Yep good shout, although think he plays more advanced than Hamer
Arguably the most crucial decision of our season. If we don’t adequately replace then there’s a massive void in the middle of the starting XI. Kelly is far from capable and Eccles accompanying Sheaf doesn’t quite work from the little I’ve seen of them. O’Brien I think would be too expensive but may be able to do a loan deal. Alzate fits the bill for me and we could probably do a permanent or a loan to buy. Bird is a decent player but he’d need to hit the ground running and I’m not sure he’s quite ready.
I still think Tom Davies could be the one. Wages are going to be a sticking point but he’s without a club and so no transfer fee helps balance that out. He’s still only 25, played 155 games for Everton and by all accounts is a good character. He isn’t a like for like replacement but has real quality and great energy.
He is absolute dog shit , my niece's partner is an Evertonian and he said he's the worst midfielder he's seen for them .
Irreplaceable as just one player.
Two of the four goals we have conceded when he has gone off have been from around the area on the edge of the box where he buzzes around and picks off attacks and picks up loose balls. He wasn't there to prevent those, and those on the pitch couldn't do his job.....
We all know how good his range of passing is from that area too, and how he can drive attacks.
Again, His needs two very high level replacements, which will take up two names on the teamsheet, rather than the one he does, that allows us bodies in another area that may be "make do's" ( why we got away at times last year with him/howley/Eccles in the midfield and still finished 5th!)
Huge huge job to rebuild the midfield now, especially after Robins comments about how it doesn't function without His on Weds night.
Two of the four goals we have conceded when he has gone off have been from around the area on the edge of the box where he buzzes around and picks off attacks and picks up loose balls. He wasn't there to prevent those, and those on the pitch couldn't do his job.....
We all know how good his range of passing is from that area too, and how he can drive attacks.
Again, His needs two very high level replacements, which will take up two names on the teamsheet, rather than the one he does, that allows us bodies in another area that may be "make do's" ( why we got away at times last year with him/howley/Eccles in the midfield and still finished 5th!)
Huge huge job to rebuild the midfield now, especially after Robins comments about how it doesn't function without His on Weds night.
If we want to make a statement , let's test Blackburn's resolve for Adam Wharton . Hugely talented and massive potential
He must’ve been looking the other way when they had Andy van der Meyde and Tobias Linderoth in midfield.
Couple more obscure suggestions (I’m sat round a pool bored):
Carel Eiting (FC Volendam)
Adem Zorgane (Sporting Charleroi)
Carel Eiting (FC Volendam)
Adem Zorgane (Sporting Charleroi)
Or alternatively your nieces partner isn’t the best judge of footballing talent, who’s to say which it is. Literally no way of knowing.
I'm sure Robins has a list of players he's interested in bringing in to fill that role, genuinely excited to see who it will be. Maybe another relatively unknown from Europe with great potential.
Willock and Bird (if he’s defensive).
Also sounds like a mid-90s detective show…maybe set in Shropshire.
Also sounds like a mid-90s detective show…maybe set in Shropshire.
Absolutely no! Eccles is better than him. He's not creative, and not a box to box midfielder, more of a steady-eady and we have Sheaf and Eccles who play that role.
Robins could break our Transfer Record with the replacement. Sure 8-10 million would get us a brilliant young box to box midfielder.
Feel we should be looking in The Championship for that player. Not many teams could turn down 10 million for their best player, especially clubs with financial troubles (Blackburn, Sheff Wed etc)
Feel we should be looking in The Championship for that player. Not many teams could turn down 10 million for their best player, especially clubs with financial troubles (Blackburn, Sheff Wed etc)
Tonge is retired, Loftus-Cheek will want too much in wages
