Confirmed Signing Lucas Digne

[Azza]

Errrm might want to rethink that statement

Sarcasm?

Mate?!!?

Short term memory loss mate? Give you a clue, they bought him back, loaned him to Watford, then sold him to Watford.

Gerri was essentially a loan though really. Barca were always going to buy him back.

 

[sageyefc]

Lucas cock slaps tierney all over the place.

 

[MikeH72]

same ones that finished 8th last season. That was with fat sam in charge

Exactly. A man that wouldn’t let the whole team get out of our own half more than twice a game.

 

[boris]

Digne will definitley be first choice but Baines may still start as he will now be the best holding midfielder at the club if we don’t sort out that position in the next 2 weeks.

Baines > Schneiderlin

 

[Azza]

Lucas cock slaps tierney all over the place.

Superb! lol lol

Digne will definitley be first choice but Baines may still start as he will now be the best holding midfielder at the club if we don’t sort out that position in the next 2 weeks.

Baines > Schneiderlin

Hello Bobby, is that you?

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Lucas cock slaps tierney all over the place.

Time will be the judge of that

 

[LydiateLee]

One more box ticked.

Huge boxes at CB, CM and ST that need to be ticked too.

 

[sageyefc]

Time will be the judge of that

Let someone like West Ham sign him and watch him bomb

 

[BlueToff]

Time will be the judge of that

As it stands, I think we're getting the better player.

In terms of potential, I'd say Tierney is far better.

So while I agree that in an ideal world I would have preferred we push harder for Tierney, Digne isn't a bad alternative at all and I think we're getting the more rounded player as of this very moment.

 

[LocalNative]

Most people want Tierney because he's showing all the signs that he's going to be one of the best left backs in Europe, so signing him will mean we have a World Class left back in a couple of seasons that we can either keep and kick on with or sell for a huge fee

As Digne is older, the chances of him kicking on and making significant improvements now are less likely

Also, we can ease Tierney into the first team over the season and gradually ease Baines out, which will be a smoother process then essentially kicking Baines to the curb as soon as Digne signs

Tierney is just the better option, which isn't to say Digne is bad of course, but the point stands

We'll see, mate. He's a young kid playing well in a one way race, so difficult to judge how well he'd adapt. I just find it a bit strange. Digne is only 4 years older - not as if he's 30. Also has pedigree of playing for PSG, Roma and Barcelona.

If Brands/Silva truly thought he was the better option, they would have paid the extra £10m or so it would have taken to sign him.

 

[Chimpy Glassman]

Gerri was essentially a loan though really. Barca were always going to buy him back.

In that case, brother, we got PAID for loaning him.

 

[Azza]

In that case, brother, we got PAID for loaning him.

Yep, Robert Elstone transfer extraordinaire.

 

[Connor]

The boy is on Merseyside.

 

[maccavennie]

The boy is on Merseyside.

Take him to County Road, boss furniture shop there where everything is covered in bling. Will look boss in his hotel room for the next few months.

 

[MarkK1988]

Most people want Tierney because he's showing all the signs that he's going to be one of the best left backs in Europe, so signing him will mean we have a World Class left back in a couple of seasons that we can either keep and kick on with or sell for a huge fee

As Digne is older, the chances of him kicking on and making significant improvements now are less likely

Also, we can ease Tierney into the first team over the season and gradually ease Baines out, which will be a smoother process then essentially kicking Baines to the curb as soon as Digne signs

Tierney is just the better option, which isn't to say Digne is bad of course, but the point stands

nail on the head, looks like its going to be digne now though so gotta get behind him