[Albion] The Elephant in the room

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I believe next season will be his final year on the bumper (c80-90k a week 5 year deal he signed)

He’s a local lad and financially I see him honouring the pay day before accepting the 1 year extensions the club offers him until they stop offering or the playing wages aren’t suitable for him anymore

Chelsea (his team) won’t come in for him now so see him staying put as the family’s settled

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

How does this work though?

Pretty standard stuff, club captains who transition out of the starting 11 often remain club captain with a match day captain (voice captain) assigned when they don’t play

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Indeed. An elephant in the room is something really obvious that nobody wants to talk about. When I saw the thread title, I assumed it was going to be about some sort of massive Albion taboo subject and went straight for it in very clickbaity fashion.

And then I opened it and found it was yet another thread about how much longer Lewis Dunk has at a high level

I saw the thread title and assumed a Penn & Teller trick had gone tragically wrong.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I saw the thread title and assumed a Penn & Teller trick had gone tragically wrong.

Oooh now there's a flashback to 1990s TV. That and Eurotrash. Different times. Different times.

 

[1066familyman]

I bought a good friend a beautifully sculptured elephant ornament years ago.
He just stuck it in the corner of his room somewhere!

We don't talk about it.

 

[swindonseagull]

Being a good player / legend don't always make you a good coach.......and how many coaches positions are at BHA?

probably a while away yet before that bridge is crossed.

 

[Albion my Albion]

probably a while away yet before that bridge is crossed.

Not necessarily

 

[Cheshire Cat]

To end of contract then a free transfer.

 

[Justice]

Dunk hasn’t become a bad player he’s not suited the the very high line Hurzeler insists on. If he had a stronger better tackling 8 in midfield and not Ayari it would make a huge difference. That would be Matt O’s natural position.

 

[Albion my Albion]

he’s not suited the the very high line Hürzeler insists on

Hürzeler

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

I bought a good friend a beautifully sculptured elephant ornament years ago.
He just stuck it in the corner of his room somewhere!

We don't talk about it.

Without intending to be racist, was it a white elephant?

 

[Justice]

I bought a good friend a beautifully sculptured elephant ornament years ago.
He just stuck it in the corner of his room somewhere!

We don't talk about it.

On a job once I knocked over a sculptured elephant and the head came clean off, super glued it back on and placed it back on the shelf never heard a thing

 

[BLOCK F]

On a job once I knocked over a sculptured elephant and the head came clean off, super glued it back on and placed it back on the shelf never heard a thing

If Ivory had done that, I wouldn’t have owned up either.
Tsk, tsk.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Lewis is too good not to have around, but possibly his fitness level is dropping slightly with age.
I think he will be a wonderful leader within the squad but likely to spend more time on the bench than previously.

JPvH and Webster (or Boscagli or another new defender) as starters with Lewis coming on as an impact sub when needed.
His passing range and vision remains excellent, and also his blocking and tackling.
Based on what I see with my eyes, it's just his speed that is slowly diminishing.

I'm not sure centre backs can be regarded as impact subs, can they?

 

[wellquickwoody]

It's an idiotic question. Why would he want to leave?

Although I interpreted as the OP saying he's not good enough. Which is even MORE idiotic. He had 3 caps for England last year.

Idiotic response to match.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Can we play an elephant at centre half?

I think this could be the solution to our set piece problems.

Tall? Tick
Big Ears? Nah.
Big Arse? Not yet.
Big Nose? Tick

Nope, not an elephant.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Can we play an elephant at centre half?

I think this could be the solution to our set piece problems.

Well, we've had a few Donkeys there over the years,