Swansea jack Posted 29 July Posted 29 July No idea yet of price but I would expect it to be around £1.5 -£2m. 1
bald reynard Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 30 minutes ago, Outfox the Fox said: Cullen can play as a left footed winger, well, how about this, could he actually (!) play as a LEFT winger (I know, radical, hey!)? In other words, could he be a replacement for a departing Mavididi?! Even if not playing as a winger, but as a central striker, I think he could work, playing in a (similar style) 'two up front' with Chaplin. I agree, his signing does threaten a (potentially wonderful) midfield of Braybrooke, Alves & Page. Spot on OtF. I don't think many on here have picked up the fact that he's a LEFT footed attacking player - and we don't have any others in the squad - so a crucial signing. Finally, a replacement for KDH. Also, so little chat on here about the likelihood of Mavididi going this Summer? I would have thought it, a distinct possibility. If so, we do need a replacement for that left side. And a left footed Cullen doesn't necessarily mean the loss of Alves from the team.
kingfox Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 2 hours ago, honeybradger said: Same way you wouldnt consider Choudhury, Nelson and Thomas as academy talents. If you're an established player then you're no longer a "talent" you're just part of the first team. Alves and Braybrooke aren't clearly established with us for various reasons but they're a level above the rest of the squad. So it's just common sense that they play for us rather than giving them the opportunity to impress. The point I'm making is we're not giving any young players a chance to prove themselves and make that step up. Before the obvious comments of "it's a long season, let's see where we are by Christmas" the same was said last season. Well where have Will Alves and Sammy Braybrooke come from then? The Moon? Mars? You want academy players in the squad, and you named pretty much every single one that you expect to feature more regularly than the others. I expect Joseph to be in and out of the squad, but put the blame on having 7 subs instead of 9. As for Evans, Carr, Otchere, Hutchinson, Neale and Gray, whether you like it or not, their positions remain up for debate imo. Some of them might stick around, some may end up taking the path Logan Briggs has, and get loaned out for the season.
Swansea jack Posted 29 July Posted 29 July He has played on the left for us before but is more effective centrally but not as a lone striker 1 1
coolhandfox Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 5 minutes ago, bald reynard said: Spot on OtF. I don't think many on here have picked up the fact that he's a LEFT footed attacking player - and we don't have any others in the squad - so a crucial signing. Finally, a replacement for KDH. Also, so little chat on here about the likelihood of Mavididi going this Summer? I would have thought it, a distinct possibility. If so, we do need a replacement for that left side. And a left footed Cullen doesn't necessarily mean the loss of Alves from the team. He's not a winger he has no pace.
Lesta2014 Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 5 minutes ago, bald reynard said: Spot on OtF. I don't think many on here have picked up the fact that he's a LEFT footed attacking player - and we don't have any others in the squad - so a crucial signing. Finally, a replacement for KDH. Also, so little chat on here about the likelihood of Mavididi going this Summer? I would have thought it, a distinct possibility. If so, we do need a replacement for that left side. And a left footed Cullen doesn't necessarily mean the loss of Alves from the team. Chaplain is left footed also, as are Evans and Hutchinson
teblin Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 4 minutes ago, bald reynard said: Spot on OtF. I don't think many on here have picked up the fact that he's a LEFT footed attacking player - and we don't have any others in the squad - so a crucial signing. Finally, a replacement for KDH. Also, so little chat on here about the likelihood of Mavididi going this Summer? I would have thought it, a distinct possibility. If so, we do need a replacement for that left side. And a left footed Cullen doesn't necessarily mean the loss of Alves from the team. Isn't Chaplin a left footed attacking player?
coolhandfox Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 6 minutes ago, Swansea jack said: No idea yet of price but I would expect it to be around £1.5 -£2m. If its that price we want shooting. 1
coolhandfox Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 1 minute ago, teblin said: Isn't Chaplin a left footed attacking player? Don't spoil it for the people trying to make this seem like a decent transfer!
AKCJ Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 13 minutes ago, Swansea jack said: No idea yet of price but I would expect it to be around £1.5 -£2m. £2m Honestly we are just the pits.
Swansea jack Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 7 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: If its that price we want shooting. For someone that is likely to get you 10-15 goals?
richardsfoxes Posted 29 July Posted 29 July I just want players who want to be here and willing to give it all on the pitch, been screaming for that since Enzo was here. I dont think we need technically gifted or amazing footballers right now, we need players who want to give it all and actually care.
BlueBus Posted 29 July Posted 29 July Do we reckon we're moving to 5 at the back? As Chaplin and Cullen are very similar profiles, maybe they're both playing behind the striker, we haven't made any moves for wide players this summer, despite selling 2 and we have a lot of CBs on the books.
FrankieADZ Posted 29 July Posted 29 July Just now, AKCJ said: £2m Honestly we are just the pits. we paid £5m+ for Ayew....over 20mil for Skipp....over 10m for Okoli etc 1.5m/2m honestly aint that bad imo if hes not a bell...... and actually adds to the squad imo
coolhandfox Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 1 minute ago, Swansea jack said: For someone that is likely to get you 10-15 goals? Someone who likely not good enough when we are back in the championship and has little resale value? How many times has he score more then 10 in a season in his career?
coolhandfox Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 2 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said: we paid £5m+ for Ayew....over 20mil for Skipp....over 10m for Okoli etc 1.5m/2m honestly aint that bad imo if hes not a bell...... and actually adds to the squad imo Two wrongs don't make a right.
coolhandfox Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 4 minutes ago, BlueBus said: Do we reckon we're moving to 5 at the back? As Chaplin and Cullen are very similar profiles, maybe they're both playing behind the striker, we haven't made any moves for wide players this summer, despite selling 2 and we have a lot of CBs on the books. No, we will be selling Souttar, Faes if we can.
AKCJ Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 1 minute ago, FrankieADZ said: we paid £5m+ for Ayew....over 20mil for Skipp....over 10m for Okoli etc 1.5m/2m honestly aint that bad imo if hes not a bell...... and actually adds to the squad imo £2m is effectively all of our budget for a player that doesn't improve our first 11 and stunts the growth of arguably the only player we own with any sort of real value. All whilst we don't have a striker. We just do not operate to a professional standard. 4
AKCJ Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 6 minutes ago, Swansea jack said: For someone that is likely to get you 10-15 goals? We should be paying that sort of money for a striker that can get us 20-25 goals.
FrankieADZ Posted 29 July Posted 29 July Just now, coolhandfox said: Two wrongs don't make a right. and writting off a player who has been decent for Swansea for the most part is.... i honestly dont know what some of our fans expect. 2
FrankieADZ Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 1 minute ago, AKCJ said: £2m is effectively all of our budget for a player that doesn't improve our first 11 and stunts the growth of arguably the only player we own with any sort of real value. All whilst we don't have a striker. We just do not operate to a professional standard. do we know thats all our budget? because if you want to really get down to the dots, if thats the case we cant get any loans in then.....because most if not all loans require a loan fee 1
MGLCFC Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 3 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: How many times has he score more then 10 in a season in his career? Yeah, but we paid £20+m for Daka and how many did he score in the Championship and £7m for Ayew - not sure you'd call him prolific. I appreciate what you are saying, but some players work well with certain managers and perhaps Cullen is just a piece in the jigsaw that fits RM style of play
moore_94 Posted 29 July Author Posted 29 July 3 minutes ago, AKCJ said: We should be paying that sort of money for a striker that can get us 20-25 goals. What striker would that be though 1
BenTheFox Posted 29 July Posted 29 July I am really not convinced by this one. It feels like we're signing Bobby Decordova Reid when we already have Bobby Decordova Reid.
MGLCFC Posted 29 July Posted 29 July 4 minutes ago, AKCJ said: £2m is effectively all of our budget for a player that doesn't improve our first 11 Based on what - we've not seen him play as yet. I don't suppose many thought Danny Simpson would improve our starting XI when signed, but was one of the most consistent Right Backs in 2016
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