Squad and Age

d4kyxx · January 8, 2017

For years now we seem to extend deals on over 30 year old players until they literally cannot walk. Is this primarily as we are simply unwilling to invest and see it as the cheaper option!? It's costing us

Signing older players thirty upwards is also affecting us. They are usually coming past their best and unlikely to improve and then need replacing sooner rather than later

If you look at Spurs and Liverpool they have a policy of bringing in players under a certain age and it's working wonders. You get players hitting peak and ones who are young and hungry for success with lots of energy. Plus they are around longer so the team gels as your not having to look to replace all the time

Name one good player we have signed over 30 in the last decade!?

caught · January 8, 2017

Mad eh mate? You should start a thresd about it.

ilikecheese · January 8, 2017

Ashley Williams
Gareth Barry
Sylvain Distin

Goat · January 8, 2017

d4kyxx said:
For years now we seem to extend deals on over 30 year old players until they literally cannot walk. Is this primarily as we are simply unwilling to invest and see it as the cheaper option!? It's costing us

Signing older players thirty upwards is also affecting us. They are usually coming past their best and unlikely to improve and then need replacing sooner rather than later

If you look at Spurs and Liverpool they have a policy of bringing in players under a certain age and it's working wonders. You get players hitting peak and ones who are young and hungry for success with lots of energy. Plus they are around longer so the team gels as your not having to look to replace all the time

Name one good player we have signed over 30 in the last decade!?

Gareth Barry, Ashley Williams, Sylvain Distin.

d4kyxx · January 8, 2017

ilikecheese said:
Ashley Williams
Gareth Barry
Sylvain Distin

If you think they're good players I sympathise with you.

You honestly can say hand on heart they are good enough to get a side into the top four?

Goat · January 8, 2017

Samuel Eto'o.

Goat · January 8, 2017

d4kyxx said:
If you think they're good players I sympathise with you.

You honestly can say hand on heart they are good enough to get a side into the top four?

Its a damn good job we arent a top 4 side then innit bruh.

d4kyxx · January 8, 2017

MoutsGoat said:
Its a damn good job we arent a top 4 side then innit bruh.

And that's partly because we continue to invest in players who are far too old and not good enough to get us into that level

summerisle · January 8, 2017

Not a new gripe.
https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/contracts-for-players-30-or-over.46693/

Goat · January 8, 2017

d4kyxx said:
And that's partly because we continue to invest in players who are far too old and not good enough to get us into that level

Gareth Barry won the league in the season prior to him joining us.

ilikecheese · January 8, 2017

d4kyxx said:
If you think they're good players I sympathise with you.

You honestly can say hand on heart they are good enough to get a side into the top four?

Distin made us quickly forget Lescott
Barry was arguably our POTY in his first season
Williams is miles better than Stones as a defender...improved us.

You asked for 30 plus signings that were good.

If you don't think these were then I really can't help you. I mean you are the same windbag who wrote off anyone who hadn't made it by 23 as a waste, so your cred is about zilch.

d4kyxx · January 8, 2017

It's working for Milan for example

And now for Spurs and Liverpool once top six sides now championship contenders

d4kyxx · January 8, 2017

ilikecheese said:
Distin made us quickly forget Lescott
Barry was arguably our POTY in his first season
Williams is miles better than Stones as a defender...improved us.

You asked for 30 plus signings that were good.

If you don't think these were then I really can't help you. I mean you are the same windbag who wrote off anyone who hadn't made it by 23 as a waste, so your cred is about zilch.

We've not improved though? Look at the league position since Martinez first season and now this season with Koeman

And statistically if your not playing first team football by 23 in the premier league your chances of making it in the league are slim

d4kyxx · January 8, 2017

ilikecheese said:
Distin made us quickly forget Lescott
Barry was arguably our POTY in his first season
Williams is miles better than Stones as a defender...improved us.

You asked for 30 plus signings that were good.

If you don't think these were then I really can't help you. I mean you are the same windbag who wrote off anyone who hadn't made it by 23 as a waste, so your cred is about zilch.

If Williams is better than Stones then why didn't city go for him and save 40m?