Utter rubbish. Stats-wise he's been pretty much one of the best in his position in this league over the past couple of years.
Utter rubbish. Stats-wise he's been pretty much one of the best in his position in this league over the past couple of years.
I agree, and that's kind of the point I'm making. It's not as simple as it used to be where you would loan a player, and if he didn't play it wouldn't matter, as the loaning club would pay the peanuts the player was on, and there weren't any caveats like you've mentioned. Nowadays there's always some kind of hook, be it play time or money to be paid.
I think if he had started more games we would have seen better performances from him personally
So the Swansea manager is getting a Matt out of the way so he can have a Widell on the pitch?
Possibly the same reason that apparently we're the only club in the country where nobody would come in and be an assistant!
On the verge of signing one of the best players in his position in the division and forum moaners are going on about loans and assistants.
If we sign him before Saturday & agree to their gentleman's agreement we should pick him anyway, what can Swansea do?
I thought there was,a player there but his work rate out of possession was poor.
I'm sure he learnt lessons that have helped him develop to where he is today.
Ayari? He wasn't helped by being played a lot as the 10 when that wasn't his position
Of course it does. It's factual and don't fit in with the narrative of the anti King brigadeYet the link I put up with the loan situation gets ignored as usual
Then we will have to employ the same tactics Real Madrid used to sign Robert Jarni
I guess they could insert it as a clause in the deal. Doesn't have to be a gentleman's agreement, they could probably make it legally binding.
The problem with Ayari at the time was he wasnt robust enough for the league, the physical challenges of the Championship often means very good young players cant cope.
I was in the club shop and had just heard that the Jarni deal was off - I had to tell the staff there, who were still printing his name on the back of the shirtsThen we will have to employ the same tactics Real Madrid used to sign Robert Jarni
Club made a profit on Jarni , even though he did not play 1 second for us. One report claims Grimes is to sign for us today.Then we will have to employ the same tactics Real Madrid used to sign Robert Jarni
Probably wouldn't stand us in good stead for any future negotiations?
Things that never happened. Don't recall players names being pre-printed on shirts.I was in the club shop and had just heard that the Jarni deal was off - I had to tell the staff there, who were still printing his name on the back of the shirts
How so?
It’s more of an evolution of where we’re at in our squad building. We’ve signed 17 players who have almost all been 27 or under. That’s the foundation of the squad so it makes sense to start adding more accomplished 28+ year old players with experience.
We tried to sign Browne and Worrall in the summer, two experienced Championship campaigners. They just didn’t materialise.
I really didnt think this would materialise. We just dont buy the accomplished finished article!! Will be a statement of intent.
Wouldn't surprise me if FA rules didn't allow for this to happen, i.e a club having a say in another's selection decisions. Pure conjecture on my part but these things do usually seem to be described as a gentleman's agreement.
I’ve been critical of King in the past but fair fucking play to him if this comes off.
Even if for some reason it doesn't, it seems clear alot of the assumptions about how he dictates money is spent, are just wrong. So totally agree, fair play.
I think a lot of the stuff has been made up / assumed hasn't it? The "no loans" and "won't sign anybody over a certain age". Just because we hadn't, doesn't mean we wouldn't.
This isn’t a dig at the ITKs because they only pass on what they get told and it adds a lot of value to the forum!
It does seem that they get told contradictory things and specifics that may be exaggerated (things get lost in translation if the info 1st, 2nd or 3rd hand) or misinterpreted because we’re only humans.
Yeah, credit where its due. Even if its funded/part funded by a departure (BTA), its looks just the type of signing we've been crying out for.
@Saddlebrains any news about darling?
"Sheffield United have joined the race to sign Swansea defender Harry Darling, 25, who has also been linked with a move to Birmingham City. (The Star)"
"Sheffield United have joined the race to sign Swansea defender Harry Darling, 25, who has also been linked with a move to Birmingham City. (The Star)"
A widell on the pitch....very funny lol
Unless this kid that Swansea are after for about £4m is a wonderkid, it makes our £2m deal for Torp, look very good value.
What’s he done at the Christmas party?!