alreadyexists Posted October 26, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2016 Delph is the kind of player who will rattle around at Man City for a few years soaking up the millions, then he'll move before his contract is up to a lower PL side, like Stoke, or Everton, or maybe a Liverpool if he's ambitious, and he'll stay there til he's 32 and then retire. Scumbag. I think we should aim to bring in one or two hardworking midfielders, someone like Huddlestone as has been mentioned. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 3 hours ago, alreadyexists said: Delph is the kind of player who will rattle around at Man City for a few years soaking up the millions, then he'll move before his contract is up to a lower PL side, like Stoke, or Everton, or maybe a Liverpool if he's ambitious, and he'll stay there til he's 32 and then retire. Scumbag. I think we should aim to bring in one or two hardworking midfielders, someone like Huddlestone as has been mentioned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted October 26, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2016 Just now, rodders0223 said: Is he not then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Just now, alreadyexists said: Is he not then? I don't think so personally. He has a nice range of passing but has always struggled with his mobility and weight. I haven't see him get round the pitch in a long time. Maybe 2009 Spurs days when he got into shape that one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoof hearted Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Our current midfield the way it is (or was, it seems to have been sorted with Gardner pulling his finger out), I'd have Huddlestone in a heart beat, like @rodders0223 says, his range of passing is very good and Kodija would thrive on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted October 26, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2016 3 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: I don't think so personally. He has a nice range of passing but has always struggled with his mobility and weight. I haven't see him get round the pitch in a long time. Maybe 2009 Spurs days when he got into shape that one time. Fair dos. I didn't watch much Championship last year but I thought he did ok with Hull from the bits I saw. I'm not claiming I'm an expert though so you could be right. Bruce will know all about him hopefully so if he goes for him or not I trust him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 1 minute ago, alreadyexists said: Fair dos. I didn't watch much Championship last year but I thought he did ok with Hull from the bits I saw. I'm not claiming I'm an expert though so you could be right. Bruce will know all about him hopefully so if he goes for him or not I trust him. I expect Livermore and Diame did all the running for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted October 26, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 26, 2016 6 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: I don't think so personally. He has a nice range of passing but has always struggled with his mobility and weight. I haven't see him get round the pitch in a long time. Maybe 2009 Spurs days when he got into shape that one time. I agree with that but would still welcome him for his ability with the ball. At this level he can control games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoof hearted Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 1 minute ago, rodders0223 said: I expect Livermore and Diame did all the running for him. Would you rather have Huddlestone or Jedinak rodders? Different types of midfielders obviously but I'd rate Huddlestone more than the Jed in our current set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Our midfield lacks mobility and speed (among other things), would not like to see a midfield containing both Jedinak and Huddlestone. I'd be OK with Jedi out, Huddlestone in, as long as we also add another CM. Always seen Huddlestone as a bit of a joke player, because he's sooooo slow, but we are a Championship club now so... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoof hearted Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 9 minutes ago, sne said: Our midfield lacks mobility and speed (among other things), would not like to see a midfield containing both Jedinak and Huddlestone. I'd be OK with Jedi out, Huddlestone in, as long as we also add another CM. Always seen Huddlestone as a bit of a joke player, because he's sooooo slow, but we are a Championship club now so... That was my point I think sne. Hopefully we'll not need him in all honesty as Gardner seems to have turned a corner regarding his form, Bruce should take some credit for that imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I'd love Rogic and wanted him a long time ago but I doubt he would come here now. Not interested in Delph. I think he is one of the most overrated players to ever play for us. Huddlestone would be a terrible signing and a step down from Westwood, Jedinak and Gardner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 2 hours ago, sne said: Our midfield lacks mobility and speed (among other things), would not like to see a midfield containing both Jedinak and Huddlestone. I'd be OK with Jedi out, Huddlestone in, as long as we also add another CM. Always seen Huddlestone as a bit of a joke player, because he's sooooo slow, but we are a Championship club now so... They couldn't be more different. It's like comparing Gestede with McCormack. Jedinak had a decent game at the weekend and helped carry the side home against Reading. Maybe he's turned a corner, maybe he deserves more time. I know it's not the Villa way. Huddlestone > Westwood and it's not even close. Lansbury > both. Both are realistic targets IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 (edited) On 24 October 2016 at 12:40, IwishIwasalivein1982 said: Please please delete this, no idea what's going on! Edited October 26, 2016 by Mjvilla Phone having a mad minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 1 minute ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: They couldn't be more different. It's like comparing Gestede with McCormack. Jedinak had a decent game at the weekend and helped carry the side home against Reading. Maybe he's turned a corner, maybe he deserves more time. I know it's not the Villa way. Huddlestone > Westwood and it's not even close. Lansbury > both. Both are realistic targets IMO. Point was that they are both amazingly slow. Wasn't comparing them in any other way, certainly would not play with 2 Jedinak type players at the same time. A midfield with both of them at the same time would be terrible unless the 3rd midfielder in the team was a mix of Usain Bolt, Mo Farrah and Zidane. The Championship is supposed to be fast paced and energetic I've been told, having 2 CM's who play at walking pace is IMO a terrible idea 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Anyone know anything about John Souttar I see were linked with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 40 minutes ago, sne said: Point was that they are both amazingly slow. Wasn't comparing them in any other way, certainly would not play with 2 Jedinak type players at the same time. A midfield with both of them at the same time would be terrible unless the 3rd midfielder in the team was a mix of Usain Bolt, Mo Farrah and Zidane. The Championship is supposed to be fast paced and energetic I've been told, having 2 CM's who play at walking pace is IMO a terrible idea A fair point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted October 26, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2016 (edited) 12 hours ago, ozvillafan said: We need midfielders. We have Jedinak.... ... so all we need now is Luongo, Mooy and Rogic Or Oar..... Edited October 26, 2016 by Villan_of_oz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 53 minutes ago, Mjvilla said: Anyone know anything about John Souttar I see were linked with! I hear he's Souttar decent on the ball. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 8 hours ago, wilko154 said: We are fine at RB at the moment, we have Richards, Hutton & Bacuna to fill in there whilst De Laet is injured. CM is where we need to be strengthening in January, along with possibly another CB, a LM and a loan striker to cover ACON. Personally I think Hutton and Richards are crap and Bacuna is playing midfield as we are weak there. If Bruce gets Hutton and Richards to play well he'll deserve a medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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