Van Aken if he went on to show what he can do?

But MO has been a good championship player who has lost his mojo.

JVA hasn't and never will be and sadly its absolutely obvious.

[IstillhateSteveBould]

58 minutes ago, CalmJimmers said:

 

Agreed, not given up on Lees either, but think he should have the captaincy taken away from him and a leader put next to him. 

Agree with this. Lees can actually defend and he was excellent with Loovens next to him. Good back up option at the least.

[Marc_Degryse]

40 minutes ago, robowl4life said:

Don’t joke about that. It’d be such a Wednesday thing to do ffs.

Nah more likely we'd have a fall out with him over a new contract, then he spends the rest of his time here in the reserves before leaving on a free!

[CalmJimmers]

17 minutes ago, IstillhateSteveBould said:

Agree with this. Lees can actually defend and he was excellent with Loovens next to him. Good back up option at the least.

 

He was class when he first came in, think he's deffo a confidence player. 

 

Really don't think he's suited to the captaincy, on the pitch at least. Ironically it'd take a real show of leadership to stand the captaincy down and focus on his game. It'd show that he knows what his strengths and weaknesses are. 

 

Easy to say when you are just a fan though! 

[swinners]

Lees, as captain and CB that has in the past renewed his contract will be on a wedge of money.  For me he shouldn't command one of our top wages, but I bet he does.

 

Id offload him and JVA and if we could get in Venecio then that would be very good business and be greatvfir our accounts.

 

Also it would leave Venecio, dunckley,  borner and Iorfa for 3 spots.  I think that woukd be decent.

[Buddy Repperton]

42 minutes ago, S36 OWL said:

 

Stuffing boy and his cronies 

Yeah that's what I thought too.

And is this cancer still at the club?

[83owl]

42 minutes ago, IstillhateSteveBould said:

Agree with this. Lees can actually defend and he was excellent with Loovens next to him. Good back up option at the least.

Lees plays like a lost child that has stumbled onto the pitch. He’s hesitant, indecisive and looks scared of his own shadow. He doesn’t close down he will happily back off an attacker until he gets tangled in the net. 25k a week for a back up option.

[Pressman 1]

1 Mill and any club interested can have him but seriously 4m down the toilet 

[shezzas left peg]

We may have decided he can leave that's all fine and dandy as long as we can get someone else gullible enough to buy him off us otherwise we're stuck with him for the forseeable future. 

No mobility, no agility and injury prone. 

[edwinowl]

1 hour ago, GMOwl72 said:

Yet to see Dunkley so can’t really comment on him but seen enough of Iorfa and Borner to realise we need greater strength in centre defence.

 

I know many see Iorfa as our best player but he’s not commanding enough at either end of the pitch and has too many mistakes in him . His pac3 gets him out of situations that he himself causes. As I say many disagree but that’s my view.

 

Borner, falls into the Peter Atherton mould for me - a decent enough player but we need better.

 

 

Totally agree mate. If Lees can get back to his best then he’s a player. Borner is steady at best but there’s always a mistake in iorfa waiting in the wings for me. 

[Manwë]

He's better now than when he joined us, and at a better age too.

 

We should be looking at £8-£10m.

 

 

[bobness]

My only concern is that most other clubs don't have the fortitude to keep on looking after they've reviewed 200 candidates, so he may not even make it to the talent pool they're selecting from.