Dames Posted 8 January 2019 Share Posted 8 January 2019 2 hours ago, The Doctor said: So, he's off and we're going to have Andy King, a bloke who you last got got excited about being in the starting lineup when Sven was the manager, and James, who'll be injured again before the end of the month as back up. Genuinely baffling. We've got to have a CM lined up to sign surely? If we don’t then something absolutely stinks. We’d be a couple of Injuries away from King and James lining up in a 3 against one of the top 6 and that thought scares me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 8 January 2019 Share Posted 8 January 2019 Ffs...you lot are really slow!!! Puel and Silva in secret talks.. He been kept back..He'll be playing after Southampton game...this is the suprise run in for top 4...!!! Wheyhey!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volpeazzurro Posted 8 January 2019 Share Posted 8 January 2019 21 minutes ago, Dames said: If we don’t then something absolutely stinks. We’d be a couple of Injuries away from King and James lining up in a 3 against one of the top 6 and that thought scares me. Sooner have either of those compared with Silva tbh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 8 January 2019 Share Posted 8 January 2019 6 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said: Sooner have either of those compared with Silva tbh. Why? Silva's not been great but they're upper championship, maybe lower premier league, level at best. Not what we want or at the level we need. If they were being signed now we'd be totally underwhelmed. They're the two that need shipping out and replacing really 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigstonWanderer Posted 8 January 2019 Share Posted 8 January 2019 Can’t see him staying. Newport would have been the perfect match to give him a restart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jattdogg Posted 8 January 2019 Share Posted 8 January 2019 Personally i think at 31 points the execs/mgmt figures we are or will be safe seeing as 10 points should be more than enough from our remaining games to stay up. If we get rid of "dead weight" or those they have deemed surplus to requirements then it makes it easier to recruit heavily in the summer. The problem is our recruitment strategy is dire. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusko187 Posted 8 January 2019 Share Posted 8 January 2019 Wage bill is our problem in bringing players in, the likes of Silva and Iborra are hardly on peanuts. Personally think we also need to shift on King and James in this window too, get another midfielder in + a striker and a winger we should be in a better position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, WigstonWanderer said: Can’t see him staying. Newport would have been the perfect match to give him a restart. I think Claude decided he wasn't part of his plans long ago. Edited 9 January 2019 by Tuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volpeazzurro Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 10 hours ago, The Doctor said: Why? Silva's not been great but they're upper championship, maybe lower premier league, level at best. Not what we want or at the level we need. If they were being signed now we'd be totally underwhelmed. They're the two that need shipping out and replacing really Silva is clearly not up to it and sadly King isn't also. The jury is out on James really depending on the recovery from injury. A fit again James however would always get in our team over Silva as he can cope with the pace, is far stronger and overall has more to offer, which is why Puel certainly picked him ahead of Iborra who in turn, offered more than Silva. He may not have an exotic name or seem less fashionable, but for the Premiership, he's a much more valid option for me. Silva showed no redeeming features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 20 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said: Silva is clearly not up to it and sadly King isn't also. The jury is out on James really depending on the recovery from injury. A fit again James however would always get in our team over Silva as he can cope with the pace, is far stronger and overall has more to offer, which is why Puel certainly picked him ahead of Iborra who in turn, offered more than Silva. He may not have an exotic name or seem less fashionable, but for the Premiership, he's a much more valid option for me. Silva showed no redeeming features. A fit again James is an impossibility. The jury isn't out on James, he's not good enough when fit and isn't ever fit anyway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachhere Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 24 minutes ago, The Doctor said: A fit again James is an impossibility. The jury isn't out on James, he's not good enough when fit and isn't ever fit anyway I agree. He really really doesn't add anything. I just don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 I would say we have no bloody idea if James can be good enough because he hasn't been fit for an decent run in the side for years. Absolutely no way can we rely on him a) staying fit or b) being good enough. We are not a charity. We better be getting someone in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 48 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said: I would say we have no bloody idea if James can be good enough because he hasn't been fit for an decent run in the side for years. Absolutely no way can we rely on him a) staying fit or b) being good enough. We are not a charity. We better be getting someone in. probably some young french guy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosmanana Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 Adrien Silva is a far superior footballer than Matty James. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 12 hours ago, The Doctor said: Why? Silva's not been great but they're upper championship, maybe lower premier league, level at best. Not what we want or at the level we need. If they were being signed now we'd be totally underwhelmed. They're the two that need shipping out and replacing really Because if we're talking about a 5th choice option that doesn't play, you're better off having a cheaper James than an expensive Silva. You can cash in on Silva and buy someone who actually fits in with what the manager wants from his cm's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 40 minutes ago, Babylon said: Because if we're talking about a 5th choice option that doesn't play, you're better off having a cheaper James than an expensive Silva. You can cash in on Silva and buy someone who actually fits in with what the manager wants from his cm's. That's not what was discussed though - the post I was responding to said they'd rather rely on James than Silva against the top six. Which is pure madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, WigstonWanderer said: Can’t see him staying. Newport would have been the perfect match to give him a restart. This. Why on earth would Puel play a clearly unfit James and give minutes to King who will likely never play for us again. I think it is very clear Puel wants Silva out in this window. I think it's a shame as although he has struggled in his handful of showings for us, I still believe he should have been given more game time to try and adapt. He certainly doesn't seem to think his time is over yet or at least not giving up, judging by his latest social media post. Hopefully he is able to earn himself another chance, before we completely write him off and lose what would be a lot of money on him. Edited 9 January 2019 by STUHILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, STUHILL said: This. Why on earth would Puel play a clearly unfit James and give minutes to King who will likely never play for us again. I think it is very clear Puel wants Silva out in this window. I think it's a shame as although he has struggled in his handful of showings for us, I still believe he should have been given more game time to try and adapt. He certainly doesn't seem to think his time is over yet or at least not giving up, judging by his latest social media post. Hopefully he is able to earn himself another chance, before we completely write him off and lose what would be a lot of money on him. Because much like Iborra there is clearly a deal being worked on. Puel doesn't want King either lets not forget, but if no deal is close for him then he's going to play over Silva. I can't even believe this is an argument after what happened with Iborra going, after people were saying "why didn't Iborra play"... it seems obvious if you read between the lines just as it was with Iborra. Edited 9 January 2019 by Babylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 Just now, Babylon said: Because much like Iborra there is clearly a deal being worked on. Puel doesn't want King either lets not forget, but if no deal is close for him then he's going to play over Silva. I can't even believe this is an argument after what happened with Iborra going, after people were saying "why didn't Iborra play"... it seems obvious if you read between the lines. Helps if you don't post before reading the second line of my post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volpeazzurro Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 3 hours ago, The Doctor said: A fit again James is an impossibility. The jury isn't out on James, he's not good enough when fit and isn't ever fit anyway I can't really argue with the fitness. Albeit Mendy was hugely written off by many on here, this is twice with James with us now and one with Man Utd! IF fully fit I do however think him decent as cover and when he did last play, certainly and just in my opinion, more effective than King or Silva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 22 minutes ago, STUHILL said: I still believe he should have been given more game time to try and adapt. Scenario.... Puel plays Silva for 10 games, we start slipping down the table and losing points. Would you slate Puel, or would you say "well at least he gave Silva a chance". I know what most would say, because we had the same with Iheanacho. "Why isn't Shakespeare playing him, Shakespeare is an idiot". Why isn't Puel playing him, Puel is an idiot... **Iheanacho plays a few games**... "Iheanacho is shit, Puel is an idiot for playing him". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 3 minutes ago, STUHILL said: Helps if you don't post before reading the second line of my post... So why even pose the question in such a mannger if you already know the answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebfromgrebland Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 Maybe we just need to reduce our wage bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post STUHILL Posted 9 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 9 January 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Babylon said: Scenario.... Puel plays Silva for 10 games, we start slipping down the table and losing points. Would you slate Puel, or would you say "well at least he gave Silva a chance". I know what most would say, because we had the same with Iheanacho. "Why isn't Shakespeare playing him, Shakespeare is an idiot". Why isn't Puel playing him, Puel is an idiot... **Iheanacho plays a few games**... "Iheanacho is shit, Puel is an idiot for playing him". I don't think anyone is asking for Puel to suddenly chuck Silva in for 10 games. I think the wiser ones are just suggesting that we are short of a passing CM. Puel has finally started switching to three CM's, and so Silva who has looked lightweight, could benefit from having two DCM's beside him. None of us are saying he is instantly going to look as good as he did for Porto or Portugal, but perhaps a little more patience and game time could be worth a try, especially due to how much we are likely to lose if we write him off now. You say that it is likely that he has a move lined up, like Iborra and that explains his complete absence from the FA Cup tie, but doesn't seem he is aware of that... Got to admire his attitude and work ethic if nothing else. Hopefully that will pay off and he will get another chance under Puel. Edited 9 January 2019 by STUHILL 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 9 January 2019 Share Posted 9 January 2019 5 minutes ago, Babylon said: So why even pose the question in such a mannger if you already know the answer? Using a question you likely know the answer to, to show your disbelief or disagreement with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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