Declan Rice - Signs 5 1/2 year deal (or does he...)

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  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    It's IMO stupid, they should have just chose who came 2nd, to decide this is not going to make Declan any more popular.....
  • alderzalderz
    Being reported on the BBC that he'll be in the England squad when it's announced
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    alderz said:

    Apparently he’s won Irish Young Player of the Year as the voting happened a little while ago...

    Awks... ;whome
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    And he's in.

    Congratulations Deccers ;clap
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    I worry about all the inevitable furore, kerfuffle and media attention that will now be one him. Hope the club help him negotiate it.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    And players from the big 6 tapping him up
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Will add to his price, anyway.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Irish Young Player of the Year makes it to the England Senior Team.
  • HamstewHamstew
    It will be a quiz question in years to come.
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    And by the way, congratulations Declan, on both counts.
    Let history be your marker.
    In claret and blue, and the white/red of England. If you had stayed green that would have been good also.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    edited March 2019
    We need him to be picked if he is good enough.

    WE cant have another Capello / Parker type situation (whilst I know we have not been relegated now) the former told the latter he would not be picked for England if he did not play in the prem.

    If we are to ever move forward as a club player's need to see playing for us is no barrier to being selected for international duty.

    He will move on from us, play in the Champions League eventually. Of this I have no doubt. Just like Rio and Carrick.

    As long as he does all he can whilst he wear the C&B.
  • SlackerSlacker
    MrsGrey said:

    Will add to his price, anyway.

    My first thought when I saw he was in.
    I think we maybe in for many years (or possibly months) about young Declan being liked to this and that football giant.
    I sincerely hope not but I think it’s inevitable that he’ll go if he continues to progress.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    SuzanneClaret said:

    WE cant have another Capello / Parker type situation (whilst I know we have not been relegated now) the former told the latter he would not be picked for England if he did not play in the prem.

    If we are to ever move forward as a club player's need to see playing for us is no barrier to being selected for international duty.

    Parker won 15 of his 18 caps while playing for West Ham. Playing for West Ham is only a barrier to getting selected for England if we get relegated but it would be the same for any other relegated team.
  • secrethammersfansecrethammersfan
    Why can't Rice play in the Champions' League with West Ham?
  • secrethammersfansecrethammersfan
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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47614547

    Stop the hype ;weep

    (Comparing him to Bobby Moore ;doh )
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Haven't you noticed the similarities then?
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Yep but not between rice and upson although ones a footballer the other robbed for a living
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    McLean slams Declan and players similar that change country, from someone who played for Northern Ireland and then switched to Eire good call
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    James McLean :lol:
  • alderzalderz
    I think it’s understandable that his former ROI teammates may feel angry at him. Yeah, McLean has said to do exactly what Rice has done. But he also was in the squad with him and who knows what they spoke about. Lots of people may feel very hoodwinked by his decision.

    I think he’s made the right one, but it’s not strange that people are unhappy.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    I've said it before: for me, and I suspect many, the disappointment isn't that he switched, it is that he seemed to make such a point of being committed to Ireland that it didn't seem likely he would consider switching.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited March 2019
    Could give a monkeys about Mclean
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited March 2019
    Yeold

    He speaks well of you... :wink:
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    MonkaS MonkaW as twitch would say.
  • HamstewHamstew
    I think he'll be gone in the summer
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Pelle simply stating what is always the case:

    IF there is a big enough price offered to a club

    AND the player involved wants to move there

    deal get done.

    Much rather he did that than give some old waffle.

    Anyway, not sure what people are worried about.

    There's no question of Deccers' loyalty... :whistle: :weep:
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited March 2019
    What a ridiculous thing to say from Pellegrini, doesn’t matter if he is saying the truth, it is just completely negative to state that publicly.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited March 2019
    Lukerz

    Really? Why?

    He was asked a question; he gave what we all know to be the truthful answer.

    What would the use have been if he had lied?

    Seems to me, his point was to make sure 'big clubs' know that he won't be going on the cheap, if they make a move for him, AND Deccers make it clear he wants the move.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited March 2019
    He can say what he likes, but then don’t start saying he wants us to create a big club mentality at the same time.

    It’s an unnecessary comment. We aren’t idiots, we know a big offer from a big club will likely see him gone.

    Just not a necessary comment.

    What he should have said is what most managers do; “Declan is not for sale, he is an integral part of our project & the winning culture we are trying to breed.”

    End of discussion. It really isn’t hard.
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