[Albion] Scott mctominay to the Albion?

[Wallace]

30 million would be a great bit of business

 

[Hamilton]

McTominay, or SToms as he is affectionately known within the game would be an outstanding signing. I heard Big Heck the other day discussing what an outstanding leader he has been for Scotland in their reneissance. A leader of men. Would be a massive statement signing.

It's official then, he's shite.

 

[Justice]

He would get sent off four times a season with us without the Manure ref protection.

 

[GT49er]

FWIW I think De Zerbi could turn him into a very good water carrier...

Tricky job without bottle tops ............................ anyway, haven't we got enough stewards?

 

[Farehamseagull]

Funny and predictable thread. He’s obviously a good player and would be a decent signing.

But as happens every time we’re linked with a current Premier League or British player, the sages of NSC wrongly write him off.

Looks like we’re not actually in for him anyway.

 

[kevo]

Ben Jacobs' entire career is based on speading fake rumours about transfers based on his own dubious speculation (he's a Fab wannabe but without the contacts). The guy is a total knob who gives a bad name to football journalism. It's nonsense.

 

[B-right-on]

Funny and predictable thread. He’s obviously a good player and would be a decent signing.

But as happens every time we’re linked with a current Premier League or British player, the sages of NSC wrongly write him off.

Looks like we’re not actually in for him anyway.

Milner? Don't see anyone complaining about his signing. Just another NSC pop.

McThug is just a thug. Yes he plays well for Scotch. But MaGuire plays well for England but I wouldn't want that w@nker anywhere near us.

 

[NooBHA]

In his teenage years I didn't see much in the lad.

However, he broke into Man United first team as an 18 year old. No mean feat.

Players who play in his position only get better as they get older and they have a long shelf life so it could never be a bad investment.

The lad currently has a better goal return in the international Europa League than Relying Haaland playing in the same group as him and he plays in a weaker squad than Haaland does.

All that and people are turning their nose up at the thought of signing him. Ah well. I suppose some folks are hard to please.

 

[NooBHA]

In his teenage years I didn't see much in the lad.

However, he broke into Man United first team as an 18 year old. No mean feat.

Players who play in his position only get better as they get older and they have a long shelf life so it could never be a bad investment.

The lad currently has a better goal return in the international Europa League than Erling Haaland playing in the same group as him and he plays in a weaker squad than Haaland does.

All that and people are turning their nose up at the thought of signing him. Ah well. I suppose some folks are hard to please.

 

[jcdenton08]

In his teenage years I didn't see much in the lad.

However, he broke into Man United first team as an 18 year old. No mean feat.

Players who play in his position only get better as they get older and they have a long shelf life so it could never be a bad investment.

The lad currently has a better goal return in the international Europa League than Relying Haaland playing in the same group as him and he plays in a weaker squad than Haaland does.

All that and people are turning their nose up at the thought of signing him. Ah well. I suppose some folks are hard to please.

I’ve seen lots of him playing for Manchester United. He lacks the technical skill required to play in a double pivot under De Zerbi. His first touch is often woeful, and he struggles with the ball getting stuck under his feet - a nightmare when we’d be expecting him to receive it back to goal on the edge of his own box.

Additionally, he has a big reputation for going missing and hiding from the ball when the chips are down. He doesn’t show to receive possession in cramped spaces like, say, Groß, Mac Allister, Caicedo, Lallana, Buonanotte et al.

His success with Scotland has come from playing as a destroying number 8 in a completely different system to that which Manchester United or ourselves play. However, I don’t see us completely changing our entire tactical structure to accommodate him.

He made only ten starts last season. Here is his fbref, which is well below average and compares very poorly to all to of our starting midfielders.

Note from this data he excels at clearances (discouraged where possible under De Zerbi) and aerials won - largely irrelevant to a team with a double pivot who transition through defence to midfield with low passing.

As he’d be playing in a double pivot, he would rarely be expected to reach the opposition’s penalty box. The key statistics required for him to excel for us would be:

Passes attempted (17th percentile)
Pass completion (46th percentile)
Progressive passes (6th percentile)
Progressive carries (56th percentile)
Tackles (79th percentile)
Interceptions (45th percentile)
Blocks (44th percentile)

In short, for what he’d be expected to do, his stats hover around below average to poor - and that’s while playing for a top four club with quality players around him.

Add to that his 7 yellow cards in 10 starts last season.

It’s an absolute huge no thank you for me.

 

[Napper]

Would add bite but dont rate him

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Ruled out by Alex Crook from TS who has a decent relationship with club / Barbs & Weir

 

[crodonilson]

Ruled out by Alex Crook from TS who has a decent relationship with club / Barbs & Weir

Love Alex Crook, he's a massive United fan and he knows his beans.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Normal question is he better than what we have, with or without Caicedo.

IMO, no. £30m would be a lot for a squad player.

 

[Springal]

 

[NooBHA]

I’ve seen lots of him playing for Manchester United. He lacks the technical skill required to play in a double pivot under De Zerbi. His first touch is often woeful, and he struggles with the ball getting stuck under his feet - a nightmare when we’d be expecting him to receive it back to goal on the edge of his own box.

Additionally, he has a big reputation for going missing and hiding from the ball when the chips are down. He doesn’t show to receive possession in cramped spaces like, say, Groß, Mac Allister, Caicedo, Lallana, Buonanotte et al.

His success with Scotland has come from playing as a destroying number 8 in a completely different system to that which Manchester United or ourselves play. However, I don’t see us completely changing our entire tactical structure to accommodate him.

He made only ten starts last season. Here is his fbref, which is well below average and compares very poorly to all to of our starting midfielders.

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Note from this data he excels at clearances (discouraged where possible under De Zerbi) and aerials won - largely irrelevant to a team with a double pivot who transition through defence to midfield with low passing.

As he’d be playing in a double pivot, he would rarely be expected to reach the opposition’s penalty box. The key statistics required for him to excel for us would be:

Passes attempted (17th percentile)
Pass completion (46th percentile)
Progressive passes (6th percentile)
Progressive carries (56th percentile)
Tackles (79th percentile)
Interceptions (45th percentile)
Blocks (44th percentile)

In short, for what he’d be expected to do, his stats hover around below average to poor - and that’s while playing for a top four club with quality players around him.

Add to that his 7 yellow cards in 10 starts last season.

It’s an absolute huge no thank you for me.

Ah well. That's the end of that then

 

[Weststander]

Would add cowardly thuggery but dont rate him

This.

 

[banjo]

Want 40mil apparently

 

[crodonilson]

Huge SToms fan, I am sure a deal can be done between the £30m we are willing to pay and £40m Man U want.

 

[Icy Gull]

Funny and predictable thread. He’s obviously a good player and would be a decent signing.

But as happens every time we’re linked with a current Premier League or British player, the sages of NSC wrongly write him off.

Looks like we’re not actually in for him anyway.

I think he’s a nasty thug and I am no sage, delighted there is no chance of him coming here. I think I like all our players but confess to having gone off Sanchez recently, can’t see myself warming to McThug.