King Kevin Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Villa it is then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistaram Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 1 hour ago, McLovin said: What position does he play in? Is he an attacking midfielder or is he more defensive minded like Clayton? Mc. He can play holding or attacking I always liked him when he was at Brentford He is skillful and when he gets forward he's very good with those passes that open up defences Just what we are short of Won't get hopes up though can't see Boro wanting us to have him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 It’s like us and villa are a couple as we seem to get mentioned together continuously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringerBell Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I’m not sure. He was useless against us this season but you should never judge a player by one game. Clayton I’m on board with for the right price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I'm really not sure how much a player like this would cost. GR has said we need to be more "frugal" in this window, so I'd imagine a signing like this would require a significant out as it's not going to be a cheap deal. We play a similar system as Boro did when they went up. They had a good defence and a clinical attack, so it makes sense that we consider players who were part of their holding two as realistic targets to improve us. I think a player like Forshaw or Clayton is important for the rest of our season as it'll decrease the likelihood of having to play Johnson in a midfield two. He's been much better out on the left and it's not a coincidence that there's a correlation between us having a poor team performance and Johnson playing in centre midfield. A player like Forshaw or Clayton added would give us a seriously strong midfield no matter what combination we played out of either of those two, Ledley, Huddlestone and Thorne. Keep Johnson out on the left for the tighter games because he's proven to be useful out there so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 3 hours ago, sage said: For sure, he is an attacking midfielder though. See what I did there No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, eddie said: No. Fibber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady1993 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, Kernow said: I'm really not sure how much a player like this would cost. GR has said we need to be more "frugal" in this window, so I'd imagine a signing like this would require a significant out as it's not going to be a cheap deal. We play a similar system as Boro did when they went up. They had a good defence and a clinical attack, so it makes sense that we consider players who were part of their holding two as realistic targets to improve us. I think a player like Forshaw or Clayton is important for the rest of our season as it'll decrease the likelihood of having to play Johnson in a midfield two. He's been much better out on the left and it's not a coincidence that there's a correlation between us having a poor team performance and Johnson playing in centre midfield. A player like Forshaw or Clayton added would give us a seriously strong midfield no matter what combination we played out of either of those two, Ledley, Huddlestone and Thorne. Keep Johnson out on the left for the tighter games because he's proven to be useful out there so far. Games where Johnson has started in centre midfield (Not included games he played as a 10): P10 GF 15 GA 16 Pts 12 GFPG 1.5 GAPG 1.6 PtsPG 1.2 Games where Johnson hasn't started in centre midfield: P16 GF 26 GA 6 Pts 37 GFPG 1.6 GAPG 0.4 PtsPG 2.3 So when Johnson hasn't played in the midfield we have scored more (marginally), conceded dramatically less and gained significantly more points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete2 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 20 minutes ago, Kernow said: I'm really not sure how much a player like this would cost. GR has said we need to be more "frugal" in this window, so I'd imagine a signing like this would require a significant out as it's not going to be a cheap deal. We play a similar system as Boro did when they went up. They had a good defence and a clinical attack, so it makes sense that we consider players who were part of their holding two as realistic targets to improve us. I think a player like Forshaw or Clayton is important for the rest of our season as it'll decrease the likelihood of having to play Johnson in a midfield two. He's been much better out on the left and it's not a coincidence that there's a correlation between us having a poor team performance and Johnson playing in centre midfield. A player like Forshaw or Clayton added would give us a seriously strong midfield no matter what combination we played out of either of those two, Ledley, Huddlestone and Thorne. Keep Johnson out on the left for the tighter games because he's proven to be useful out there so far. We need to be more frugal in this window than the last one ? Well I spose we spent about £10 million last window , but sold players that fetched about £18 million so made about £8 million profit. I guess problem is we wont be able to fetch £18 million on sales in this window and we still have no money to spend within FFP rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 29 minutes ago, PistoldPete2 said: We need to be more frugal in this window than the last one ? Well I spose we spent about £10 million last window , but sold players that fetched about £18 million so made about £8 million profit. I guess problem is we wont be able to fetch £18 million on sales in this window and we still have no money to spend within FFP rules. We've already flogged Farrend so we're at .....let's see..........£0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistaram Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 3 hours ago, HantsRam said: We've already flogged Farrend so we're at .....let's see..........£0 How long before somebody is on here to say we will be saving his £30,000 a week wages ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Never been a big fan of Forshaw, to be honest. I was bemused when Boro signed him in the first instance - considering the value. I'd much, much prefer Clayton out of the two. Forshaw comes across as a poor man's Hughes. Tidy enough on the ball, but doesn't do a fat lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 58 minutes ago, Ambitious said: Never been a big fan of Forshaw, to be honest. I was bemused when Boro signed him in the first instance - considering the value. I'd much, much prefer Clayton out of the two. Forshaw comes across as a poor man's Hughes. Tidy enough on the ball, but doesn't do a fat lot. Sounds good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwtfly Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 On the bench for Boro today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 4 January 2018 at 23:17, Ambitious said: Never been a big fan of Forshaw, to be honest. I was bemused when Boro signed him in the first instance - considering the value. I'd much, much prefer Clayton out of the two. Forshaw comes across as a poor man's Hughes. Tidy enough on the ball, but doesn't do a fat lot. Doesn't sound like hughes then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I think that we can push the boat out a little further than the foreshore.. Ideal loan signing with option to buy. Clayton could make the difference in tough games.Once again a loan would be ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Willow Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Leeds United are set to complete the signing of Middlesbrough midfielder Adam Forshaw after beating Cardiff City to his signature. The 26-year-old is due for a medical at the Elland Road club after a fee in excess of £2 million was agreed, according to Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/11211462/leeds-agree-deal-to-sign-adam-forshaw-from-middlesbrough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Good player especially at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramdale Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Won’t lose sleep over this. In the butterfield mould. Neat And tidy on the ball but doesn’t affect the game enough. As others have said, Clayton would add more as he is good at breaking up play and would add drive to the midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 12 minutes ago, lioncoeur said: Leeds United are set to complete the signing of Middlesbrough midfielder Adam Forshaw after beating Cardiff City to his signature. The 26-year-old is due for a medical at the Elland Road club after a fee in excess of £2 million was agreed, according to Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/11211462/leeds-agree-deal-to-sign-adam-forshaw-from-middlesbrough Good news that he has gone to Leeds instead of Cardiff, who are determined to raise their game and catch us. If we beat Cardiff at home that will really help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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