Destination Championship, this shows significantly higher ambition than the dross Elvis & Waggot signed, those deals would get you nowhere.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sp...news/aston-villas-joe-cole-newcastle-10671475
Bit harsh on Waggott considering he overseen most of this seasons incoming players, aided by Venus.
Yes, historically signings have been panic buys and hurried, but Waggott was here as a CEO and ended up doin that + a director of football like role at the same time.
Yep, agree. He has had a real high pedigree in the game and played at the very highest level and if TM sees him as a positive influence around the club then that can only be a good thing I would say.Will Bigi get a discount because he owns a barbers?
I can see Cole being on a pay as you play / coaching type deal. He will be good to have around the dressing room and the training pitch, he might not be able to do the same on the pitch but if he can pass things on to Maddison and the other younger players it is only a good thing isn't it?
I can see Cole being on a pay as you play / coaching type deal. He will be good to have around the dressing room and the training pitch, he might not be able to do the same on the pitch but if he can pass things on to Maddison and the other younger players it is only a good thing isn't it?
I thought Joe Cole was fantastic in the first half against Port Vale. His touch and his timing and reading of the game was so far ahead of anyone else on the pitch. He isn't fit enough yet I agree but what an amazing player. If we can keep him we should celebrate.
As previously stated the suggestion is that these two are signing and to fund it fleck is on his way.
I thought Joe Cole was fantastic in the first half against Port Vale. His touch and his timing and reading of the game was so far ahead of anyone else on the pitch. He isn't fit enough yet I agree but what an amazing player. If we can keep him we should celebrate.
Yep, just his sharpness is a bit lacking.I am not sure about the whole first half, in the last 10 - 15 minutes and when he did that turn to take the 2 players out of the game he played a lot better.
It is more his sharpness, it seems to take him so long to process what he is going to do once he gets the ball and when he gets it, it seems like he needs a couple of touches to get it under control.
I suspect our obsession with him will cost us promotion. He was behind the pace against Port Vale and poor.
Why is he so lacking in fitness having trained with the club for 8 weeks?
I must admit I have been wondering about this.
I don't agree that having him around will cost us promotion though. If I were TM I would find it very difficult to turn down the opportunity of having someone if his stature around. I think and hope his role will be as a coach/mentor, club representative, squad player who plays the odd full game against selected opposition and comes off the bench to slam in a free kick or two.
Yep and now's the time to tell. He surely can't be ring rusty now. Game tomorrow and then a week on Tuesday. Am expecting much bigger things of him.Chasing limited game time before he was ready. Now fully fit, just not match fit. Big difference. Convinced he will have a huge part to play later in the year if managed properly and can stay injury free.
This just seems like 2001 all over again. We ended up blowing promotion by bringing in players via Jim Smith - insisting on playing them and car crashing into obscurity.
The teams best 11 would not include Bigiamara or cole but if we sign them given their pedigree the team needs to accommodate them and play in a style to suit them.
I must admit I have been wondering about this.
I don't agree that having him around will cost us promotion though. If I were TM I would find it very difficult to turn down the opportunity of having someone if his stature around. I think and hope his role will be as a coach/mentor, club representative, squad player who plays the odd full game against selected opposition and comes off the bench to slam in a free kick or two.
Wasn't he has injured for the best part of 2 weeks during his time with us? If so he hasn't had 8 straight weeks of training.
If, if he can stay injury free from here on I suspect that come Easter rather than "costing" us promotion (it's all on his shoulders apparently and their was me thinking it's a team game) he could well be setting the example and leading the charge.
What's Coles best position then Tony?
What's Coles best position then Tony?
I must admit I have been wondering about this.
I don't agree that having him around will cost us promotion though. If I were TM I would find it very difficult to turn down the opportunity of having someone if his stature around. I think and hope his role will be as a coach/mentor, club representative, squad player who plays the odd full game against selected opposition and comes off the bench to slam in a free kick or two.
I'd be disappointed to lose fleck but sign Bigi.
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He's an attacking midfielder. Fancy you not knowing that.
He'll give us options to as he can play pretty much anywhere such as on the left wing which more often than not was were he ended up in an England shirt.
I suspect the main reason he'll be here is to train and compete with Madders, he'll help his development no end and probably still be here long after Madders has gone.
On the face of it yeah. But Fleck has 6 months left on his deal and if he has already intimated he's looking for more than we can offer, it's a reasonable compromise.
He's an attacking midfielder. Fancy you not knowing that.
He'll give us options to as he can play pretty much anywhere such as on the left wing which more often than not was were he ended up in an England shirt.
I suspect the main reason he'll be here is to train and compete with Madders, he'll help his development no end and probably still be here long after Madders has gone.
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