It could be £40m on Titus Bramble and it would be a shrewd signing for some.
Nobody at this club can put a foot wrong, ever, according to some.
He's only saying what 90% of this thread are.ginger nuggat doing his usual. Doesnt actually know the facts that we are looking for a home grown player so that it leaves 2 european slots to fill this window
This alone is reason to not want Evans. In this system, against half the teams we'd face, yaya at cb is a better option. More pace even at this age, better passer, reads the ball better.
He's only saying what 90% of this thread are.
Hey, in my first post in this thread I owned up. I've been that guy. Scott Sinclair, Rodwell, Fernando, Javi Garcia, Delph...the list goes on. Even defended Hargreaves as a great deal. Time and time again these have backfired.
And yet Pep, if this rumour is to be believed, wants Evans.
People keep making judgements on who is or isn't a Pep player or who can or cannot adjust to his system. I say leave that to the man himself.
Evans isn't a signing to be particularly enthusiastic about, but we're knee-deep in one of our best transfer windows ever and I think the manager deserves a little leeway for a signing like this.
Yeah get a foreign 4th choice CB now, so that we're fucked again next summer trying to move players because we can't buy any DMs or LBs or CBs or whatever as we don't have any foreign spot left.
Sammy Lee pretty much summarised the whole scenario this morning. No room for a foreign centre back without screwing ourselves further along the line:
Can't remember the last time I watched a full West Brom match that wasn't against us (nor have I watched any Northern Ireland internationals) so I haven't seen Evans play much recently.
So is Evans an upgrade on Mangala? I'm sceptical. Those saying Fergie was 'shocked' that Evans was sold by van Gaal are right but I've not seen any quotes from the manager who divulged it to the press that say it was because Evans is a great defender, merely that he expected him to retire at United.
Maybe we're trying to free up two homegrown slots for Sanchez and Mbappe...?
Glad to be useful.One clip is always enough to evaluate a player. Thanks for that.
I'd support him.
Better get used to it mate, it's almost certainly happening.
Er...
Even if Kompany isn't injured, his game time this season will be managed.
Tosin is nowhere near good enough, Mangala is offski and Otamendi and Stones can't play every week.
It's a fair point. I said when Mendy came in that if that was it, I'd be ecstatic and anything else is an indulgence. But...I think this weakens us, especially if it's Mangala out for a player of this level. I get Pep doesn't rate Mangala, but lets not kid ourselves, this is a downgrade. At least Mangala would be good against certain strikers.
Do you think West Brom will pay 25M for Evan's replacement either ? I think we all know the answer to that one !
So by that logic, why go after an average 29 year old?This