coolhandfox Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 1 hour ago, Guppy said: Potential for a rare partial swap deal with iversen? Neil is a big fan apparently. We would need to get another keeper in.
Scotch Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 Can't wrap my head around signing a CB who was deemed not good enough for Scotland when CB has been Scotlands weakest position (or one of) for some years now.
elvisfmcfly Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 6 hours ago, pauls said: Stoke looking for 25 million but will end up with 15 the same as Collins probably with a sell on Are you his agent? We don’t want him!
Sly Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 5 hours ago, coolhandfox said: We would need to get another keeper in. Upgrade Smithies and pull one of the Youth keepers into 3rd choice. Either that or ask Ben Foster if he fancies doing his podcasts in Leicestershire for 3 months.
smudger63 Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 Not keen personally, but the last centre back we signed from Stoke probably saved us from relegation and was a big part of why we won the Premier league. 1
Sly Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 46 minutes ago, smudger63 said: Not keen personally, but the last centre back we signed from Stoke probably saved us from relegation and was a big part of why we won the Premier league. In fairness, Huth was a bit unique I think. If we’d have paid £15,000,000 for him, no one would have questioned it. He was proven Premier League quality and many were unsure why he wasn’t playing for Stoke. 1
AjcW Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 Im sure we’ve already got a place warmed up for him in the Srivadanaprabha ACL recovery suite 1
hackenbacker Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 Saw him play 4 times at the WC. The thing that impressed me most was his commitment. He threw himself around all over the place and repeatedly to make (sometimes last ditch) tackles or blocks. Whether he could do that week in week out and not get injured i don't know (maybe that's why he had a recent ACL injury). The only criticism i had was given his height he should have done better for Mbappe's third French goal (but it was Mbappe ) . Magnificent pass to pick out Matthew Leckie for Australia's opener in that game though. 2
Grebfromgrebland Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 Out of interest who in squad had successfully recovered from an ACL. I can't think of anyone. Actually Barnes did.
TJQuik Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 Might not work out but I don't see an issue with buying from the championship. Just don't give him an insane contract in case he turns out to be crap. 3
Ric Flair Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 1 hour ago, Grebfromgrebland said: Out of interest who in squad had successfully recovered from an ACL. I can't think of anyone. Actually Barnes did. Barnes didn't do his knee ligaments, he had a piece of floating bone.
Aleksz Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 Caught my eye at the World Cup and was super impressed. Agree with the Maguire comparisons. Gerrimin. 1
reynard Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 Buying someone on the back of 4 decent performances in a one-off World Cup would be a big gamble. Especially so given his recent injury. We're desperate but anything over 10 million would be a risk with money we don't really have. 1
Claudio Fannieri Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 I am fairly certain given he plays for Stoke, that we will have watched him a few more times than just basing it on 4 appearances in the World Cup 1
hackneyfox Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 9 hours ago, coolhandfox said: We would need to get another keeper in. We need to get another keeper in. Neither of them are good enough.
Jonezy Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 January CB signing from Stoke.... Hmmmm, last time it turned out pretty decent for us.
coolhandfox Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 11 minutes ago, hackneyfox said: We need to get another keeper in. Neither of them are good enough. True, but unlikely this window.
ian__marshall Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 Was talking to some family members over Christmas who are Stoke STHs and they couldn't stop praising this guy. Said he was head and shoulders above any player in the Championship and their thoughts were that he could old day play for a side competing at the very top of the game. I'll be honest I'd never heard of him until then but if the fees decent I wouldn't be against this one.
Hawk17 Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 This bloke was saving the day for us Aussies 24/7 during the World Cup, hoped Leicester would be interested. Comparisons to Maguire when good looked very accurate. Young, freakishly tall and aggressive. If we can get a good deal worth doing for sure, does look prem quality.
reynard Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 Never mind the quality, according to Wikipedia if we signed this guy we would have had the two tallest Aussie internationals ever both to have played for us. At 1.98 metres (6 ft 6 in), Souttar is the second tallest player to have represented the full Australia national team, behind Zeljko Kalac at 2.02 metres (6 ft 8 in).
Ian Nacho Posted 8 January 2023 Posted 8 January 2023 I’m sure our medical team will be able to deal with any ongoing injuries appropriately.
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