2022/23 Conor Coady

[Zaschrona]

Easy pass on his signing. He is not good enough for a starter and we already have enough depth. Tarkowski, Keane, Branthwaite, Holgate, Godfrey and even Reece Welch should probably get a chance. If we buy a new centre half, we need some better quality than him. Signing players like Coady actually got us where we are. Just too many not good enough or average players on huge wages.

 

[TheNinja]

I class Coady similar to a Coleman equivalent (of a couple of years ago) but at CB.

Will do a job, nothing spectacular in moving us massively forward, but an affordable squad player that can be relied upon.

 

[IrishBlue2022]

He's better than Keane, Holgate, Godfrey. Ship them 3 out, sign Coady as back up. No brainer.

 

[Martin Alvito]

I don't love a long-term wage commitment here, but CBs do age in dog years when compared to a lot of positions on the pitch. You could talk me into it.

 

[Zaschrona]

He's better than Keane, Holgate, Godfrey. Ship them 3 out, sign Coady as back up. No brainer.

No other PL club will pay us anything for these. And they are not moving to Championship. What's the point of adding another 'back up'?

 

[IrishBlue2022]

No other PL club will pay us anything for these. And they are not moving to Championship. What's the point of adding another 'back up'?

Some clubs somewhere will take them, thats over to our dof to do his job for a change.

My suggestion is get rid of 3 back ups and replace with 1 back up. That would help us in so many ways. Pay a minimal fee for 1 back up player while shipping out 3 players for alot more and saving on wages.

It would be a savy move while we are cash strapped and potentially give us room to focus any funds (If there are any) in other priority areas.

 

[blulouie]

4.5 mil ????

Ridiculous if we don't keep this lad.

2 mistakes cost him his place in the side ( cos Dyche was itching to put Keane in ).

Good solid pro , decent human being & seems to be a good leader.

 

[Titus Shambles]

If he's available for ~£4.5m then it's a no brainer deal for me: great pro, reliable, one of few leaders we have, seems to actually want to be here and is a far better option at the back than Keane, Holgate and Godfrey.

That said, I just don't think Dyche fancies him so it wont happen. Don't think there will be any clubs lining up to buy Keane, Holgate and Godfrey so we'll be stuck with them, and numbers-wise yet another CB in the squad is going to be the last thing Dyche will want our limited budget being used on.

 

[Stephen Gibson]

No other PL club will pay us anything for these. And they are not moving to Championship. What's the point of adding another 'back up'?

Keane, Holtgate & Godfrey relegate us if they are needed for a prolonged spell. Coady doesn't. It's that simple.

 

[Titus Shambles]

Keane, Holtgate & Godfrey relegate us if they are needed for a prolonged spell. Coady doesn't. It's that simple.

We all know Dyche loves Keane for some unknown, insane reason. Fully expect him to be back in the starting lineup next season, right alongside his Burnley buddy Tarks.

 

[Andy is the King]

I was thrilled when we got him & he seemed genuinely enthusiastic to come. I thought he was really solid & was surprised when he was left out of the team. From what I can gather his form dropped after the world cup?

What I found bemusing is the Evertonians slagging him off as a Kopite. I hate the RS as much as anyone, but this mentality is ridiculous. What about the other "kopites" that have been good players at our club. From what I've seen he's a good player, not the best defender we've had, but good.

For 4 - 5 mil we would be mad not to sign him permanently. And I get the feeling he wants to play for Everton. We've got far worse, & have had far worse than Coady. A decent acquisition IMO.

 

[Portland Toffee]

Sign him in a second, bomb out Keane and Holgate.

 

[barneygumble]

You don’t get premier league standard players for under £5m these days.

It’s a no brainer for me. I get it, people saying why add further bodies… well Holgate isn’t very good, Godfrey is running down a very similar path and then thag leaves Keane who’s just a disaster.

Personally think we’ll be seeing the pound signs with Branthwaite and cashing in, unfortunately.

 

[N0L1M1TK]

SD talks about mentality, he’d be stupid not to push for the signing of Conor.

Not only is he better than Keane & Holgate, he brings leadership and personality to a very dull and mundane bunch.

With Yerry going, it’s an absolute no brainer. He should never have been dropped from tugboat Keane but here we are.

You need as many leaders on and off the pitch as possible.

He is everything a coach should desire.

 

[Professor Toffee]

We all know Dyche loves Keane for some unknown, insane reason. Fully expect him to be back in the starting lineup next season, right alongside his Burnley buddy Tarks.

Michael I'm your father
Dyche even sounds like Darth Vader