[NOT HAPPENING] Chey Dunkley

Discussion in 'The Transfer List' started by hornetboy1, Jul 31, 2020.

  1. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

  2. sydney_horn

    sydney_horn Squad Player

    Not the most exciting signing but has proved he can do it at the Championship level, which is what we need right now.
     
  3. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

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  4. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    Yes.....we were in for Todibo, but relegation has closed that door. This is the reality of our situation now.

    This is why it's so important to retain as many good players that are already in our squad as possible. It'll be so difficult to attract good players, and out of contract players from Wigan is as about as exciting as it gets.
     
  5. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    Would be a good signing tbf
    Replacement for Kabasele?
     
  6. simpleMASH

    simpleMASH Reservist

    I’d rather give players like Wilmot and Spencer-Adams a chance. Sign a new CB by all means, but they should be a clear upgrade on Cathcart and Dawson, not just another “experienced option”.
     
  7. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    We can still do better than this surely, he seems to have a goal threat from set-pieces but be bad at actually defending. Plus he's just coming back from a double leg break he suffered in February, similar to Deulofeu.

    He's probably not even better than Dawson.
     
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  8. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Yes a 20+m defender to a free transfer is worrying. But as most windows we get linked with so many different players. A pinch of salt with this one I hope. Wasn't we linked with their other CB?
     
  9. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    And the full back Robinson.

    Someone must think we like Wigan defenders!
     
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  10. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    That was Fred not Dunkley, but bully for you.
     
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  11. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    What, both of them ?
     
  12. IRB

    IRB THe artist formally know as ImRonBurgundy?

    Uninspiring
     
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  13. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    You may wish to lower your bar for what you find inspiring this season.
     
  14. K9 Hornet

    K9 Hornet Border Collie Dog

    Chey Dunkley sounds like the name plaque made from reclaimed timber that Mr & Mrs Dunkley put outside their house.
     
  15. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    I can't see there being any truth in this, probably just lazy journalism or agent talk.

    We're not going to win promotion by signing Wigan's 4th best CB.

    To quote one Wigan fan on their forum "I've seen milk turn quicker, he's sh**e" !
     
  16. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    This is a typical comment on the Wigan forum.

    I'm happy having Dunkley as back up but I don't think him and Kipre work as a pair in the first team.
     
  17. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    Relative to our fall to the championship and the standard of defender we bought in the Premier league, he sounds about right.
     
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  18. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    This doing the rounds again. I hope it’s not true. Although he fits the Pozzo defence model. Cheap, rubbish, barely played due to a broken leg, fans of own club warning us that he’s terrible, and old (28 going on 29).

    Guess we can just move this to confirmed.
     
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  19. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    I have no doubt t that this is all agent work trying to drum up interest in their clients. A better standard will be bought in.
     
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  20. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    You have more faith than me. This is right up Gino’s street.
     
  21. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    He's 28 until he becomes 29, that's how it works
     
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  22. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    I do. Confident that they've seen the error of their ways.
     
  23. IRB

    IRB THe artist formally know as ImRonBurgundy?

    Concerning if this is the calibre we are looking at

    We don’t need depth/backup in defence, our entire defensive squad already meets that criteria. We need to sign starters who are already good enough or can develop to Prem standard
     
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  24. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    That's going to happen. Chill man.
     
  25. IRB

    IRB THe artist formally know as ImRonBurgundy?

    So why sign this lad then? Complete waste of a squad place and wages IMO

    Let the homegrown rubbish we already have like Mariappa and Cathcart play the back up CB role
     
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  26. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    I meant your quote of. We need to sign starters who are already good enough or can develop to Prem standard will happen, not the signing of Dunkley.
     
  27. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    We are trying to save money.

    Not convinced we will get the sort of players people hope .
     
  28. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    Teams relegated from the PL regularly go after reserve League 1 defenders. You need to stop thinking of the days when we were here last, with defenders like Angella, and get with the programme.

    Trust in Gino.
     
  29. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member

    No, no and thrice no. More spurious claptrap.
     
  30. simpleMASH

    simpleMASH Reservist

    Building a squad to absolutely demolish League One next year.
     
  31. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    If we were trying to save money, then it would be more sensible not to waste wages signing players worse than we already have.

    This guy surely won't be signing.
     
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  32. NathWFC

    NathWFC First Team

    Exactly the sort of complete crap I fully expect us to sign.
     
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  33. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Maybe but we will be trying to get players as cheap as possible I suspect - particularly if the higher earners don't leave ( Sarr isn't one ..)
     
  34. Ainzrocker

    Ainzrocker First Year Pro

    We have a squad that is overloaded with tradeable assets (Doucoure, Sarr, Delufeou, Pereyra) and high wages (Capoue, Gray)
    going forward and has not enough quality at the back.

    Unpopular as it seems to be in other threads, I would rather move on all of these to pair down the debt and reduce the wage bill, promote the natural replacements we've already got (Quina, João Pedro, Cucho, Suarez) in order to make room for quality defenders, as that's where we're so sorely lacking.

    A midfield/forward line of Hughes, Quina, Chalobah, Cleverley, João Pedro, Cucho, Suarez, Deeney and Welbeck would be good enough for a promotion push even if not reinforced. Any money left over from sales should be spent improving the backline.
     
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  35. reids

    reids First Team

    Joined Sheffield Wednesday
     

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