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[Albion] Calvin Bassey Rangers full-back
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Not Andy Naylor
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Imari Samuels. England u-20s, looks fantastic in the U21s.
The Fits
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Absolutely, just looks likely some who featured last year will go out loan, so be interesting to see who.
Ooh it’s a corner
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You don’t mean Shirley, Shirley?
His showreel from Rangers days is impressive if you take them in the context of us looking for a back-up left back behind Estupiñán. NOT a Colwill replacement. Lots of powerful attacking flair and crossing to enjoy:
The Fits
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I've actually slept on this and really fancy it. I don't think he'll be coming as first choice CB but I was super excited about him joining last Summer and as first reserve LCB and LB I think he's just the ticket. He'll be really eager to prove people wrong after his disastrous big money move.
Stato
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Good to hear:
Justice
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Fans always nail it, reading that it makes you wonder why we want him.
Indeed. I watched Ajax games with my Ajax mate last season purely to take the piss out of bassey. Absolute clown performances for them. I'm getting absolutely destroyed now we are in for him.
But I still trust Brighton scouts more than my own eyes (or Ajax fans!!)
Absolutely, based on fan opinion it's insane that we kept faith with Solly March, Deniz Undav, Danny Welbeck, Billy Gilmour, Jason Steele, Pascal Gross and Adam Webster. Should have got rid immediately.
(Unless you're being sarcastic and we're actually agreeing, in which case, nothing to see here)
Johnny RoastBeef
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Those same fans couldn't wait to see the back of Veltman.
A big issue of Bassey's is a loss of confidence because of abuse he received from his own fans.
He started the season well, looking at his whoscored player ratings for the season, but after the world cup break his form dipped.
From what our players say about De Zerbi, he is great at building confidence, so I'm optimistic that Bassey could be a decent addition.
Garyoldfan
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Undav isn’t over the line yet !
In fairness, he scored 5 goals in 8 games at the end of the season. He's has to be well on the way surely!
Think the noise around this one is too strong for it to be bollocks.
He's a HGP as well so ticks another box there.
He's a HGP as well so ticks another box there.
Gabbiano
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Consensus seems to be that Bassey is very athletic, strong runner and can put in great crosses and long balls. But his press resistance and short passing under pressure is poor.
Which begs the question if he can cope with De Zerbiball as we currently know it.
Or perhaps more interestingly, is he a contingency option for teams who try to sit back and catch us on the break? Powerful runner who can zip a ball over the top…
Which begs the question if he can cope with De Zerbiball as we currently know it.
Or perhaps more interestingly, is he a contingency option for teams who try to sit back and catch us on the break? Powerful runner who can zip a ball over the top…
Bracknell_Gull
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I mentioned back in June when this rumour resurfaced that I thought we may be in for him as he could play DM. The guy is a proper physical specimen and would provide some of the much needed physicality we are potentially losing if/when Moises leaves.
If a player can fill in at DM, LCB and LB, with the amount of games we are looking this season, I think that the versatility he offers alone is worth the punt (especially if we can take an unwanted player off their hands at a cheaper price than we might normally expect)
If a player can fill in at DM, LCB and LB, with the amount of games we are looking this season, I think that the versatility he offers alone is worth the punt (especially if we can take an unwanted player off their hands at a cheaper price than we might normally expect)
It’s surely complicated because Chelsea want something we have, namely Caicedo. If tough for Chelsea to progress those talks when they won’t answer the phone to our Colwill enquiries.If he’s not for sale not sure why it’s ‘complicated’
It’s complicated for Fab because mentioning this obvious point explicitly will upset Caicedo’s agents which he is not in the business of doing.