Back to Zaha think he’s done well, worry about Byrams injury record and progress, but the real boost has been Ogbonna, it wasn’t that long ago some wanted him dropped.
Fernandes never looked like he’d been out so long and did very well
Dee - no, Zaha joined Palace when he was 12, grew up in Thornton Heath. I was impressed with his consistency yesterday, he even fell over while challenging Oxlade-Chamberlain in the build up to Salah's goal
I've been a fan of Ward-Prowse since he got into their team the year we both came up. He is a fantastic passer and crosser of the ball, excellent from set pieces and works as hard as anyone.
He's not got masses of pace, but he's extremely versatile - MC, AM, RW and started as a RB.
Always odd buying from teams going down, on the one hand they have generally been very poor that season...like Redmond hasn't got a single goal....but they are still good players
Personally of the current bottom 3 you gotta be looking at Shaquiri, Butland, Evans, Romeu, Bertrand and Allen
Think all 6 of those could get into our first XI, although can imagine there will be a good lot of competition
Think there a good few decisions to be made in the summer with a few areas in need of an upgrade/cover, but primary focus should be on GK and DM imo
Interesting to see how Mario performs these last few games, he was great against Southampton but hasn't done it very often (who has tho) and will cost a fairly big chunk of our budget whether we have a loan-to-buy deal or not
I agree though MrsGrey that Arnie has become our 15 goal striker thanks to Moyes, so thats a little relieving
In spite of a supposed overhaul of our transfer methods we still can’t escape the fact that our owners won’t be able or perhaps willing to put their hands in their pockets for players who are a marked step up. We might get one £30m perhaps, but that will only get you someone like a deeney or Cairney these days. With this in mind, I don’t think it is at all a bad idea to pick off a player or two from a club Southampton if they go down. After all they are a club which doesn’t mind selling...
We seem to be doing some business.. I don't really follow the Championship, anyone with an opinion on these two?
Are they PL 11 or squad fillers?
-- According to the very reliable source @ExWHUemployee we are very close to dealing deals for both Tom Cairney and Ryan Fredericks from Fulham who have been selected for the championship team of the season
My previous comment was a little tongue in cheek. Looking to sign better players from the top end of the champ would seem to be on paper a potentially good thing
Should we actually be paying much heed to any transfer rumour at the moment given that the “overhaul” of our recruitment methods including a new director of recruitment hasn’t even happened yet
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Fernandes never looked like he’d been out so long and did very well
20 goal15 goal-a-season striker that we have been looking for for so long.Takes the pressure off a bit.
He's not got masses of pace, but he's extremely versatile - MC, AM, RW and started as a RB.
Personally of the current bottom 3 you gotta be looking at Shaquiri, Butland, Evans, Romeu, Bertrand and Allen
Think all 6 of those could get into our first XI, although can imagine there will be a good lot of competition
Think there a good few decisions to be made in the summer with a few areas in need of an upgrade/cover, but primary focus should be on GK and DM imo
Interesting to see how Mario performs these last few games, he was great against Southampton but hasn't done it very often (who has tho) and will cost a fairly big chunk of our budget whether we have a loan-to-buy deal or not
I agree though MrsGrey that Arnie has become our 15 goal striker thanks to Moyes, so thats a little relieving
Are they PL 11 or squad fillers?
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According to the very reliable source @ExWHUemployee we are very close to dealing deals for both Tom Cairney and Ryan Fredericks from Fulham who have been selected for the championship team of the season
Meanwhile the Newcastle Evening Chronicle reckons Hernandez might be going there in the summer. Part-ex for Aleksandar Mitrovic, maybe?
8 goals in 11 games for Fulham, the lad seems to have found his shooting boots