Speculation Nicky Maynard

[bigmattp]

oooh aarh, oooh argh!

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[Blaby blue blood]

someone on there does say they'd heard £5.35m deal accepted, 'to sign tomorrow' (today). It's all hear-say really until it's atleast supported by a real reputable source like Sky Sports.

Pure and simple

 

[Darth Vodka]

they are being turned down by defenders...so obviously not splashing cash, or looking to buy a striker

Maynard is back from holibobs, but hasn't signed a new contract...

 

[Brown Nose]

Them that reckon they know say we're now offering Waggy in part exchange and deal is looking close.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

Them that reckon they know say we're now offering Waggy in part exchange and deal is looking close.

Sh*t! So is now £6million + Waghorn?

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Getting Maynard and getting rid of Waghorn at the same time? Fantastic stuff! Talk about killing 2 birds with one stone.

 

[alli]

sounds good to me ,but is it possible ?

 

[dpjfox]

6m + waggy cant be right surely id prefer straight 5m or at a push 5m + waggy loan

 

[alli]

waggy dosent seem to be hitting any form at all at present ,is he trying to hard (i cant help but feel sorry for the guy) ,hes certainly not playing as well as he did under nigel pearson

 

[lanxfox]

waggy dosent seem to be hitting any form at all at present ,is he trying to hard (i cant help but feel sorry for the guy) ,hes certainly not playing as well as he did under nigel pearson

Same happened to Hobbs - so what does that tell you?

 

[Profondo Rosso]

is he (he is) trying to hard (i cant help but feel sorry for the guy)

I think this is a perfect example of everything that's wrong with Waghorn to begin with. Some fans deify him because he works hard and cries when he misses crucial penalties, but really it just masks the fact that he has the the footballing intelligence of a shrew and is simply not good enough.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Same happened to Hobbs - so what does that tell you?

That they were both suited to hoof ball with overly protected and very deep defences, but not much else?

 

[alli]

Dare i say S.G.E?

 

[Steven]

Dare i say S.G.E?

... for what useful purpose?

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Dare i say S.G.E?

Is it also no coincidence that the most technically gifted players we had under Pearson: Wellens, King and Gallagher have all performed much, much better under SGE than they ever did under NP?

 

[fitz]

Dare i say S.G.E?

Dare I say W.T.F?

 

[Ian Marshall]

Is it also no coincidence that the most technically gifted players we had under Pearson: Wellens, King and Gallagher have all performed much, much better under SGE than they ever did under NP?

Absolutely.

Waghorn and Dyer are on borrowed time, one suspects.

 

[David Gwilliam]

Is it also no coincidence that the most technically gifted players we had under Pearson: Wellens, King and Gallagher have all performed much, much better under SGE than they ever did under NP?

A good point. Another thing I have noticed is that Sven likes fast defenders. That may be why Morrison, Berner and Hobbs have been discarded or with Berner out of favour.

In a previous post Profondo mentioned fans who deify Waghorn. I do not deify him. I do have an affection for any player who gives everything for the cause. This is why I have had an affection for Dany, Michael Morrison, Nicky Adams and Waghorn - but that does not mean I am not pleased to see them displaced by better players.

As for Wellens, King and Gallagher they have had a pre-season with Sven.
I am not sure that Wellens is capable of playing any better.
Sven has pointed out in the past that King needs to contribute more to the game and no doubt he has been working on that - it is possible he might become the best midfielder in the Championship this year.
Under Nigel Pearson I felt that the times that Paul Gallagher while he had occasional moments of brilliance he too often gave the ball awaty and his poor tacklling made him a liability.Last season he greatly improved and while I prefer to watch Dyer it was clear that Gallagher merited his place in the team. Hopefully the pre-season will have improved him still more.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

I was just playing devil's advocate with the deification point, DG. Though my general points about fans overrating him because he works hard, him being a very mediocre player and him having very poor footballing intelligence (all in my humble opinion of course) still stand.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

6m + waggy cant be right surely id prefer straight 5m or at a push 5m + waggy loan

Sorry, when I increased the fee to include offloading Waghorn, I could not find the 'tongue in cheek' smiley.