Liam Walsh (28 Viewers)

[Deleted member 5849]

Been reading the Brizzle forum. They're disappointed to see Walsh leave. There was a rumour of a player bragging he'd got £20k per week to someone recently and so they're assuming it's him. If it is, I doubt he's coming here. Many of them also believe he'll end up at Ipswich. Surely we're more attractive than them just now.

If he's a fan of Ed Sheerin, we know which one he'll pick.

 

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[Hadji's_Goatee]

Liam Walsh is coming - it is written. We will have a well sexy box next season.

 

[mrtrench]

Liam Walsh is coming - it is written. We will have a well sexy box next season.

We already have a well sexy box with Kellz in the side.

 

[Tommo1993]

Ipswich wouldn’t surprise me. Took longer than I thought for them to start panic spending

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

If he's a fan of Ed Sheerin, we know which one he'll pick.

Ipswich paying £20k a week!!!! Lol

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Ipswich will be on SCMP, no way are they paying 20k nor will they have a bigger budget than us

 

[Tommo1993]

Would love him to sign, but I should probably stay off Twitter. Can’t stand fans tagging him in every other post. Like it was with O’Hare.

 

[Danceswithhorses]

Been reading the Brizzle forum. They're disappointed to see Walsh leave. There was a rumour of a player bragging he'd got £20k per week to someone recently and so they're assuming it's him. If it is, I doubt he's coming here. Many of them also believe he'll end up at Ipswich. Surely we're more attractive than them just now.

I'm sure i read on SBT, that a brizzle journo said he was on 8/9k a week ?

 

[Alkhen]

Surely we’re in the drivers seat though. He loved his time here, already knows his way around, knows the manager trusts and playing style suits him, fans adore him.

Yeah I feel like as long as we don't take the piss wage wise it's an easy sell. Especially him coming off the back of a bad injury. He will be loved by fans and teammates, will definitely get minutes and he can use us to further his career.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

It really is a bizarre league we're in with clubs wasting 7 figure sums on players to spit them out later on. Brilliant for us

 

[CDK]

Amazing all this speculation about a player who has not been fit for most of the season,he's got talent alright is it enough that he may not stay fit next season.
I think that's what robins and his staff will thinking about.

 

[Hobo]

Shows how fucked up so many teams in the championship are. Spend 7 figures on a squad player, don’t play him, send him out to L1 where he’s one of the best players in the league then release him after an injured season.

I hope we continue to be smart about the majority of our recruitment.

Just what was the injury that kept him out for a season though? That is a key bit of information that decides whether he is a bargain or a walking liability.

 

[ccfc1234]

Been following the Walsh situation from a Bristol City perspective (I live nearby). General feeling is that they'd like him to stay, but it's no big deal if he leaves.
I've been wanting him to join us for a year now and am reasonably bored of the non-stop talk over this period! I am just a little concerned about how many central midfielders we will have on our books next year.
Shipley, Allen, Hamer, Kelly, Eccles, O'Hare (I appreciate he is more attacking). I'd love to have Matty James here next year, we'll probably have Sheaf and then we talk about wanting Walsh as well. That just highlights to me that we need to clear some out (Shipley and Allen?) as that's way too many.

Sheaf might not be coming back. Shippley I suspect will move on as will Allen. If that happens we have enough room for Walsh, my concern would be both he and Kelly have concerning sickness records. On this basis I suspect we will keep Shippers as he can play LWB in an extreme emergency.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Just what was the injury that kept him out for a season though? That is a key bit of information that decides whether he is a bargain or a walking liability.

Muscle injury wasn’t it? I don’t think it was anything likely to recur.

 

[Alkhen]

Amazing all this speculation about a player who has not been fit for most of the season,he's got talent alright is it enough that he may not stay fit next season.
I think that's what robins and his staff will thinking about.

Its not some mad gamble though is it, the man won player of the season with us a year ago, every single fan would have taken him last summer. He is now a free agent. What is there to get your head round?

 

[Liquid Gold]

Yeah I feel like as long as we don't take the piss wage wise it's an easy sell. Especially him coming off the back of a bad injury. He will be loved by fans and teammates, will definitely get minutes and he can use us to further his career.

We’re an attractive club for ex loan players now. We’ve progressed, seem to have good dressing room camaraderie and on our way up.

We’d never have got O’Hare back in the past, would have been a McGoldrick situation. The move made sense for O’Hare and I think it will for Walsh too.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Been reading the Brizzle forum. They're disappointed to see Walsh leave. There was a rumour of a player bragging he'd got £20k per week to someone recently and so they're assuming it's him. If it is, I doubt he's coming here. Many of them also believe he'll end up at Ipswich. Surely we're more attractive than them just now.

I think that’ll be Deidhou (sp?) at Boro

 

[Tommo1993]

We’re an attractive club for ex loan players now. We’ve progressed, seem to have good dressing room camaraderie and on our way up.

We’d never have got O’Hare back in the past, would have been a McGoldrick situation. The move made sense for O’Hare and I think it will for Walsh too.

Yeah I hope he considers how COH stayed and thrived and will continue to grow here.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Can’t see Walsh signing a one-year deal anywhere at his age.

Yep. It'd be a three year deal i reckon

 

[larry_david]

MR doesn't forget. You could see how much he respected him at our promotion launch event. He waited a year for walker. He'll wait a year for Walsh. It's an absolute no brainer

 

[SAJ]

Great strike in the last game

I’ve not seen that much of Eccles yet

Let’s be honest when Walsh first started at the club he didn’t show any of those attributes either. To expect Eccles in a handful of matches to shown that I’d hardly a fair comparison.

 

[stupot07]

Yeah think it's fair to say he's proven he can play at this level, just needs to be a bit more consistent which I'm confident he can be

I agree, he's also proven in the Dutch top division.

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[SleepyGinger]

Felt like Walsh was an unrealistic target at the end of last season, thought he would of been a big part a bristol city team pushing for promotion, I don’t think a ball playing centre midfielder is our priority but you can’t let players like Liam Walsh (on a free!) pass.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Felt like Walsh was an unrealistic target at the end of last season, thought he would of been a big part a bristol city team pushing for promotion, I don’t think a ball playing centre midfielder is our priority but you can’t let players like Liam Walsh (on a free!) pass.

It's less that and more that he has the confidence to drive forward with the ball from deep, whereas Hamer is always looking to spray it out. Having both would allow us to mix up our approach in and between games

 

[mrtrench]

I think that’ll be Deidhou (sp?) at Boro

Yeah, me too.

 

[jordan210]

It really is a bizarre league we're in with clubs wasting 7 figure sums on players to spit them out later on. Brilliant for us

Bristol fans are saying about £13m worth of players have gone for nothing !

 

[robbiekeane]

Not read all of the thread so can someone tell me if there’s actually been any suggestion at all that he’s coming here?

 

[mrtrench]

Not read all of the thread so can someone tell me if there’s actually been any suggestion at all that he’s coming here?

Every second poster has suggested he's joining. The others think he cannot compete in the Championship.

 

[procdoc]

Bristol fans are saying about £13m worth of players have gone for nothing !

Basket case of a club

 

[rexo87]

I don’t think having Walsh, Hamer, James, Kelly, Sheaf is too many CM’s considering we play with at least 3 CM’s. That’s 5 fantastic options for 3 positions


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[robbiekeane]

Every second poster has suggested he's joining. The others think he cannot compete in the Championship.

But I mean it’s not been reported anywhere there’s a link? It’s just fans

 

[rexo87]

I don’t think having Walsh, Hamer, James, Kelly, Sheaf is too many CM’s considering we play with at least 3 CM’s. That’s 5 fantastic options for 3 positions. If we do that then we can get Eccles out for a year long loan which will do him a world of good


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[Danceswithhorses]

The fact that Walsh has been given a free by Brizzle, just a year after he won player of the season with us, is a fantastic opportunity for us to sign him, and we couldn't have wished for any better outcome...talk about a gift horse.
Players of his quality don't come around too often, and for free is a massive bonus...sign him up.

 

[ptr]

The fact that Walsh has been given a free by Brizzle, just a year after he won player of the season with us, is a fantastic opportunity for us to sign him, and we couldn't have wished for any better outcome...talk about a gift horse.
Players of his quality don't come around too often, and for free is a massive bonus...sign him up.

Absolutely. No brainer for me. Should think the call has already been made. We need to keep possession better next year and he ran the show most games for us - albeit in league 1.

 

[Mr Panda]

Free transfer doesn't necessarily always mean considerably cheaper deal.

Agents ask for higher fees or more incentive based on the fact no transfer fee is involved