Todd Kane (6 Viewers)

[skyblu3sk]

tbf, not sure I'd want to sign a player who on his first interview looks forward to waiting for one of the first team to pick up an injury before he plays a game, as he's clearly inferior!

If you listen to it he basically says I don't care where the manager plays me as long as I'm playing. Could deffo become a handful if he isn't playing.

 

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[procdoc]

It’s better than DaCosta

He improves the squad. He’s not an ‘exciting’ signing or a guaranteed starter but he’s better than the other back ups for Dabo

 

[fatso]

He wasn’t free, we paid a fee for him according to the offal

Well it must be true then

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Stats would put him as a RWB based on his time here...

He supposedly was brought in as RWB cover, though at WHU he was usually a CB.

Also going by stats Isaac Osbourne was a RB and Andy Morrell was a RW.

 

[hill83]

Love the way some have written him off already and are now waiting for him to fail so they can say "I told you so"
Fucking Saddos.

Always the same group of people as well.

 

[letsallsingtogether]

By your logic there he’s also cover for Hamer, Hyam, Godden and O’Hare.

And by yours we dont need any cover stop fucking moaning.

 

[fatso]

If you listen to it he basically says I don't care where the manager plays me as long as I'm playing. Could deffo become a handful if he isn't playing.

Good, I only want players who want to play, if your happy not playing, your in the wrong job!

 

[procdoc]

Here’s a novel concept:
Let’s give the bloke a reasonable chance before writing him off as shit or as a weird signing etc.
He’s experienced at this level. The same people bedwetting are the same ones who said we needed to add championship experience last season. Make your fucking minds up!

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Good, I only want players who want to play, if your happy not playing, your in the wrong job!

It's not about whether he wants to play, it's about how will he react if he's not? Take it on the chin, put his head down and give the manager stuff to think about or just be a bit of an arse?

 

[fatso]

It's not about whether he wants to play, it's about how will he react if he's not? Take it on the chin, put his head down and give the manager stuff to think about or just be a bit of an arse?

Well why not wait and see, I'm sure MR has spoken to him and explained the situation to him.

 

[ccfc1234]

We need to stop getting hung up on what individual players earn. If we want to sign players based on wages we should continue signing players like DaCosta. We're in the Championship now and will have to pay appropriately.

Agree we need to pay the going rate for talent in the championship. I was perhaps wrongly assuming he was brought in to be a covering squad player. As we improve we will obviously need to break our wage structure and that won't be destabilising because the other players can see top players arriving to make the difference in specific areas. Problems could start when back up players start to out earn the starters and that will get a lot of agents knocking on the manager's door.

 

[Briles]

What's the point in a football forum then?

To give opinions not masqueraded as facts

 

[SleepyGinger]

Atrocious signing on the face of it

27 years old, played 150 championship games, signed for next to nothing to provide cover in more than one position. Yeah, atrocious signing.

 

[AStonesThrow]

It's not about whether he wants to play, it's about how will he react if he's not? Take it on the chin, put his head down and give the manager stuff to think about or just be a bit of an arse?

In fairness, I’d still rather a player whose going to be a bit of an arse about not playing than a player who doesn’t show up and is a bit of an arse for no reason whatsoever (Bright). Not comparing the two as players as obviously different positions, but more the mentality

 

[Ccfcisparks]

27 years old, played 150 championship games, signed for next to nothing to provide cover in more than one position. Yeah, atrocious signing.

what’s the more than one position?

 

[SleepyGinger]

what’s the more than one position?

Anywhere across the back line or even in midfield according to his signing video. Even if he can only play in rwb and provides another option/cover it’s hardly an atrocious signing.

 

[cc84cov]

Can only think we may see dabo used more at CB with Kane at rwb when needed. With also being able to deputise at lwb at a push. Solid player with plenty of experience at this level which is also something we didn’t have last year.

So while I’m not particularly excited by the signing , I suppose it shows another step in the right direction being able to sign a player whose spent most of his career playing in this league

We don’t need to see dabo CB again

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Underwhelmed.

It's been a poor window and we need more in the middle of the park.

1 or 2 get injured and we are looking very weak.

9 signings. 6 first teamers - poor window

 

[cc84cov]

experienced at the level dabo injury record hasn’t been great and DaCosta is comical,

decent enough signing

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Anywhere across the back line or even in midfield according to his signing video. Even if he can only play in rwb and provides another option/cover it’s hardly an atrocious signing.

Why not try him upfront, or in AM too. If he says he can play there why not

 

[SleepyGinger]

Why not try him upfront, or in AM too. If he says he can play there why not

Or why not just give him a chance before calling him an atrocious signing?

 

[procdoc]

Why not try him upfront, or in AM too. If he says he can play there why not

Why don’t we see how he performs for us before deciding if it’s an atrocious signing?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

27 on a downwards trend in his career!!!! Ffs

 

[AStonesThrow]

27 on a downwards trend in his career!!!! Ffs

Have to wonder what they’d say if we’d spent £50million on 36 year old Ronaldo

 

[Terry_dactyl]

Apologies if I’ve missed this…have we paid money for Kane? If so, how much?

 

[Liquid Gold]

Apologies if I’ve missed this…have we paid money for Kane? If so, how much?

Straight swap for O'Hare

 

[covboy9]

Looks a good signing to me

 

[Terry_dactyl]

Straight swap for O'Hare

Bargain!

 

[shmmeee]

Apologies if I’ve missed this…have we paid money for Kane? If so, how much?

Same amount we pay every transfer Pinky: undisclosed.

 

[Nick]

If you listen to it he basically says I don't care where the manager plays me as long as I'm playing. Could deffo become a handful if he isn't playing.

Don't all players say that?

 

[aloisijohnnyaloisi]

We must've been scouting this Forest game, goals for Walker & Kane.

 

[letsallsingtogether]

Reminds me of the type of comments when we signed Moore.

But wait until he kicks a ball into touch they will all come crawling out.

 

[Roulette]

If you listen to it he basically says I don't care where the manager plays me as long as I'm playing. Could deffo become a handful if he isn't playing.

Anyone else hugely underwhelmed that in and amongst all this deadline day excitement, our only signing is going to be a back up fullback from another

FFS

 

[robbiekeane]

Fast forward 9 months, we've finished a solid mid table, and all the nobheads who said we've had a bad window for signing 6 first team players will be nowhere to be seen

 

[Tea & Busquets]

solid window tbh, hopefully we can get a couple in january as well