Longer term possibly. Certainly fits the bill for leadership & experience.
Huge salary for a short term loan on a player not played competitively in 2 years though. Especially as the season is over. Is he a realistic summer signing given he has another year on a £45k p/w contract? Is he prepared to rip that up for approx. 50% reduction here? Do we need to abandon a high line/pressing to accommodate his lack of pace?
He won’t have to rip anything up. Palace will have to reach a settlement with him. The less he plays the less chances he commands much interest in the summer and the more Palace pay. A subsidised loan now works for them both.Longer term possibly. Certainly fits the bill for leadership & experience.
Huge salary for a short term loan on a player not played competitively in 2 years though. Especially as the season is over. Is he a realistic summer signing given he has another year on a £45k p/w contract? Is he prepared to rip that up for approx. 50% reduction here? Do we need to abandon a high line/pressing to accommodate his lack of pace?
You & I would probably beat Lati in a race with our legs tied together.Yeah because our defenders now are rapid.
I'd bet he beats lati in a race
Possibly.He won’t have to rip anything up. Palace will have to reach a settlement with him. The less he plays the less chances he commands much interest in the summer and the more Palace pay. A subsidised loan now works for them both.
What are we all about?
I’d imagine what he lacks in significant on the pitch experience he makes up for being around elite environments where excellence is expectedHe is being brought in for his quality rather than experience id imagine
He's older, been around football longer and has played at a much higher level with much better coaches.He's not even what I would call "experienced" total of 194 first team appearances. Liam Kitchen has played c50 more games than him.
He's older, been around football longer and has played at a much higher level with much better coaches.
I'd imagine it's not so much the on pitch experience we'd be looking at him for, it's more the fact he knows what's expected and needed to compete at a high level and that he'd hopefully be able to give some of the lads at the back a kick up the arse when needed.
Does he if he’s never been able to break into a first team?
other than a whole season at Bolton and over 160 for Arsenal, including European games - a fair amount of experience there
Bolton was ten years ago and his debut season! And he only played 26 times not a full season. 20/21 he played 30 games for Arsenal which is by far the most, next two were the next two seasons at 15 and 14 appearances.
technically 9, but still more experienced than younger loan signings, and should be of benefit to the younger lads in our defence I’d imagine
either way, time will tell, if this is in fact a true target too
Rob Holding career highlights.
It’s reported in enough places that there’s probably something to it. On paper he’s a decent signing. Just worried about mentality of a player that is a lifetime reserve and immediately falls out at a new club so bad he’s training with the kids.
FantasticForget Istanbul in 2005, Rob Holding’s hairline is the best comeback in football…
probably also istanbulForget Istanbul in 2005, Rob Holding’s hairline is the best comeback in football…
Bolton was ten years ago and his debut season! And he only played 26 times not a full season. 20/21 he played 30 games for Arsenal which is by far the most, next two were the next two seasons at 15 and 14 appearances.
From what I saw from Holding he got Arsenal first team games when they had injuries. He dropped a good few howlers and his confidence was affected. Hardly the type of defender we need
Agree he should be. Just hope that mentally he is the commanding presence that we needHe’s played his games in the Premiership so he should very good at the championship level.
He’s played his games in the Premiership so he should very good at the championship level.
Who are the bad apples and what evidence do we have to prove they are?I think he’ll be fine in terms of quality, it’s his attitude I worry about in this squad. Doesn’t need more bad apples?
Who are the bad apples and what evidence do we have to prove they are?
for 7 seasons he played over 15 games for them as wellHe’s played his games in the Premiership so he should very good at the championship level.
Any footballers named Willey these days so that we can recreate 'the centre back is Holding, the strikers Willey'
Was that said during a test match ( cricket)Any footballers named Willey these days so that we can recreate 'the centre back is Holding, the strikers Willey'
left them ages ago and he is a proper "bad apple"David Goodwiilie plays for Clyde
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