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The reality is we need both.
Curtis Jones
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Notcher
Ian Bowyer
Nicolo Schira has tweeted this morning that we've opened talks with Liverpool.
Est.1865
Premier League Survivors
I think if Anderson has done his medical and that is all but done we can expect a midfield signing or two in the comings days. Time to close out a couple of these deals in the CM area.
Notcher
Ian Bowyer
Same. I think it will be the quick bang, bang, one two combination and we'll see a couple of midfielders through the door.
Est.1865
Premier League Survivors
Good mates with MGW too ?
Notcher
Ian Bowyer
Yeah they know each other well through England and I'd imagine Neco too as they're the same age and would have come through the Liverpool academy at the same time.
Marco Pascolo
Geoff Thomas
Was at the F1 with him the other week, And like Notcher said he is good friends with Neco with being with him at Liverpool
Heffing Psycho!
Steve Chettle
I like Jones from a technical pov, his passing is extremely underrated and that's exactly what MGW needs behind him, think MGW was in the top 5, if not first, for passes recieved in the final third last season.
His off the ball work is a bit of a weakness but someone to do his dirty work is probably easier (and cheaper) to find than a good technician in midfield.
Took me a while to find but I remembered this graph floating round on Twitter, it's from December 2025, so 15 games or so at the start of last season and not sure how many minutes he played in each of those games, but still impressive.
His off the ball work is a bit of a weakness but someone to do his dirty work is probably easier (and cheaper) to find than a good technician in midfield.
Took me a while to find but I remembered this graph floating round on Twitter, it's from December 2025, so 15 games or so at the start of last season and not sure how many minutes he played in each of those games, but still impressive.
Marco Pascolo
Geoff Thomas
His progressive passes and forward thinking is off the charts, Just his defensive side that is not as good
justnotjase
Geoff Thomas
It'll be an impressive signing if we can pull this off, especially with no European football next season.
Good, we've got Sangare for the defensive side.
Last season we had 2 class defensive midfielders in Sangare and Anderson, yet together they were often not up to standard in positively effecting the game in midfield. Jones and Sangare (on paper...) sounds like a better partnership.
Est.1865
Premier League Survivors
Agreed, that is a very impressive stat
Listen 'ere young man
Stuart Pearce
Jones slightly better than Bergvall who has age on his side.
Trents
Stuart Pearce
The more I think about this, the more I like it. Plenty of Prem and Champs League experience so no adjustment that you see the imports from other league need. Technically very good and likes to play those line breaking passes.
Does like to get forward a bit more than Anderson did but that might not be a bad thing if Sangare is there to cover. We are going to have to pay at least £30 mil and we should. Jones for Anderson with £80mil left over sounds really good.
Does like to get forward a bit more than Anderson did but that might not be a bad thing if Sangare is there to cover. We are going to have to pay at least £30 mil and we should. Jones for Anderson with £80mil left over sounds really good.
Ian Storey Moore
First Team Squad
A yes from me, but there will be a few clubs after him.
Danga
Formerly JLingz
What I'd ask is, is this skewed because he is at Liverpool and asked to do much less defensively? Also has the style change that Slot tried to implement last season had an impact?
Think this is whats winding him up, yes his getting mins at Liverpool but its out of position, his versatile but not that versatile. His at a age where he needs to rubber stamp his position to take his career to another level
Red Echo
Viv Anderson
I recall seeing him score some spectacular goals when he was coming through the upper tiers of the Liverpool youth team, so I wouldn't be surprised if that side of his game came to the fore again playing every week for Forest.
He seems like the type who might thrive on being one of the main players in a team, rather than a bit part contributor.
He seems like the type who might thrive on being one of the main players in a team, rather than a bit part contributor.
Marco Pascolo
Geoff Thomas
Yeah it could be with the style and the managers at Liverpool that have not made him do much defensively
Ryan’s Johnson
Youth Team
Of all the premier league midfielders linked over the last month or so including those linked in Jan.
Jones would be top of my list. So very happy with this.
Ideally at a £30-35mil price tag but even if the asking price goes up to £40mil, I’d still be fine, ignore that he’s only got 1 season left on his contract, will struggle to find a better young yet prem experienced cm for that price.
My only concern would be how his body copes from spending his entire career as a bit part squad player to being a first 11 starter every week.
Jones would be top of my list. So very happy with this.
Ideally at a £30-35mil price tag but even if the asking price goes up to £40mil, I’d still be fine, ignore that he’s only got 1 season left on his contract, will struggle to find a better young yet prem experienced cm for that price.
My only concern would be how his body copes from spending his entire career as a bit part squad player to being a first 11 starter every week.
Far have we travelled
First Team Squad
Would he also have known Taiwo when he was at Liverpool?
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
Think Sangare could do the dirty work alongside Jones & both are capable of getting it quickly to MGW.
Sounds like a perfectly balance trio on paper, especially as we take care of the ball much more under VP.
Red Echo
Viv Anderson
Est.1865
Premier League Survivors
Doesn’t feel like BUPA anymore.
Fitzcarraldo
Ian Storey-Moore
Like his profile. Of course, he lacks in some areas where you'd want to see improvement but, I've always been impressed by his professionalism; gets on and does the job wherever he's asked to play. A squad full of this attitude translates as points.