no, no it wasn't. I saw a liverpool twitter feed talk about it as wellThe Liverpool player was only a rumour on here, so the source is no different to Saddlebrains saying King is against loans.
Austin was also very negative towards loan signings when asked about them at the forum. I think he'd have mentioned if we'd had one lined up but if fell though and I'm fairly sure it didn't.
According to the Swansea Independent medical at 1pm signing today
Different to Sheaf. Not made of glass. Very good at tackling without getting carded. Solid when getting tackled. But best of all is always looking to make a defence splitting accurate pass instead of sideways or backwards.I just hope he can bring a bit more than Sheaf.
Play at a higher tempo, be a bit quicker, thread more forward passes, tackle a bit harder, cover the defence a bit better.
If he's a Sheaf MK2 I'll be a bit disappointed.
But absolutely we need more quality, experience and a calm head central midfield to help progress.
He wouldn't. He likes to play the full 90 minutes every game.id love it if he was on our bench on saturday
id love it if he starts on saturdayHe wouldn't. He likes to play the full 90 minutes every game.
Absolutely. In my opinion this is a statement of intent from Doug and FL. Sign one of the best in his position in The Championship for a decent fee with all the leadership qualities we are missing . They've obviously been working on this transfer for a while and have not rushed into getting a stop gap solution.Great bit of business if we get this one over the line.
Your theory has no more weight of evidence behind it than mine.no, no it wasn't. I saw a liverpool twitter feed talk about it as well
Also all Austin said was loans can be difficult, why would he talk about failed transfers?
Also the fact that we want to loan players from Chelsea as per the press (although Chelsea say wait until end of window0 is more evidence we don't say no to all loans.
You've main your mind up and it's just pure confirmation bias now.
it has loads more, i mean the fact we have been trying to get loans from Chelsea is in many sourcesYour theory has no more weight of evidence behind it than mine.
I've said I could be wrong, but nothing you've said has dissuaded me so I'll leave it there
You’d still have to explain why we’re the only ones to not manage to find an appropriate player
Would be nice but in all likelihood the clubs will reach an agreement that he doesn’t play Saturday, actually don’t think it would be an easy game for him to play in, against colleagues and friends literally days after he left, had it have been a couple of weeks then yes but not a couple of days. We shall see thoughid love it if he starts on saturday
The Liverpool player was only a rumour on here, so the source is no different to Saddlebrains saying King is against loans.
Austin was also very negative towards loan signings when asked about them at the forum. I think he'd have mentioned if we'd had one lined up but if fell though and I'm fairly sure it didn't.
This is my thoughts too. The game would become a bit of a pantomime and would be distracting for us. Play the same 11 that played against Watford and introduce Grimes in the next league gameWould be nice but in all likelihood the clubs will reach an agreement that he doesn’t play Saturday, actually don’t think it would be an easy game for him to play in, against colleagues and friends literally days after he left, had it have been a couple of weeks then yes but not a couple of days. We shall see though
He was a tad better for us than you suggest.We spent £3.5m he was a marquee signing. But he left on a free after doing very little for us during his time here
I’ve had my suspicions all along but nice to see it finally reported from a proper reputable journo. I think it’s genuinely happening lads
I hope the right Sheaf turns up.Yes I know Sheaf has been poor this season and is likely off in the summer. But last season he was one of the best DMs in the league, as was Grimes.
As well as Torp and Allen have done recently, Grimes and Sheaf would arguably be one of the best midfield pairings in the league and yes I think they could definitely play together, particularly if/when we revert to a back 4.
Dovin
MVE - Thomas - Kitching - Bidwell
Sheaf - Grimes
Sakamoto - Rudoni - EMC
Wright
Perhaps we now in fact have the choice to play two different shapes according to the opposition and match situation where we can be equally proficientnah
Dovin
MVE
Thomas
Kitching
Bidwell
Torp
Grimes
Rudi
Saka
Simms/Wright
EMC/Wright
Is the way forward
Sheaf ain't it.Yes I know Sheaf has been poor this season and is likely off in the summer. But last season he was one of the best DMs in the league, as was Grimes.
As well as Torp and Allen have done recently, Grimes and Sheaf would arguably be one of the best midfield pairings in the league and yes I think they could definitely play together, particularly if/when we revert to a back 4.
Dovin
MVE - Thomas - Kitching - Bidwell
Sheaf - Grimes
Sakamoto - Rudoni - EMC
Wright
He was a tad better for us than you suggest.
I'm just glad he won't be lining up against us.Would be nice but in all likelihood the clubs will reach an agreement that he doesn’t play Saturday, actually don’t think it would be an easy game for him to play in, against colleagues and friends literally days after he left, had it have been a couple of weeks then yes but not a couple of days. We shall see though
Sheaf ain't it.
He's had plenty of game time this season and we're clearly better without him.
I’ve had my suspicions all along but nice to see it finally reported from a proper reputable journo. I think it’s genuinely happening lads
Sheaf ain't it.
He's had plenty of game time this season and we're clearly better without him.
He really isn't 'an incredible talent at this level'.Not sure it's as binary as this with Sheaf. I think there's multiple factors which have affected his performances this season. He's still an incredible talent at this level and I'd be keen to retain him but I doubt he'll be here beyond this summer.
Was chatting to a Leeds fan about Grimes before and didn't realise he went there on loan. His mum slagged off the Leeds fans when he left so apparently he's hated there...View attachment 41102
I think the loan market has changed a lot over the years. Previously you never heard of loan fees, and parent clubs would cover the wages of young players being sent out. Nowadays with young players already earning a lot of money at top clubs, the clubs want to recoup some of the value, which means percentage of their wages and possibly a loan fee being added in. It completely changes the loan market all together. Didn't Aston Villa have to pay millions to get Abraham on loan in the championship? So loaning a player now is a lot more expensive than it used to be, and could possibly be seen as dead money if they hardly play.
If he's off there's little point playing him anyway.Yes as I said, he's been poor this season. But he hasn't turned into a shit player overnight.
We'vee been better without him recently but clearly that's not all down to Sheaf not playing, there are other factors at play. Who knows we could be even better with him back.
I just don't see us benching Sheaf for the rest of the season and I think him and Grimes would make a brilliant partnership in front of a back 4.
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