Speculation The hysterical and annoying, but traditional, totally unfounded summer 2022 rumours thread

[Blue Maniac]

Wasn’t Wes Morgan the fastest player in the Premier League (allegedly) one season?

I think Wasilewski was. I said at the time they must have measured his speed falling over.

 

[tedfoxxx]

I think Wasilewski was. I said at the time they must have measured his speed falling over.

What was his xSpeed?

 

[Brown Nose]

What was his xSpeed?

Whatever he said it was.

 

[londonfox]

From the BBC

Besiktas left-back Ridvan Yilmaz, 20, could link up with Turkey international team-mate Caglar Soyuncu at Leicester, with the Foxes preparing an £8.3m (10m euros) bid to beat off competition from Torino and Stuttgart.

 

[Biffa Bacon]

From the BBC

Besiktas left-back Ridvan Yilmaz, 20, could link up with Turkey international team-mate Caglar Soyuncu at Leicester, with the Foxes preparing an £8.3m (10m euros) bid to beat off competition from Torino and Stuttgart.

Seems a strange one to me, we don't have problems at full back when players are fit and Cags might be on his way out

 

[Lako42]

Seems a strange one to me, we don't have problems at full back when players are fit and Cags might be on his way out

Makes perfect sense then

 

[homer]

Must be completely made up bollocks, then

Yep

 

[Graz]

Seems a strange one to me, we don't have problems at full back when players are fit and Cags might be on his way out

Probably a sign of it being a bullshit, totally unfounded summer rumour then?

 

[City Fan]

Probably a sign of it being a bullshit, totally unfounded summer rumour then?

Yeah it’s not like we’ve never signed a full back we didn’t need.

 

[Miles Away]

Yeah it’s not like we’ve never signed a full back we didn’t need.

Go on.

 

[pork pie fox]

Go on.

Didn't we have about 8 right backs at one point? Maybe the Levein era?

 

[Biffa Bacon]

Didn't we have about 8 right backs at one point? Maybe the Levein era?

Was it the league cup game at Villa Park on 26th September 2007 where we had a team made up mainly of fullbacks?

 

[LoopisDeLupis]

From the BBC

Besiktas left-back Ridvan Yilmaz, 20, could link up with Turkey international team-mate Caglar Soyuncu at Leicester, with the Foxes preparing an £8.3m (10m euros) bid to beat off competition from Torino and Stuttgart.

Seems expensive to beat someone off, stand on a street corner and someone will take it for free

 

[M17TT C]

As much as I like Timmy, a naturally left footed player is quite advantageous to have so it does make some sense to me.

Timmy does a good job but he will always look to cut back to get a cross in with his right, although it obviously worked well for his stunner the other week!

I still think a left footer would be better as full backs tend to hug the sideline and get right down to the opposition goal line - being able to hit it in first time with a left foot will be more productive in the long run than always having to cut back first.

Priorities need to be in the wide attacking areas in the summer imo as it is by far our weakest area.

Even if we sign Lookman, we should also sign a couple more as it really is the one area we lack quality and numbers.

 

[City Fan]

Go on.

Castagne when we actually needed a left back at the time.

Oh yeah and then Bertrand

 

[popillius]

Justin is a great LB. He's proved this time and time again. This is where he should play

 

[homer]

Justin is a great LB. He's proved this time and time again. This is where he should play

Based on his defending since coming back from injury, where he actually should be is on the bench

 

[Miles Away]

We have four high quality full backs. Last area we need to be concerned with.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Was it the league cup game at Villa Park on 26th September 2007 where we had a team made up mainly of fullbacks?

Maybury and Mattock were full-backs. Kenton had played a good portion of his career at full-back, as had Chambers. Stearman started his City career at right back. N’Gotty had played at full-back in France. At full time, all six were on the pitch, in addition to Kisnorbo and McAuley. Alan Sheehan, a left back, remained on the bench.

Apparently that was good enough to knock a Premier League side out. Curtis Davies made his Villa debut after signing from West Brom and later described himself as a ‘pub player’ for his performance.

 

[popillius]

Based on his defending since coming back from injury, where he actually should be is on the bench

Wrong side.