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What’s your point then mate?

Some times, but very rarely.

Absolutely no other player could have scored that header from 2 yards. None at all.

Always_sfc bang on the money with his judgement once again

Only if you keep telling us Henderson ‘isn’t fit and ready’. (please can someone quote this so he see’s it)

Che missing a sitter? Who’d have thought it.

Comments like this make me laugh. This place would be wetting their pants at excitement if we had already signed a couple of players. Because we’re skint as fuck, they pass it off as some Kind of stick to beat other clubs with.

Well it kind of highlights exactly why Grealish should be playing ahead of him though.

No I don’t think that. It’s actually typically our type of signing. Who knows what our, no doubt limited, budget looks like. It’s completely possible that are putting other positions as a priority we don’t have 10M+ left to spend on an attacking midfielder. It could also be that we’d rather save some money in a position to free up budget elsewhere. My point was just that it would almost certainly be a more expensive deal than the Theo one and Theo was a cheap option despite being very average last season. Either way, as you say, he could be a flop. Who knows. We all know what we’re getting from Theo though.. very little.

How can you possibly say that? A more creative midfielder could have easily lead to more chances for ings, Adams etc.

I genuinely put that just to get a bite, but edited to make an actual point. But thanks for taking the bait.

It’s amazing really, I mean I know Southgate has questionable judgement but surely an absolutely world beater going forward and a tank at the back would have single handily won us the euros.

Check how many wins we got when Romeu was out the side.

I’ve given him credit for his free kicks in this very thread, you strange man.

I’d expect Theo is probably on C. 50k and This lad is probably on 30-40k if I was to guess. Plus I’d expect his contract length to be longer than Theo’s. Just looked, no idea on reliability, but he was on 40K€ at Bremen. I’d be amazed if he took a pay cut coming into a league of riches.

of course they matter. It’s essentially the sole reason he has any reputation. However, it paints a picture that he’s a better player than he is. For example, you compared directly with players like Champions league winning Mount, Grealish, Raphina LOL

Huh? Do You not think Walcott on a free transfer and reduced wage is a cheaper deal? The most concerning thing is we had a try before you buy with Theo. We tried, he was dreadful and we still Brought.

Yep weird. Amazed Sterling is playing. Actually, no I’m not, it’s Southgate and he clearly has his favs.

Foden is on a yellow card. With mount likely to be missing next game, no point in risking him When we’re already through. Henderson has played in a friendly and was running / training way before maguire. If Maguire is ready, so is Henderson. Likely to be a case of not risking him When Phillips has been playing well. Hell Come On though.

The trouble with rimming stats is that you need to add context to paint a picture. Goal contribution is boosted by taking every single set piece, defensive stats (tackles etc.) are boosted by playing a significant amount of more minutes than others. TWar put JWP in the bracket of some very, very good attacking midfielders (Grealish, Mount, Raphinha, Maddison), if he’s trying to say he’s a better player or attacking midfielder than those, because his goal contribution stats are better, then clearly that shows they’re absolute nonsense.

What’s that got to do with JWP being better than Phillips?

I can reassure you that absolutely no one other than deluded Saints fans will have this opinion. No one at all. I dread to think what you’d value someone like Armstrong at.

Save this post for the end of the season. He’s a ‘baller’, trust me.

Is a a striker who scores 20 penalties worth the same as a striker who score 20 goals in open play? A free kick within 25 yards is as good as a penalty to JWP. He’s fantastic at them, that’s why his value is even anywhere near 30-40m. Other than that, he’s bang average.

You to actually watch the game and stop banging on about stats to start with. It wasn’t long ago you were claiming he’s a better defensive midfielder than Phillips, which is of course and has since been shown to be absolute fucking nonsense.