Lingard's form has dipped a little after his burst onto our scene ( understandable) he couldn't keep it up indefinitely but has looked more average in the past couple of games imo ( mind you they all have ). What's his value now?
I’d still sign him, definitely. But with a year left on his contract and looking like a mortal again, surely it can’t be any more than £20m? And really it shouldn’t be more than £15m
I’d agree he would be a good signing, but not at any price. Don’t get drawn into an auction. With his contract running down he has a good amount of say as to where he ends up.
More than likely, but that said, agents nowadays aren't shy when it comes to contacting the media to drum up interest in their players or drive their wages up.
That says so much about Moyes and Noble, but also Jesse. It's one thing to be shown something but you need the ability to recognise what you are being shown.
I think we've all noticed how much the team spirit and work ethic has increased over the past two seasons. Total credit to the manager and the players for buying into it and vastly improving. This alone makes me feel better as I know even when we lose that we're pulling together and that makes a huge difference to the supporters moral too!
It also makes clear just how the club will have to go that extra mile if necessary to ensure Noble stays in the club after this season. Unless he wants a break after so many years I can't imagine he would take too much persuading. He looks an immediate fit for Moyes backroom team.
I'm still a bit concerned that it's usually described as his last year at the club and not as a player - so he might go elsewhere. It would be nice for him to be a one-club player as I think he might be one of the last to ever do it at premier league level.
I really do hope Noble stays on as a coach - maybe with a little break, because whenever we've had good form and team spirit (this isn't the first time it's been reported), so many players have referred to him.
I'd be surprised if he's not offered a role but I think he loves playing and he's not going to get much here. He may think he still has a couple of years to offer lower down elsewhere
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I would still like us to sign him, but he's definitely worth less then he was a few weeks ago and that's good for us if we do want him
I really do hope Noble stays on as a coach - maybe with a little break, because whenever we've had good form and team spirit (this isn't the first time it's been reported), so many players have referred to him.