Yeah that's very true, I thought Aaron Martin was that player but clearly Mowbray likes a more dominant centre half. You can't deny Johnson is that.
Yeah that's very true, I thought Aaron Martin was that player but clearly Mowbray likes a more dominant centre half. You can't deny Johnson is that.If you have an adequate replacement why have him at all?
He will not accept a pay as you play deal as he never plays!
Yeah that's very true, I thought Aaron Martin was that player but clearly Mowbray likes a more dominant centre half. You can't deny Johnson is that.
I hope Reda doesn't find a club and accepts a pay as you play deal
Nope, you need a regular pairing at the centre of defence, Reda will never manage that, so the defence keeps changing, result the team is unsettled.
There is no emergency loan window, say he signs then breaks down after 10-12 games (again) late sep-early October how and when you replace him?If he gets injured long term again. Then he isn't playing with means we won't be paying so we replace him. Accept this time we have his wages to get his long term replacement with.
However if he accepts a pay as you play at this level there isn't many mire influential defenders. He would be the difference between mid table and play offs.
I agree too risky fir a normal contract because that is wages tied up on a medical table but pay as you play would be worth a gamble
I hope Reda doesn't find a club and accepts a pay as you play deal
There is no emergency loan window, say he signs then breaks down after 10-12 games (again) late sep-early October how and when you replace him?
He really isnt worth the hassle and it sounds like mowbray agrees. Time to let him go Don.
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I thought the prognosis was he wouldn't be fit before xmasI'm gonna be brave and say it... Think we need to sign him up till January at least. It's proving hard for TM to get the right man in and if he was prepared to take the punt on kelvin Wilson then I think we should now look at Reda.
Loans are now looking more likely and we will still need these to strengthen the squad.
No, no and thrice no.I'm gonna be brave and say it... Think we need to sign him up till January at least. It's proving hard for TM to get the right man in and if he was prepared to take the punt on kelvin Wilson then I think we should now look at Reda.
Loans are now looking more likely and we will still need these to strengthen the squad.
He doesn't want a short term contract, TMs already said this. Hes also a free agent which means he isn't constrained by getting a move by the transfer window. You also have to ask yourself, why has no one signed him yet?I take all the points on board but where are we likely to find that experienced defender before the end of August.... You can forget Saturday.
Also giving him a short term contract with the best interests of the club is not likely to affect strengthening the squad by bringing a player in on a longer term deal... Unless another club offers him a better deal then he's likely to sign what ever is offered.
As for the comparison to Wilson there record the past few seasons is not far different... Wilson has only racked up more career games as he's played 2/3 more seasons and played a lot of games early in his career...
He was still a car crash signing waiting to happen.
The loan market with young premiership loans is the only option now or face Peter Ramage type signings.
He doesn't want a short term contract, TMs already said this. Hes also a free agent which means he isn't constrained by getting a move by the transfer window. You also have to ask yourself, why has no one signed him yet?
If anything getting desperate and trying to get him to sign a short term contract (that he doesn't want to do) will mean offering more of a financial reward to do so.
Everyone needs to calm down, plenty of time to get people in.
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Ah you are right, looks like he has lost a bit of weight!
Players with the likes of Redas history would be lucky to get a year long deal.
Offering him a reflective short term deal sees where he sees his future, if he's also no interest in staying why help him with his rehab work.
How far is he away from playing a game? What stage of rehab is he at?
It's not necessarily panicking but unless your buying a CB, well were well down the free transfer list options now that have first team experience.
Your looking at loans who are young players with limited game time tho have ability. We do need these players but relying on Sam Ricketts as your main senior man is not ideal again.
Yes, he would be lucky to get any deal. But at the minute reda isn't in a rush, hes not constrained by the transfer window and so doesn't need to sign a deal. Just listening to the CT podcast and Andy Turner can't see it happening because reda's demands and opinion of what he is worth is polar opposite of what Mowbray thinks hes worth. So to get him to sign a short term contract you'd have to pay over the odds.
Mowbray will have others on his radar, we have not yet become that desperate that we need to re-sign reda who will invariably get injured by October and leave ricketts as the only senior man anyway.
If reda is still out of contractinn September onwards then he might reconsider his demands but by then I'd like to think we have the full compliment of center backs we need.
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