Bellingham - yay or nay?

[patrickblue]

Wonder who we are playing next Wednesday??

Most likely yes, however Romano rarely get's it wrong.

What did Romano have to say about Kun going to Madrid every transfer window?

No idea.
Did he say he is going there?

I'm asking you. You're the one who says he's rarely wrong, and the Spanish press said Real were buying Sergio in every transfer window when he was a City player.

[ayrshireblue]

Wonder who we are playing next Wednesday??

Most likely yes, however Romano rarely get's it wrong.

What did Romano have to say about Kun going to Madrid every transfer window?

No idea.
Did he say he is going there?

I'm asking you. You're the one who says he's rarely wrong, and the Spanish press said Real were buying Sergio in every transfer window when he was a City player.

Romano is Italian though. He tends not to commit until all is 99% certain and I could be wrong but I don't remember him saying anything about Aguero going to Madrid.

[Mase]

Romano Is a chancer and, similar to Sam Lee, words his tweets so that when he is wrong he can claim “well I actually said Real were close I didn’t say it was done”.

He said something similar with Haaland last year and Real.

[PeterParker]

Wonder who we are playing next Wednesday??

Most likely yes, however Romano rarely get's it wrong.

What did Romano have to say about Kun going to Madrid every transfer window?

No idea.
Did he say he is going there?

I'm asking you. You're the one who says he's rarely wrong, and the Spanish press said Real were buying Sergio in every transfer window when he was a City player.

I think Ayrshireblue responded.
Usually he tweets when things are really close, that is why he is mentioned in many many cases.
The only one he got it wrong in the past year (that I've noticed) was Mudryk, but Chelsea did a last minute with them.
But when he is posting advance talks and terms agreed between player and club, It's mostly done.

Now it's up to Dortmund.

[Mase]

If we do miss out on Bellingham, could we see a DM like Rice being brought in with Rodri moving a bit further forward in the Gundo role?

[sheblue]

If we do miss out on Bellingham, could we see a DM like Rice being brought in with Rodri moving a bit further forward in the Gundo role?

No. Phillips will play there

[salford city]

If we do miss out on Bellingham, could we see a DM like Rice being brought in with Rodri moving a bit further forward in the Gundo role?

That would work for me providing that Rice steps up. I've yet to be convinced by him. Rodders moving up would give us goals as he's not afraid to have a go from outside of the box but he lacks Gundo's timing. Preference for us to give Gundo the deal he wants but I don't see us doing that

[nottsblue]

If we do miss out on Bellingham, could we see a DM like Rice being brought in with Rodri moving a bit further forward in the Gundo role?

That would work for me providing that Rice steps up. I've yet to be convinced by him. Rodders moving up would give us goals as he's not afraid to have a go from outside of the box but he lacks Gundo's timing. Preference for us to give Gundo the deal he wants but I don't see us doing that

Rice doesn't convince me for his price tag. If he could be swapped for Phillips with an Academy boy thrown in as well, then that would be more acceptable

[Mase]

If we do miss out on Bellingham, could we see a DM like Rice being brought in with Rodri moving a bit further forward in the Gundo role?

That would work for me providing that Rice steps up. I've yet to be convinced by him. Rodders moving up would give us goals as he's not afraid to have a go from outside of the box but he lacks Gundo's timing. Preference for us to give Gundo the deal he wants but I don't see us doing that

Rice doesn't convince me for his price tag. If he could be swapped for Phillips with an Academy boy thrown in as well, then that would be more acceptable

We sold Lavia last summer Notts, so unfortunately it won’t happen unless we buy him back.

[nottsblue]

If we do miss out on Bellingham, could we see a DM like Rice being brought in with Rodri moving a bit further forward in the Gundo role?

That would work for me providing that Rice steps up. I've yet to be convinced by him. Rodders moving up would give us goals as he's not afraid to have a go from outside of the box but he lacks Gundo's timing. Preference for us to give Gundo the deal he wants but I don't see us doing that

Rice doesn't convince me for his price tag. If he could be swapped for Phillips with an Academy boy thrown in as well, then that would be more acceptable

We sold Lavia last summer Notts, so unfortunately it won’t happen unless we buy him back.

What’s Lavia got to do with it? I’m confused

I’m suggesting we get Rice and West Ham get Philips and a boy from the Academy. For example Oscar Bobb or Charles Shea or Alex Robertson or Adedire Mebude. Someone we value in the £10-15M bracket. Or maybe Cole Palmer who is already in our first team squad but looks like he would be better suited to make his career elsewhere

[Mase]

“If he could be swapped for Phillips with an Academy boy thrown in..”

Lavia was the perfect academy boy you refer to. He was bigged up by a lot of the players, including Kev. If Pep didn’t do it with Lavia he’s not going to do it with the others unfortunately.

[nottsblue]

“If he could be swapped for Phillips with an Academy boy thrown in..”

Lavia was the perfect academy boy you refer to. He was bigged up by a lot of the players, including Kev. If Pep didn’t do it with Lavia he’s not going to do it with the others unfortunately.

He was sold. Is that not the whole point? That we use a lad who is unlikely to feature prominently for us to dangle as a carrot in a deal to get a player who does fit our profile?

And this could be for any player, not just Rice.

[Mase]

“If he could be swapped for Phillips with an Academy boy thrown in..”

Lavia was the perfect academy boy you refer to. He was bigged up by a lot of the players, including Kev. If Pep didn’t do it with Lavia he’s not going to do it with the others unfortunately.

He was sold. Is that not the whole point? That we use a lad who is unlikely to feature prominently for us to dangle as a carrot in a deal to get a player who does fit our profile?

And this could be for any player, not just Rice.

Would that not have been perfect for Lavia? Use him when Rodri needs resting and in the cup whilst being at the best club in the world learning from the best?

I think you agree but I’m guessing you’re missing my point?

[nottsblue]

“If he could be swapped for Phillips with an Academy boy thrown in..”

Lavia was the perfect academy boy you refer to. He was bigged up by a lot of the players, including Kev. If Pep didn’t do it with Lavia he’s not going to do it with the others unfortunately.

He was sold. Is that not the whole point? That we use a lad who is unlikely to feature prominently for us to dangle as a carrot in a deal to get a player who does fit our profile?

And this could be for any player, not just Rice.

Would that not have been perfect for Lavia? Use him when Rodri needs resting and in the cup whilst being at the best club in the world learning from the best?

I think you agree but I’m guessing you’re missing my point?

I agree that Lavia could have been that player. I get this point.

But my original point was we use an academy lad in part exchange, along with Philips who for whatever reason has not turned out to be signing we hoped/wanted him to be, to get an established International player. Now, if that academy lad turns out to excel for West Ham and Rice doesn’t for us, then we may have another scenario like the Phillips and Lavia scenario we’ve seen this season. So be it

West Ham, certainly Moyes in particular, are valuing Rice in the £100M bracket. For me, I haven’t seen enough in Rice to suggest he’s worth that. But if we value Phillips in the £45M bracket, ie getting our money back, and if we chuck in an academy lad who we value in the £10-15M bracket, then I think the total of £60M for Rice would be worth it. Whether West Ham would accept it is entirely a different matter.

We can’t keep all the Academy lads and having just won the league their values and stock will be high, hence suggesting we utilise one of them

[Mase]

Ah okay, I thought you were saying use an academy lad to promote to our first team and to have as back up. I didn’t realise you meant use an academy lad in the deal with WHU.

Got you now.

[Nickyboy]

If we do miss out on Bellingham, could we see a DM like Rice being brought in with Rodri moving a bit further forward in the Gundo role?

I was thinking last night that Rice would be perfect for us in the role that Stones has been playing as a CB that steps into midfield.

I think he is a player that would flourish playing with better players

[Dubciteh]

Something today about not wanting us because we are a plastic club. Good one jude.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

No way JB would have said that.

[PeterParker]

[sheblue]

If he still wants to go to Madrid after that, then he is as thick as two buckets of shit.