David Bates

[Wymsey]

Linked with a move for him. Scottish Centre-back.  22.

Has apparently been impressive with Hamburg.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leicester-city-among-host-premier-2134917

[ithuriel]

Another centre back we can buy then loan out?

[StanSP]

Not keen on this. Might have a similar problem to Soyuncu in that he'll have to learn English and that'll take a while.

[winteriscoming]

I prefer using his nickname master. 

[Foxxed]

Who wanted the two we've already got and not played then?

[Farrington fox]

Gerrimin then loan him out. 

[Guest MattP]

Under 23's do need strengthening. He might be the man for the job when Wes retires in 2021.

[foxinsocks]

I wonder how man brit kids are playing in the bunders league... was the stituation if theres a hard brexit...  will they all be coming back to replace all the french and Spanish guys we have?

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

I know nothing about him, probably like the rest of you.

[Foxxed]

31 minutes ago, foxinsocks said:

I wonder how man brit kids are playing in the bunders league... was the stituation if theres a hard brexit...  will they all be coming back to replace all the french and Spanish guys we have?

They'll be treated like the Turks and the Russians. Visa requirements, need to prove a German can't do their job etc.

[mozartfox]

1 hour ago, ithuriel said:

Another centre back we can buy then loan out?

This one off to Rangers.  Then the next purchase to Hibs and the one after that to Aberdeen.

[mozartfox]

1 hour ago, StanSP said:

Not keen on this. Might have a similar problem to Soyuncu in that he'll have to learn English and that'll take a while.

Priceless....

[RODNEY FERNIO]

Master Bates he's a w****r, he's a w****r. 

Can't wait for the opposition chants.

[Stadt]

He looks so ****ing Scottish, Hamburg fans really like him

[TrentFox]

I wish I could be like David Bates .....

[The Doctor]

Is that why we loaned Benkovic out? To learn how to communicate with this lad?

[tylesta]

We going for a 7 2 1 formation

[Scotch]

I was always impressed with him at Rangers (I'm Scottish so saw a fair bit of him when he broke into the team). He stood out against Celtic in an old firm and I remember being confused as to why rangers wouldn't give him the 7k deal he wanted but I don't think he's for us tbh. Would be 6th or 7th choice. 

[jayfox26]

21 hours ago, DANGEROUS TIGER said:

I know nothing about him, probably like the rest of you.

Never even heard of him and im a seasoned football manager gamer. If he ain't good on football manager then he ain't worth signing ?

[mozartfox]

23 hours ago, The Doctor said:

Is that why we loaned Benkovic out? To learn how to communicate with this lad?

There is a video of him on the Celtic Forum learning frigging Glaswegian!   We need to get him back on January 1 or else he will be the next player that has to learn to speak English before he can nudge Wes out of the first 11.  The fact he has probably forgotten all about Leicester now means it will be April before we see playing for the first team.   This loan may not be as wise as 'someone' thought.