New left back signing

Canyoudigit said:
Got to be some alternatives out there
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I mean, Engel has some of the best defensive stats in the league, but I'll play the game...

Brandon Williams (23) is currently a free agent after leaving Man Utd - he spent last season on loan at Ipswich.

Huddersfield's Jaheim Headley (22) did well in the championship last season for a struggling side.

Birmingham have just signed Alex Cochrane from Hearts - which could put Lee Buchanan (23) in the shop window - lots of experience with Derby in L1.

One of the standouts for Liverpool U21, Owen Beck (21) did well at Dundee in the SPL last season too and could be looking for another loan.

There's also Kian Best (18) from Preston - the youngest and probably cheapest on the list but I believe he'll go on to play more championship games this season, and already in the England setup....
 
Simply red said:
Got talking to a Huddersfield fan and former scout , he said their best player is Brodie Spencer who can play LB and RB . Raved about him , saying he will be amazed if he stays there . Could be a shout ?
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Brodie Spencer would be a great shout - better than anyone on my list - I always thought he was primarily a RB - He played RCB against us last season.
 
Ash88 said:
Brodie Spencer would be a great shout - better than anyone on my list - I always thought he was primarily a RB - He played RCB against us last season.
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9 cap N Ireland international, He has played LB and RB , 2 footed and comfortable in both positions.
Scout said he was on loan in Scotland and came back a different player. Best player they have now , and 20 year old . Hopefully on our radar.
 
Simply red said:
9 cap N Ireland international, He has played LB and RB , 2 footed and comfortable in both positions.
Scout said he was on loan in Scotland and came back a different player. Best player they have now , and 20 year old . Hopefully on our radar.
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What's his value roughly? And is he any good going forward. A versatile fullback covering both (and other) positions would be good.

Weve had decent success with left field players at fullback. Vargas, Ensue, Howson even Ledesma 🤯 did well there.

Sometimes it's more about a players attributes fitting the teams style of play. You look at Giles who was a winger and it seems to me we want a more attacking overlapping player in that position with Mcgree moving inside, so an out and out defender isn't what we would target.
 
Johngannonsunderpants said:
What's his value roughly? And is he any good going forward. A versatile fullback covering both (and other) positions would be good.

Weve had decent success with left field players at fullback. Vargas, Ensue, Howson even Ledesma 🤯 did well there.

Sometimes it's more about a players attributes fitting the teams style of play. You look at Giles who was a winger and it seems to me we want a more attacking overlapping player in that position with Mcgree moving inside, so an out and out defender isn't what we would target.
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Ledesma was never used as a LB by us or anyone , . Value is what a team offers and HT accept. Attributes seam to show he has ability to play in numerous positions , Scout said he can even play CH , or DM .
 
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Fully expecting this to be a loan of a senior pro similar to Ayling. Weren’t we linked to Charlie Taylor last year? Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s someone like him on loan
 
eggybread said:
Fully expecting this to be a loan of a senior pro similar to Ayling. Weren’t we linked to Charlie Taylor last year? Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s someone like him on loan
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WELCOME BACK NEWY !
I would be well happy with Brandon Williams IF he is in the right frame of mind , due to off field things .
 
Simply red said:
Ledesma was never used as a LB by us or anyone , . Value is what a team offers and HT accept. Attributes seam to show he has ability to play in numerous positions , Scout said he can even play CH , or DM .
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I'll think you'll find he played 2 games as left wing back, that's why I said 'even ledesma' as it was a massive surprise and he did well highlighting some times the natural attributes of defending aren't the most important thing in that position.
 
Johngannonsunderpants said:
I'll think you'll find he played 2 games as left wing back, that's why I said 'even ledesma' as it was a massive surprise and he did well highlighting some times the natural attributes of defending aren't the most important thing in that position.
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I know what Ledesma did , I Reccomended him to Boro after he tortured Hartlepool in a game after coming on as sub . We signed him later that season on a free . He was an attacking midfielder who played like McGree , alternating from AM to LW / RW . Good signing at the time .
 
Simply red said:
I know what Ledesma did , I Reccomended him to Boro after he tortured Hartlepool in a game after coming on as sub . We signed him later that season on a free . He was an attacking midfielder who played like McGree , alternating from AM to LW / RW . Good signing at the time .
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So why contradict what I said? I was making a point about out of position players doing well in that role and their attributes. Vargas midfielder, nsue winger, Howson midfielder, Ledesma attacking midfielder who played a couple of games for us as a wing back which I found bizarre but he did well, I think he even scored in one of those games.
 
Johngannonsunderpants said:
So why contradict what I said? I was making a point about out of position players doing well in that role and their attributes. Vargas midfielder, nsue winger, Howson midfielder, Ledesma attacking midfielder who played a couple of games for us as a wing back which I found bizarre but he did well, I think he even scored in one of those games.
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And why say value is what we offer and what HT accept? I'm not a fu *king idiot. Theres some condescending pr icks on here.
 
Johngannonsunderpants said:
And why say value is what we offer and what HT accept? I'm not a fu *king idiot. Theres some condescending pr icks on here.
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Johngannonsunderpants said:
And why say value is what we offer and what HT accept? I'm not a fu *king idiot. Theres some condescending pr icks on here.
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Apologies if I came across like that , it wasn't meant like that.I meant we could offer a low ball figure like £1m and see what's their reaction is. Likely ask for £2m , and settle on £1.5m . Good player for that price, similar to Burrows whos fee was £3.55m rising to £6m with add ons.
 
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