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Djed Spence
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Yiddo
Nayim
So someone who talks brick.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
We'd also have about 35 overseas players for those 17 squad places, and no homegrown ones left for the other 8 spots
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Luka Modric
Gutter Boy
Well obviously we’d need to buy a new one but why when Spence is good enough, given our other pressing requirements?
And no, Gray might be OK as occasional cover but he shouldn’t be a RB back-up.
robp135
Neil Ruddock
Spence is not good enough for where we want to be.
robp135
Neil Ruddock
21 and under players don’t need to be Registerd in the Prem.
robp135
Neil Ruddock
He’s one of the more reliable ones tbh.
robp135
Neil Ruddock
Because he plays well there and we’re about to spend £175M+ on Centre Mids.
yiddo37
Teemu Tainio
He really doesn't, has filled in and been 'ok' and nothing more.
He wasn't even ok really.
Many of our players are not.
But the club clearly see Porro as no. 1 in that spot so Spence as his back up far from horrendous, for the time being.
robp135
Neil Ruddock
True but there is also a need to cash in on players to fund squad building. Spence wont ever have a higher value than he does right now.
parklane1
Teddy Sheringham
That is a good point and i agree, England player at the moment so cashing in may be the right choice.
Yiddo
Nayim
Because Spence is lazy and RDZ doesn’t want lazy players.
robp135
Neil Ruddock
tbf i thought he was out of contract in 2028 but its actually 2030 with a club option to 2031.
Lost Mango
Terry Fenwick
Yet a lot of you will be the first ones complaining if Porro gets injured in the first week of September and Gray is exposed ..... why did the club not get cover blah blah blah.
Gray isn't a full back anymore than he is a CF. We could cash in on Solanke and try Gray as Richi's back up!!
Spence is a perfectly good squad player. I get some of you don't like him (although you maintain that is objective and not personal feelings) but selling him and sticking an inexperienced kid in the wrong position is just nuts. So glad you guys are only on a forum and have no input to reality.
Gray isn't a full back anymore than he is a CF. We could cash in on Solanke and try Gray as Richi's back up!!
Spence is a perfectly good squad player. I get some of you don't like him (although you maintain that is objective and not personal feelings) but selling him and sticking an inexperienced kid in the wrong position is just nuts. So glad you guys are only on a forum and have no input to reality.
robp135
Neil Ruddock
If you look at the best 2 English Right Backs (James & Trent) and Left Backs (O'Reilly & MLS) they all came through the youth ranks at Central Midfielders and have pivoted in to being Full Backs by very progressive managers (Arteta until this season when he stopped playing MLS as a LB).
I think in Gray we have a player that could do the same. He is not a in exirienced kid either. He is 20 now and played nearly 200 professional games.
Yeah. I get it’s all a balancing act. If we have the funds for a back up RB as well as other positions (or is there a youngster lurking? Don’t think there is but I don’t have much knowledge there) then fair enough. Otherwise we can get by with Spence for another year.
My mantra in life - it’s not cost, it’s value. We might lose a bit selling him next year but if he plugs a gap this coming season whilst we cover other positions then that’s ok with me.