Topic: Will Kenny or Comoli be scouting any players at the international matches

[blah]

You've got a head like a fucking orange don't ya?

[thekitkatshuffler]

http://youtu.be/J_e7ZJ-pkII

Fair play to him for tucking the goal away, but that video should really be renamed "Sheffield United Wonderwheretheirdefencewent"   

[Agger]

http://youtu.be/J_e7ZJ-pkII

All the credit to Wickham, but that was some fucked up defence

[Mr Dilkington]

All the credit to Wickham, but that was some fucked up defence

There are others if you look around Youtube. I hate when people say a player has 'everything'.

But he does.

[bailey90]

I've got a fun game for that clip, its called 'spot the defender'. It's actually a lot harder than you'd think.

[MolbyLovesGravlax]

Yeah there is a vid on youtube of his hat-trick against Doncaster that shows he has more than one string to his bow. Good in the air, powerful shot, dribbling skills and calm in front of goal. Huge question mark over whether he can translate that up to a league with better defenders, but being able to decide that is why Comolli gets the big bucks.

[iamrobk]

Wickham only signed his new Ipswich deal to improve his 'value' for a transfer.
He's nailed on to join us, so I've been told.

Great to hear, thanks for the info!  So thats 1 down, 7 to go!

[Mostar]

Would be real nice to tie up a deal for him, remember this time last year, Shelvey was one of the hottest prospects in the Football League, and we quietly struck a deal with Charlton.

Hopefully we'll do something similar here, £10-15m is far too much, but a nice £5m + £10m in eventual add ons if he comes good, should be enough to tempt a Championship club.

It would be great to see himself, Shelvey and Wilson working their way into the first team next season, maybe Shelvey could be the answer to centre midfield, rather than splashing out on a new multi million pound player.

Absolutely.  Spending 10m+ on 18th year youngster would be a very risky move.

5-6m + add ons based on # of appearances like Bale and Walcott's deals would be imo the way to go.

[Didi_ram]

Wickham only signed his new Ipswich deal to improve his 'value' for a transfer.
He's nailed on to join us, so I've been told.

Thanks Scott.
Would be fantastic.Cracking young prospect.Shows the way forward.

[Didi_ram]

Javier Pastore free to join Real Madrid or Barcelona - Palermo's Maurizio Zamparini


Kenny, Comolli and NESV might have a tough job convincing the lad to bin Real & Barca and come to us but it might be worthing in the end. In Madrid or Barca he won't play regularly, here he'll be the star and one year with no CL isn't a problem for a 21 year old who has about 12 years ahead of him in top flight.

Do it NESV.

Javier Pastore is insanely ridiculously brilliant.No words to describe him.Can be one hothead with his temperament,but at his age,there are very few better.

[blah]

Javier Pastore is insanely ridiculously brilliant.No words to describe him.Can be one hothead with his temperament,but at his age,there are very few better.

According to my recent studies all winning teams have pricks in them. This is something we have been lacking for ages. We need pricks.

[Didi_ram]

Can expect MKelly34 to be celebrating up there in Brazil.Dzsudzsak scored.

[Big Sami Hyypiä]

According to my recent studies all winning teams have pricks in them. This is something we have been lacking for ages. We need pricks.

    does Suarez count? The hand ball + biting incident has to count for something. It's hard to tell who the pricks are once they play for your club - maybe we should get a consultant?

[blah]

   does Suarez count? The hand ball + biting incident has to count for something. It's hard to tell who the pricks are once they play for your club - maybe we should get a consultant?

Stevie counts a little, but not enough. Suarez and Carroll are slightly prickish but not to the extent of a Drogba or a Ronaldo. But you are exactly right, all players who play for your club are complete angels regardless of their actions. Our prick level is increasing but not to the EPL title holder level. Still dont know how we won with '05 CL with that prickless squad. Maybe Cisse counted enough.

[Mostar]

Stevie counts a little, but not enough. Suarez and Carroll are slightly prickish but not to the extent of a Drogba or a Ronaldo. But you are exactly right, all players who play for your club are complete angels regardless of their actions. Our prick level is increasing but not to the EPL title holder level. Still dont know how we won with '05 CL with that prickless squad. Maybe Cisse counted enough.

I'm sure Bellamy fell into that category in 2006/07 season.

[CorKopite]

Wickhams a Liverpool fan too apparently.....anyone else heard this?

[J-Mc-]

   does Suarez count? The hand ball + biting incident has to count for something. It's hard to tell who the pricks are once they play for your club - maybe we should get a consultant?

Suarez gave an interview recently and said that he's a lunatic on the pitch.

Does being a lunatic count as being a prick?

[blah]

Wickhams a Liverpool fan too apparently.....anyone else heard this?

Yup, he is by all account that I have heard, if we went in for him he is ours!

[Mostar]

Wickhams a Liverpool fan too apparently.....anyone else heard this?

See item # 1

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/mirror-football-blog/Who-the-hell-is-Connor-Wickham-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-Ipswich-wonderkid-in-Arsenal-and-Tottenham-s-sights-plus-video-of-him-in-action-article270831.html

[blah]

Suarez gave an interview recently and said that he's a lunatic on the pitch.

Does being a lunatic count as being a prick?

Prick isn't really a word I would use to describe Suarez or Carroll. Suarez is a loose cannon, he might be bi-polar for all I know but that is a good thing to have on the pitch as long as he doesn't go too crazy.  Andy is just a giant Geordie who likes to have a few pints and seems to get in trouble every so often. We are still worryingly short of the require prick level to win the EPL.

[harleydanger]

From what i've seen Carroll is a gentle giant on the pitch, Suarez is just hot headed, Stevie can play like it's Leeds away circa 76 if he gets pissed off. But it all depends on your definition of prick, for example, i think the biggest prick at United is rafeal, by a long shot he's the dirtiest young player i've seen in years.

[Discipline]

Sanchez and Hazard still top DC list. Nothings changed there.

Thanks TOMMO.

Question to you, who do you rate higher of the two?

[shafticus]

Wickham only signed his new Ipswich deal to improve his 'value' for a transfer.
He's nailed on to join us, so I've been told.

http://balling.ytmnd.com/

[Suspect Package.]

Sanchez and Hazard still top DC list. Nothings changed there.

I'll cry now if we don't get one of them.

Stop getting my hopes up.

[PJG]

I'll cry now if we don't get one of them.

Stop getting my hopes up.

You should do the opposite.   Assume that Gary Neville will sign for us in the summer, then anything else (from signing Hazard/Sanchez to Degen returning to replacing Gerrard with  a jet packed parachute jumping blind monkey dressed as a donkey/part time chain smoking clown) will seem like a miracle.

[MassDriver]

Sanchez and Hazard still top DC list. Nothings changed there.

Thank fuck for that Tommo, I was really getting worried we are targeting the likes of Young and Cahill and going all out British in our transfer policy.

If we get both of them I'll be

[TomDcs]

One of the magic hazard or sanchez, wickham, enrique, adam, cahill would be absolutely immense.

[bushy2812]

Wickham only signed his new Ipswich deal to improve his 'value' for a transfer.
He's nailed on to join us, so I've been told.

Now that is exciting. He seems to be the number 1 striking prospect in the country at the moment. I can't think of any other player at his age that is as good or gets as much attention.

[Discipline]

wickham's overpriced... i rate pacheco over him aswell 

[Red Dane]

Sanchez and Hazard still top DC list. Nothings changed there.

Cheers TOMMO

[hassinator]

wickham's overpriced... i rate pacheco over him aswell 

they're clearly very different players.

[Discipline]

they're clearly very different players.

yes they are, but i dont understand why we're going to spend cash on (for) wickham when we can just kuyt as carroll's backup.

we need to strengthen other positions.

[bushy2812]

wickham's overpriced... i rate pacheco over him aswell 

Pacheco has talent but has hardly played senior football so we just don't know.

Wickham made his debut in the Championship just after his 16th birthday and has been regular for Ipswich over the last couple of years. Anyway you look at it that is impressive. Not many players of that age get their debut much less a place in the team at that age at any level.

[bushy2812]

yes they are, but i dont understand why we're going to spend cash on (for) wickham when we can just kuyt as carroll's backup.

we need to strengthen other positions.

Because Kuyt is 30?

Wickham is clearly being bought for the future.

[Discipline]

Because Kuyt is 30?

Wickham is clearly being bought for the future.

theres no point buying for the future if your present isn't the greatest. wickham will cost us more than 7m while we still dont have a decent/injury-free LB, winger, and midfielder. we need quick fixes right now.

[Get]

theres no point buying for the future if your present isn't the greatest. wickham will cost us more than 7m while we still dont have a decent/injury-free LB, winger, and midfielder. we need quick fixes right now.

this. very good point.

[theparrot]

I haven't seen anything of Wickham to be honest so can anyone just give a scout report? Is he the biggest strikprospect in England today? His strenghts? Weaknesses?

I'm no expert but I've seen him a few times for Ipswich and England over the last year. He's obviously tall (6 foot +) and really strong for his age. He seems pretty quick but not lightning pace. He often plays wide left for Ipswich but he's destined to be a target man in my opinion. Having good ability on the ball he could probably also play deeper behind Carroll or out wide but I think he'll be at his best up against the last defender. He's obviously still got a lot to learn and at times his touch seems pretty heavy whereas it can also look superb. He's got a certain confidence with the ball at his feet that belies his age. Basically he seems to have a big of everything - size, strength, pace, good ability on the ball, etc. The only question mark in my eyes is whether he's got that natural instinct to become a prolific goalscorer.  

[theparrot]

theres no point buying for the future if your present isn't the greatest. wickham will cost us more than 7m while we still dont have a decent/injury-free LB, winger, and midfielder. we need quick fixes right now.

I'm sure we'll get a blend of current fixes and young potential this summer. Sometimes when a top youngster becomes available it's best to buy them while you can rather than wait another 2 or 3 years when they are worth four times the amount.

[Ipcress]

theres no point buying for the future if your present isn't the greatest. wickham will cost us more than 7m while we still dont have a decent/injury-free LB, winger, and midfielder. we need quick fixes right now.

What makes you think they are not going to buy both for the present and for the future?

[Discipline]

I'm sure we'll get a blend of current fixes and young potential this summer. Sometimes when a top youngster becomes available it's best to buy them while you can rather than wait a 2 or 3 years when the are worth four times the amount.

What makes you think they are not going to buy both for the present and for the future?

if we do get players to help with the first team first and then splash out on young quality back-ups with the potential to be class in the future, i'm all for it. but buying youngsters for a large amount of money where we already have quality in depth, im against.