king canary 7,578 Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) Edited June 6, 2022 by king canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,229 Posted June 6, 2022 Looks like it, good news. Stops anyone sniffing around and will be a top player for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,246 Posted June 6, 2022 images.mp4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,930 Posted June 6, 2022 Wonder if that's also a sign that his injury issues are also behind him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,578 Posted June 6, 2022 1 minute ago, Badger said: Brilliant news- for me he needs to be one of the first names on the teamsheet next season and let Hanley/Gibson/Zimbo/Byram fight it out to play next to him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,405 Posted June 6, 2022 Just now, king canary said: Brilliant news- for me he needs to be one of the first names on the teamsheet next season and let Hanley/Gibson/Zimbo/Byram fight it out to play next to him. I know that you are not Grant Hanley's greatest fan, but along with our keepers, we have the makings of a very strong back four at championship level. With OMO staying, there may be a case for moving Gibson on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,930 Posted June 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, Badger said: I know that you are not Grant Hanley's greatest fan, but along with our keepers, we have the makings of a very strong back four at championship level. With OMO staying, there may be a case for moving Gibson on? Definitely agree with that, especially if Tomkinson looks like he can make the step up. I know it's unusual to have a left-footer who's comfortable at getting the ball out of defence, but we need more speed in there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,578 Posted June 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, Badger said: I know that you are not Grant Hanley's greatest fan, but along with our keepers, we have the makings of a very strong back four at championship level. With OMO staying, there may be a case for moving Gibson on? Yeah I've got no issue with Hanley at this level but I'd be wary about moving a proven Championship performer like Gibson on unless we really needed to. Hanley, Zimbo and Omobamidele have all had injury issues previously and we don't want to be caught short. I'm also wondering if Smith has a plan to switch to a back 3 longer term which would necessitate having 5 central defenders on the books. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,423 Posted June 6, 2022 Legit player when he got injured last year it hurt us big time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,405 Posted June 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, king canary said: Yeah I've got no issue with Hanley at this level but I'd be wary about moving a proven Championship performer like Gibson on unless we really needed to. Hanley, Zimbo and Omobamidele have all had injury issues previously and we don't want to be caught short. I'm also wondering if Smith has a plan to switch to a back 3 longer term which would necessitate having 5 central defenders on the books. Certainly, if he decides to play a back three it changes things. If, however, we play a back two, Zimbo, Byram, Tomkinson, Sorenson look like pretty good back up to me. If we keep too many older players we deny opportunity to the younger ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,195 Posted June 6, 2022 Great news. A big loss for us last season as we never really nailed down who partners Hanley. He's a big threat from corners too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
By Hook or Ian crook 917 Posted June 6, 2022 Best news in a while that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,578 Posted June 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, Badger said: Certainly, if he decides to play a back three it changes things. If, however, we play a back two, Zimbo, Byram, Tomkinson, Sorenson look like pretty good back up to me. If we keep too many older players we deny opportunity to the younger ones. I'm not convinced by either Zimbo or Byram at this point- I'd personally rather keep Byram as a utility player and minimise the need for Zimmerman. Tomkinson is a total unknown at this point. I doubt anyone is bidding £5-6m for Gibson and I don't see any point in selling him for less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,633 Posted June 6, 2022 Good news re: AO, was definitely a plus from last season and with Kabak not working out we did miss him. Gibson wasn’t quite a week-in week-out PL player, played some decent games along with some bad ones. It doesn’t feel likely a PL side would go for him and there’d be little point selling him to a competitor at this level. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Six Pack 91 Posted June 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, king canary said: I'm not convinced by either Zimbo or Byram at this point- I'd personally rather keep Byram as a utility player and minimise the need for Zimmerman. Tomkinson is a total unknown at this point. I doubt anyone is bidding £5-6m for Gibson and I don't see any point in selling him for less. No one is that dumb ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,615 Posted June 6, 2022 Great news. I wonder if Smith see's him as one of our starting CB's next season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtopia 517 Posted June 6, 2022 Great news, I think Smith must be planning for him to play for a large proportion of the games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,866 Posted June 6, 2022 Excellent news except we don't know if there's a release clause Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Wal 314 Posted June 6, 2022 The best news we are likely to get this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveN8458 61 Posted June 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Six Pack said: No one is that dumb ! we were! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,229 Posted June 6, 2022 1 hour ago, king canary said: Yeah I've got no issue with Hanley at this level but I'd be wary about moving a proven Championship performer like Gibson on unless we really needed to. Hanley, Zimbo and Omobamidele have all had injury issues previously and we don't want to be caught short. I'm also wondering if Smith has a plan to switch to a back 3 longer term which would necessitate having 5 central defenders on the books. Zimmerman is out of contract next year, he’s the obvious one to move on especially given his injury issues. I’d also say he’s probably 4th choice right now behind Gibson, Hanley and Omobamidele. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1902 1,167 Posted June 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Six Pack said: No one is that dumb ! You are aware that we are talking about football clubs right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,578 Posted June 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, SteveN8458 said: we were! We weren't dumb. Gibson was excellent in the Championship and one of the reasons we got promoted. I get he didn't have a great season last time but the short term memories on here are ridiculous. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HazzaJet 252 Posted June 6, 2022 Still had two years left, but now has four. At least if we go straight back up and straight back down he won’t become a free agent now. I think several of the players with two years left will get offered new contracts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefly 4,283 Posted June 6, 2022 Brilliant news. Personally I thought he looked more accomplished than Godfrey at the same age. Worth noting his comments too about what brought him to the club and convinced him to sign on: "It just shows the club has faith in me as a player and I am delighted to sign this contract. I moved from Ireland at 16 and since coming to the club with the U18s, the U23s and transitioning into the first team, it has always felt like a family club and that is one of the main reasons why I signed here, because I felt so comfortable from the first trials when I came at 16." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefly 4,283 Posted June 6, 2022 If we were to play a back 3 with wing-backs (something Smith has done in the past) Hanley, Omo, and Gibson would be pretty awesome in the Championship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,578 Posted June 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, horsefly said: Brilliant news. Personally I thought he looked more accomplished than Godfrey at the same age. Worth noting his comments too about what brought him to the club and convinced him to sign on: "It just shows the club has faith in me as a player and I am delighted to sign this contract. I moved from Ireland at 16 and since coming to the club with the U18s, the U23s and transitioning into the first team, it has always felt like a family club and that is one of the main reasons why I signed here, because I felt so comfortable from the first trials when I came at 16." I think this is the part of the job Webber does that is really key but won't get recognised as much. When he came he talked about the lack of joined up pathways and transitions from youth team to first team. No doubt since Webber came in the step ups appear to have been smoother and we've seen the benefits. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,195 Posted June 6, 2022 Can see him moving forward as a DM😜 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,675 Posted June 6, 2022 Easily one of our best defenders and this is a big statement for our upcoming season. Wonder if Gibson might be off? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites