Transfer Rumour Bassette to FC Utrecht (3 Viewers)

[Ccfcisparks]

He's quite clearly being frozen out. I'd imagine soon he will be training with the 18's if hes not gone. Lampard has got form of bomb squadding players.

 

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[ptr]

Can anyone link to where it was reported how much we spent on Bassette? Not doubting it, just can’t remember ever actually seeing it.

2

2 much

 

[Ccfcisparks]

2

2 much

Yeah dont care, who is JD? and are Rangers really interested in BTA

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

Looks like Haller is going back to Utrecht, so I am not sure this would be happening anyway.

If Bassette is not going to play, he needs to go somewhere though.

 

[skyblueeyesrevisited]

What gets me with our strikers is the door is wide open to be the main man, but none of them wants to step through.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

What gets me with our strikers is the door is wide open to be the main man, but none of them wants to step through.

Doesn't help when the door is set on a spring to come and smack you in the face.

 

[Irish Sky Blue]

He played the first half of the friendly against Bristol Rovers and did nothing. You would think that he would be desperate to impress but he really looked ordinary and I don’t think he has featured since.

 

[Sick Boy]

He’s one of the most overrated players to have played for us, which says a lot. The comparisons with Vik were always weird.

 

[Tommo1993]

He’s one of the most overrated players to have played for us, which says a lot. The comparisons with Vik were always weird.

If attitude is enough to keep you out of a squad then there’s obviously next to no ability there to reconsider. The clamour for him to play was madness. Crap signing.

 

[AOM]

They just seem unable to grasp the concept of a player being dropped. Coming up with conspiracy theories about Sheaf and Bassette because they weren’t in the team/squad

There always seems to have to be a showbiz reason for a player being dropped.
It was like the "is Simms going because he didn't celebrate in a pre-season game?" question.

Feels like answering questions that have been raised from Facebook comments

 

[Shannerz]

He’s one of the most overrated players to have played for us, which says a lot. The comparisons with Vik were always weird.

He looked very good in a couple of his early performances, but the prolonged run in the side he had either wasn't advisable based on where he is in his development, or found him out.

I'm not sure which, tbh, but I think it's very likely Lampard thinks its the latter.

 

[Hobo]

There always seems to have to be a showbiz reason for a player being dropped.
It was like the "is Simms going because he didn't celebrate in a pre-season game?" question.

Feels like answering questions that have been raised from Facebook comments

Like rifts between players because they weren't holding hands when they got off the coach or is someone not talking to the others because they were listening to their headphones.

 

[Cally Fedora]

Agreed. Bassette isn’t being frozen out. He’s just a long way down the queue. Again, a remarkably odd and unbalanced signing from the Robins era. Over £1m on a fourth choice CF when we had holes all over the defence.

 

[shmmeee]

Agreed. Bassette isn’t being frozen out. He’s just a long way down the queue. Again, a remarkably odd and unbalanced signing from the Robins era. Over £1m on a fourth choice CF when we had holes all over the defence.

From the Robins-Austin era at best. Since Doug’s come in I’m not sure how much blame you can place on first team coaches for the squad makeup.

 

[mark82]

Agreed. Bassette isn’t being frozen out. He’s just a long way down the queue. Again, a remarkably odd and unbalanced signing from the Robins era. Over £1m on a fourth choice CF when we had holes all over the defence.

It's not a massive fee for a development player. I'm sure they thought they could develop him into something more when he was signed. He's still only 19, so potential for a good career for him whether here or somewhere else.

For me he needs to bulk up a bit (somewhat like Vik did) if he's going to be successful. His finishing also needs a lot of work. Wonder if he'll eventually become a winger.

 

[shmmeee]

It's not a massive fee for a development player. I'm sure they thought they could develop him into something more when he was signed. He's still only 19, so potential for a good career for him whether here or somewhere else.

For me he needs to bulk up a bit (somewhat like Vik did) if he's going to be successful. His finishing also needs a lot of work. Wonder if he'll eventually become a winger.

The fee was £2.1m rising to £2.8m just to be clear. We paid less for: Collins, Dasilva, Thomas, Lats, Sheaf, Torp, Sakamoto

 

[Cally Fedora]

It is a massive fee when you have three starters ahead of him if all are fit.

 

[mark82]

The fee was £2.1m rising to £2.8m just to be clear. We paid less for: Collins, Dasilva, Thomas, Lats, Sheaf, Torp, Sakamoto

Indeed, although there's a premium to pay on strikers, and none of those were 18 year olds either. Not saying he's been good value, just that there's logic if you believe there is development potential.

 

[TomRad85]

It is a massive fee when you have three starters ahead of him if all are fit.

Tbf Robins saw Wright as a left sided player.

 

[mark82]

It is a massive fee when you have three starters ahead of him if all are fit.

Was a little bit strange at the time, yes. Ideally if you'd wanted him as a development player when you play one up front you'd want him to be third choice (and have realistic opportunity to play).

 

[ceetee]

It is a massive fee when you have three starters ahead of him if all are fit.

I suppose it's an OK fee if you think you have someone who could be worth £10M in a couple of seasons. Unfortunately we have seen more enthusiasm than potential and both he and the club seem to be running out of patience

 

[Cally Fedora]

Yes, very possibly. But I still can’t believe there is a vast difference between Bassette and say, Obikwu? Plus if he saw Wright as his starter left side why not pay the £2m on a development left winger rather than 5m on EMC. For me the recruitment at that time was, at best, muddled.

 

[mark82]

Yes, very possibly. But I still can’t believe there is a vast difference between Bassette and say, Obikwu? Plus if he saw Wright as his starter left side why not pay the £2m on a development left winger rather than 5m on EMC. For me the recruitment at that time was, at best, muddled.

He's a couple of years younger than Obikwu and played at a higher level, to be fair.

 

[shmmeee]

I don’t think there’s any evidence Robins wanted him. It wasn’t until he’d gone that man whose name I’ve already forgotten started him regularly. He didn’t even make the bench in Robins final game.

 

[ceetee]

Yes, very possibly. But I still can’t believe there is a vast difference between Bassette and say, Obikwu? Plus if he saw Wright as his starter left side why not pay the £2m on a development left winger rather than 5m on EMC. For me the recruitment at that time was, at best, muddled.

I agree with that

 

[TomRad85]

I don’t think there’s any evidence Robins wanted him. It wasn’t until he’d gone that man whose name I’ve already forgotten started him regularly. He didn’t even make the bench in Robins final game.

Bassette started against Swansea in the league. I doubt he personally would have asked for him because that's mental, there's no way he'd have known about him, but he definitely had final say on pulling the trigger.

 

[Captain Dart]

It's not a massive fee for a development player. I'm sure they thought they could develop him into something more when he was signed. He's still only 19, so potential for a good career for him whether here or somewhere else.

For me he needs to bulk up a bit (somewhat like Vik did) if he's going to be successful. His finishing also needs a lot of work. Wonder if he'll eventually become a winger.

He is 21 in November.

 

[torchomatic]

It is a massive fee when you have three starters ahead of him if all are fit.

Maybe so, but, to be fair, that's not the lad's fault.

 

[Skyblueabo1111]

What gets me with our strikers is the door is wide open to be the main man, but none of them wants to step through.

Basette and Simms haven't played.

 

[Skyblueabo1111]

Can anyone link to where it was reported how much we spent on Bassette? Not doubting it, just can’t remember ever actually seeing it.

2 or 2.5 apparently

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Tbf Robins saw Wright as a left sided player.

When we were playing 3-4-1-2? I don't think so. Sakamoto was brought in as a RWB who can slot in at AM. Which is why after Sakamoto gets injured post-PNE, we play 3-4-1-2 again quite few times.

The recruitment issues haven't moved on from when we played that formation because we don't have numbers out wide.

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

If Simms or Bassette don’t play tm then they defo out ….

 

[mark82]

He is 21 in November.

My bad.

 

[mark82]

If Simms or Bassette don’t play tm then they defo out ….

Would think more chance of Bassette. Simms not played a single minute since he hit 99 games.

 

[Balli001]

Would think more chance of Bassette. Simms not played a single minute since he hit 99 games.

Simms played most of pre season and Bassette didnt.