by aaronrfc »
13 Apr 2007 15:04
id love to see a starting c. mid next season of Bryn and harps. i think harps would thrive in a more attacking role, and anybody who says he cant shoot or is not technically gifted clearly either has a selective memory, or just doesnt go to many games. and nobody deserves a run in the team more than bryn. my only concern would be that obviously age isnt on his side and i dont think he could be a 90 min man for the whole of next season. outside of that, we've got some potential C. midfielders at the club, BK, Halford, Oster, Karacan, and even possibly James Henry, but i dont think any of those could become regular starters in C. Mid next season, except maybe an outside shot on Halford.
if SSC felt the need to look out side of RFC for a replacement, my first choice, bearing in mind value for money, would be Steven Davis from Villa. anyhting under £3.5mil would be good value. hes still young and growing and is in a similar mould to sids. can do a little bit of everything.
if we could get G. O'neill, it would be a great signing, but i think he wouldnt want to come/pompey wont want to let him go/hed want more wages/he'd cost more.
Jagileka would be a great signing if sheff u went down. anything under £5mil would be good value, and wouldnt be on ridiculous wages. dont know if he'd want to move here, but if he did, great.
Barnes would be an excellent signing, but wouldnt be ready to be thrust into the 1st team, and also has been used more as a right winger. may want a move to somewhere else, and i fear he'd cost at least £5mil, and we could well be priced out of him
bullard would be a good shot, but not as young as some other options. not sure what price range he'd be in. great ability but not sure he'd want to move and not sure fulham would want to let him go (unless they got relagated, which in IMO they wont).
Flamini wouldnt be a bad buy, solid performer, with a bit of versatility and at anything less than £3 mil would be decent money. not sure whether he's fit into the Reading system though.
D. francis wouldnt be bad. reasonably cheap wages and cost, but again, not the youngest option. i was calling for his signiture last summer, but maybe not in the same class bracket (certainly in terms of potential) as other options.
Watson or Soares wouldnt be bad, but maybe not as good as other options and C Pal are likely to charge extortionate amounts of money. but then again watson would keep the ginger count going in the squad.
Fae. didnt want to join in the summer. so i dont want him now. would jump ship at the first sign of trouble.
Koumas. looked a little out of his depth in the prem, also would have attitude problems, and likely to cost more than hes worth.
Reo coker. WCAP, price tag being touted is just ridiculous, and again, potential 'im too big for this club' problem. also the fact that he's is a little bit over-rated and not had the best of seasons.
