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Tea & Busquets

Tea & Busquets

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My dream free agent signing would be Roberto Pereyra but doubt we can afford him even if he'd come to us. Would realistically take Clucas on a short term deal to fill the gap.
 
skybluecam

skybluecam

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Samo said:
Oh dear me, have a word! The are unemployed and in no position to demand anything. They have 2 choices; adjust their financial expectations or don't play. And if they choose the latter, that may be the end of their career.
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You managed to completely miss the point. It's not that no one will pay what they want, it's that we (likely) can't.
 
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long way home

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Matty Longstaff, is someone id bring in to look at. A good player in there, right age and may just have a mental block. Give Adi a week with him and see if he is worth a short term deal.
 
fernandopartridge

fernandopartridge

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long way home said:
Matty Longstaff, is someone id bring in to look at. A good player in there, right age and may just have a mental block. Give Adi a week with him and see if he is worth a short term deal.
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He did his ACL about the same time as O'Hare which is probably one of the reasons he hasn't got a club, not sure i'd want to take him.
 
The Philosopher

The Philosopher

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Ccfcisparks said:
28 games in 5 years
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To be fair he’s 25 and a 1 year deal with another year in their favour for extending.

And he’s on a free. Not a huge risk when you come to look at it.

In a year, they may have a 26 year old on their books worth a fee (because they can trigger extended contract), or a 26 year old they can let go after having a good look at him.

As a kid I remember Stewart Robson joining a a free agent. Everyone said he was crock.

Showed England form for us for a good 18 months.

Then he was crock.

So….

Anyway, the moral of the story is nobody really knows anything.
 
Calista

Calista

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The Philosopher said:
Yeah, for a season or so he was brilliant. England B? standby for full squad? Memory may deceive but I do remember he was first class for a while.
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Fair enough. My recollection was that for us he always looked a shadow of his former self, and you could tell his movement was restricted. It's a measure of his talent that he was still good enough to play well in the top flight though.
 
fernandopartridge

fernandopartridge

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The Philosopher said:
To be fair he’s 25 and a 1 year deal with another year in their favour for extending.

And he’s on a free. Not a huge risk when you come to look at it.

In a year, they may have a 26 year old on their books worth a fee (because they can trigger extended contract), or a 26 year old they can let go after having a good look at him.

As a kid I remember Stewart Robson joining a a free agent. Everyone said he was crock.

Showed England form for us for a good 18 months.

Then he was crock.

So….

Anyway, the moral of the story is nobody really knows anything.
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Stewart Robson had played 200 times in the first division

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Grendel

Grendel

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The Philosopher said:
To be fair he’s 25 and a 1 year deal with another year in their favour for extending.

And he’s on a free. Not a huge risk when you come to look at it.

In a year, they may have a 26 year old on their books worth a fee (because they can trigger extended contract), or a 26 year old they can let go after having a good look at him.

As a kid I remember Stewart Robson joining a a free agent. Everyone said he was crock.

Showed England form for us for a good 18 months.

Then he was crock.

So….

Anyway, the moral of the story is nobody really knows anything.
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He signed from West Ham during a season he was not released but a free transfer
 
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Deity

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slowpoke said:
Stewart Robson would have been an England regular but for his constant injuries at Arsenal. For me he is one of our top ten best ever midfielders.
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When fit and on his gave he was superb. He was however rarely fit through out his career.
 
SkyblueDad

SkyblueDad

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Had a recurring pelvic injury but got player of the season at Arsenal and West Ham, let’s be honest had his fitness been better we would never have got him.
Played 57 games in his three or so seasons here, a bad knee injury ruled him out for a season and finished his career.
 
skyblueelephant76

skyblueelephant76

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Calista said:
Fair enough. My recollection was that for us he always looked a shadow of his former self, and you could tell his movement was restricted. It's a measure of his talent that he was still good enough to play well in the top flight though.
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Looked a shadow of his former self? He won our player of the season in 1992 and was excellent all year.
 
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Deleted member 5849 said:
He was absolutely superb for his first season with us. For a free, that gives him a free pass for his later decline.
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There were games when he looked a different class to the rest of the players in the pitch. Particularly remember a match at Selhurst Park, but can't recall who we were playing. I think it was Charlton.
 
Calista

Calista

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skyblueelephant76 said:
Looked a shadow of his former self? He won our player of the season in 1992 and was excellent all year.
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I don't disagree that he looked a good player, but earlier in his career he was destined to be a top international. I still don't think he was ever in that bracket for us, and you could almost see his frustration with the physical limitations he was having to overcome. So yes IMO he was an outstanding player who had declined to very good. If it weren't for his injuries, we'd never have had a sniff of signing him.
 
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