Bacuna and Mbenza - both gone 👍

[iangreaves]

Aug 18, 2021 0:12:33 GMT 1 Melc said:

Scottish Sun newspaper linking Bacuna with Rangers again.


www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7569273/rangers-could-reignite-interest-juninho-bacuna-huddersfield/

I see Ross Wilson is involved.

[Porrohman]

Aug 17, 2021 22:52:07 GMT 1 Million Dollar Babies said:

Aug 17, 2021 22:45:09 GMT 1 turbo2 said:

He’s getting paid per week what the average man earns a year. No wonder he looks happy. His car cost more than the average house in hudds.

And he doesn’t even get stripped

As i walked alongside that car all it made me think was just how perfectly it sums up everything which is wrong with football.

I walked through the main car park and passed a Porsche Panamera with a number plate that read BR08MBY so an average player turned poor DoF does ok too

[jqhtfc]

Looks like bacuna to rangers Is well down the line, gerrard saying they’re hoping to bring in a midfielder in the next couple of days and Nixon saying deal is advanced.

[Convictatthemac]

Aug 18, 2021 13:48:06 GMT 1 jqhtfc said:

Looks like bacuna to rangers Is well down the line, gerrard saying they’re hoping to bring in a midfielder in the next couple of days and Nixon saying deal is advanced.

Just seen slippy has said he’ll hopefully have something to announce around game time(tomorrow’s Europa qualifier).

[allan 1958 (OAF-WROY)(SSLFF)]

Aug 18, 2021 7:14:04 GMT 1 Porrohman said:

Aug 17, 2021 22:52:07 GMT 1 Million Dollar Babies said:

As i walked alongside that car all it made me think was just how perfectly it sums up everything which is wrong with football.

I walked through the main car park and passed a Porsche Panamera with a number plate that read BR08MBY so an average player turned poor DoF does ok too

Thats brave.

Oh and stupid and egotistic.

[shawsie]

A lad i know in glasgow says bacuna to rangers is close.

[Detective Boyle]

Aug 18, 2021 20:09:23 GMT 1 shawsie said:

A lad i know in glasgow says bacuna to rangers is close.

Wonder how much the fee would be. 500k-1m? Can’t see it being any much than that.

[Baby Ate My Eight Ball]

A good sell-on fee could be a tidy earner for Bacuna if he joins Rangers. There's a hell of a player in there if he gets his head right.

[stable]

Aug 18, 2021 20:15:53 GMT 1 Detective Boyle said:

Aug 18, 2021 20:09:23 GMT 1 shawsie said:

A lad i know in glasgow says bacuna to rangers is close.

Wonder how much the fee would be. 500k-1m? Can’t see it being any much than that.

Talk on Rangers forums £1m, potentially rising to £3m

[boooothy]

Aug 18, 2021 20:30:47 GMT 1 Baby Ate My Eight Ball said:

A good sell-on fee could be a tidy earner for Bacuna if he joins Rangers. There's a hell of a player in there if he gets his head right.

I agree with that. I’d give him away for next to nowt with a 40 per sell on.

[York Terrier]

Aug 17, 2021 11:57:59 GMT 1 Tinpot said:

Aug 17, 2021 8:52:36 GMT 1 Detective Boyle said:

Praise be to the lord.
How confident are you that the deals will be done in time for us to bring in some quality?

Honestly, even if they leave 3 seconds before the window closes & we have to wait until January to replace them I don't think that would necessarily be a bad thing. Just getting them out of the club with enough profit to get a replacement mid way through the season will do for me.

Perhaps I am a lone voice in the wilderness but like it or not theses two are better than some making the team at the moment, play them put them in the shop window and if it’s the last thing they do for the club let them help us get points on the board. Now please shoot me down if you think applying logic and common sense to the problem is the wrong thing to do, but Mbenza in place of Ward has to be a step forward and if the first 3 games are anything to go by we will need every point we can get.

[townrwe]

On his day he is a £10m player... every other day he's worth 10 Bob.

Still my favourite player over the last 2 years despite how inconsistent he has been. He will boss the Scottish prem and could well be next seen in the Premier league.

I for one wish him well and won't forget his blockbuster vs Charlton before lockdown.. I was sat right behind it and it was beautiful. 😍

[Baby Ate My Eight Ball]

Aug 18, 2021 21:02:02 GMT 1 York Terrier said:

Aug 17, 2021 11:57:59 GMT 1 Tinpot said:

Honestly, even if they leave 3 seconds before the window closes & we have to wait until January to replace them I don't think that would necessarily be a bad thing. Just getting them out of the club with enough profit to get a replacement mid way through the season will do for me.

Perhaps I am a lone voice in the wilderness but like it or not theses two are better than some making the team at the moment, play them put them in the shop window and if it’s the last thing they do for the club let them help us get points on the board. Now please shoot me down if you think applying logic and common sense to the problem is the wrong thing to do, but Mbenza in place of Ward has to be a step forward and if the first 3 games are anything to go by we will need every point we can get.

I agree with your point in general, although Thomas appears to be an improvement on Mbenza and has a far better attitude. Mbenza at centre forward instead of Ward would be terrible.

[k1man999]

Mbenza in place of Ward has to be a step forward and if the first 3 games are anything to go by we will need every point we can get.[/quote]
Warwick davis would be a better option than Ward.

[Million Dollar Babies]

If Gerrard gets him playing consistently then fair play

[terriersyndrome]

Playing in a successful side against inferior opposition, I'm sure he'll be a massive success in Scotland.

Hopefully we install a big sell-on clause in the deal.

[turbo2]

Aug 18, 2021 21:02:02 GMT 1 York Terrier said:

Aug 17, 2021 11:57:59 GMT 1 Tinpot said:

Honestly, even if they leave 3 seconds before the window closes & we have to wait until January to replace them I don't think that would necessarily be a bad thing. Just getting them out of the club with enough profit to get a replacement mid way through the season will do for me.

Perhaps I am a lone voice in the wilderness but like it or not theses two are better than some making the team at the moment, play them put them in the shop window and if it’s the last thing they do for the club let them help us get points on the board. Now please shoot me down if you think applying logic and common sense to the problem is the wrong thing to do, but Mbenza in place of Ward has to be a step forward and if the first 3 games are anything to go by we will need every point we can get.

Bacuna I can see why people would like him starting. Mbenza I can’t. He’s been here 3 years and apart from about 20 set pieces over a six weeks period had been dreadful.

Arguably the worst signing of all time. Sorba is a massive improvement.

What ward is doing starting is another argument

[terriersyndrome]

Aug 18, 2021 22:02:07 GMT 1 turbo2 said:

Aug 18, 2021 21:02:02 GMT 1 York Terrier said:

Perhaps I am a lone voice in the wilderness but like it or not theses two are better than some making the team at the moment, play them put them in the shop window and if it’s the last thing they do for the club let them help us get points on the board. Now please shoot me down if you think applying logic and common sense to the problem is the wrong thing to do, but Mbenza in place of Ward has to be a step forward and if the first 3 games are anything to go by we will need every point we can get.

Bacuna I can see why people would like him starting. Mbenza I can’t. He’s been here 3 years and apart from about 20 set pieces over a six weeks period had been dreadful.

Arguably the worst signing of all time. Sorba is a massive improvement.

What ward is doing starting is another argument

Pritchard & Diakhaby top trump him in shit signings.

So glad DH is getting all his money back 🙄

[Porrohman]

Aug 18, 2021 21:05:39 GMT 1 townrwe said:

On his day he is a £10m player... every other day he's worth 10 Bob.

Still my favourite player over the last 2 years despite how inconsistent he has been. He will boss the Scottish prem and could well be next seen in the Premier league.

I for one wish him well and won't forget his blockbuster vs Charlton before lockdown.. I was sat right behind it and it was beautiful. 😍

Or him putting the defender on his arse before playing Grant in for the 3rd 😍

[Porrohman]

Aug 18, 2021 21:36:44 GMT 1 k1man999 said:

Mbenza in place of Ward has to be a step forward and if the first 3 games are anything to go by we will need every point we can get.

Warwick davis would be a better option than Ward.[/quote]
He could use Holmes' kit too

[Porrohman]

Aug 18, 2021 22:02:07 GMT 1 turbo2 said:

Aug 18, 2021 21:02:02 GMT 1 York Terrier said:

Perhaps I am a lone voice in the wilderness but like it or not theses two are better than some making the team at the moment, play them put them in the shop window and if it’s the last thing they do for the club let them help us get points on the board. Now please shoot me down if you think applying logic and common sense to the problem is the wrong thing to do, but Mbenza in place of Ward has to be a step forward and if the first 3 games are anything to go by we will need every point we can get.

Bacuna I can see why people would like him starting. Mbenza I can’t. He’s been here 3 years and apart from about 20 set pieces over a six weeks period had been dreadful.

Arguably the worst signing of all time. Sorba is a massive improvement.

What ward is doing starting is another argument

Not compared to Diakhaby and Pritchard

[terriersyndrome]

Aug 18, 2021 22:07:31 GMT 1 Porrohman said:

Aug 18, 2021 21:05:39 GMT 1 townrwe said:

On his day he is a £10m player... every other day he's worth 10 Bob.

Still my favourite player over the last 2 years despite how inconsistent he has been. He will boss the Scottish prem and could well be next seen in the Premier league.

I for one wish him well and won't forget his blockbuster vs Charlton before lockdown.. I was sat right behind it and it was beautiful. 😍

Or him putting the defender on his arse before playing Grant in for the 3rd 😍

That was one of the best assists of the Championship season.

[mallyb]

What I don’t understand is Grant didn’t play for the same reason mbenza and bacuna are not playing, they aren’t going to be here. Yet LOB is playing?? Certainly not consistent

[Drew Peacock]

Aug 18, 2021 23:03:51 GMT 1 mallyb said:

What I don’t understand is Grant didn’t play for the same reason mbenza and bacuna are not playing, they aren’t going to be here. Yet LOB is playing?? Certainly not consistent

Because LOB can still be trusted to put the graft in every time he pulls the shirt on, rather than once in a blue moon.

[willo]

Aug 18, 2021 22:10:03 GMT 1 Porrohman said:

Aug 18, 2021 22:02:07 GMT 1 turbo2 said:

Bacuna I can see why people would like him starting. Mbenza I can’t. He’s been here 3 years and apart from about 20 set pieces over a six weeks period had been dreadful.

Arguably the worst signing of all time. Sorba is a massive improvement.

What ward is doing starting is another argument

Not compared to Diakhaby and Pritchard

I don’t think there’s much between the 3 of them porroh tbh. Mbenza & Pritchard perhaps had a bit more ability (let’s be honest, Diakhaby isn’t even a footballer - he was atrocious) but all 3 stunk the place out when it came to attitude towards playing.

[Tinpot]

Aug 18, 2021 21:36:44 GMT 1 k1man999 said:

Mbenza in place of Ward has to be a step forward and if the first 3 games are anything to go by we will need every point we can get.

Warwick davis would be a better option than Ward.[/quote]
Not sure I agree with that, but even if we wanted him we're too late, he's signed for Sunderland.

[boooothy]

My advise for Bacuna in Scotland. Drop that stupid walk. Stop that pathetic fake jogging thing, it’s not cool, you look 12 years old. Most importantly stop rolling all over the floor screaming when you’ve not been touched, they will just laugh at you.

Oh and limping all the time. What’s that all about?

[Tinpot]

Aug 18, 2021 21:02:02 GMT 1 York Terrier said:

Aug 17, 2021 11:57:59 GMT 1 Tinpot said:

Honestly, even if they leave 3 seconds before the window closes & we have to wait until January to replace them I don't think that would necessarily be a bad thing. Just getting them out of the club with enough profit to get a replacement mid way through the season will do for me.

Perhaps I am a lone voice in the wilderness but like it or not theses two are better than some making the team at the moment, play them put them in the shop window and if it’s the last thing they do for the club let them help us get points on the board. Now please shoot me down if you think applying logic and common sense to the problem is the wrong thing to do, but Mbenza in place of Ward has to be a step forward and if the first 3 games are anything to go by we will need every point we can get.

It seems the club are sticking to a strategy of excluding players who they want to sell. I'm not saying that's right or even that I fully understand the logic, but for good or ill, that's what they're doing.

Bacuna? Agreed. Will he give you 90 minutes of brilliance? Well, yes, but that 90 minutes comes in 10 minute spells dotted about randomly throughout the season & for the remainder of the time he's somewhere between useless & an utter liability. Scored a beauty against Charlton, but also scored a beauty for Stoke against us. I'm yet to see anyone put in a better cross for our strikers than the one he put in for Mitrovic vs Fulham.... etc. Still, creativity is the big thing that we're lacking at the moment & he's our best option (by some distance) in that regard. If our squad is the same as it is now on 1st September, then for me he's got to be playing or at the very least on the bench.

Mbenza as a striker? TBH I agree he'd probably be no worse than Ward up front but even with a fully fit squad & everyone available I wouldn't play him in his favoured position. Thomas & Koroma are both way ahead of him imo.

[Tinpot]

Aug 18, 2021 21:09:25 GMT 1 Baby Ate My Eight Ball said:

Aug 18, 2021 21:02:02 GMT 1 York Terrier said:

Perhaps I am a lone voice in the wilderness but like it or not theses two are better than some making the team at the moment, play them put them in the shop window and if it’s the last thing they do for the club let them help us get points on the board. Now please shoot me down if you think applying logic and common sense to the problem is the wrong thing to do, but Mbenza in place of Ward has to be a step forward and if the first 3 games are anything to go by we will need every point we can get.

I agree with your point in general, although Thomas appears to be an improvement on Mbenza and has a far better attitude. Mbenza at centre forward instead of Ward would be terrible.

Thomas appears to be an improvement on Mbenza and has a far better attitude. Agreed.

Mbenza at centre forward instead of Ward would be terrible. Agreed, once those 3 words have been scrubbed out.

Maybe I'm missing something fundamental, but I cannot see what Ward brings to the table at this level. I'm not sure I'd be happy starting him in Lg1, let alone the Championship.

[htfcfcfc]

I think Bacuna can be summed up as you’re going to get his performance v Charlton or at the other end of the spectrum his own goal at Stoke. A lot of activity towards either end of the spectrum but not a lot in the middle