Beigl 1,387 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said: We're being linked with Dylan Williams from Derby and apparently Rooney has confirmed they're in talks with a Premier League team today. Anyone know much about him? 18 year old left back. Apparently we agreed a fee with Derby. Never heard of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,381 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Probably because he's only played for the U23's. Club in desperate need of a LB/LWB and the club are trolling us in signing a LB for the academy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,814 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Derby accept Chelsea bid for youngster Chelsea have agreed a fee with Derby for young left back Dylan Williams. Wayne Rooney said today the Rams had accepted a bid from an unnamed Premier League club for the 18-year-old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 24 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: Derby accept Chelsea bid for youngster Chelsea have agreed a fee with Derby for young left back Dylan Williams. Wayne Rooney said today the Rams had accepted a bid from an unnamed Premier League club for the 18-year-old. Looks like one of those punts we like to take on young players. Probably do 6 months in the academy and then go out on loan next year or we may even keep him at Derby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,902 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Crisis averted, lads. Kenedy and this kid are inbound to save our season. 😄👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) Apparently we have had a bid accepted for the left back Dylan Williams from Derby. He is about to join the club in the next few days. He is only 18 and probably a signing for the academy team rather than the senior squad. Still, crazy fact after Williams signature: Only now we have one single adult left back at the club across all teams (including u8 to u23) who is not injured and not named Alonso. Edited January 21, 2022 by Magic Lamps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Blues Forever said: The club are trolling us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,902 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 If we have yet another terrible result this weekend perhaps that’ll light a fire under the boards’ backsides? Especially as it will be against a side that’s chasing us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,072 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 12 minutes ago, Pizy said: If we have yet another terrible result this weekend perhaps that’ll light a fire under the boards’ backsides? Especially as it will be against a side that’s chasing us. The one thing I do not want to see is TT come under any kind of pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) @Vesper is this who you mentioned the other day? Edited January 21, 2022 by Superblue_1986 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,902 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 47 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said: The one thing I do not want to see is TT come under any kind of pressure. Yeah. I don’t blame TT for this mess at all. Will be disgusting if these players put another manager at risk of the sack by failing to finish top 4. OhForAGreavsie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,169 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 56 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said: @Vesper is this who you mentioned the other day? yes, been mentioning him for years Superblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,169 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Vesper said: yes, been mentioning him for years late summer 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,902 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, Vesper said: yes, been mentioning him for years Just checked him out on YouTube. Looks legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,169 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Superblue_1986 said: We're being linked with Dylan Williams from Derby and apparently Rooney has confirmed they're in talks with a Premier League team today. Anyone know much about him? 18 year old left back. If we are buying a teen UK LB, would MUCH prefer Aaron Hickey he has been tearing up Serie A at Bologna at only 19yo bigger, stronger, pacier Edited January 21, 2022 by Vesper LAM09 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,072 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 8 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: Derby accept Chelsea bid for youngster Chelsea have agreed a fee with Derby for young left back Dylan Williams. Wayne Rooney said today the Rams had accepted a bid from an unnamed Premier League club for the 18-year-old. 1 hour ago, Superblue_1986 said: @Vesper is this who you mentioned the other day? Sounds like someone has decided never to run out of LBs again! 🙂 Sosa is the right profile of player I think and most importantly would come in to challenge for the starter's role. I'm not interested in seeing the club focus only on a replacement for Marcos Alonso. Indeed, I suspect Sosa would only consider Chelsea if the first choice function was on the table. Superblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,072 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Pizy said: Just checked him out on YouTube. Looks legit. 1 hour ago, Vesper said: yes, been mentioning him for years I hope no one will want to respond to the comment which follows by warning that everyone looks good in their highlight videos. That's simply not true. This kid looks special in the vid I watched. If he's even 70% as good in reality he should be a high priority target. If we land him, and he lives up to the promise, then I reckon it'll have to be a contract extension for vesper on 66% more dosh than her current TalkChelsea deal. Edited January 22, 2022 by OhForAGreavsie Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said: Sounds like someone has decided never to run out of LBs again! 🙂 Sosa is the right profile of player I think and most importantly would come in to challenge for the starter's role. I'm not interested in seeing the club focus only on a replacement for Marcos Alonso. Indeed, I suspect Sosa would only consider Chelsea if the first choice function was on the table. I agree. I know that our opinions on Chilwell differ as I rate him higher then you do and consider him to be a more than good enough left back for us to be challenging for trophies (put it this way, if Chilwell was the biggest problem position for the club I think we'd be doing extremely well) but you are spot on with what we should be looking for as an alternative left back/left wing back option for him. Chilwell could take a long time to get back to that form he was showing pre-injury. He may never even get back to that, it's not a given and shouldn't be taken as one. So we have to plan ahead that we may need a player capable of usurping him as first choice. But Chilwell injury aside, we should be doing that anyway. Trying to buy squad filler options doesn't cut it anymore, especially with the strength a team like City show. The academy can supply the squad filler as a starting point for some of their inclusions within the first team picture. I don't want to see a Zappacosta style signing, I want to see 2 wing backs/full backs on both sides capable of being considered first choice, and where one is absent, the other can slot in without a noticeable drop off in quality. We don't have that at the moment, and if it can't be rectified in January, then I believe alongside making some potentially big decisions on Lukaku's future, a right and left wing back of starting quality is probably the greatest importance in the summer transfer window. mkh and OhForAGreavsie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,169 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 he is likely permanently off any lists of mine Barcelona winger Ansu Fati is reduced to tears after coming off with another injury setback in Copa del Rey loss to Athletic Bilbao... after the teenage winger thought he had put a horror 18 months on the treatment table behind him https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10426721/Barcelona-winger-Ansu-Fati-reduced-tears-coming-injury-setback.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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