I do too
Quite often happens. Esse had only been here 5 mins before he was thrown in, wasn't he?
I would expect Onyeka to start, as long as we can get him in, in time
Quite often happens. Esse had only been here 5 mins before he was thrown in, wasn't he?
I would expect Onyeka to start, as long as we can get him in, in time
He can't be more out of position playing CM than Torp and Rudoni have been the last few games.
His last game was 14th Jan he should’ve fresh as a daisy by Saturday. And is this a big move for him? He’s taking a step down. He was a prem regular at one point, don’t think the championship will phase him.
Let’s check in on SBT’s reaction to this news
Frank Onyeka: Brentford midfielder a target for Coventry City and Sheffield United
Championship leaders Coventry City are making progress on a deal to sign Brentford midfielder Frank Onyeka before the end of the transfer window.www.bbc.co.uk
Well it’s clear we need to tighten up the middle of the pitch - recently we’ve been embarrassingly easy to pass through. You either play Onyeka and Grimes as a double pivot with Rudoni/Torp in front or Onyeka sitting deep with Torp/Eccles either side.
Based on the interview he gave recently he sees himself playing best as a ‘6-8’ which I hope isn’t Nigeria’s version of that ridiculous meme
He wasn’t really a regular starter but a credible role player for a Brentford side that was mostly a midtable side and have never been in real danger of relegation.
Why anyone would have objections to signing him is beyond me.
I can’t see a player like that coming in and sitting on the bench for a bit. He has extensive PL and Bundesliga experience as well as recently playing most of the time for Nigeria at AFCON so will be fit and ready to go and we clearly need him too.
It’s the latter - feel like pure shit just want my transfer budget back
He can play in whatever number he wants as long as he covers the ground, stops breaks and finds Esse, EMC, BTA, Tatsu, Noah, Minny, Rudoni, Wright or Simms to smash it in the back of the net....
Come on Doug, get er done..... The songs for Frank the tank could be epic...
I’m hoping it’s a loan with an option to buy in case he turns out to be the bollocks. If it’s a permanent deal then that’s a lot of money to spend on two players who we wouldn’t be sure about starting in the PL next season.
Would expect @Ccfcisparks to go full Fathers 4 Justice in a homemade Batman costume on top of St Andrews on deadline day if that actually happens
It’s glaringly obvious that he comes in for Torp at the moment and hopefully just covers thousands of yards buzzing around in midfield
If it’s being reported on BBC it’ll be more or less done.
Sounds like this is possibly coming to a conclusion. Hoping just a loan though as despite his love for breaking up playing in the middle of the park, Brentford fans all say the same which is he can’t pass the ball for toffee.
Don't think any of our present squad could do that in the prem , so probably a good fit
It’s haggling over the terms and loan versus permanent presumablyHaving talks is not signing is it, probably get gazumped again.
I was thinking the Shaun the Sheep theme song....
"He’s Frank The Tank, he's Frank The Tank
He's makes us dream of wins and keen to have a wank
Keep it in mind, He's one of a kind!
Oh, life's more fun with Frank The Tank"
Call it a work in progress ...
I won't be happy until I can get a cup of tea at half time without missing 15 minutes of the second half!!!
He’s perfect for what we need though.
If we do make the Premier League, we aren’t going to be able to pass teams the top teams off the park and dominate games anyway and we would need more defensive minded players. Sounds like he would suit us down to the ground even if we went up.