Cameron Burgess

[bakajack]

Move over Darling.

I still wouldn't say no to him staying.
Cabango, Santos, Darling and Burgess is a heck of a set of four centre halves for this division.

 

[FearOfAJackPlanet]

More than a few echoes of us with a certain Meister Williams.
Stockport County wasn't it?

Yeah, although he was a young, upcoming talent, was already a welsh international and we paid a club record fee for him. Ash played most of his career in the Prem/Championship.

Not being a downer on Burgess at all, but I think given the frustration over Darling and the lack of transfer news recently, the fans are all over this like a starving man at a buffet. I'm ready to fark Darling off to wherever he wants to go (clearly not here), so this is a welcome, experienced signing to take his place, but time will tell if this is anywhere near Ash level...

 

[Dillwyn the Dog]

More than a few echoes of us with a certain Meister Williams.
Stockport County wasn't it?

I was just thinking that myself Stephen

 

[Dillwyn the Dog]

Move over Darling.

 

[Pentyrchjack]

Sorba Thomas gone to Stoke on a 3 year contract - woukd like to have seen him with us.

 

[JackSomething]

Sorba Thomas gone to Stoke on a 3 year contract - woukd like to have seen him with us.

Stoke will be happy the deal was agreed before his performance in Belgium.

 

[K23]

Stoke will be happy the deal was agreed before his performance in Belgium.

Indeed, just like we had the opportunity to pick up Joey before he played a starring role in Euro 2016

 

[bytholwyn]

Indeed, just like we had the opportunity topick up Joey before he played a starring role in Euro 2016

Probably Huw's biggest mistake.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Probably Huw's biggest mistake.

Not even near it.

 

[bytholwyn]

Not even near it.

Fair enough, I should have clarified that I meant recruitment wise.

 

[ABSwan]

Fair enough, I should have clarified that I meant recruitment wise.

I'd think re-signing old players who were not the players they were was a bigger mistake, not signing Joey would have been OK if he had signed other players who were good.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Fair enough, I should have clarified that I meant recruitment wise.

Clucas.

Baston,

Ayew (second time).

Roque Mesa.

All absolute abominations of signings.

Different league to not signing Joey.

 

[bakajack]

Clucas.

Baston,

Ayew (second time).

Roque Mesa.

All absolute abominations of signings.

Different league to not signing Joey.

To play devil's advocate about a couple:

Resigning Ayew was not a terrible signing, resigning him with no relegation clauses to deal with his Premier League level wages was the problem

Roque Mesa on paper looked like an ideal signing for an understudy and successor to Leon. If I remember correctly he was near the top of relevant metrics in La Liga outside of the top three (Barca, Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao) for a defensive midfielder. Unfortunately he couldn't adapt to the pace and extra physicality of the Premier League, but that can happen and he won't be the first to have shone elsewhere and failed in English football.

Clucas and Baston are indefensible indeed though
How we got money at all from Villa for Baston was daylight robbery rather than paying them to take him off us