Speculation The hysterical and annoying, but traditional, totally unfounded summer 2023 rumours thread - it's started already!

[tedfoxxx]

He’s going to do really well for us.

Of course it would be better to sign young players rather than develop them for Chelsea and Man City but short term he fills a gaping hole in the team and it means we can move someone like Ndidi on.

The Genoa thing was obviously bollocks just to wring a few more comments and retweets out of his followers.

 

[camberwell fox]

If this is true, and it comes from a good source, then we should move on. I don't care how good a player he may be, we don't need someone who doesn't want to be here.

I guess we also don’t know where this came from. Perhaps it is all just part of the process and designed to wring more cash out of the eventual buyer?

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

Looks like a decent player from the little I've seen. He played in a deep playmaker role in Chelsea's friendly win over Wrexham which is basically the same role Harry Winks played for us in the win over Coventry the other day. You would expect that he's going to be competition/cover for Harry Winks in that respect. Maybe we'll move Ndidi out and play both with KDH.

Maresca does seem to be experimenting with Ndidi a bit at the minute to see if he can fashion a more attacking player out of him. I've got to say I like that about him. It's a refreshing approach to management.

 

[tedfoxxx]

Looks like a decent player from the little I've seen. He played in a deep playmaker role in Chelsea's friendly win over Wrexham which is basically the same role Harry Winks played for us in the win over Coventry the other day. You would expect that he's going to be competition/cover for Harry Winks in that respect. Maybe we'll move Ndidi out and play both with KDH.

Maresca does seem to be experimenting with Ndidi a bit at the minute to see if he can fashion a more attacking player out of him. I've got to say I like that about him. It's a refreshing approach to management.

I think you’re right about him covering that role that Winks plays, I get the impression already that we’re truly ****ed if he gets injured.

Mostly though I think he’ll take the place in the side that Ndidi has been playing in preseason and against Cov. He’s a big unit, technically very good and carries the ball through the middle. Basically the kind of thing we’ve been missing for years and what we thought we were getting when we signed Soumare.

 

[popillius]

If this happens it'll be an excellent signing. I really like what over seen of him.

 

[Micky]

I think you’re right about him covering that role that Winks plays, I get the impression already that we’re truly ****ed if he gets injured.

Mostly though I think he’ll take the place in the side that Ndidi has been playing in preseason and against Cov. He’s a big unit, technically very good and carries the ball through the middle. Basically the kind of thing we’ve been missing for years and what we thought we were getting when we signed Soumare.

Casadei is a number 8 and will replace Ndidi. I think he'll score plenty of goals for us.

As for Winks, if he gets injured it will have to rely on Hamza or hopefully a new player coming in.

 

[Miles Away]

I think you’re right about him covering that role that Winks plays, I get the impression already that we’re truly ****ed if he gets injured.

Mostly though I think he’ll take the place in the side that Ndidi has been playing in preseason and against Cov. He’s a big unit, technically very good and carries the ball through the middle. Basically the kind of thing we’ve been missing for years and what we thought we were getting when we signed Soumare.

Bang on the money.

Shame about Soumare, has the profile to do well in this system. Not happening though. Time to move on.

 

[Jeff]

As for Winks, if he gets injured it will have to rely on Hamza or hopefully a new player coming in.

Nampalys Mendy is available, maybe he could do a job for us.

 

[camberwell fox]

Bang on the money.

Shame about Soumare, has the profile to do well in this system. Not happening though. Time to move on.

An “all the gear and no idea” sort of player unfortunately.

 

[Micky]

 

[popillius]

Nampalys Mendy is available, maybe he could do a job for us.

He never has before.

 

[LoopisDeLupis]

He never has before.

Have to disagree with that. On the times Papy has actually been called up he's usually been pretty solid. Not exciting, but solid.

Better than some last season for certain.

 

[Brown Nose]

 

[Miles Away]

Is ...

Coady (injured)
Faes (possibly shit)
Doyle
Vestergaard (shit)
Nelson
Justin (not a central defender)

Enough?

 

[SilverFox]

I’m just staggered he isn’t ahead of Vestergaard in the pecking order.

 

[Jeff]

Is ...

Coady (injured)
Faes
Doyle
Vestergaard (shit)
Nelson
Justin (not a central defender)

Enough?

Ndidi and Choudhury can play there too.

 

[Miles Away]

Ndidi and Choudhury can play there too.

Fair point.

 

[Graz]

Ndidi and Choudhury can play there too.

I was about to say the same, and also that it depends if they stay.

You've got to think both are available. Surely we don't plan to keep Ndidi to play as a number 8.

If we lose 2 out of 3 of Hamza, Wilf, Souttar then I think it leaves us light.

 

[give_us_a_wave]

From Premier League move to career over in 8 months. Bit harsh.

 

[fitz]

Ah so he probably is just shit then