smokingzen Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 13 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: If he could play like he did for Leceister he wouldn't be playing for us. We have done this before wishing new signings can jump in a magic time machine. Being given the opportunity to play, and play regularly, with the right players in a system that suits can make all the difference. He suited Leicester's counter attacking style and I think he'll also suit ours. I think he could be the missing link in our midfield and will balance out well with the players we're already have. He has a good footballing brain and positioning, can retain the ball well under pressure and doesn't keep the ball any longer than needed; more often than not providing good link up play and moving the ball forwards for quick transitions to move from defense to attack. I think he'll link up really well with Grealish and our 'wingers' and help us to retain the ball better and create chances. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Bet he picks up a niggling injury early doors after not playing competitive football for so long ... For me personally the risk outweighed the reward and find it a tad baffling and reckon he will be this seasons Carroll, hope I’m wrong ( as I usually am lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, thabucks said: Bet he picks up a niggling injury early doors after not playing competitive football for so long ... For me personally the risk outweighed the reward and find it a tad baffling and reckon he will be this seasons Carroll, hope I’m wrong ( as I usually am lol) I don’t get the Carroll comparisons. TC has never delivered on his supposed potential, whereas DD has several very high quality seasons of football under his belt. It seems less far fetched for DD to rediscover something approaching that form than for TC to suddenly do something he’d never done before in his career. (But I agree that there is a strong possibility that we’ve signed just another benchwarmer.) Edited January 8, 2020 by KentVillan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 This is a punt - typical of the sort of business that gets done in January. I wish him all the best and really hope he can recover some of his past form. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2020 This seems to fly in the face of everything that Smith and Purslow have said about the type of players we want. However, needs must, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingzen Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 21 minutes ago, mjmooney said: This seems to fly in the face of everything that Smith and Purslow have said about the type of players we want. However, needs must, I suppose. Not really... you just need to understand what they've said in context. Our primary recruitment strategy is to buy younger players to develop, to bring in to the first team or sell on for profit, but that doesn't mean we can't supplement this with more experienced players for the short to medium term. In fact I'd suggest every team needs that balance and it's what we've been lacking this season. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Fret not fair gentlemen. Danny will soon be controlling the central midfield and we will all be calling him “The D Man”. He’ll be brilliant playing with the G Man and when he’s back fit the McG Man. We could sign the P Man and even the B Man. There’s a whole alphabet out there! It’s all gonna be great! UTV!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: Fret not fair gentlemen. Danny will soon be controlling the central midfield and we will all be calling him “The D Man”. He’ll be brilliant playing with the G Man and when he’s back fit the McG Man. We could sign the P Man and even the B Man. There’s a whole alphabet out there! It’s all gonna be great! UTV!!!!! The McG Man will be match fit and ready before The D Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) Ooops. Just saw a notification on my phone with the words "Drinkwater hunger" My brain initially processed this as "Drinkwater hungover" Unfortunate choice of words. Edited January 8, 2020 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 So much upside. Don't expect a lot myself. A league medal and 100k/wk, why bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Can he play tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 minute ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Can he play tonight? no. against all odds I believe he is cup tied 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moustache of Teale Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 33 minutes ago, TheMelvillan said: no. against all odds I believe he is cup tied And that’s what we’ve got to face. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stockport_Villain Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 19 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: If he could play like he did for Leceister he wouldn't be playing for us. We have done this before wishing new signings can jump in a magic time machine. Nothing like being glass half empty. I’ll stay in my world thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 hours ago, smokingzen said: Not really... you just need to understand what they've said in context. Our primary recruitment strategy is to buy younger players to develop, to bring in to the first team or sell on for profit, but that doesn't mean we can't supplement this with more experienced players for the short to medium term. In fact I'd suggest every team needs that balance and it's what we've been lacking this season. I wasn't so much thinking of his age/experience/wages as his off-field behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 hours ago, DaveAV1 said: Fret not fair gentlemen. Danny will soon be controlling the central midfield and we will all be calling him “The D Man”. He’ll be brilliant playing with the G Man and when he’s back fit the McG Man. We could sign the P Man and even the B Man. There’s a whole alphabet out there! It’s all gonna be great! UTV!!!!! We'll exceed the 25 man quota in this case. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlico_Villa Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Was he part of that Leicester squad that went on that brilliant end of season run to go from relegation places to comfortable survival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Watching this first half I think this signing may be a little shrewder than it first appeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Will be our best midfielder within a fortnight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 He can't be worse on the ball than who we already have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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