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Brice Lauriche Samba - „Magic Hands“

cms186

cms186

Grenville Morris
Re: Brice Samba

Captain Sinister said:
Well, if this goes through what the hell do we do with 3 redundant keepers?
And if it goes through what does it say about the decision to bring in Muric?
To me it would say the Muric deal was concluded outside of SL's sphere of influence, and that he didn't rate him.
There had better be some really good striker, defensive midfielder and a good right back coming in as well, else we are fjucked.
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1: Why do people still say we need a DM when we signed Sow?
2: If SL wants to change the way our Gks use the ball, it would make sense that he signs two players capable of starting and performing in that role
3: Presumably 2 of those 3 will be sold
4: The other one won't be redundant, every squad should have 3 GKs
 
G

gamble

Stuart Pearce
Re: Brice Samba

Tbf most posters ignored the 3m and said they believed the €700k fee more, and just that it would be mental to sign him at that 3m.
 
MASE

MASE

Up-Front
Re: Brice Samba

Captain Sinister said:
To me it would say the Muric deal was concluded outside of SL's sphere of influence, and that he didn't rate him.
There had better be some really good striker, defensive midfielder and a good right back coming in as well, else we are fjucked.
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Lamouchis backing of Muric post match was conclusive enough top suggest he rates him.

Agree on two of the required signings though, a striker & a creative outlet from the base looks an absolute must.
 
Ravi

Ravi

Upper Decker
Re: Brice Samba

Captain Sinister said:
Well, if this goes through what the hell do we do with 3 redundant keepers?
And if it goes through what does it say about the decision to bring in Muric?
To me it would say the Muric deal was concluded outside of SL's sphere of influence, and that he didn't rate him.
There had better be some really good striker, defensive midfielder and a good right back coming in as well, else we are fjucked.
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A lot of unfounded assumptions there Capt.

Steele has been told he can leave
My assumption is that Pantilimon, quite rightly, wants either first team football or to be back up at a bigger club.

So...we need another first team keeper.
 
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Re: Brice Samba

How long has Steele got le futon his contract?
 
Strummer

Strummer

Socialismo O Muerte!
LTLF Minion
Notcher

Notcher

Stuart Pearce
Re: Brice Samba

Don't understand why people are getting their knickers in a twist about signing a GK and it "being at the expense of another striker or winger".

The two aren't mutually exclusive, it doesn't mean we won't buy a striker just because we buy another keeper.

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Re: Brice Samba

So Luke "The Futon" Steele only has a year left on his contract

So come next season we'd be down to two keepers whatever happens, assuming Pants stays which seems unlikey
 
Strummer

Strummer

Socialismo O Muerte!
LTLF Minion
Re: Brice Samba

Maybe Forest are going to buy another ‚keeper, and play him up front?

Modern problems require modern solutions.
 
Danga

Danga

Formerly JLingz
Re: Brice Samba

Am I missing something when people talk about recruitment strategy?

On numerous threads people are whinging about short term signings and the lack of 'building' a team. Muric is only here for the season, Pantilimon is apparently off and Smith isn't seen to be good enough. At the end of the season we could conceivably have no first team goalkeepers in the squad.

Then we look set to sign a young goalkeeper who apparently is very good according and people are pissing blood about it. I said this at the start of the summer, not all transfer can be done on a linear path. You can't always get rid of guys before you sign others as you run the risk of missing out on your first choice targets.
 
MASE

MASE

Up-Front
Re: Brice Samba

cms186 said:
1: Why do people still say we need a DM when we signed Sow?
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Maybe because he's unproven. We do seem to be falling into the same trap of underestimating the importance of this position. We struggled to get the ball out last season, yet this season we look to have regressed in the position.

Most teams build round the position, we're only playing one man there, he needs to be proficient at setting up attacks. No disrespect to Watson, but Dawson looks our best bet at finding a line breaking forward pass currently.

Any team with serious play off aspirations will have one of their main men in that position.
 
Captain Sinister

Captain Sinister

Senior doom Monger
Re: Brice Samba

cms186 said:
1: Why do people still say we need a DM when we signed Sow?
2: If SL wants to change the way our Gks use the ball, it would make sense that he signs two players capable of starting and performing in that role
3: Presumably 2 of those 3 will be sold
4: The other one won't be redundant, every squad should have 3 GKs
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So, you know that Sow is a perfect solution to the defensive midfielder problem?
Personally all I know about Sow is he has never played in England, let alone the Championship, and as such we have no idea whether or not he can play.
And that has been a feature of a lot of our signings since the Greeks took over - unproven players in the Championship.
We have a squad cast of thousands that rivals Ben Hur.
But we haven't got a single Charlton Heston.
(Move over FBS - let a real movie man write your reviews).
 
Strummer

Strummer

Socialismo O Muerte!
LTLF Minion
Bob Fossil

Bob Fossil

Nottingham's dirty secret
Re: Brice Samba

cms186 said:
1: Why do people still say we need a DM when we signed Sow?
2: If SL wants to change the way our Gks use the ball, it would make sense that he signs two players capable of starting and performing in that role
3: Presumably 2 of those 3 will be sold
4: The other one won't be redundant, every squad should have 3 GKs
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1. Because Sow is an unproven player who has never gone for a fee in his life and could prove to be decent or shocking. If we're relying on 3 unproven midfielders in Silva, Semedo and Sow all a) being good and b) all gelling together then we're playing a dangerous game.
 
Ravi

Ravi

Upper Decker
Re: Brice Samba

There are a few :whoosh: with cms186’s post.
 
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EmmersonForest4

Steve Chettle
Re: Brice Samba

Notcher said:
Don't understand why people are getting their knickers in a twist about signing a GK and it "being at the expense of another striker or winger".

The two aren't mutually exclusive, it doesn't mean we won't buy a striker just because we buy another keeper.

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Yes you are correct and you are right to point that out however we are not being linked with pacey wingers or strikers so a few of us a bit worried.
 
GreeksBearingGifts

GreeksBearingGifts

Stuart Pearce
Re: Brice Samba

Captain Sinister said:
Well, if this goes through what the hell do we do with 3 redundant keepers?
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What you should be doing with redundant players anyway: get rid of them.

You decided, for better or worse, to take the gamble of a very highly rated youngster, whom his mega-club wanted to provide with adequate playing time. You're not the first nor will you be the last club taking that gamble. It's a normal path for young talented goalkeepers of rich Premier clubs.

Steele is clearly deadwood, not rated by two consecutive, and very different, managers. Plus, I presume he is on relatively high wages.

I know that Pantilimon seems an OKish goalkeeper for the Championship, but, personally, I never liked him. I think his lack of command of his area makes his defence anxious. And that's probably one of the worse attributes of a goalkeeper. He's also on high wages and he will obviously not relish the idea of sitting on the bench.

Smith is not really redundant: he's yours, he's cheap, he's a good shot stopper, there's no harm keeping him as no 3.

That ensemble cried out that another goalkeeper was needed, not just for this season, but also for the future. Samba is young, he is good on paper, and, more importantly, his wages will probably be only a fraction of what Pantilimon earns.

It does not look a crazy move to me, provided of course you manage to get rid of Pantilimon (we are no longer available as a garbage bin, we brought in a goalkeeper, and we're now full, sorry). .
 
cms186

cms186

Grenville Morris
Re: Brice Samba

GreeksBearingGifts said:
What you should be doing with redundant players anyway: get rid of them.

You decided, for better or worse, to take the gamble of a very highly rated youngster, whom his mega-club wanted to provide with adequate playing time. You're not the first nor will you be the last club taking that gamble. It's a normal path for young talented goalkeepers of rich Premier clubs.

Steele is clearly deadwood, not rated by two consecutive, and very different, managers. Plus, I presume he is on relatively high wages.

I know that Pantilimon seems an OKish goalkeeper for the Championship, but, personally, I never liked him. I think his lack of command of his area makes his defence anxious. And that's probably one of the worse attributes of a goalkeeper. He's also on high wages and he will obviously not relish the idea of sitting on the bench.

Smith is not really redundant: he's yours, he's cheap, he's a good shot stopper, there's no harm keeping him as no 3.

That ensemble cried out that another goalkeeper was needed, not just for this season, but also for the future. Samba is young, he is good on paper, and, more importantly, his wages will probably be only a fraction of what Pantilimon earns.

It does not look a crazy move to me, provided of course you manage to get rid of Pantilimon (we are no longer available as a garbage bin, we brought in a goalkeeper, and we're now full, sorry). .
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id be surprised if Steele was on much wage wise, he was signed as a backup GK
 
magicwoand

magicwoand

It tizwas it is
Re: Brice Samba

GreeksBearingGifts said:
What you should be doing with redundant players anyway: get rid of them.

You decided, for better or worse, to take the gamble of a very highly rated youngster, whom his mega-club wanted to provide with adequate playing time. You're not the first nor will you be the last club taking that gamble. It's a normal path for young talented goalkeepers of rich Premier clubs.

Steele is clearly deadwood, not rated by two consecutive, and very different, managers. Plus, I presume he is on relatively high wages.

I know that Pantilimon seems an OKish goalkeeper for the Championship, but, personally, I never liked him. I think his lack of command of his area makes his defence anxious. And that's probably one of the worse attributes of a goalkeeper. He's also on high wages and he will obviously not relish the idea of sitting on the bench.

Smith is not really redundant: he's yours, he's cheap, he's a good shot stopper, there's no harm keeping him as no 3.

That ensemble cried out that another goalkeeper was needed, not just for this season, but also for the future. Samba is young, he is good on paper, and, more importantly, his wages will probably be only a fraction of what Pantilimon earns.

It does not look a crazy move to me, provided of course you manage to get rid of Pantilimon (we are no longer available as a garbage bin, we brought in a goalkeeper, and we're now full, sorry). .
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I'd say the worst aspect of a goalkeeper is conceding silly goals. As problem areas from last season I don't believe the goalkeeping position was one of them, testament to the number of clean sheets, and major howlers resulting in goals. So getting in 2 new goalkeepers when we already have 3, when other areas haven't been addressed seems stupid in my eyes. No replacement for Colback, no cover for Grabben & no right back being 3 of them.
 
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