[SIGNED perm] Francisco Sierralta

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  1. barely1egal

    barely1egal Reservist

    The club had 5 years in the PL to sign a quality CB and didn't do it. I'd be very surprised if they did it now we are in a lower division.
     
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  2. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I’m really not convinced we will sign one. I can’t see us selling any of the ones we already have - and with Sierralta, that makes 5. Will probably depend on us getting rid of one if we are to sign one now I think.

    It’s the one position I really wanted us to focus on as I’m concerned about the ability to play out from the back with what we have. However, I do think what we have is adequate just about for this season. But if we were to go up, I really hope they don’t see it as good enough again for the PL.
     
  3. The ones we have managed to play out from the back v Spuds
     
  4. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    One game in a pre-season friendly doesn’t quite make up for years of hoofing it in competitive fixtures for me just yet...
     
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  5. barely1egal

    barely1egal Reservist

    Wilmot managed to.

    Dawson and Kabasele looked pretty lost doing it to be fair.
     
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  6. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    I don't get where this narrative about Wilmot comes from, it seems purely wishful thinking, he was just as guilty of aimlessly hoofing it as the other two.
     
  7. barely1egal

    barely1egal Reservist

    Because I thought he looked pretty calm on the ball throughout the game.
     
  8. Ainzrocker

    Ainzrocker First Year Pro

    It does seem like we're planning on solving our centre back problem by playing an extra one in the starting line up, as opposed to upgrading any
     
  9. You can only upgrade if you have the money to, upgrades are available, and upgrades want to play in the championship.
     
  10. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Weve been giving the recruitment team that excuse for 6 windows now. During that time, no affordable upgrades on Cathcart, Kabasele and Mariappa were available, within budget and persuadable to come to us.
    Really?
     
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  11. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    Quite. But given the Pozzo fan club ran that argument when we were premier league they are hardly going to change their tune now the owners’ errors have seen us relegated.

    I’ve still got high hopes we might bounce back, as to their credit the owners have assembled some young talent. However the centre backs remain deeply average even for this league. Probably good enough I guess for the task in hand.
     
  12. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    And it’s left us with a championship standard defence (at most) which now ironically finds itself playing at that level.
     
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  13. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I’d add to the above, I really wouldn’t be surprised to see Mariappa reappear if defensive recruits aren’t forthcoming. Leventhal has alluded at times that he may be back in that scenario and the club still haven’t said anything like they have with Gomes. And being homegrown, he ticks a box.
     
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  14. I agree with you 100% up until this season, CB recruitment has been inexcusable for the last 5 years.

    But now we’re in the championship and top quality CBs ain’t gonna come here now matter how much we moan and rant.

    And just to make it really challenging we don’t just need decent CBs they also need to be ball playing CBs to fit this system and they are in demand and cost a lot of money.

    It’s got nothing to do with happy clapping or Pozzo fan clubbing. It’s reality.
     
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  15. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Agreed he did. But he did look more comfortable with the football he tried and succeeded in a few decent balls into feet especially first half.
     
  16. Steve Leo Beleck

    Steve Leo Beleck Squad Player

    What's the point of a scouting network then? Surely it's to find a quality centre back that others haven't identified. Your argument seems to be based on the notion that nowhere in the whole footballing world are there any centre backs that are affordable for us that are better than Cathcart, Kabasele and Dawson, despite other clubs regularly signing players that are from lower divisions. Pretty much every recent England centre back has played in lower divisions before finding their way to a big club, often via an intermediate club like ours.
     
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  17. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Well we did get Wilmot from the second division. We'll just have to wait and see how that pans out.
     
  18. Steve Leo Beleck

    Steve Leo Beleck Squad Player

    Well, quite. It's more the ludicrous assertion that there's no other centre backs out there this transfer window that could possibly improve us and would come to us that I was taking issue with!
     
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  19. LouOrns

    LouOrns First Year Pro

    Watford are looking to get deals done. I spoke to one of the head scouts at the weekend and things are in motion - however we need to get players off the wage bill. For example, we’re paying Glenn Murray 7.5k a week, the rest is by Brighton. Once Doucoure is officially sold, you’ll start to see more promising signs. Pereyra, Deulofeu, Pussetto, Welbeck and hopefully Deeney will be off the books in a few weeks time.
     
  20. Heidar

    Heidar Squad Player

    Would welcome Sierralta. Thought he did a good job of no-nonsense ball-winning against Spurs.

    Sometimes having a 6ft4 giant is enough to hold onto a lead when the bombs start flying in (two if you have Perica back for set pieces) or indeed score a late equaliser/winner if the flash stuff isn't working.

    Ultimately, the quality of a defence is decided by the manager and team organisation. Personnel is one thing but the way everyone dashed back to stop a chance at the end of the 2nd half was beautiful.
     
  21. LeedsOrn

    LeedsOrn Reservist

    Welcome to the forum! Were you given any indication of the names/positions we’re looking at? With CB is it Sierralta + one other?
     
  22. luke_golden

    luke_golden Space Cadet

    I remember how well this plan went under QSF last year.
     
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  23. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    If we've concluded that CD is our area of weakness, it's always good to try to squeeze another poor CD into the 11 at the expense of a decent player in another position.
     
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  24. Rambo

    Rambo Academy Graduate

    When i mentioned Charlie Goode of Northampton , as per normal ,only negative comments were posted .
    now Signed for Brentford, be interesting how in performs in a proper footballing team.
     
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  25. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    I have also heard this.
     
  26. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    I had also heard you heard this, but I hadn’t heard it myself.
     
  27. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Listen....


    Do you hear it now?
     
  28. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Faintly. Something about Deeney reading too many books. Probably something by Anne Tyler.
     
  29. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Yes, but I've heard the opposite.
     
  30. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    I have also heard this too.
     
  31. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    Is there interest in these players. I thought Pussetto had already gone
     
  32. LouOrns

    LouOrns First Year Pro

    Thanks! And the positions said to me where centre back and central midfield. Sierralta hasn’t been announced yet due to still deciding what other Udinese’ players to bring in. So it make more sense to confirm Sierralta as a permanent deal, then get more in on loan. Martin Palumbo was a name mentioned, but doubts over whether he could perform at this level. Also Ivi* does want signings - especially a holding midfielder. He is involved in incomings to some extent - I.E. profile of player.
     
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  33. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    Early days, but thought he looked bang average against Wycombe.
     
  34. PowerJugs

    PowerJugs Doyley Fanatic

    That's very heartening.
     
  35. BigRossLittleRoss

    BigRossLittleRoss First Team

    Also encouraging if strikers and wingers are nt on the list as it may imply that Suarez and Sarr are staying ( he says hopefully)
     
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