Duppy Conqueror

People talk bout us needing a new kante but for me i'd settle for a prime Matic or Makalele type if we gonna persist with the double pivot.even Kante wasnt ideal for that role,don't really want someone chasing the ball like a spaniel,want someone to sit and guard,sniff out danger and snuff it out. Doesn't even need to be a tackle machine to be an effective DM. Blocking passing lanes is a skill that isnt shown on a stat sheet but important all the same.

10 year old Chelsea boys in '86 who grew up on John Bumstead didn't really look at such things so clinically..

Wait and see who we spend the money saved on..hopefully dive in and snatch Kudus,then Lavia or Zubimendi. And still have money left over.

We were linked with Platini in the papers around '86..that was my first broke my cherry burst my bubble..think he retired instead.ha

For what it's worth according to sussexworld.Brighton's deal for Kudus looks to be off as player and club haven"t agreed a deal.

Only really were 3 options (RJ,Silva,Chilly) but all 3 for various reasons unlikely to start every game. Did think for year 1 under Poch would be Silva.but either way all good,isn't as important to make the right hire at captain in football as it is in cricket or on a ship.

Dortmund,Porto,Ajax etc..won multiple national titles and European cups but understand their place as stepping stone clubs.they have ambition but they understand to be attractive to young talent you gotta sell them when they ready to go for a fair price or they no longer gonna attract them. Brighton qualify for a minor european tournament for the first time and lose their minds. Good one Kudus..hope we secretly sign him but only announce after we've signed Moises.

I do wonder what Woy has planned for Hall.may not get the desired minutes if he's going to be in the LB mix but they in need more at other positions Hall can play. Likewise with CC. Winks and Dewsbury- Hall( who scored twice on the weekend) look to be ahead of him atleast for now. Both clubs develop young players well but when look closer their current situations could be an issue.would prefer CC going to Southampton replacing Ward-Prowse for example.

Competition for every position.nobody is untouchable,and if some were Sanchez wouldnt be one of them.no more Rob Green's please.

Just read that Adams deal may end up being loan with option slightly higher than release clause. That would be better than straight buy atleast..

Had forgotten about the cat bully..was just thinking bout Essien,Jorginho and Enzo.

4,7, and 9 being left available for our soon to be signed. 5 being a defenders number for the first time in over 20 years.would have liked Colwill to get that but JT's number and since squad numbers came in we do have lots of success in the 20's with Zola,JT,Eidur,Azpi,RJ,Chilly etc...same with Gusto ideally would have had 2. Cucu shouldnt be given a number let alone 3. Edit: i see 7 was given to Sterling.your post shows up so dark on my screen i didn't see that.

Signing Tyler Adams is the football equivalent of going into Lidl just for pasta and coming out with a sun dial from the infamous middle aisle..he's not someone they really wanted but taken in by the supposed bargain price.

Only Keeper and CF where we will potentially pay big in the near future(although may not need too if our young grow good there) Sure Caicedo is overpriced,we could have got another good DM/CM plus another good player at another position for his likely cost but overall i'd say we are ahead due to players we've got as bargains in the current market,our investment in young players and players coming through our youth system far outweighs paying 30m or so over the odds for Caicedo. And we still likely to buy 1-3 others.

Am thinking he'll do that too.gotta crowd midfield but easy to switch between the 2,aslong as the CAM isnt a lazy sit in the pocket type,he can be the point in a MF 3 too.

Ides of march was sooo italian.they haven't evolved much. :)

Same birthday as me..although i was 27 the day he plopped out. too soon but ,potentially Disasi could be our last CB signing for 10 years with Colwill,BB,Humphreys and Gilchrist on the books.

What are you,Goldilocks' alice band?

I like Conor but only really has value in a midfield 3.much like most CM players we have had over last 10 years or so to various degrees. Even the mighty Kante when fit was better in a 3 than a 2. Conor is too much of a spaniel for it! We've already been offered more than he is worth to us in a 4-2-3-1. I like Kudus alot,liked him abit more than Olise due to so much positional flexibility,but Olise is Kevin Sheedy/Ziyech left peg with speed,plus offers more than Sheedy/Ziyech and the best option if looking for a pure wide man. Cherki is probably the biggest boom or bust prospect of the entire window.and like Olise pretty much only potentially great in one position.

Mikel joining Man U,Willian Spurs,Mudryk Arse... It ain't over till all is signed.

Compete with Kepa for a year or two.then veteran understudy for the best american keeper since Captain Robert Hatch.

Thiago is the Yoda of CB's though,he knows what the attacker is going to do before they do.

One of Zubimendi,Lavia or Caqueret + One of Kudus or Olise, for less than Brighton might accept for Caicedo. We went in too low with our first bid really (even though it wasn't too low for what is Caicedo's true value) if we fold and Brighton get us to pay 40m above our original offer it's gonna hinder future negotiations and if we had made a higher first offer i think it would have been resolved either way by now.

Fastest white guy since Forrest Gump. If his finishing was even moderately good he'd be top 3 strikers in the world because no defender could beat him,the best a defender could do against him is shout boo as he flew past them and get in position to recieve a goal kick.

They can have Les on loan.if reports were true that he was their intended Caicedo replacement.