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Summer Transfer Rumours - Deadline Day p446
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For me one of the most important signings will be the return of Hector.27
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Well Dean would have needed to have a knowledge beyond first team squad. Tunnicliffe was at Old Trafford 2009 - 2014 with zero appearances.Oh Eddie Youds... said:Assume Holden remembers Tunnicliffe from the days when he held a season ticket at old Trafford.
The only issue is that it’s a lot easier to look good when surrounded by class players at Man Utd vs when playing in a team of free transfers at the Valley.
Hopefully he’s not another Kilkenny.1 -
Experienced at a higher level is good.
I pray he’s another Darren Pratley, not Ben Watson.1 -
Of course I’d like him to sign but I think Holden needs to move on from Hector. We desperately need an experienced and quality CB and it’s looking very likely that Hector is going to take it to the wire before committing in order to get a better offer. I don’t think we can afford to wait and get caught out near the end of the window scratching around. I’m led to believe he’s been made a very decent offer which we’re unlikely to improve. I say move on.JohnfromNorfolk said:For me one of the most important signings will be the return of Hector.2 -
Based on what? Out of interest have you seen him play? As always I’ll give him half a dozen games, after all by all accounts Holden is on record I believe wanting some experienced pros in the camp and he has England youth international caps to his name. Doesn’t mean he’s fulfilled his early potential far from it but we’re a L1 club and I back the manager’s judgement for now 😉.supaclive said:Underwhelmed by this one.1 -
Sorry, signed an NDA.Lincsaddick said:0 -
Why do you think this? If true, I hope you’re right, but seems to me to be a player on a downward trajectory. If genuinely better than what we have, why has he been released from Portsmouth? Their team were very much on a par with us last year.DubaiCAFC said:Tunnecliffe I think would be an upgrade on what we had last season in the middle of the park. I would certainly welcome the signing if true!7 -
according to wiki Pompey had a further one year option that has not been taken up, whether by them or the player himself who knows. Not an inspiring signing I agree but I trust in Holden to assemble a squad.RC_CAFC said:
Why do you think this? If true, I hope you’re right, but seems to me to be a player on a downward trajectory. If genuinely better than what we have, why has he been released from Portsmouth? Their team were very much on a par with us last year.DubaiCAFC said:Tunnecliffe I think would be an upgrade on what we had last season in the middle of the park. I would certainly welcome the signing if true!0 -
Tunnicliffe could be the type of signing this club could be looking for, if he has the energy of Pratley and a ball-winner, then has my vote.
If it happens I am sure we will get 100% behind him! Worth a roll of the dice and comes with some pedigree, does he have a history of injuries?
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ShootersHillGuru said:
Of course I’d like him to sign but I think Holden needs to move on from Hector. We desperately need an experienced and quality CB and it’s looking very likely that Hector is going to take it to the wire before committing in order to get a better offer. I don’t think we can afford to wait and get caught out near the end of the window scratching around. I’m led to believe he’s been made a very decent offer which we’re unlikely to improve. I say move on.JohnfromNorfolk said:For me one of the most important signings will be the return of Hector.
Yep, looks like we need to move on.ShootersHillGuru said:
Of course I’d like him to sign but I think Holden needs to move on from Hector. We desperately need an experienced and quality CB and it’s looking very likely that Hector is going to take it to the wire before committing in order to get a better offer. I don’t think we can afford to wait and get caught out near the end of the window scratching around. I’m led to believe he’s been made a very decent offer which we’re unlikely to improve. I say move on.JohnfromNorfolk said:For me one of the most important signings will be the return of Hector.
But, we haven't moved on and as far as we know he hasn't signed for anyone.
Depends how D.H. views it, or how desperate D.H. is to sign him.
Still a bit of hope.0 - Sponsored links:
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Ben Watson was bad but really bad, step forward Joe Ledley.Callumcafc said:Experienced at a higher level is good.
I pray he’s another Darren Pratley, not Ben Watson.1 -
Hopefully Isted can now sell the club to Lapado or Tunnecliffe1
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I'm going to agree with @RedChaser ........ rather than knee-jerk reaction based on very little, IMO it's important to pay attention to what the manager actually says.RedChaser said:
Based on what? Out of interest have you seen him play? As always I’ll give him half a dozen games, after all by all accounts Holden is on record I believe wanting some experienced pros in the camp and he has England youth international caps to his name. Does t mean he’s fulfilled his early potential but we’re a L1 club and I back the manager’s judgement for now 😉.supaclive said:Underwhelmed by this one.
Whether we sign Tunnicliffe or not, Holden has said he needs more experienced pros and says he wants us to be more competitive.
He'll be determined not to repeat some of last season's horror show defending and make us harder to beat - and that starts with making the midfield more combatitive, providing a better shield for the defence. If we are to challenge for top 6, we all know that promotion sides are built on a solid defence.
And the midfield is a big part of that.
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Two outstanding players who came to us too late in their careers.MintoHumbugs said:
Ben Watson was bad but really bad, step forward Joe Ledley.Callumcafc said:Experienced at a higher level is good.
I pray he’s another Darren Pratley, not Ben Watson.4 -
Training starts tomorrow and I’m feeling confident we’ll have a couple of players confirmed.4
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Unmoved by the Tunnicliffe one but we'll see. We don't tend to do too well out of signing journeyman midfielders to shore up the middle though. Historically we've tended to get them wrong and bring in people at the end of their careers, though Tunnicliffe is younger than some of those that we've tried out. We still don't know what shape Holden is going to play either. If it's 433 or 352 then he'll replace Morgan and we'll have more bite in the middle, which we've lacked. If it's 442 which I've read somewhere then I could see him being the flatter wide midfielder on the right, with a proper winger on the left. We'll see, we also need to actually sign him first
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Horses for courses , plan is to get out this league if he helps us for one season then fantastic .. let the new owners spend on wingers and striker1
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Please no! Tunnicliffe is definitely not a right winger from what I’ve seen of him at Pompey.Garrymanilow said:Unmoved by the Tunnicliffe one but we'll see. We don't tend to do too well out of signing journeyman midfielders to shore up the middle though. Historically we've tended to get them wrong and bring in people at the end of their careers, though Tunnicliffe is younger than some of those that we've tried out. We still don't know what shape Holden is going to play either. If it's 433 or 352 then he'll replace Morgan and we'll have more bite in the middle, which we've lacked. If it's 442 which I've read somewhere then I could see him being the flatter wide midfielder on the right, with a proper winger on the left. We'll see, we also need to actually sign him first
Hopefully a back up player who comes in when Fraser, Dobson & our new future goal scoring midfielder can’t play (or when we’re ahead and need to see a game out).0 -
He not a winger he a central mid similar to Dobson ..Oh Eddie Youds... said:
Please no! Tunnicliffe is definitely not a right winger from what I’ve seen of him at Pompey.Garrymanilow said:Unmoved by the Tunnicliffe one but we'll see. We don't tend to do too well out of signing journeyman midfielders to shore up the middle though. Historically we've tended to get them wrong and bring in people at the end of their careers, though Tunnicliffe is younger than some of those that we've tried out. We still don't know what shape Holden is going to play either. If it's 433 or 352 then he'll replace Morgan and we'll have more bite in the middle, which we've lacked. If it's 442 which I've read somewhere then I could see him being the flatter wide midfielder on the right, with a proper winger on the left. We'll see, we also need to actually sign him first
Hopefully a back up player who comes in when Fraser, Dobson & our new future goal scoring midfielder can’t play (or when we’re ahead and need to see a game out).1 - Sponsored links:
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Well in that shape he wouldn't be asked to play as a winger. He'd be a wide midfielder in the style of Jackson under Powell or the many iterations of it that Curbs used to use. One's a winger, one's a wide midfielder to tuck in. Ideally then with an attacking full back behind the wide midfielder and a more traditional defensive full back behind the winger. I don't know what Holden plans to do but I wouldn't be massively shocked if his 442 was quite conservative, we are notoriously bad at letting teams run through the middle of usOh Eddie Youds... said:
Please no! Tunnicliffe is definitely not a right winger from what I’ve seen of him at Pompey.Garrymanilow said:Unmoved by the Tunnicliffe one but we'll see. We don't tend to do too well out of signing journeyman midfielders to shore up the middle though. Historically we've tended to get them wrong and bring in people at the end of their careers, though Tunnicliffe is younger than some of those that we've tried out. We still don't know what shape Holden is going to play either. If it's 433 or 352 then he'll replace Morgan and we'll have more bite in the middle, which we've lacked. If it's 442 which I've read somewhere then I could see him being the flatter wide midfielder on the right, with a proper winger on the left. We'll see, we also need to actually sign him first
Hopefully a back up player who comes in when Fraser, Dobson & our new future goal scoring midfielder can’t play (or when we’re ahead and need to see a game out).
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Bolton signing 32 year old … Danny Mayor but only Charlton fans find a problem with signing experienced players !!!!10
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Would probably take 5 minutes to find a Bolton fan saying he’s a bad signing and they’d rather bring in a hungry young player.RonnieMoore said:Bolton signing 32 year old … Danny Mayor but only Charlton fans find a problem with signing experienced players !!!!0 -
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A fella whose contract wasn’t renewed by an average Pompey team. A quick look on twitter and you can see their fans opinions.DubaiCAFC said:Tunnecliffe I think would be an upgrade on what we had last season in the middle of the park. I would certainly welcome the signing if true!
How you can turn around and say he’s an upgrade on what we had last in ok the middle of the park (Dobson + Fraser), is laughable.6 -
Based our history with journeyman centre midfielders I don’t think you can blame us.RonnieMoore said:Bolton signing 32 year old … Danny Mayor but only Charlton fans find a problem with signing experienced players !!!!
Pratley worked but the majority i.e. Foley, Crofts, Gower, Watson etc didn’t0 -
That's a sweeping statement Ronnie, can we include you in that?......No!!!RonnieMoore said:Bolton signing 32 year old … Danny Mayor but only Charlton fans find a problem with signing experienced players !!!!
Well,... don't include me then ok!!4 -
Hard to get excited by Tunnicliffe, but it seems he played quite well for Pompey after Mousinho took over and improved them0
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Personally I think we need better than both Fraser and Dobson in midfield if we want promotion, not sure Tunnicliffe is that player14
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Portsmouth clearly looking for better in their push for promotion this coming seasonkillerandflash said:Hard to get excited by Tunnicliffe, but it seems he played quite well for Pompey after Mousinho took over and improved them8
