[NOT HAPPENING] Jean-clair Todibo

Discussion in 'The Transfer List' started by Medio, Jun 9, 2019.

  1. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    And now with their careers finished and your new prem contract almost in the bag, roles could be reversed.
     
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  2. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    I'd happily have another Prodl or Britos in their prime. Don't pretend you have any idea how good this guy is other than the fact that he's on Barcelona's books. He may be the dogs ****** but you can't be sure after 12 senior games.
     
  3. Goldenorn

    Goldenorn Academy Graduate

    In their prime? we never had either of them in their prime and they were ok for a team trying to stay in the league. If we realistically have any ambition of achieving top 10 or pushing for Europe then we need better than ok. Our current experienced centre backs are just about good enough to stay up in the championship. I'm not against signing an experienced centre back but I do think that this is where we should be looking to make our marquee signing this year. For me signing Todibo would be a win win, he's only going to get better and would likely be available for a relatively low fee, fits the Pozzo model perfectly. BUT he will need a solid experienced centre half next to him, something we do not currently have.
     
  4. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Why do you think he will be available for a low fee from Barcelona ?
    Prodl and Britos were both in their prime when they joined. Now they're/there/their not.
    I'm more interested in signing this "solid experienced centre-half next to him" that you speak of.
    Do you really think we will be splashing out to push for Europe ? You saw our last accounts, yes ?
     
  5. reids

    reids First Team

    Sadly based on what the PL team have told me what the salary will be (when the job is advertised in the next week or so) the girls will need to be buying me drinks!
     
  6. Goldenorn

    Goldenorn Academy Graduate

    Because they buy a lot of young players and not every one makes the grade to play for their first team. Still can be easily good enough for us, also Barca have a track record of letting young players go for low fees with buy back clauses so that they have a proper chance to develop rather than rot in the reserves. I don't think we need to splash out for Europe, in my opinion with a better defence last season we would have taken 7th. Midfield and attack is fine, lets spend what we do have on a couple of centre backs.
     
  7. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    I agree. Prodl and Britos were great in the first season. Cathcart was younger as well. It’s complacent neglect that we have allowed our central defence to fall into disrepair. Going back to the equivilant of our 2013/2014 unit would be a step forward.
     
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  8. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    And 19 and a half
     
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  9. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Life expectancy was lower then. Nobby Stiles at 21 was already middle aged.
     
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  10. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

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    I think Stiles was born middle aged!
     
  11. Supertommymooney

    Supertommymooney Squad Player

    If he's a defender I am in.
     
  12. Happy bunny

    Happy bunny Cheered up a bit

    Shows that the players weren't bragging about being footballers in order to pull. Good for them
     
  13. reids

    reids First Team

    I think Abdi is or was married to an absolute stunner then and couldn't have looked less interested in the girls (who weren't really attractive anyway), think he was just wingmanning Ekstrand.
     
  14. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

  15. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    Well I, for one, am shocked at this latest news. Shocked.
     
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  16. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    #sickofthisshit
     
  17. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    De Ligt seems to be stalling on making his decision on a transfer, with PSG now strongly rumoured, so this could well be a consequence of that with Barca now less sure of landing him.
     
  18. Ray Knight

    Ray Knight First Year Pro

    Ah well nice while it lasted. Mapps to get a 4 year deal like Cathcart anyone?
     
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  19. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I have to say Leventhal is just saying the exact same thing the Spanish newspaper said originally. It was always said the player would be going back for pre-season before a decision was made.
     
  20. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    He’s already got a deal that runs another 2 seasons but a 2 year extension till he’s 35 wouldn’t surprise me.
     
  21. BigRossLittleRoss

    BigRossLittleRoss First Team

    Has this **** not " rumoured to be signing for us, before being called off, then does sign on loan but gets injured in first game, returns to host club before signing for Leicester and trning out to be ****" yet
     
  22. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

  23. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

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  24. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    What sort of a crap attitude is that?

    Clearly he's not seen the state of our current CBs. Either that or he's somehow actually dreadful.

    If the rest of the above is true, it doesn't seem surprising. Shame.
     
  25. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Well he’s barely had time to register what would have been the giddy dream world of signing for Barca and now he’s being asked if he wants to sign for us.

    It’s like pulling Jennifer Anniston only to find she wants to set you up with her mother.
     
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  26. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    I don't think you can equate the lure of Barca to a 50 year-old Jennifer Aniston.
     
  27. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

  28. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Said mother, Jennifer & Jennifer's chest.


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  29. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    You can at my age.
     
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  30. Happy bunny

    Happy bunny Cheered up a bit

  31. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

  32. Heidar

    Heidar Squad Player

    First player ever who doesn't "dream of playing in the Premier League"
     
  33. Rookery Refugee

    Rookery Refugee Reservist

    If he doesn't think he can beat out the likes of our CBs, then he almost assuredly lacks the cajones to play CB in the PL. It's a man's league. The boy needs a month in the Championship to toughen him up.
     
  34. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    To be fair to the lad, he’s probably a cultured ball-playing CB. He’s likely looked at our current style and seen how the current CB’s dispose of the ball quickly (and usually long) and thinks it’s not enough to swap Barcelona for Watford for. Can hardly blame him.
     
  35. luke_golden

    luke_golden Space Cadet

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