John Lundstram (signed, official)

[StinckleyFox]

3 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Mainly age and no resale value 

If he’s coming on a free why does he need resale value? We already have plenty of youth in the squad who will have value

[Tommy G]

3 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Mainly age and no resale value 

Not every single player is going to be between 20-25 and have a resale value

[boosmanana]

5 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Mainly age and no resale value 

3 of our main prospects currently have nobody to learn from really though do they? Page, Braybrooke and Neale all look incredibly promising and could end up fetching us a large amount of money in the future, so if anything we're investing in both their and our future by bringing someone in to help them. I get the age and resale value argument as we've been ****ed by players like Ayew in the not too distance past. We've also bought players for a lot of money with enormous potential resale value and got absolutely nothing for them (Tielemans) so it's a difficult one either way (made more difficult by Rudkin.)

Edited 1 September by boosmanana
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[HP1]

2 hours ago, 80footgiraffe said:

Got very sad eyes 

Maybe he can see in to the future

[wardyfox86]

Absolutely the kind of player we need alongside Braybrook and Page in that Midfield 3. Turning out to be a promising deadline day in my opinion.

[les-tah]

3 minutes ago, StinckleyFox said:

If he’s coming on a free why does he need resale value? We already have plenty of youth in the squad who will have value

If Braybrooke and Page kick on and really cook this season and we get promoted the resale value in them could be ridiculous.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

1 hour ago, StinckleyFox said:

If he’s coming on a free why does he need resale value? We already have plenty of youth in the squad who will have value

 

1 hour ago, Tommy G said:

Not every single player is going to be between 20-25 and have a resale value

 

1 hour ago, boosmanana said:

3 of our main prospects currently have nobody to learn from really though do they? Page, Braybrooke and Neale all look incredibly promising and could end up fetching us a large amount of money in the future, so if anything we're investing in both their and our future by bringing someone in to help them. I get the age and resale value argument as we've been ****ed by players like Ayew in the not too distance past. We've also bought players for a lot of money with enormous potential resale value and got absolutely nothing for them (Tielemans) so it's a difficult one either way (made more difficult by Rudkin.)

I respectfully disagree. How often have we been stung with this in recent years. The common factor among all the players in this age profile is that they don’t have the eye of the tiger. Their desire to improve has gone, and they just want to coast and have and easy life and pick up a sizeable wage that they wouldn’t get elsewhere.

Edited 1 September by Wasyls Pec Deck

[StinckleyFox]

1 minute ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

 

 

I respectfully disagree. How often have been stung with this in recent years. The common factor among all the players in this age profile is that they don’t have the eye of the tiger. Their desire to improve has gone, and they just want to coast and have and easy life and pick up a sizeable wage that they wouldn’t get elsewhere.

It’s just not true and a very sweeping generalisation.

 

Did Vardy stop trying to improve once he got his big contract and hit the age of 32?

 

We just picked shit players, remains to be seen if we’ve repeated that or not but there’s zero point in writing people off before they even have a chance to play for us.

[em9999]

That's just it people are mistaking age for shit players 

 

If we signed a 40 year old Messi would anyone turn their nose up ? 

[honeybradger]

17 minutes ago, GlenParvaFox said:

I really like Lundstram. Thought he looked really solid for Hull last season and has had a decent career.

 

His best days may be behind him but he would provide some much needed steel to our soggy midfield.

Where has soggy midfield come from?

 

Since Skipp was sent off we have been dominant in midfield against Ipswich and MK Dons. It's our attack that's not good enough.

[moore_94]

Just now, honeybradger said:

Where has soggy midfield come from?

 

Since Skipp was sent off we have been dominant in midfield against Ipswich and MK Dons. It's our attack that's not good enough.

Chaplin, Cullen and Reid have been part of the midfield in those games which still makes part of it shite

[adejo92]

2 minutes ago, em9999 said:

That's just it people are mistaking age for shit players 

 

If we signed a 40 year old Messi would anyone turn their nose up ? 

I think its more a case of the players we sign are old and shit. If it was one or the other, its more forgiving.

[em9999]

3 minutes ago, adejo92 said:

I think its more a case of the players we sign are old and shit. If it was one or the other, its more forgiving.

Yes exactly .. age doesn't automatically mean a player is shite ..

 

But I do agree we do tend to sign old shite which is the worse signing any club could possibly make 

Edited 1 September by em9999

[foxpleasure]

3 hours ago, Tuna said:

He's only 32, thought he was about 35. Over 6ft as well. Would be our first Scouser. Endorsed.

Tete?

[honeybradger]

7 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Chaplin, Cullen and Reid have been part of the midfield in those games which still makes part of it shite

2 of the 3 were recruited this summer.

 

This requirement for experienced heads is just an endless source of squad bloat at this point.

[LCFCJohn]

1 hour ago, boosmanana said:

In what respect? Conversely, he could absolutely help the likes of Braybrooke, Page and Neale to become better players, in which case he could be a really smart signing. That's without knowing the intricacies of the deal I.e if there's a fee/amount of fee, wages, bonuses etc.

He’s a leader type and captain too I believe. Not a bad thing to have in the midfield there. 
 

As always, whether it is a good transfer is down to the terms you mention but also the attitude of the player. Under Pearson this would be excellent as we’d be confident the player is coming here for the right reasons. 

[LCFCCKEANO]

22 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

Where has soggy midfield come from?

 

Since Skipp was sent off we have been dominant in midfield against Ipswich and MK Dons. It's our attack that's not good enough.

Agree with you but we will need back up for them over 46 and Skipp is soggy to be fair

[Buzzell]

Finally a bit of bollocks in the midfield.

[coolhandfox]

42 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

Where has soggy midfield come from?

 

Since Skipp was sent off we have been dominant in midfield against Ipswich and MK Dons. It's our attack that's not good enough.

I'd like a DM so Page can and Braybrooke can have more freedom to get forward. 

Edited 1 September by coolhandfox

[JimJams]

The English Cambiasso!

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

54 minutes ago, StinckleyFox said:

It’s just not true and a very sweeping generalisation.

 

Did Vardy stop trying to improve once he got his big contract and hit the age of 32?

 

We just picked shit players, remains to be seen if we’ve repeated that or not but there’s zero point in writing people off before they even have a chance to play for us.

Can you name any others other than our greatest ever player who clearly had a strong bond and affinity for the club?

[weusedtobegood]

Yet another player in semi retirement.  

[StinckleyFox]

3 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Can you name any others other than our greatest ever player who clearly had a strong bond and affinity for the club?

There are tens of thousands of players who have played at a good level far into their 30s.

 

Ibrahimovic, Giroud, Aubameyang, Walker, Young, Modric, Casemiro.

 

If you want specific to Leicester Fuchs, Morgan, Huth, Schmeicel, ulloa, Okazaki all were over 30 and playing in the premier league on high wages and still playing for the badge.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

1 minute ago, StinckleyFox said:

There are tens of thousands of players who have played at a good level far into their 30s.

 

Ibrahimovic, Giroud, Aubameyang, Walker, Young, Modric, Casemiro.

 

If you want specific to Leicester Fuchs, Morgan, Huth, Schmeicel, ulloa, Okazaki all were over 30 and playing in the premier league on high wages and still playing for the badge.

Is listing a group of elite players helpful in discussions about John Lundstram and some of the shite that we’ve signed in recent years that have let us down?! 
 

I don’t disagree that it can work out well, but we’ve a proven track record in signing players the wrong end of 30+ who clearly don’t give a shit.

[Craig]

9 minutes ago, weusedtobegood said:

Yet another player in semi retirement.  

Bit unfair considering he played 30 games or so for a side that got promoted to the Premier League last season...