randombc Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 If £5 million is the opening bid, we should hopefully be able to get £7 million for him, wouldn't be bad considering Rodwell who has England caps and is more 'established' when for £12 million And with that money, we could hopefully buy some half decent players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I wish a cracking player like Will didn't have to be sold to the highest bidder. He's a very talented breath of fresh air for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I actually think his apprenticeship would be better served in The Championship as it is probably the physical side of his game he needs to develop. His technical ability is already there for all to see. Don't forget for every young player that goes to a big club and develops his career there are probably 2 or 3 that go and runi their career. That said I think Arsenal are a good club for bringing youngsters through the ranks as opposed to Man City, Chelsea and Tottenham who just buy young talent to stop other teams from getting them and are then more than happy for them to spend the whole of their contract bench warming. I honestly think that is a myth in terms of physicallity of the sport, the premiership is a lot more physical than the championship and every player no matter what division or league is taught to be strong! Will Hughes is obviously a natural passer of the ball but he can still improve it by a long way and learn to be a much better player than he currently is - I think we have to address this (if true) a lot more sensibly for him and us, because he is a massive talent but he will not reach his potential playing for us - he can't make world class passes if the rest of the team don't move and don't have the same vision this is why he needs to be in a better team with better players, the physical side will still be taught and probably at a much higher level than us anyway. 5 million for us is a lot of money, a team changing amount of money and for him he would improve no end and in 5 years time be a much better player for it. We rejected 6million for Giles Barnes that oozed class and rightly so, but, in the end it was detrimental to us as a club.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep the faith Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 This is complete b*llocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 This is complete b*llocks It's not, if you think that no premier league clubs are interested then you are deluded. We all love the kid and really dont want him to leave, but the reality is if we dont go up this year, he is on his bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 nooooooo don't sell him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoneedshuls Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Why we not sell him for 5 mill pluss ad-ons then ask arsenal to loan him to us for cheap so he still gets first team football at a good level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep the faith Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 We have not seen enough of him to know whether he is good yet, he looks promising bur just that. No premier club buys on 4 or 5 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I'm of the opinion that the last thing Will Hughes should do is bulk up. He doesnt need that in his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I think if he quits as mayor of London and concentrates solely on football he will be world class within a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombc Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I'm of the opinion that the last thing Will Hughes should do is bulk up. He doesnt need that in his game. Completely agree, he plays in a similar way to David Silva, and he isn't 'bulked up' at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I'm of the opinion that the last thing Will Hughes should do is bulk up. He doesnt need that in his game. He was bulldozed off the ball a couple of times yesterday Duracell, so for his own good a bit of bulk behind him won't hurt? It might prevent a few knocks? Credit to him though, he never gave up did he - so perhaps he's not too fussed by it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 He was bulldozed off the ball a couple of times yesterday Duracell, so for his own good a bit of bulk behind him won't hurt? It might prevent a few knocks? Credit to him though, he never gave up did he - so perhaps he's not too fussed by it? Im sure he was buldozzed and he will be many times this season, but i feel that with the kind of player he should be aiming to be, bulking up shouldnt be on the agenda. If you watch Isaac Cuenca play for Barca, who is a forward just emerging from their academy and is being blooded into the first team, he has a few similarities to Hughes, especially in build. He often gets knocked off the ball and while more often than not he produces stella performances, there are occasions in La Liga when he gets bullied. The point is, he's agile, his passes are exquisite, his footwork quick. A player of his quality will eventually learn the movement and skill to never have his physical weaknesses addressed. My mum could probably beat Iniesta in an arm wrestling match, but he skips around the football pitch virtually untouched. Hughes has the ability to be this kind of player and if he can learn to play like Bueno on a good day every week in the Championship, he will be a superb Premier League and England footballer, of the David Silva ilk (though probably not that good). With his build he can learn to play Wednesday and own the pitch, I feel. If he all he wants to be is a Championship midfielder, yeah, he should bulk up, but he's got to be ambitious. His footballing philosophy is very continental anyway, I doubt he'd like to be told to pile on the pounds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 You're mum sounds like a top gal Duracell 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' /> but maybe you're right about Will, only time will tell how he'll develop I s'pose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 there has been rumours about him for months, surely should be looking at alot more than 5mil, was the oxade fee all cash upfront Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_Stand_Ram Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 [url=https://twitter.com/NMtherams]Nathan Morley @NMtherams [url=https://twitter.com/willhughes44]@willhughes44 you were linked with Arsenal for £5m today in The People, anything to say on that? I think you'll be worth double that soon. Will Hughes @willhughes44 [url=https://twitter.com/NMtherams]@NMtherams rumours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianbeal Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I'd sell him. Will is def a good player and if we kept him in our team he'd b a good asset but him alone in this team wouldn't make us a top 6 team. Now 5 mil added to this team we'd b close to promotion. It's a shame we not in a position to keep our good starlets but I'm afraid that's what the academy is about. To self generate money for the team. I do believe any money made off transfers would b given for Nigel to spend. We starting to see the fruits of the time and money pumped into the academy. That's how a 2nd tier club runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Hughes will get treated like Aaron Ramsey by the likes of Shawcross. Managers jobs may depend on 3 points so certain ones will have no scruples at telling their thugs to "take him out". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Wish fans wouldn't keep telling a 17 year old they reckon he's worth 10m after half a dozen first team games. I rate him as much as the next man but I want his feet planted.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Maybe if we planted his feet we could grow another one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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