Nixonator
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Most of us would prefer Mawson, or those that have seen both him and Duffy play. Unfortunately he is attracting PL interest and is off to Sunderland last I heard.
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Shane Duffy - it's a DONE DEAL!
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Most of us would prefer Mawson, or those that have seen both him and Duffy play. Unfortunately he is attracting PL interest and is off to Sunderland last I heard.
LamieRobertson
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Who says that's the role Duffy would end up in..look at last year we started with GG and the German ..ended with Dunk and Goldson
You've dumped Lescott then?
LamieRobertson
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The Martin idea might be good for cover along the back line ..although peeps are warming to the Canadian
Finchley Seagull
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Sunderland are after Mawson so he's more likely to go there than us and Martin is staying at Norwich. I thought Duffy did okay in the Euros but agree he's not worth £4 million
BensGrandad
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No I said Wes Brown on a short contract with an option to extend it but Lescott would fit the bill but less likely to take it up.
Can you honestly see Duffy outing either Dunk or Goldson and BFG unless of course a deal has been done to sell Dunk Goldson or BFG.
Jimmy Grimble
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Shane Duffy
You have to think long term as well and realistically, if we don't go up this year, the likelihood is one of Dunk or Goldson will be off to the Prem. If we get promoted, then we'll need as much quality as possible and the money won't look as much of an issue. Either way Duffy will be useful.
That's not to mention that I don't think we can say for certain who CH's first choice pairing would be. He may well see Duffy as someone who'd come in and start ahead of the others.
You have to think long term as well and realistically, if we don't go up this year, the likelihood is one of Dunk or Goldson will be off to the Prem. If we get promoted, then we'll need as much quality as possible and the money won't look as much of an issue. Either way Duffy will be useful.
That's not to mention that I don't think we can say for certain who CH's first choice pairing would be. He may well see Duffy as someone who'd come in and start ahead of the others.
Postman Pat
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He is at Blackburn on trial at the moment and has been injured all summer, just getting back to fitness. Played 60 mins on Monday, same boat as Uwe.
Maybe we made that offer to GG and he decided that he didn't want to be 4th choice centre back at his age.
LamieRobertson
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Nope..but then at the time I wouldn't have said that about Goldson ..gut says no for sure but one never knows in football
Finchley Seagull
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It's always hard to say though. Who would have thought at the start of December last year that Goldson would be undoubted first choice centre back at the end of the season but things change. With no loan window this year, we do need quality options who can come in and Hughton has shown that he's happy to use the full squad e.g. a number of changes across central midfield this season.
The other crucial point is that Huhnemeier and Goldson have both been out for a while. If we don't sign a quality alternative and one of them gets a recurrence after the transfer window shuts, we don't want to be short at centre back.
BensGrandad
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Would you say the same about the CB of Gibralter Andorra etc. Reading have signed Blackett from United there must be simailar about at other clubs not likely to make the 1st team.
Da Man Clay
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- Dec 16, 2004
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Ireland is a world away from those international sides though. He's got a lot of championship experience and around £4m seems reasonable for a player at 24. Blackett couldn't even get in to the Celtic side.
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
It's not that easy,though is it BG?
We have been very lucky with Goldson, a very good second half of the season, but he's young and he may still not maintain the very high standard he has set,so far.
Mica Richards was a world beater at 18, and well beaten five years later, so, it's always a risk to take young lower league players, as we found with Maximento(?) and Chicksen.
Also, every club at our level, and even some above, are going along this route, so competition is very strong.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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Without reading this thread I predict many claim he is "rubbish" or "overpriced" based on the own goals.....totally ignoring the likelihood that they've probably barely ever watched him play.
I also predict one of those is BensGrandad.
I also predict one of those is BensGrandad.
You must have psychic powers
BensGrandad
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mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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I've gone back over the thread. 
Loftslaces
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Is someone mentioning Wes Brown........ seriously Wes Brown....... honestly Wes bloody Brown........ funny guy 
BensGrandad
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Is there another Virgil Van Dyke who we very nearly bought, about in Holland?
