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Remember that all goalkeepers are weird, they're like the drummers of football.
Probably smashes beetles with a rock. Knuh...
Remember that all goalkeepers are weird, they're like the drummers of football.
It was in response to a question asking who are alternatives to Lovren since he's Liverpool bound.
So regarding the ITK on Caulker (yes I know I'm a bit behind)
Did we have a buy-back option in the sale? Is that what is being referenced by people here?
Thanks in advance
So regarding the ITK on Caulker (yes I know I'm a bit behind)
Did we have a buy-back option in the sale? Is that what is being referenced by people here?
Thanks in advance
Caulker was a better and more experienced CB at (then) age 21 than most now playing in PL now.
Player of the year in division 1 atr 17/18 and in the Championship at age 18/19 and Rogers delight at Swansea in PL at age 19/20.
And strongly rumoured to be on Roigers list at Liverpool
Are you suggesting that Vorm would only be temporary?
Does say midfielder/forward so may have had a deeper role previously. I have no idea.
According to Wiki he was a winger until last year when the Equador manager put him up top after Benitez died. Explains why he had 27 in 131 then 18 in 22. Bit of a late Henry move it seems. As a 6-8m punt it may be worth a go but no more i'd say given age and lack of reputation. I guess he'll be playing England tomorrow night so we can have a look - maybe this is why the "he's available" chat is coming around this week. A showcase before the showcase!
Only if we find a keeper called klass, he would be permanent.
AVB had no interest in developing young players - he only wanted to buy ready made.
Name me ANY young player he helped develop at Spurs ? Or at Chelsea before that - which is why Sturridge left for example.
ITK from last summer - from Rebrab
Caulker: 20-odd percent sell on (not profit) fee and first refusal. This means no buyback clause, but if in 2 years time they accepted a bid we could get him for 20-something% less than any other teams.
Nb. I have heard variations of this with a higher sell on fee.
Probably smashes beetles with a rock. Knuh...
Are you suggesting that Vorm would only be temporary?
Do you mean me, you do don't you a&c, you mean me cos I do live in cardiff like. Wow a&c talked about me in a post in an itk thread, tidy like innit.IIRC we got a couple of guys on here who are close to Swansea. Or is it Cardiff? I can't remember. Anyway, it'll be interesting to see if they turn anything up.
Sell on. Buy back. Whatever, same diffs if it's us bringing him backthought we had a sell on clause but not a buy back....think it was covered last week by someone, so you know take it for what you will.
AVB actually played Sturridge more than any of his predecessors by a very long margin. Games in AVB's season = 28, games the previous season 1, games season prior 2.
AVB also played Rose instead of Ekotto and Townsend instead of Lennon and Lamela until he was injured. Redknapp was much worse than AVB, he played kids in games he didn;t give a shit about then never played them again or packaged them off for other coaches to educate.
Sherwood introduced Bentalebm then dropped him for players like Chadli and Sigurdsson to play in CM.
Not sure about Caulker, he is decent but doesn't have the pace at the back required if Poch wants to play a high line.
There's a reasonable amount of noise suggesting Chiriches could go and I'd be pissed off if he did; I think he is probably our best CB and certainly if he isn't he has the most potential.None of our CBs does, except—arguably—Chiriches.