Hoovering up relegated talent

[Paulie Dangerously]

The West Brom lad with the Brazilian name looks tasty and Cardiff's caulker looks ok (for s centre half in a relegation threatened team) but no other players mentioned on this thread do anything for me

[Trucker Paddy]

There are several players in that team that already have.

Shoulda clarified, Not for English clubs they haven't, you'd get a game in the CL for Celtic

[Trucker Paddy]

Yeah and I've already been through that nonsense with Robbie, funny that you both only seem willing to contend with the ancillary parts of my post.

I didn't think it was fair to laugh publicly at your lambert suggestion.

[Pidge]

My clearly-not-in-earnest Lambert suggestion... laughter was actually the aim. Well, a wry chuckle maybe... it clearly wasn't serious. Hence the "sentiment".

 

Look, you've yourself stated that we signed a player produced by a team consistently finishing mid-table who had the capability to be the main thrust behind a title push... if you can't see how that totally undermines your position I can't help you.

[Trucker Paddy]

My clearly-not-in-earnest Lambert suggestion... laughter was actually the aim. Well, a wry chuckle maybe... it clearly wasn't serious. Hence the "sentiment".

 

Look, you've yourself stated that we signed a player produced by a team consistently finishing mid-table who had the capability to be the main thrust behind a title push... if you can't see how that totally undermines your position I can't help you.

I'm sure there's a player at every midtable club that could make the step up, my point is there's not 4/5 at Southampton, otherwise they wouldn't be a midtable side

[Major Tom]

That Van Persie guy looks quite good at Man Utd. We should definitely be interested in him if they go down this season. Good back up to Sturridge, Suarez and Iago.

[sir roger]

Is there any evidence that relegated players are cheaper anyway ?, certainly not with Ayre leading our delegation, so maybe just getting players we want from whoever they play for might be the way to go.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

This is getting a bit clearer now: I reckon it's any three from Swansea, West Brom, Palace, Sunderland, Cardiff and Fulham.  (So, any talk of players from Villa, West Ham or Southampton is not really relevant.)

 

I'm not sure any of those teams have any players who would set your pulse racing (which might explain why they're in such a shit position right now).

[Phoenix]

Michu as a back up.

[fowler9]

a few of the Swansea lads would give us more depth (Michu, Hernandez, Davies, Taylor) but certainly no-one who could walk into our team from any of that lot

[Jairzinho]

Both of Swansea's left backs are decent aren't they?

[fowler9]

Both of Swansea's left backs are decent aren't they?

 

Davies is an excellent young player and Taylor looked very good in their first season up under Brendan, has had a bad injury since then though and has struggled to get his place back due to Davies and when he has played not looked as good as before but could just be due to not getting a run

[MLB]

I would definitely take Davies from Swansea.

[Jairzinho]

How old is he? 21ish?

[MLB]

I think he's 22.

[Allan]

Ben Davies

[Jairzinho]

Too old.

[Paulie Dangerously]

I like that Ki from Sunderland. He's played well whenever I've seen him and is possibly the tallest Asian in world football

[Major Tom]

Isn't he on loan from Swansea or Cardiff?

[Sandman40]

Isn't he on loan from Swansea or Cardiff?

Yes, Swansea

[MLB]

Why the fuck did Swansea loan him out? He looks better than anyone else they have.

[moof]

He had a row with Laudrup and he stopped picking him.

[RedRazor]

OK - Hot quiz popshots, which players from teams relegated in the last 10 years were signed by top teams and improved those teams....

 

 

Go.

Is this game still open because I think I've just hit the motherlode?

 

Middlesboro relegated end of 2008-09

- Robert Huth

- Stewart Downing

- Adam Johnson

- Tuncay (played four games for Wolfsburg)

- Brad Jones

- Ross Turnbull

All moved on to top clubs. I will let other people debate whether or not they actually improved any of the sides they went to.........

 

My argument is that their mere presence motivated other players to greater levels of performance - so even though they didn't necessarily play a lot themselves they did improve these teams.

[fowler9]

Is this game still open because I think I've just hit the motherlode?

 

Middlesboro relegated end of 2008-09

- Robert Huth

- Stewart Downing

- Adam Johnson

- Tuncay (played four games for Wolfsburg)

- Brad Jones

- Ross Turnbull

All moved on to top clubs. I will let other people debate whether or not they actually improved any of the sides they went to.........

 

My argument is that their mere presence motivated other players to greater levels of performance - so even though they didn't necessarily play a lot themselves they did improve these teams.

 

Huth moved to Stoke and has been there ever since

Johnson barely played in Premier League and got the City move based on his championship performances the next season

Tuncay went to Stoke directly from Boro not Wolfsburg

Downing went to Villa who were better than they are now but not a top team

Jones and Turnbull- certainly missing out on the improved a top team requirement

[RedRazor]

Huth moved to Stoke and has been there ever since

Johnson barely played in Premier League and got the City move based on his championship performances the next season

Tuncay went to Stoke directly from Boro not Wolfsburg

Downing went to Villa who were better than they are now but not a top team

Jones and Turnbull- certainly missing out on the improved a top team requirement

Whoa there!!!

 

No criteria stated that the move had to be directly from a relegated club.

 

Fair cop with Huth tho - I thought he had gone to the Chavs before Stoke.

 

And how do we know that it wasn't the intense pressure for places created by the presence of Jones (and Turnbull) that encouraged those ahead of them to such dizzying heights? (Thereby meeting the "improvement" criteria.)

 

Throw a drowning man a straw for fucks sake!