John Swift

[Blade56]

Absolute bargain for £3.5m if it goes through.

Didn’t realise Ayew is 28.

 

[Blade56]

Didn’t realise Ayew is 28.

Actually B56 he’s 30, it’s his brother Jordan who’s 28, get yer feckin facts reyt yer tosser (or learn to use the edit button before 5mins is up).

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Absolute bargain for £3.5m if it goes through.

It's a good price, but I'm hoping it's more of a speculative signing a la L Freeman than one we're expecting to make an impact at first team level in the RCM role straight off.

From watching him, he needs a lot of touches with the ball & he's also not the most physical / athletic. It will take a while for him to improve these qualities.

 

[blades78]

It's a good price, but I'm hoping it's more of a speculative signing a la L Freeman than one we're expecting to make an impact at first team level in the RCM role straight off.

From watching him, he needs a lot of touches with the ball & he's also not the most physical / athletic. It will take a while for him to improve these qualities.

Sounds like you're talking about Sander Berge to me

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Sounds like you're talking about Sander Berge to me

Sander's improving all of the time. He's very young & you see in glimpses all of the makings of a very fine footballer. I'm not worried about him.

But you're right if you're alluding to his slow start & the time it can take to get up to standard. Sander still isn't there yet and he's been here a while and been given a lot of minutes.

 

[Toronto Blade fan]

Sander still isn't there yet and he's been here a while and been given a lot of minutes.

He's played out of position for the most part. It doesn't help that he played with a disinterested Lunny.

 

[gaffablade]

I know you shouldn't always take much notice from youtube, but he does look some player

Edit: I could watch this all day

Dont believe these clips.....

I remember watch Zico and thought he was the fastest man on earth, but then didnt end well..................

 

[Large Mendonca]

Dont believe these clips.....

I remember watch Zico and thought he was the fastest man on earth, but then didnt end well..................

Were they mocked up in a studio ?

 

[JPSharpy93]

From watching him, he needs a lot of touches with the ball & he's also not the most physical / athletic. It will take a while for him to improve these qualities.

Your right, he doesn’t look the most athletic but hopefully he’s a bit of a Maestro...!

 

[Brownieblade]

Villa will be on the phone now ha ha

 

[gaffablade]

Were they mocked up in a studio ?

Yes, absolutely, by his Chinese agent who works part time for Huawei

 

[FriethBlade]

love the step overs and turns but can't help wonder how long he'd have lasted 20 yrs ago when players were allowed to fly into tackles

 

[Blade56]

Sander's improving all of the time. He's very young & you see in glimpses all of the makings of a very fine footballer. I'm not worried about him.

But you're right if you're alluding to his slow start & the time it can take to get up to standard. Sander still isn't there yet and he's been here a while and been given a lot of minutes.

Need to build the team around him, he’s class.

 

[Luke1993]

Need to build the team around him, he’s class.

I think that's what cw thinks and will ultimately do.

 

[BanderSerge]

If he signs, a change of formation beckons? Same back 5. Berge sitting. Fleck left. New RCM. Swift at the tip of the diamond? Or Berge / Fleck sitting. Swift right. Freeman left. One up front?

 

[finlaytheblade]

I think that's what cw thinks and will ultimately do.

He's definitely young enough to build a team around him but would that be healthy?.
Not Wilders way in my opinion! he's more about the team and team ethic ,great signing if he signs (great in the art of deception and dribbling ).
We are desperate for what he has to offer as we lack that ability to take players out of the game by sheer individual quality .
Overlapping centre backs is great but we dont have any nous driving through the centre Fleck gives us some of that but we need that bit of sheer trickery (TC style )

 

[Luke1993]

He's definitely young enough to build a team around him but would that be healthy?.
Not Wilders way in my opinion! he's more about the team and team ethic ,great signing if he signs (great in the art of deception and dribbling ).
We are desperate for what he has to offer as we lack that ability to take players out of the game by sheer individual quality .
Overlapping centre backs is great but we dont have any nous driving through the centre Fleck gives us some of that but we need that bit of sheer trickery (TC style )

We're on about Berge mate not swift. I do agree we need some players up front and in midfield with some guile and trickery though.

 

[finlaytheblade]

We're on about Berge mate not swift. I do agree we need some players up front and in midfield with some guile and trickery though.

 

[Chabuddy G]

If he signs, a change of formation beckons? Same back 5. Berge sitting. Fleck left. New RCM. Swift at the tip of the diamond? Or Berge / Fleck sitting. Swift right. Freeman left. One up front?

Nope. Swift will be brought in to play RCM, we aren't going to start playing a 5-diamond-1

 

[Keen Blade]

Not swift at signing for us , is he ?

 

[Bladezz]

If he signs, a change of formation beckons? Same back 5. Berge sitting. Fleck left. New RCM. Swift at the tip of the diamond? Or Berge / Fleck sitting. Swift right. Freeman left. One up front?

We’ve not played Freeman all season and now you have us changing the formation to accommodate him.

 

[Bramhall Lane blade]

I haven't seen much of an improvement in Berge as yet, not knocking the lad hopefully we will see him at his best next season after a full pre season.

 

[Blade56]

We’ve not played Freeman all season and now you have us changing the formation to accommodate him.

Maybe he’s Freeman’s replacement.

 

[TomTheBlade1889]

A box-to-box midfielder is very close to signing for Reading. Their Swift replacement I assume.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

I haven't seen much of an improvement in Berge as yet, not knocking the lad hopefully we will see him at his best next season after a full pre season.

That will be summer next year then,cos the pre-season thats coming will be the shortest one ever.

 

[Blade56]

I haven't seen much of an improvement in Berge as yet

What? Most improvement in a player I’ve seen in a player for a long time, he’s gone from worryingly not in the game to the heart of the team

 

[Weneverscorefromcorners]

I haven't seen much of an improvement in Berge as yet, not knocking the lad hopefully we will see him at his best next season after a full pre season.

He was our best/ most consistent player for 4 or 5 games when we had that little spurt of form v spurs wolves etc, massively improved from before the Coronaaaa break

 

[bromtom]

What? Most improvement in a player I’ve seen in a player for a long time, he’s gone from worryingly not in the game to the heart of the team

This.

Even if you're blind to his improvement on and off the ball, surely it's obvious his fitness has massively improved?

Gone from looking fucked after half an hour and getting pulled at 60, to playing multiple 90s in a week.

 

[Macfarlane21]

"Swift, the former Chelsea youngster, flew to Spain with a number of his Reading teammates after the final game of the Championship season - and will now have to self-isolate for two weeks upon his returns, thanks to restrictions put in place by the UK Government following a rise in Covid-19 cases in mainland Spain."

This will drag on longer than expected, gives time for other teams to tap him up. Whilst contracts etc could be negotiated the medical will have to wait thus the deal.

 

[Brownieblade]

Ha ha ha typical if true