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He’s a classic centre back who is really strong defensively and in the air. He also has played a fair amount in a back three, which Moyes likes to do. We obviously need at least one more centre back, particularly if Balbuena’s future is elsewhere.
What is odd is Duffy was voted Brighton's player of the season 2018-19 but after three games he lost his place to Adam Webster who'd joined from Bristol City for £20m in the summer. How the mighty are fallen!
I don't see Duffy as any better than the three CBs we already have whereas Phil Jones or John Stones would be an improvement
If we sold Diop and replaced him with Duffy I would not be happy
Burn gave them a natural left-sided option, Dunk is skipper, Webster the modern day ‘ball playing CB’. Duffy was just unlucky that he was schooled to play football around 2005-2010. That said Duffy often did not make the bench, which was odd as Potter basically was happy to change to a back four should one of his 3 CB’s pick up an injury. Bit of a compromise to make, changing the whole gameplan. Maybe more to that than a tactical decision?
However, I would not want Duffy as a CB to replace Diop. If we used him as an upgrade on Balbuena & then replaced Diop if he was sold for a better, young CB, that would be fine. As much as I am unconvinced by Diop, selling a young player who now has two years experiences & in both years has been the first choice CB (wither with Balbuena or Ogbonna) would be slightly unambitious, especially if replacing them with Brighton’s 5th choice CB.
Thank you
Wonder if this is the case?
“ West Ham United is pleased to confirm that Stuart Pearce has returned to the Club as a First Team Coach and will work alongside Kevin Nolan and Paul Nevin, who have also signed new contracts after their excellent work in helping to secure the Hammers’ Premier League status last season.
The legendary former Hammers and England international defender will team up with manager David Moyes and Alan Irvine again, having worked with them during his first spell at London Stadium in the 2017/18 season.
https://www.claretandhugh.info/hammers-looking-good-but-investment-required/
I dont like the board but it's a pop for pops sake, another pointless negative article making out our owners are the only ones who havent spent money in the league
I think we also spoke further back about how there is the element of expectation vs reality in the budgets. We probably didn’t budget for a relegation scrap, and as such have a bit of a black hole. Throw Covid on top and we lose a lot of revenue that we were anticipating.
Sheffield United on the other hand, didn’t go nuts in the window last summer, probably budgeted for a scrap or to go down, and had the sudden influx of TV money. Promoted teams with brains are probably budgeting to go down and lose that TV money after year one too.
We are one of nine clubs that have only signed one new player, five teams have two, City have three, Brighton four and Leeds five.
It all seems rather quiet...
NORWICH IN HUGILL TALKS
Norwich City are in talks to sign Jordan Hugill from West Ham.
Hugill scored 15 times on loan at QPR last season. Hugill is valued at about £5m and has two years left on his contract.
West Ham signed him in a £10m deal from Preston North End in January 2018.
Football Insider reporting that a £5m deal is 'close':
https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-norwich-city-close-to-5m-signing-from-west-ham/