Incoming? Chris Mempham

[robbiez666]

I'm assuming Fellows will be snapped up by someone

 

[Champagneblade]

He wasn’t consistently in the Sunderland team at the end.

As well as being younger, Tanganga is quicker and a better ball carrier.

Mepham is a good stopper but I do feel Tanganga is more suited to us.

 

[Frank the tank]

I think mephan is a decent championship player and would be happy to have him but the way hamer left him for dust at wembley would slightly worry me a bit

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

I feel like having quick defenders, at least CBs, is rarely a difference maker at championship level

 

[Frank the tank]

I feel like having quick defenders, at least CBs, is rarely a difference maker at championship level

No they tend to just sit deeper and organise everyone around them.

 

[BrisBlade]

At 27 years old and 6'4 Mepham does tick a lot of boxes as a rock at the back. I don't want to get on the bandwagon of saying you need to be tall to be good, but I like having at least one big experienced unit at CB (Souttar being a prime example). Tanganga, Godfrey, JLT, and Mee have the experience but aren't exactly imposing or going to be dominant in the air (all around six foot nothing). Nils and Bindon are a few inches taller but don't have the experience.

 

[BigBed]

Gone to West Brom.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Gone to West Brom.

For only £1.5m.

Great value.

 

[BigBed]

For only £1.5m.

Great value.

Very good value.

 

[ancientblade]

yeah good signing at a good price for baggies but weve just signed our number 1 centre back target think he was only ever a 2nd choice for us

 

[bertieblade]

Cannot believe he has gone for the figure quoted when Rangers were supposed to be negotiating at around the £12m mark

 

[Booker4]

I

I feel like having quick defenders, at least CBs, is rarely a difference maker at championship level

f we're playing this high press then we need fast defenders to get back though. That might all change of course if Selles goes but let's hope he gets his first win on Saturday

 

[Silent Blade]

For only £1.5m.

Great value.

He is rubbish, Hamer's short legs easily went past Mempham's long legs

 

[CaptainMorgans]

He is rubbish, Hamer's short legs easily went past Mempham's long legs

Hamer would have gassed Souttar too. Was he rubbish?

 

[Silent Blade]

Hamer would have gassed Souttar too. Was he rubbish?

I dont rate O'Nien who is too small to be a central defender but he was picked ahead of Mempham for the starting line up in the play offs. I wouldnt even pay £1.5M for O'Nien.

 

[Frank the tank]

I dont rate O'Nien who is too small to be a central defender but he was picked ahead of Mempham for the starting line up in the play offs. I wouldnt even pay £1.5M for O'Nien.

Was just about to post the same

 

[CaptainMorgans]

I dont rate O'Nien who is too small to be a central defender but he was picked ahead of Mempham for the starting line up in the play offs. I wouldnt even pay £1.5M for O'Nien.

Wrongly picked ahead of Mepham.

Unfortunately, we stopped having it all our own way when Mepham came on for O'Nien.

I'm not suggesting Mepham's a world beater, I'm much happier with the Tanganga signing. But at £1m (+£500k potential add-ons), it's a very good value signing and one I'd not have been opposed to.
At only 27, he's still a decent age too and would have helped future proof an area we're still quite light in for next season (only Tanganga and an inexperienced Zatterstrom will be contracted).

 

[Frank the tank]

I'd have took him , especially instead of Robinson but there is a reason Bournemouth only want one and a half million for him

 

[robbiez666]

The reported fee of around £1 million is an absolute steal

 

[Keen Blade]

Didn't Mepham score the bullet header which put them into the PO final - I like a big lad at CB - for £1m we should have been in for him - Mepham & Tanganga , there's a bit of stature to keep the Kieffer Moores out

 

[Keen Blade]

I'd have took him , especially instead of Robinson but there is a reason Bournemouth only want one and a half million for him

Whaddya mean ? A reason ?

 

[designedbyross]

Didn't Mepham score the bullet header which put them into the PO final - I like a big lad at CB - for £1m we should have been in for him - Mepham & Tanganga , there's a bit of stature to keep the Kieffer Moores out

Pretty sure that was Ballard, who CW wanted to be his first signing had we won the PO final

 

[Keen Blade]

I'd have took him , especially instead of Robinson but there is a reason Bournemouth only want one and a half million for him

Anything to get Robbo out

 

[Silent Blade]

Didn't Mepham score the bullet header which put them into the PO final - I like a big lad at CB - for £1m we should have been in for him - Mepham & Tanganga , there's a bit of stature to keep the Kieffer Moores out

Ballard

 

[Keen Blade]

Pretty sure that was Ballard, who CW wanted to be his first signing had we won the PO final

Oh , right , anyway Wilder would've left him on the bench and played Robbo instead , so it would've been a bigger waste than Holding.

 

[Ranmoorblade]

yeah good signing at a good price for baggies but weve just signed our number 1 centre back target think he was only ever a 2nd choice for us

Pretty sure Hughes was our No1 target.

 

[KMC-1889]

Wrongly picked ahead of Mepham.

Unfortunately, we stopped having it all our own way when Mepham came on for O'Nien.

I'm not suggesting Mepham's a world beater, I'm much happier with the Tanganga signing. But at £1m (+£500k potential add-ons), it's a very good value signing and one I'd not have been opposed to.
At only 27, he's still a decent age too and would have helped future proof an area we're still quite light in for next season (only Tanganga and an inexperienced Zatterstrom will be contracted).

I’m still not convinced that’s the fee. He’d have a lot more options than West Brom for a fee that low.

 

[Keen Blade]

I just like at least one big lad (like 6'3" JoC) to be a first choice CB.

And neither Bindon nor Zatterstorm appear to be that.

All the rest are 6 foot nowt and , of them , the starters would appear to be Tanganga & (left-foot) Mee , with Godfrey as backup ,
and Bindon & Zatterstorm as young hopefuls.

Unless Godfrey is first choice RB.

I wonder if it was Tanganga's ability to cover RB which put him over Mepham , coz the deal for the latter seems much better on the face of it (both same age).

Maybe Selles sees Seriki as an attacker or a DM (not a RB) ?

Anyway , we've at least got a bit of cover at CB & RB now.

Will Robbo leave ?

 

[ancientblade]

Pretty sure Hughes was our No1 target.

he might have been but certainly not at the price hull were asking for no way we were ever going to pay that personally i think weve got the better centre back at a far better price

 

[Bladesman]

Cannot believe he has gone for the figure quoted when Rangers were supposed to be negotiating at around the £12m mark

I suspect that was an agent bullshit story leaked to the press.