Popular Post markavfc40 Posted August 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2016 Really pleased with this. Another player who knows what this division is all about and what it takes to get out of it. I'm confident he can quickly establish a partnership with Elphick and give us a good solid base. Three or four more of this ilk still needed. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 11, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 11, 2016 5 minutes ago, jackbauer24 said: I often read about people worrying about height of players but I never understand it. One of the people I remember winning more headers than most was Alan Wright! Then I think of Gestede and realise that he fails to win about 50% of the headers he goes for - has this great knack of mistiming every jump. So ability is far more useful than just height. I'd prefer any defender who could actually defend, whether they're 6ft 5 or 2ft 5! Height has very little to do with ariel ability but there remains a strong link in people's minds. Move seen tall people be poor in the air (Crouch) and small people be good in the air (Wright). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted August 11, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 11, 2016 I am by no means obsessed with the Tesco Bags but it makes me feel warm and fuzzy to know they're pissed off at this. Cheers Tone (that's Xia and Pulis). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Ronaldo is 6'1. Yes that's tall but not ridiculously so for a striker. I have never seen a player leap as high as him in 25 years of watching football regularly. Chester is taller than Chris Herd for what it's worth and he could handle himself in the air. Positioning, timing and athleticism > height alone. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 11, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 11, 2016 8 hours ago, calcifer said: My wife is a better option then Richards to be honest, she may be 35 weeks pregnant but can still move faster then that clown! I reckon my Mrs could make it as a professional footballer. The sheer volume of laughing gas she inhaled when birthing my kids she would fit right in I reckon! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Will he be straight in on Saturday? Surely we aren't spending £7 million on back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 minute ago, DCJonah said: Will he be straight in on Saturday? Surely we aren't spending £7 million on back up. Personally I thought Baker had a really good game against Wednesday. I'd keep him in there myself. It's a long season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Elphick and Chester at CB. Very happy with that. Replace Hutton and let Amavi get back up to speed and that's a back 4 I can get on board with. Just need some protection from the midfield. Jedinak to complete the new era 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 minute ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Personally I thought Baker had a really good game against Wednesday. I'd keep him in there myself. It's a long season. I thought he was ok. However if the plan is for Chester and Elphick to be the starting pair I'd like to build that ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 11, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 11, 2016 26 minutes ago, Ikantcpell said: Ive never heard of him, but he has to be pretty damn useless not to be better than the headless chickens we got atm. Yep, we are a new defenders dream at the moment! If you can stand on 2 feet without falling over you are an improvement, if you can stay with your man and tackle you are probably too good for us! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 32 minutes ago, jackbauer24 said: I often read about people worrying about height of players but I never understand it. One of the people I remember winning more headers than most was Alan Wright! Then I think of Gestede and realise that he fails to win about 50% of the headers he goes for - has this great knack of mistiming every jump. So ability is far more useful than just height. I'd prefer any defender who could actually defend, whether they're 6ft 5 or 2ft 5! That is complete crap. You may not like him as a player, but he actually wins most headers he goes for. As for Chester, weren't we linked to him back under Lambert? He's probably not good enough for the Prem, but can definitely do a job in the championship. Knows the league well. Still I worry what happened with Lescott, Pullis knows his defenders and usually doesn't realise good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 8 minutes ago, DCJonah said: I thought he was ok. However if the plan is for Chester and Elphick to be the starting pair I'd like to build that ASAP. I'm up for that if that's the plan, but it's Thursday and the game is Saturday and to be honest, we have to win or I think I'm going to emigrate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Very happy with this - brings some experience and a bit of steely resilience and, as others have said, hopefully that is it now for Richards. So would we be happy with Elphick, Chester, Baker and Okore as our main CBs or is Okore a liability? I think he is rusty and very low on confidence. He was awful last night but potentially good enough for this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 (edited) This is Spud Webb, he's 5ft 7 Shame white men can't jump... Edited August 11, 2016 by sne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Wanted him when he was at hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 11, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 11, 2016 (edited) 8 hours ago, rubberman said: Football has truly gone mad. I know we're desperate but more than £8m for a defender who wasn't good enough to get in the West Brom side? I said a couple of times in the takeover thread when people were getting excited about a £30-£40m spend that you can forget anything which had gone before. A) we needed to change more players than probably any other team in history but mainly b ) the money in the PL is SUCH a game changer it was bound to filter down to this league. Player fees are going to me much higher then ever before. £40m might not be enough to do what we need to do. Edited August 11, 2016 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 20 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Ronaldo is 6'1. Yes that's tall but not ridiculously so for a striker. I have never seen a player leap as high as him in 25 years of watching football regularly. Chester is taller than Chris Herd for what it's worth and he could handle himself in the air. Positioning, timing and athleticism > height alone. Chris Herd had a supernatural leap, to be fair. So we can't expect anyone to match it any century soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 12 minutes ago, Nigel said: Yep, we are a new defenders dream at the moment! If you can stand on 2 feet without falling over you are an improvement, if you can stay with your man and tackle you are probably too good for us! It's been that long since we've had a solid consistent partnership if he can do all that he will feel like Maldini to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 not a fan of this transfer especially at the alleged price. 4th choice West Brom centre half last season behind Jonas Olsson If I recall his best form at Hull and Wales is in a back 3, looks suspect when seen him in a back 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Zatman said: not a fan of this transfer especially at the alleged price. 4th choice West Brom centre half last season behind Jonas Olsson Pulis is very MON-esque with his favourites though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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