ARM1968 Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 On 11/08/2020 at 16:55, The People's Hero said: Trincao is a gamble and I accept his stats and performances are from the Portuguese league but he does look the real deal. Each to their own mate; but we have lots of McNeil's already. If he's better than Harvey Barnes, I'll eat my shoe - and its not a shoe made of cheese; its a real shoe made of leather. Or maybe plastic. Certainly a leather upper. Portuguese players are shite. Everyone knows that. Look at that Ronaldo bloke. Fat cnut. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 31 August 2020 Author Share Posted 31 August 2020 Just now, tetly said: We are good option for a lot of players in that league. The club he plays for now isn’t a big club he left Manchester United to go there. Anything is possible money talks and players want to play premier league football. Which he already had, and went back to France where he probably feels more at home. And is one of the best players at the club. There's literally no discernible reason why Depay would leave Lyon right now to come to us. Apart from the offer of European football but that may just be for one season and would be very short-term thinking on his part as Lyon are likely to be back in European competitions in 2021/22 season anyway. Deluded if you think Depay would choose to come here right now over staying at Lyon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetly Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 7 minutes ago, StanSP said: Which he already had, and went back to France where he probably feels more at home. And is one of the best players at the club. There's literally no discernible reason why Depay would leave Lyon right now to come to us. Apart from the offer of European football but that may just be for one season and would be very short-term thinking on his part as Lyon are likely to be back in European competitions in 2021/22 season anyway. Deluded if you think Depay would choose to come here right now over staying at Lyon. Can ask why in your opinion we are such a bad option for this type of player? We have a great infrastructure a top training ground being built. A very good young squad that needs a few tweaks here and there to become a top team. With the right recruitment we can push on and get there. He may or may not come here but this is the type of player I would like to see us go for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 31 August 2020 Author Share Posted 31 August 2020 1 minute ago, tetly said: Can ask why in your opinion we are such a bad option for this type of player? We have a great infrastructure a top training ground being built. A very good young squad that needs a few tweaks here and there to become a top team. With the right recruitment we can push on and get there. He may or may not come here but this is the type of player I would like to see us go for. It's not that we are a 'bad' option. It's just that staying in Lyon is probably a better option for him. I'm guessing he earns around £100k/w? Lyon are a decent team. Maybe they have a great infrastructure and a decent training ground too? Lyon's average squad age last season was 23.3yrs. Leicester's? 26.5yrs. I'm not trying to downplay how good a team with a decent structure we are. But think at times fans need to remove the blue-tinted glasses and realise we're still relatively small compared to clubs that regularly compete in Europe (I'm aware Lyon aren't in there this season, but did reach CL semis last!). Also, Depay is French and probably is quite comfortable at Lyon right now... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lee Monty Posted 31 August 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 31 August 2020 6 minutes ago, StanSP said: It's not that we are a 'bad' option. It's just that staying in Lyon is probably a better option for him. I'm guessing he earns around £100k/w? Lyon are a decent team. Maybe they have a great infrastructure and a decent training ground too? Lyon's average squad age last season was 23.3yrs. Leicester's? 26.5yrs. I'm not trying to downplay how good a team with a decent structure we are. But think at times fans need to remove the blue-tinted glasses and realise we're still relatively small compared to clubs that regularly compete in Europe (I'm aware Lyon aren't in there this season, but did reach CL semis last!). Also, Depay is French and probably is quite comfortable at Lyon right now... Depay is dutch 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 31 August 2020 Author Share Posted 31 August 2020 1 minute ago, Lee Monty said: Depay is dutch Hahahahha how have I thought he was French Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ely fox Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 9 minutes ago, StanSP said: It's not that we are a 'bad' option. It's just that staying in Lyon is probably a better option for him. I'm guessing he earns around £100k/w? Lyon are a decent team. Maybe they have a great infrastructure and a decent training ground too? Lyon's average squad age last season was 23.3yrs. Leicester's? 26.5yrs. I'm not trying to downplay how good a team with a decent structure we are. But think at times fans need to remove the blue-tinted glasses and realise we're still relatively small compared to clubs that regularly compete in Europe (I'm aware Lyon aren't in there this season, but did reach CL semis last!). Also, Depay is French and probably is quite comfortable at Lyon right now... I totally agree but I think we would have had A LOT more of a chance of signing players like this had we not missed out on qualifying for the riches of the Champions League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Foxhateram Posted 31 August 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 31 August 2020 3 hours ago, StanSP said: Is @Foxhateram ITK? Just had a few bits of info over the years. Not one to post 'ITK' stuff usually. Just got some information on this particular transfer and thought it was worth chipping in. I know some people are underwhelmed, but from what I can gather, our main priority is to create squad depth, so we might not see major improvements on what we have, but the players we bring in, will be happy to be part of the rotation system we'll need to be successful in our fixture congestions. 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Monty Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 12 minutes ago, StanSP said: Hahahahha how have I thought he was French Possibly been ingesting some Dutch specialties 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooflip Posted 31 August 2020 Share Posted 31 August 2020 5 hours ago, Harry96 said: He’s decent but I wish we would be looking elsewhere. If we’re gonna spend 40 odd on McNeil I’d rather pay 10 more and get zaha Problem is zaha is in his late 20s now, he’s not going to improve, and has many negatives probably most concerning being his attitude. He’s quality, but he still seems unfinished. And on mega wages, we would have to make him our highest earner which would cause problems elsewhere in the squad. McNeil isn’t at zahas level yet but could well be. Also McNeil could be trained as a left wing back which I think he would probably manage to to really well if I’m honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeman's Wharfer Posted 1 September 2020 Share Posted 1 September 2020 I think this guy would be a really smart signing. He’s more than just a winger - when we played at Turf Moor he was given licence to roam wherever he wanted and was causing a lot of problems in central areas. At the time I thought he would be a good option for us. His background also bodes well: was in Manchester United’s academy and has had to work his way back after being let go by them. For those who are saying Zaha is a better option, look at his goals return for the last 10 seasons. He flatters to deceive, nice feet and flicks and tricks but no consistent end product. That’s why none of the big clubs have taken a punt on him since his return to Palace. Barnes one side and McNeil the other (If that‘s where Rodgers would play him) would give us a pair of wingers who could conceivably deliver for us for 6 or 7 years. For me, Pérez hasn’t delivered and finding an upgrade in that area was a big potential improvement area. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Loyal Posted 1 September 2020 Share Posted 1 September 2020 Onto the next one now Timmy is done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 2 September 2020 Share Posted 2 September 2020 The local Lancashire rags are regurgitating the Mercs claims we are the favorites, however they claim of gravel throat and co want £50m of the queens English for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StanSP Posted 7 September 2020 Author Share Posted 7 September 2020 Really? Those 2 sources as news Can posts be deleted for putting IndyKaila tweets on here?! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenfox Posted 7 September 2020 Share Posted 7 September 2020 Yeeesssss let's get this thread hot for no reason just to get people excited about 3 more pages of random speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silva Fox Posted 7 September 2020 Share Posted 7 September 2020 It's all happening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDesign_JRC Posted 7 September 2020 Share Posted 7 September 2020 2 minutes ago, StanSP said: Really? Those 2 sources as news Can posts be deleted for putting IndyKaila tweets on here?! Just posting in case somehow gets it right once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy85 Posted 7 September 2020 Share Posted 7 September 2020 Boommm 🔥🔥🔥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 7 September 2020 Share Posted 7 September 2020 Heres your proper source 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDesign_JRC Posted 7 September 2020 Share Posted 7 September 2020 Let's get this thread hot lads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapero82 Posted 7 September 2020 Share Posted 7 September 2020 Just now, moore_94 said: Heres your proper source And he’s deleted it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDesign_JRC Posted 7 September 2020 Share Posted 7 September 2020 Just now, chapero82 said: And he’s deleted it As always, don't know what happens in his mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 7 September 2020 Share Posted 7 September 2020 He has spoken 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoosensLCFC Posted 7 September 2020 Share Posted 7 September 2020 2 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Heres your proper source 😂😂😂😂 The true fox knows nothing. Him deleting it says it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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