Bobby De Cordova-Reid joins permanently - Official

[volpeazzurro]

Certainly has to be a far better option than Mcateer that's for sure!

[The Doctor]

On 09/12/2024 at 11:02, ClaphamFox said:

On MotD 2 last night they were saying that we look more like an established PL team than a newly-promoted side (in contrast to Ipswich and Southampton). It made me wonder whether our much-criticized summer transfer policy of targeting players with PL experience might have something to do with it.

not having that when if you look at our squad coming into the transfer window:

 

No PL experience:

Hermansen 

Fatawu

McAteer 

 

<1 season PL experience but top five league experience:

Kristensen

Mavididi

 

1+ seasons PL experience:

Ward

Iversen

Ricardo

Coady

Faes

Vestegaard 

Justin

Ndidi

Soumare

Winks

Choudhury 

Daka

Vardy

Thomas

 

We'd come up with a squad that already had a lot of premier league experience, and the ones who didn't had played at least a season in a top 5 league (la liga, PL, bundesliga, serie a, ligue un) with the exception of Hermansen and Fatawu, two of the brightest young prospects in the championship last season. With that considered, I don't think the addition of BDCR,  Skipp and Ayew (can hardly count Eduoard given he's vanished off the face of the earth) makes much difference. the difference is that Southampton had huge squad turnover (looking at their squad this season, only McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Aribo, Armstrong, Sulemana, Bazunu and Bednarek remain from those who played in 22/23) and Ipswich are back to back from league one with the squad that implies.

 

now, obviously Ward, Thomas, Choudhury... PL experience doesn't necessarily mean good enough for the division but unlike the other two promoted clubs, we've got a pretty much full PL squad already left over from 2 years ago.

[CrazyKopCorner]

20 hours ago, JonesLCFC said:

Have we ever had a player so good at scuffing their shots? From memory, there were two scuffs at Southampton and the excellent scuff to Vardy at the back post against Brighton. He’ll go down as an all-time great in his field.

He completed missed the ball Vs Lens so much so that he did a full 180 and then fell over - You could see he was a dud from the off 

[ClaphamFox]

8 hours ago, The Doctor said:

not having that when if you look at our squad coming into the transfer window:

 

No PL experience:

Hermansen 

Fatawu

McAteer 

 

<1 season PL experience but top five league experience:

Kristensen

Mavididi

 

1+ seasons PL experience:

Ward

Iversen

Ricardo

Coady

Faes

Vestegaard 

Justin

Ndidi

Soumare

Winks

Choudhury 

Daka

Vardy

Thomas

 

We'd come up with a squad that already had a lot of premier league experience, and the ones who didn't had played at least a season in a top 5 league (la liga, PL, bundesliga, serie a, ligue un) with the exception of Hermansen and Fatawu, two of the brightest young prospects in the championship last season. With that considered, I don't think the addition of BDCR,  Skipp and Ayew (can hardly count Eduoard given he's vanished off the face of the earth) makes much difference. the difference is that Southampton had huge squad turnover (looking at their squad this season, only McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Aribo, Armstrong, Sulemana, Bazunu and Bednarek remain from those who played in 22/23) and Ipswich are back to back from league one with the squad that implies.

 

now, obviously Ward, Thomas, Choudhury... PL experience doesn't necessarily mean good enough for the division but unlike the other two promoted clubs, we've got a pretty much full PL squad already left over from 2 years ago.

You’ve analysed it in much more depth than I did before my casual observation! I take your point and largely agree. I might make a case that Ayew has made a difference (notwithstanding his awful performance on Sunday) with his late goals at Southampton and Ipswich. I also think Skipp will turn out to be an important player for us. But yes: it’s true that our squad was already much more experienced than those of the other two promoted clubs. However, going back to the comment on MotD that prompted my post, I’m feeling increasingly reassured by the fact that we have a few more seasoned pros in our squad than some of our rivals. It might just make the difference at the end of the season. 

Edited 11 December 2024 by ClaphamFox

[The Doctor]

5 hours ago, ClaphamFox said:

You’ve analysed it in much more depth than I did before my casual observation! I take your point and largely agree. I might make a case that Ayew has made a difference (notwithstanding his awful performance on Sunday) with his late goals at Southampton and Ipswich. I also think Skipp will turn out to be an important player for us. But yes: it’s true that our squad was already much more experienced than those of the other two promoted clubs. However, going back to the comment on MotD that prompted my post, I’m feeling increasingly reassured by the fact that we have a few more seasoned pros in our squad than some of our rivals. It might just make the difference at the end of the season. 

no, I agree Ayew has made a difference in games, to clarify I meant a difference to the overall experience of the squad. with or without those three, we'd still have an experienced top flight squad 

[zdx]

This bloke must be absolutely honking in training not to be getting any minutes in this team.

 

3 year deal as well - fantastic business

[Mark]

On 06/07/2024 at 12:08, Mark said:

Leaves on a free following a loan spell back at Bristol City, no doubt

May as well get the loans started now, can't wait until Reid and Ayew have fcuked off

[Eskay]

3 minutes ago, zdx said:

This bloke must be absolutely honking in training not to be getting any minutes in this team.

 

3 year deal as well - fantastic business

3 years. ****ing hell. 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

40 minutes ago, zdx said:

This bloke must be absolutely honking in training not to be getting any minutes in this team.

 

3 year deal as well - fantastic business

Handing out long deals to old players and players who aren’t actually very good is only going to end in one way, which we’re finding out now, we just never learn from previous mistakes, absolutely atrocious recruitment, lumbered with this guy, Skipp, Vesty etc you think we’d of learnt from Danny Ward. 

[Paninistickers]

It's one of those what we should've done with Ward two years ago and Bertrand. 

 

Call him into the office, inform him we've made a mistake, he's free to leave, we'll honour his contract in full and wish him all the best. 

 

Sometimes the best business decisions are those when you admit you've got it wrong,.pay up and move on. 

[Soar Fox]

Spent most of the second half standing around talking to his ex teammates 

[dooflip]

On 10/12/2024 at 21:59, The Doctor said:

not having that when if you look at our squad coming into the transfer window:

 

No PL experience:

Hermansen 

Fatawu

McAteer 

 

<1 season PL experience but top five league experience:

Kristensen

Mavididi

 

1+ seasons PL experience:

Ward

Iversen

Ricardo

Coady

Faes

Vestegaard 

Justin

Ndidi

Soumare

Winks

Choudhury 

Daka

Vardy

Thomas

 

We'd come up with a squad that already had a lot of premier league experience, and the ones who didn't had played at least a season in a top 5 league (la liga, PL, bundesliga, serie a, ligue un) with the exception of Hermansen and Fatawu, two of the brightest young prospects in the championship last season. With that considered, I don't think the addition of BDCR,  Skipp and Ayew (can hardly count Eduoard given he's vanished off the face of the earth) makes much difference. the difference is that Southampton had huge squad turnover (looking at their squad this season, only McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Aribo, Armstrong, Sulemana, Bazunu and Bednarek remain from those who played in 22/23) and Ipswich are back to back from league one with the squad that implies.

 

now, obviously Ward, Thomas, Choudhury... PL experience doesn't necessarily mean good enough for the division but unlike the other two promoted clubs, we've got a pretty much full PL squad already left over from 2 years ago.

Pl experience is so over rated.

if we would have invested our 40ish million in the summer in bright prospects or even players in their mid twenties from Europe, South America etc that were good value, we would be in a better position. Appreciate that 20m of that was for bilal, who I wouldn’t change.

[Dan]

5 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

It's one of those what we should've done with Ward two years ago and Bertrand. 

 

Call him into the office, inform him we've made a mistake, he's free to leave, we'll honour his contract in full and wish him all the best. 

 

Sometimes the best business decisions are those when you admit you've got it wrong,.pay up and move on. 

Admit you've done wrong? At Leicester? Hahahahaha

[Arriba Los Zorros]

Absolutely stinks the place out this bloke. He's better than Ryan Bertrand who didn't even ****ing try I'll give him that but ability wise he's down with the Bertrand's, Bennet's and Wards 

[coolhandfox]

Ryan is that you......

[Lambert09]

1 hour ago, Dan LCFC said:

Admit you've done wrong? At Leicester? Hahahahaha

We could get the goal keeping coach to tell him,  that he was the issue and that he got it wrong,  so will personally be paying his salary ? 

[CrazyKopCorner]

On 10/12/2024 at 21:36, volpeazzurro said:

Certainly has to be a far better option than Mcateer that's for sure!

FM like choosing between a pile of shite or a heap of shite 

[UniFox21]

I am sorry for doubting you bobby 

[luthersfarm]

Was more effective than Mavs has been in a while.

[dmayne7]

Had a 10-15 min spell with Soumare where they went mental. 

[Fightforever]

Unlike Mavididi, BDCR actually has a footballing brain and knows when to release the ball hence why he got 2 assists today.

[Tielemans63]

Worked his bollocks off, well played Bobby

[foxfanazer]

Superb today. Just the kind of attitude we need to be seeing 

[Hales]

He worked hard today and was great, well done Bobby 👏 

[coolhandfox]

Fair play Bobby, did well today!