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 YT  Oxford 28 Aug 21 2.31pm |
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Originally posted by premier fan
He’s probably a cabaye type player. We’ve missed someone like this to keep possession and pass. Staggering how many footballers earning tens of thousands of pounds a week can't perform these skills, which one would assume to be the bare minimum for a player. Then more staggering how many of them seem to end up at Selhurst Park!
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| kevlee born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 29 Aug 21 11.45am |
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Originally posted by premier fan
He’s probably a cabaye type player. We’ve missed someone like this to keep possession and pass. I think this is highly unlikely. He is £5m Championship quality player. Im not sure why we have bought him, I can only assume as back-up. He may make the bench and perhaps the best thing he can hope for is a string of injuries.
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Goal Machine  The Cronx 29 Aug 21 12.53pm |
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Can't say I know much about him as a player, but from reading the Watford forum, it sounds like we've got ourselves a decent player here. Good on the ball, right attitude and touted as a future Watford captain. They seem gutted to have lost him. With him, Zaha, Gallagher, Olise, Eze, Riedewald we've got some technically good midfielders/attackers who should be able to create a few more chances.
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 29 Aug 21 3.54pm |
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Originally posted by kevlee
I think this is highly unlikely. He is £5m Championship quality player. Im not sure why we have bought him, I can only assume as back-up. He may make the bench and perhaps the best thing he can hope for is a string of injuries.
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| Elwissthebest Marlborough 29 Aug 21 4.06pm |
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I wish Will Hughes well. But in the bargain basement, I'd have thought Sissoko, for £3m (reportedly) the better buy. I thought Sissoko was on our radar for a while, but £20m, if Spurs was prepared to sell, was the quoted price. So Watford has sold Hughes, bought Sissoko and made £3m in the process. Fine.
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| Spiderman Horsham 29 Aug 21 4.12pm |
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Originally posted by kevlee
I think this is highly unlikely. He is £5m Championship quality player. Im not sure why we have bought him, I can only assume as back-up. He may make the bench and perhaps the best thing he can hope for is a string of injuries. He is more than a Championship player, lower PL, which, at this time is what we are. He is experienced and only 26. Mobile, can pass and keep possession. Something our midfield has been lacking, I am happy with this signing, if proved wrong I will happily hold my hands up. I sincerely hope he is not written off by some before he has even played
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| Spiderman Horsham 29 Aug 21 4.13pm |
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Originally posted by Elwissthebest
I wish Will Hughes well. But in the bargain basement, I'd have thought Sissoko, for £3m (reportedly) the better buy. I thought Sissoko was on our radar for a while, but £20m, if Spurs was prepared to sell, was the quoted price. So Watford has sold Hughes, bought Sissoko and made £3m in the process. Fine. Must say £3m for Sissoko seems a steal
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| braunstoneagle the middle of bumf*** nowhere... 29 Aug 21 4.31pm |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
Must say £3m for Sissoko seems a steal dunno…hes 32 and probably on more than 80k a week. hughes is 6 years younger and a decent player i would suggest at £6m we got a decent deal there.
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| Zaha127 29 Aug 21 4.41pm |
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How do you think the team would look with Hughes? And can you see Palace pushing for the top 10 with this side? I think 4-3-3 (Guaita, Mitchell, Guehi, Andersen, Ward, Gallagher, Hughes, Mcarthur, Zaha, Benteke, Olise)
Edited by Zaha127 (29 Aug 2021 4.50pm)
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| Spiderman Horsham 29 Aug 21 5.40pm |
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Originally posted by braunstoneagle
dunno…hes 32 and probably on more than 80k a week. hughes is 6 years younger and a decent player i would suggest at £6m we got a decent deal there. I agree
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| Spiderman Horsham 29 Aug 21 5.41pm |
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Originally posted by Zaha127
How do you think the team would look with Hughes? And can you see Palace pushing for the top 10 with this side? I think 4-3-3 (Guaita, Mitchell, Guehi, Andersen, Ward, Gallagher, Hughes, Mcarthur, Zaha, Benteke, Olise)
Edited by Zaha127 (29 Aug 2021 4.50pm) I am beginning to think Butland may be first choice before too long
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 29 Aug 21 5.56pm |
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Originally posted by kevlee
I think this is highly unlikely. He is £5m Championship quality player. Im not sure why we have bought him, I can only assume as back-up. He may make the bench and perhaps the best thing he can hope for is a string of injuries. he is better than Luka, Jairo, Kouyate, Riederwald or McArthur - we can only afford to play one of those midfielders in our starting eleven - he's on a much lower wage than Sissoko and we got him cheap bcos of his contract situation. I can really seeing him clicking with King Conor. It's great business - end of.
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