We are considering signing Ron Vlaar

Nymzee · November 18, 2015

I reckon we could probably get him on a pay-as-you-play contract which with appearances could trigger another year contract a la Kone.

ilikecheese · November 18, 2015

But why?

Baines' left foot · November 18, 2015

Von Rlaar.

penev10 · November 18, 2015

Short term til Jan sounds good. Cover for us, shop window for him.

ilikecheese · November 18, 2015

Runs Slowly

AaronTheBlue · November 18, 2015

Mikey_Fitzgerald · November 18, 2015

No Bobby, you've got the wrong Dutchman

It's Virgil Van Dijk you want

tsubaki · November 18, 2015

Mikey_Fitzgerald · November 18, 2015

If he's cheap, I suppose it's not the worst signing we could make

I'd rather Galloway or Browning get a chance at CB, or even Pennington, but he's experienced I suppose and if Jagielka is going to be out for a while, he could provide cover for the time being

We could always have a word with Blackburn regards a certain fellow though.......

Gwladys Nights · November 18, 2015

Don't get the pessimism about this. He's a sound player. Decent age for a centre back as well, if he can pass a medical we could get 3 or 4 good years out of him.

No brainer for me. Jagielka won't be around forever.

LinekersLegs · November 18, 2015

ilikecheese said:
But why?

Because our senior CB is out until at least the New Year.

Stones is great but quite a task asking him to marshall the defence given his age and the whole transfer saga. RFM has adapted remarkably well but not unusual for a new player to struggle over the Christmas period given the high concentration of games.

If either of them get injured it would mean Galloway or Browning to step in however not only have they never played a league game in the position but they are also our current cover for the fullback positions and suffering from injuries themselves.

Adding a temporary bit of experienced cover might not be a bad idea.

Baines' left foot · November 18, 2015

The more I think about this the more I think it's a good idea.

If 2 of Funes Mori, Jagielka or Stones gets injured (which is very possible) then we'll be relying on one of Galloway or Browning to come in and play in a position that they've never played in before at the highest level. It could be a good thing and they take to it like a duck to water, or they could struggle and it ruin their confidence.

ilikecheese · November 18, 2015

LinekersLegs said:
Because our senior CB is out until at least the New Year.

Stones is great but quite a task asking him to marshall the defence given his age and the whole transfer saga. RFM has adapted remarkably well but not unusual for a new player to struggle over the Christmas period given the high concentration of games.

If either of them get injured it would mean Galloway or Browning to step in however not only have they never played a league game in the position but they are also our current cover for the fullback positions and suffering from injuries themselves.

Adding a temporary bit of experienced cover might not be a bad idea.

Fair enough. Feels very Lucas Neill to me.

Guess it's not the worst news.

caught · November 18, 2015

LinekersLegs said:
Because our senior CB is out until at least the New Year.

Stones is great but quite a task asking him to marshall the defence given his age and the whole transfer saga. RFM has adapted remarkably well but not unusual for a new player to struggle over the Christmas period given the high concentration of games.

If either of them get injured it would mean Galloway or Browning to step in however not only have they never played a league game in the position but they are also our current cover for the fullback positions and suffering from injuries themselves.

Adding a temporary bit of experienced cover might not be a bad idea.

Indeed, especially since Browning and Galloway are both carrying knocks at the moment. If Baines isn't yet deemed ready we essentially have three fit PL defenders in the entire squad.