Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,273 Posted June 26, 2021 On 24/06/2021 at 16:55, wcorkcanary said: Not remotely. It was said in jest.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,606 Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) On 24/06/2021 at 09:05, Feedthewolf said: I don't like the idea of having two loan players in the same position full stop. If we do manage to stay up, would we really want to have to start the midfield from scratch again because both of our 'double pivots' have gone back to their parent club? I'd rather we signed another forward as our second loan option (assuming Skipp or Gilmour are the first). Don't think Hugill and Idah will be sufficient backup to Pukki, personally. Bailey seems confident we're after two central midfielders but would also happily sign Skipp on top of those. If that turns out to be true then hopefully we wouldn't be totally loan reliant. Edited June 26, 2021 by king canary Typo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicken 2,624 Posted June 26, 2021 10 minutes ago, king canary said: Bailey seems confident we're after two dental midfielders but would also happily sign Skipp on top of those. If that turns out to be true then hopefully we wouldn't be totally loan reliant. Corr! I know they said they wanted some physical presence but some teeth rattlers would be fun to watch if a bit brutal...😅 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted June 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, king canary said: Bailey seems confident we're after two dental midfielders but would also happily sign Skipp on top of those. If that turns out to be true then hopefully we wouldn't be totally loan reliant. Yeah, we'd be pretty toothless without them! 😁 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordon Bennett 783 Posted June 26, 2021 A couple of gnashers in the middle of the park. Billy Gilmolar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,164 Posted June 26, 2021 I've always considered McClean good enough. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Paddons Beard 2,431 Posted June 26, 2021 I can certainly see the wisdom in that 😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,606 Posted June 26, 2021 10 minutes ago, chicken said: Corr! I know they said they wanted some physical presence but some teeth rattlers would be fun to watch if a bit brutal...😅 Bloody auto correct! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HazzaJet 252 Posted June 27, 2021 Apparently we are now in pole position to sign him. No surprise for me, he would get better experience in the English PL than the Scottish PL, probably the most game time with us, and Farke has a very good relationship with Tuchel. Only downside to it is that we can only sign 1 more PL player on loan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hairy Canary 703 Posted June 27, 2021 Fingers crossed this is right. Could be a big signing for us if so. Looking positive…. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,717 Posted June 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hairy Canary said: Fingers crossed this is right. Could be a big signing for us if so. Looking positive…. 'Looking positive' Let's just hope the results of his full Covid test arent however.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,746 Posted June 30, 2021 Medical taking place tomorrow apparently and the deal is done. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,717 Posted July 1, 2021 10 minutes to go?🤔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rock bus 851 Posted July 1, 2021 Apologies for this, but genuine questions ... is he actually that good? I hadnt heard much about him until the Scotland v England game. Admittedly that may be just because my focus has been on championship football rather than premier league. I'm a bit worried we are putting a lot of faith and a literally central focus on a young player with limited experience who is just on loan (I know it worked out brilliantly with Skipp but that is pretty rare and it was the championship) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,717 Posted July 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, rock bus said: Apologies for this, but genuine questions ... is he actually that good? I hadnt heard much about him until the Scotland v England game. Admittedly that may be just because my focus has been on championship football rather than premier league. I'm a bit worried we are putting a lot of faith and a literally central focus on a young player with limited experience who is just on loan (I know it worked out brilliantly with Skipp but that is pretty rare and it was the championship) According to Chelsea fans he's set to be the new partner to kante. But that's according to Chelsea fans who are of course biasd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,234 Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, rock bus said: Apologies for this, but genuine questions ... is he actually that good? I hadnt heard much about him until the Scotland v England game. Admittedly that may be just because my focus has been on championship football rather than premier league. I'm a bit worried we are putting a lot of faith and a literally central focus on a young player with limited experience who is just on loan (I know it worked out brilliantly with Skipp but that is pretty rare and it was the championship) Totally agree with your concern. There's also issue of how badly he wants to come here as he will be in a relegation scrap. Apparently he was keen on joining Rangers. I believe he had a lengthy injury last season too. Hopefully he could be the difference when we play teams who we must get points off, but I'm not expecting him to play 90 mins in all 38 games. Decent signing hopefully. Edited July 1, 2021 by Capt. Pants Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yella Army 57 Posted July 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, rock bus said: Apologies for this, but genuine questions ... is he actually that good? I hadnt heard much about him until the Scotland v England game. Admittedly that may be just because my focus has been on championship football rather than premier league. I'm a bit worried we are putting a lot of faith and a literally central focus on a young player with limited experience who is just on loan (I know it worked out brilliantly with Skipp but that is pretty rare and it was the championship) He is good enough to compete vs Kovacic and Jorginho at Chelsea for a spot alongside Kante. He had a knee injury and was out for 4 months which hampered his game time last season but the several games he played, he practically got MOTM in all of them. Why are Chelsea letting him come to us you may ask? Because we can guarantee him game time week in week out. This guy is a real gem of a loan signing for us. It also allows us to spend money elsewhere also. A webber masterstroke if you ask me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted July 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: Totally agree with your concern. There's also issue of how badly he wants to come here as he will be in a relegation scrap. Apparently he was keen on joining Rangers. I believe he had a lengthy injury last season. Hopefully he could be the difference when we play teams who we must get points off, but I'm not expecting him to play 90 mins in all 38 games. Decent signing hopefully. If he doesn't have a good attitude he won't last long under Farke. As for being in a relegation scrap, I think it is too early to say that. If we are near the bottom come March, then yes, but the season hasn't started yet and anything is possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,940 Posted July 1, 2021 A really promising youngster who essentially needs match time. And he can get an all-you-can eat buffet of match time with us provided he keeps his head screwed on and his feet on the ground. He looks like he does as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,164 Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: Totally agree with your concern. There's also issue of how badly he wants to come here as he will be in a relegation scrap. Apparently he was keen on joining Rangers. I believe he had a lengthy injury last season too. Hopefully he could be the difference when we play teams who we must get points off, but I'm not expecting him to play 90 mins in all 38 games. Decent signing hopefully. Virtually half the league will be in a "relegation scrap." 8-10 clubs will likely spend the most part of the season looking downwards rather than upwards. We know that, Chelsea know that, Gilmour knows that and half the league knows it. Edited July 1, 2021 by BroadstairsR 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray 111 Posted July 1, 2021 A friend of mine has recently retired as one of the head coaches at the Chelsea academy, and he is extremely glowing about the young man, maintaining he has improved year on year both physically and technically as a player and mentally/attitudinally and I quote, "100% good attitude" and he certainly coped with his first international competitive start with maturity, being voted MOTM v England. All bodes well. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROBFLECK 132 Posted July 1, 2021 1 hour ago, lake district canary said: If he doesn't have a good attitude he won't last long under Farke. As for being in a relegation scrap, I think it is too early to say that. If we are near the bottom come March, then yes, but the season hasn't started yet and anything is possible. I'm sorry Lakey... I've got a lt of respect for your positive attitude , but you know that half the league is looking down iso up from day one. Nothing to do with negative attitude , since the league's got infested with the big money ... most of the clubs outside the top 6 ' first goal was staying out of the relegation scrap and start the season as good as possible. I'm not saying we won't be able to start the season well...but our goal will be survival from day one. staying completely out of trouble will take some doing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bovril 219 Posted July 1, 2021 (Taken from the Chelsea Shed End Forum) Notice the date of that post... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,717 Posted July 1, 2021 Hurry up Norwich, almost 7PM and no offical annoucment? Tut tut, already pictures out of him wearing the training gear so come on.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary Wundaboy 1,359 Posted July 1, 2021 Photo of him at Conley doing the rounds on social media, looks like this is happening! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,561 Posted July 1, 2021 15 minutes ago, Bovril said: (Taken from the Chelsea Shed End Forum) Notice the date of that post... Interesting. A friend of mine has a nephew who is at Man City-I’ll see if he’s heard about this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,234 Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Bovril said: (Taken from the Chelsea Shed End Forum) Notice the date of that post... I’d be really surprised if we’ve agreed a fee, can’t understand in what circumstances that possibly makes sense for Chelsea. Guess we should find out shortly. Edited July 1, 2021 by Monty13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ekoku: The Ambassador Of The People 122 Posted July 1, 2021 Absolutely no chance we have agreed a fee for him. Then again i never thought Buendia would sign for Villa so what do i know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rock bus 851 Posted July 1, 2021 No chance ..Farke is too honourable man to do something sneaky like that (that’s not even allowing for fact he is friends with Tuchel) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
