ARM1968 Posted 16 July 2018 Share Posted 16 July 2018 5 minutes ago, toddybad said: Was hoping the Saudis were interested when I saw this high in the list! We could near enough sell them a full team for £300 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gerard Posted 16 July 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 16 July 2018 Al-Nassr could line up like this next season and all it would cost them is a paltry half billion. Musa Slimani Ulloa King Mendy James Fuchs Morgan Benalouane Simpson Jakupovic 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 16 July 2018 Share Posted 16 July 2018 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Gerard said: Al-Nassr could line up like this next season and all it would cost them is a paltry half billion. Musa Slimani Ulloa King Mendy James Fuchs Morgan Benalouane Simpson Jakupovic Ulloa at right wing! Oh, and can the OP please change Mendy's first name to its correct spelling? N-A-M-P-A-L-Y-S Edited 16 July 2018 by MC Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 16 July 2018 Share Posted 16 July 2018 1 minute ago, MC Prussian said: Ulloa at right wing! Why not. The lad has the pace of a three-legged ostrich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 16 July 2018 Share Posted 16 July 2018 hope he can prove us wrong but I think he needs shipping out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 16 July 2018 Share Posted 16 July 2018 5 hours ago, whoareyaaa said: Any news on this? didn't Puel work with him previously Do you not think that if there was any news someone would've posted it? We have threads started on the loosest of sources for God's sake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxed Posted 16 July 2018 Share Posted 16 July 2018 Is he going to play any football here? I don't have massive expectations but couldn't we manage 90 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanlegend Posted 16 July 2018 Share Posted 16 July 2018 I think the only reason we signed this fella was because he looked like and is the same size as Kante. Honestly, why the **** did we sign him? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 He's worked with Puel before, may even have been his captain at Nice so if there's one last chance for Mendy here it's now. I can't imagine he'd want to stay for anyone else and may even want out still, but he's had a doggo stint back at Nice last year and his stock has fallen considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamkhalifa Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 I think he will get a few opportunities to prove his worth. His range of passes and style of play may fit in well with Puel system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 30 minutes ago, adamkhalifa said: I think he will get a few opportunities to prove his worth. His range of passes and style of play may fit in well with Puel system. He looked a lot better for us in a 4-3-3 but alongside Ndidi in a 4-2-3-1 could work too. His off the ball screening of the defensive areas was underrated. We were desperate for him to be Kante when in reality he's just a decent passer who defends well and does the simple things. If he wants to stay, Puel wants him and we offload a few others then welcome back Papy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrifox Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 Was this chap ever any good ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 17 minutes ago, surrifox said: Was this chap ever any good ? I don't think we really ever had time to truly find out... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevosevic Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 Not seen Matty James in any pictures over the last 2 weeks. Where is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 12 minutes ago, Stevosevic said: Not seen Matty James in any pictures over the last 2 weeks. Where is he? Injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 13 minutes ago, Stevosevic said: Not seen Matty James in any pictures over the last 2 weeks. Where is he? Bostik factory 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 (edited) That 4 year new contract for Matty James was the dumbest thing the club has ever done. Regarding Mendy, I would like him to get another shot. Iborra, Ndidi, Mendy, Silva and Choudhury are good options. This is ofc if he is happy staying, I feel like he is a forgotten member of the team. The media department never bother getting players like Mendy involved, it's always boring interviews with Albrighton, Simpson, Gray, etc. Edited 17 July 2018 by lgfualol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxinNotts Posted 17 July 2018 Author Share Posted 17 July 2018 13 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Injured Again! Send him to the glue factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 8 minutes ago, lgfualol said: That 4 year new contract for Matty James was the dumbest thing the club has ever done. A 4 year contract ?? I thought it was just a years extension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Cockney Fox Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 What happened last season in France? Did he play at all and if not why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusko187 Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 He'll probably end up being amazing next season and people be queuing to give him a reach around! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphericalfox Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 1 hour ago, lgfualol said: That 4 year new contract for Matty James was the dumbest thing the club has ever done. Regarding Mendy, I would like him to get another shot. Iborra, Ndidi, Mendy, Silva and Choudhury are good options. This is ofc if he is happy staying, I feel like he is a forgotten member of the team. The media department never bother getting players like Mendy involved, it's always boring interviews with Albrighton, Simpson, Gray, etc. Mendy's English isn't very good, and if you trawl through most of the training camp photos there's only about 2 where he's smiling. Probs not best to put him in an awkward position to discuss the coming season when it's likely either he already knows he's going, or isn't sure yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue ROI Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, lgfualol said: That 4 year new contract for Matty James was the dumbest thing the club has ever done. Regarding Mendy, I would like him to get another shot. Iborra, Ndidi, Mendy, Silva and Choudhury are good options. This is ofc if he is happy staying, I feel like he is a forgotten member of the team. The media department never bother getting players like Mendy involved, it's always boring interviews with Albrighton, Simpson, Gray, etc. Easier to speak to the English players. Also a lot of that might be down to the fact that the 2016 signings were by and large a disaster. Mendy in particular has been almost invisible since he joined us. Imagine the reaction on social media if he was playing it for laughs on a Leicester affiliated page. He'd be destroyed by fans most likely. Edited 17 July 2018 by Blue ROI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The whole world smiles Posted 17 July 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 17 July 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, lgfualol said: That 4 year new contract for Matty James was the dumbest thing the club has ever done. Regarding Mendy, I would like him to get another shot. Iborra, Ndidi, Mendy, Silva and Choudhury are good options. This is ofc if he is happy staying, I feel like he is a forgotten member of the team. The media department never bother getting players like Mendy involved, it's always boring interviews with Albrighton, Simpson, Gray, etc. It really wasn't. This is one of those foxestalk myths that if enough people say it again and again it becomes fact. he had proved his fitness as played 20+ full games Tuesday, Saturday consecutively for Barnsley on loan the end of the previous season and he'd been our stand out performer in pre season. There was genuine interest from Derby and WBA, he had less than a year on his deal. The club had two choices sell him on the cheap or give him a new deal. Seeing as the club knew Danny Drinkwater wanted out and Shakespeare rated Matty from previous seasons and didn't rate Mendy or Ammartey it was a no brainer to give him a new deal. I don't know the details but I'd imagine James contract cost the club around 6 million. I doubt 6 million would have even got us half the transfer fee of an adequate replacement never mind pay his wages for 4 years. The new contract was a sensible business decision. All football transfers and new contracts carry an element of risk and Obviously with hindsight considering his new injuries it was a possibly a mistake but he could still easily regain fitness, go on loan for 6 months then sell him and the club would easily recoup the 6 millon layed out. Or he could be knackered and it's 6 million down the drain (minus the games he played last season) but I'm sure the club and the owners aren't losing any sleep about losing that on a educated gamble and neither should you. Edited 17 July 2018 by The whole world smiles 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 17 July 2018 Share Posted 17 July 2018 Pretty sure I've said this already in this thread, but him coning back is like a free hit at a new signing. If he's good then happy days but if not move him on and make a bit of cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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