STUHILL Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 1 hour ago, moore_94 said: Pointless looking at it this way though as Brighton have to defend more so naturally Dunk will have higher stats Also, Maguire was really not at his best for lots of last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 47 minutes ago, Babylon said: I'm happy to make up something really vague and non committal and pass it off as inside information if you'd like? No different to 90% of all football forums posters then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nnfox Posted 16 July 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 16 July 2019 Rob Dorsett saying on SSN that we aren't in the market for a central defender. Tarkowski and Dunk perceived poor value for money. There will be no Maguire replacement if he does leave. 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 1 hour ago, Yes N'Didi said: Surprised me but Dunk is ahead of Maguire in nearly every area... Played 5 games more mind. Defensive stats are not a reliable indicator for a top defender. In most metrics like goals, assist, key passes, chances created, etc the players high on the list are the players you expect to be. This isn't the case for defenders as you would expect someone like Dunk who was in a defensive Brighton team. Out of the teams that stayed up they scored the least amount of goals by far. The next worse Newcastle scored 7 more and then the next worse after that was Burnley and Southampton with 10 more. There are a lot of red flags for Dunk at that price. Big strong CB's can look like stars in very defensive compact teams and his age also goes against him @Ric Flair alluded to the fact that very few players have a breakout season at 28. I still believe we've encouraged this rumour and price to justify our demands for Maguire and would be sickened to see us blow £45m on Dunk. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shane Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 1 hour ago, Rusko187 said: Forgive my ignorance, what position does he play? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 This is exactly what I thought - donuts probably bollox. Money to be splashed on an outrageous winger. Good good. We’re gonna win the league. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Leeds Fox Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 2 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: Great thing to release. Either we try our two promising CBS and Rodgers thinks they are up the task or we have showed that we are not desperate so won't be bent over on a fee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzy_Larsson Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 7 minutes ago, nnfox said: Rob Dorsett saying on SSN that we aren't in the market for a central defender. Tarkowski and Dunk perceived poor value for money. There will be no Maguire replacement if he does leave. That would be a very sensible decision imo if true. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusko187 Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 Sell Maguire for 90m, Smash 90m on a winger Get on the blower to Madrid for Bale! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 11 minutes ago, nnfox said: Rob Dorsett saying on SSN that we aren't in the market for a central defender. Tarkowski and Dunk perceived poor value for money. There will be no Maguire replacement if he does leave. As many others have said in this thread, one of the reasons why we are in such a strong position as a club is that we've taken chances on upcoming players. When we signed Harry Maguire, many people questioned the purchase of a centre back for a team that had just been relegated, and now he might conceivably become the most expensive defender in the world! We signed two defenders last year, so give them a chance. If they aren't good enough after that, then get someone else in. Who knows they might even end up being better than what we already have! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SO1 Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 Thank God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkenzo Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 1 hour ago, Ashley said: Absurd that we bought Maguire from relegated Hull. Absurd that Liverpool bought Robertson from relegated Hull. Silly sausages Thank you for agreeing with my point whilst trying to make out you disagree??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 Just what I wanted to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywood_6 Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 17 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: Thank god for that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffschlupp Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 I do hope the club have pushed that message out to strengthen its negotiating position rather than them seriously not considering replacing Maguire. A massive risk if they are serious about top 6 this year - I fear that if it doesn't work out, not only are we going to be charged an even bigger premium for a CB in January/next summer, but we're also going to have blown our best chance at breaking the top 6 we might ever get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkenzo Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 1 hour ago, Simoken said: Its absurd to think we bought a CB from a relegated Hull City. Same with you, at a loss as to how you've taken what i've said as though i'm saying that it is absurd to do such a thing, but okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 1 hour ago, urban fox said: My nephews 11 year old boys best mate washes one of the groundstaffs second cousins cars on a saturday morning for a bit of pocket money and he says that its rubbish and that when Top stopped off round there for a quick cuppa the other day he said that we will sell Maguire so that we can bring in Ronaldo to play on the wing. Does that make me a real life genuine ITK? I can make up as much of this sort of BS as you like. Ultimately we should trust in Top, BR and Rudkin to do their jobs and whatever they think is right for the short and longer term ambitions of the club both on and off the field. You're in the club, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Muzzy_Larsson Posted 16 July 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 16 July 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, jeffschlupp said: I do hope the club have pushed that message out to strengthen its negotiating position rather than them seriously not considering replacing Maguire. A massive risk if they are serious about top 6 this year - I fear that if it doesn't work out, not only are we going to be charged an even bigger premium for a CB in January/next summer, but we're also going to have blown our best chance at breaking the top 6 we might ever get. That's the thing a lot seem to be missing in this thread, the club have replaced Maguire, in fact they have already replaced him with two players, both Soyuncu and Benkovic were signed on that premise last summer so in that sense you are ahead of the game and don't need to go scurrying out to the market to panic buy and pay over the odds for someone like Dunk. Top 6 as good as it would be to get there isn't some sort of holy grail, it only gets European football. If I were a Leicester fan I'd much rather the club was planning progressively for the years ahead and to be punching at that level consistently as opposed to going all in to make it for one season at the expense of the two or three seasons that follow. Edited 16 July 2019 by henrik_62 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox42 Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 3 minutes ago, filbertway said: Just what I wanted to hear. see* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AjcW Posted 16 July 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 16 July 2019 Sky Sources say Maguire is leaving: “idiots know nothing” Sky Sources saying we aren’t signing a replacement: “Just what I wanted to hear, music to my ears!!” ? 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 Praise the Lord! Now please lock this thread!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 Agreed. To the Tarkowski thread! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanchflower78 Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 Good news, over to Benkovic and Soyuncu now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB-THE-BLUE Posted 16 July 2019 Share Posted 16 July 2019 As if Rob Dorsett knows anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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