mancunianblade
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Nah, last years Villa is this years LeedsOff to Villa
Nah, last years Villa is this years Leeds
If the horses gob is on Pearson’s face that’s a reyt bit of ITK sourced material.Sorry I did queue that up for this bite. But genuinely from the horses mouth that info, things change quickly though
If the horses gob is on Pearson’s face that’s a reyt bit of ITK sourced material.
The Norwood haters and non football lovers strike again. Bring back Blackwell.Some bloke who goes by the name Andy Ridgwell on Twitter has said we’ve made a bid for Ben Pearson obviously unsure if reliable or not. Think he would be a good signing, relatively decent price and wouldn’t shirk a tackle like Norwood does.
Only 9 yellows this season so looks like he is calming down! (14 and 3 red last season)
Played 38 times last season and wasn’t red carded once.
Id still prefer Besic though
The Norwood haters and non football lovers strike again. Bring back Blackwell.
Good itk reporting mcI know a team mate of his up there, says he told him Villa today. May mean that McGinn is off?
Will Bournemouth go up? Too many cooks?Pearson to Bournemouth official, undisclosed fee. Good signing.
Will Bournemouth go up? Too many cooks?
Good signings but Blackburn and the like will have had their fingers crossed that we were selling Berge & Ndiaye.Pearson to Stoke and OBrien to Blackburn....... fuck me
Pearson to Stoke and OBrien to Blackburn....... fuck me
Yep, Pearson and OBrien would be decent signings in the event of relegation - proven high calibre championship players but with the mentalities to avoid the Freeman/C.Robinson flop scenarioThe sort of players we will hopefully be in for in a couple of months. Good players who could do a decent job for us in the PL but who would also be very good championship players if the worst happens and we are back in the Championship the following season. Both decent players.
Like the players we signed last time? First year was fine but the second year..As shown while at Bournemouth, Pearson really isn't Prem level and I'm not sure O'Brien is either
If Utd manage to get up, they'll need better to have a chance of survival. Signing mid-top Champ level (which is how I'd class both) is pretty much accepting relegation (Norwich / WBA style) and preparing for season 2024/25 with a decent side back in the Champ.
Like put on another thread, don't think Blackburn acdtually signed O'Brien.Good signings but Blackburn and the like will have had their fingers crossed that we were selling Berge & Ndiaye.
Like the players we signed last time? First year was fine but the second year..
Spot on mate. Even some of the current players like Lowe and Robinson for example struggled in the best league in the world. For every good championship success buy there's always a flop aswell. (Freeman, Robinson etc)Agree - hopefully lessons will be learned from last time with Bettis and the recruitment teams being the main points of continuity with new owners (hopefully!) and managers in place
Unless the new owner is going to go mad and throw money at it like Forest are doing, I would expect less Champ players to be signed (who are relatively expensive especially if young & English) with a shift to foreign markets (northern Europe and Scandinavia) assuming there are scouting networks that can be tapped into as well as top-end Prem loans resulting in a lower outlay in transfer fees but a higher wage bill. I also wouldn't be surprised to see McAtee and Doyle return for another season. Chelsea U23s should prove to be fruitful considering their first team recruitment that will therefore hamper natural progression of their young lads that would normally be pushing for contention. He's 2 seasons too old and is now a £50m player but Conor Gallagher types are what I feel Utd should target, even if it's very unlikely they'll ever sign permanently.
Not sure if he's PL quality BUT he improves our midfieldLooked really good for Stoke along with Smallbone. I wonder if he will be available? Not sure if Bournemouth intend to keep him.
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