Matt
Stuart Pearce
FWIW Sunderland passed on signing him for their League One squad.
It's not ideal or the type of player we should be looking for as a first choice but it ticks boxes which would make it not a bad signing.
- Good character
- Decent record of injuries when he was with us before
- Leadership on the pitch
- Role model for our two young right backs
- Experienced
- Can cover both sides
- Cheap (if we can convince him it's better than nothing and that as a 33 year old he wouldn't be getting a big deal anywhere)
Even if your philosophy is to develop younger players you do still need some experience. People look at the Man U side of the late 90s but whilst they had younger players in Beckham, Butt, the Nevilles and Scholes they still had Giggs who had been in the team for a while and then Cantona, Bruce, Pallister, Schmeichel, Keane, Sheringham...
It's not ideal or the type of player we should be looking for as a first choice but it ticks boxes which would make it not a bad signing.
- Good character
- Decent record of injuries when he was with us before
- Leadership on the pitch
- Role model for our two young right backs
- Experienced
- Can cover both sides
- Cheap (if we can convince him it's better than nothing and that as a 33 year old he wouldn't be getting a big deal anywhere)
Even if your philosophy is to develop younger players you do still need some experience. People look at the Man U side of the late 90s but whilst they had younger players in Beckham, Butt, the Nevilles and Scholes they still had Giggs who had been in the team for a while and then Cantona, Bruce, Pallister, Schmeichel, Keane, Sheringham...
It's not ideal or the type of player we should be looking for as a first choice but it ticks boxes which would make it not a bad signing.
- Good character
- Decent record of injuries when he was with us before
- Leadership on the pitch
- Role model for our two young right backs
- Experienced
- Can cover both sides
- Cheap (if we can convince him it's better than nothing and that as a 33 year old he wouldn't be getting a big deal anywhere)
Massive difference, 12 months ago Grabban had potted 20 Goals for us, Lichaj was realesed by relegated Hull, then only made 10 appearances for a Turkish team most would never have heard of.Funny he’s fully 9 months younger than Lewis Grabban whom many expect to
“fire” the goals needed when proper service is resumed courtesy of Messrs Johnson abd Carvalho…
Mobile goal scoring forward play is equally a younger mans game….
If he wasn't good enough when we let him go three years ago I fail to see how he's good enough now
Wasn't his contract up? And he was signed by BD and JP in that crazy summer so Hull might have offered him more than we could.
We've never really replaced him. We started that season under AK with Janko and Byram on loan who were both biscuits, the season after we were lucky that Cash could play there, then the last season we had Christie. Of all of those, the only one I don't think is really better than him is Cashy.
He signed a contract extension in January 2018 up to summer 2019 so was still under contract when he left that summer, and went for an undisclosed fee.
My point was it's been three years since then. And if he wasn't deemed good enough when he left us, was then released by Hull after they finished bottom of the Championship, and now released by a Turkish side hardly anyone has heard of, I don't see how he's suddenly going to be good enough for a top half Championship finish.
Seen him at Direby last season at Prideless, he started a chant when we all prompted "Lihaj Lihaj giv uz a song, Lihaj giv uz a song"As he is the reason I started watching the Reds, just thought be good to update that Lichaj is doing well as the U19 coach with FC Cincinatti the last I heard and seems happy to be there.
As he is the reason I started watching the Reds, just thought be good to update that Lichaj is doing well as the U19 coach with FC Cincinatti the last I heard and seems happy to be there.
Brilliant to hear. I know he was here for a little with our youth coaching setup last season. Will be watching his career with intrigue.As he is the reason I started watching the Reds, just thought be good to update that Lichaj is doing well as the U19 coach with FC Cincinatti the last I heard and seems happy to be there.
That was his nickname after the Arsenal rout.I miss uneducated commentators calling him "le charge"