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Post by rushlegend on Nov 27, 2018 13:18:14 GMT
And Joe Rodon?
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Post by CrackityJones on Dec 8, 2018 15:37:14 GMT
Agent Mepham doing his bit for the Swansea revival
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Post by alarch on Dec 9, 2018 20:10:35 GMT
It was interesting to compare Mepham with Rodon. Mepham hit one glorious cross-field pass, but didn't particularly catch the eye, apart from his unfortunate but rather clumsy own goal. Rodon had a typical game, assured, strong in the air. Mind you he failed to make much of a good headed opportunity to put the game to bed - not the first time he's failed with presentable opportunities. I think both will be Premier League players within a couple of seasons - but of the two Rodon looks, marginally, the classier of the two, with his pace and assured distribution.
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Post by haruki on Jan 16, 2019 10:06:25 GMT
Couldn't find a thread on Mepham but it looks like Southampton and Bouremouth are fighting for him at around £15 million. It would be great to see him play regularly in the Premier League
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Post by fiveattheback on Jan 16, 2019 13:02:35 GMT
Couldn't find a thread on Mepham but it looks like Southampton and Bouremouth are fighting for him at around £15 million. It would be great to see him play regularly in the Premier League Hopefully he goes to Bournemouth |
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Post by iot on Jan 16, 2019 13:23:01 GMT
He would be perfect at Bournemouth considering the link with Brooks, the type of football they play, and their weakness in centre defence meaning that he would likely get game time - maybe not as first choice initially as they already have Ake and Cook, but it wouldn't take long
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Post by Baxter Cymru on Jan 16, 2019 14:16:04 GMT
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Post by cadno on Jan 16, 2019 19:32:52 GMT
Howe is a class act, great move for Mepham!
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Post by haruki on Jan 17, 2019 9:46:05 GMT
He would be perfect at Bournemouth considering the link with Brooks, the type of football they play, and their weakness in centre defence meaning that he would likely get game time - maybe not as first choice initially as they already have Ake and Cook, but it wouldn't take long Ake has been lined with a move back to Chelsea so maybe he is being viewed as a replacement Bournemouth's transfer policy of taking talented young players and giving them a platform to play games looks to be fruitfull so hopefully Mepham gets a bit of that!! |
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Post by alarch on Jan 17, 2019 16:42:59 GMT
Comment from a (probably) Brentford fan on the BBC article linking Mepham with a move to Bournemouth:
"Very good player with massive potential. I’d say a Welsh John Stones. Very mature and grounded. Worth the money. The goals leaked by Brentford were more to do with system and (GK) errors. All changed for the good now."
Strange that, because I've previously likened Joe Rodon to a Welsh John Stones. Not that I rate John Stones that highly, but we could do a lot worse than having a couple of John Stones' at the heart of our defence.
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Post by pendragon on Jan 17, 2019 16:57:05 GMT
As I was saying on another thread, you see some good players improve massively when they complete a move to a more competitive club. Such a move can transform a good player into a brilliant one, or an average one into a decent one.
Sterling and Stones are examples of players who have improved a lot over the past six or seven months under Guardiola's tutelage. So I'll grit my teeth and say that to be compared to Stones, isn't too bad a comparison atm.
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Post by manulike on Jan 19, 2019 15:52:34 GMT
Meps didn't travel today up to Yorkshire.
Fuelling the rumour mill ...
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Post by Albert on Jan 19, 2019 16:08:24 GMT
Meps didn't travel today up to Yorkshire. Fuelling the rumour mill ... Thought he'd gone to Bournemouth? |
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Post by manulike on Jan 19, 2019 16:49:55 GMT
Meps didn't travel today up to Yorkshire. Fuelling the rumour mill ... Thought he'd gone to Bournemouth? I dont think its official yet |
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Post by pendragon on Jan 19, 2019 17:28:44 GMT
What, wait, when... so, it looks like this rumour might actually be true then? 😀
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Post by CrackityJones on Jan 22, 2019 9:53:51 GMT
A £12m bid from Bournemouth has been accepted and he's having a medical today.
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Post by welshiron on Jan 22, 2019 10:51:15 GMT
How much would he have cost if he was playing for England u21s?
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Post by dai on Jan 22, 2019 11:07:57 GMT
Chris Mepham escalated quickly! Virtually unknown around 12 months ago, to now Prem player. Amazing.
Will he get enough game time though? I don't know what Bournemouth's current defenders are like.
I'd imagine he'd cost 30mil+ if he was English.
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Post by manulike on Jan 22, 2019 14:45:09 GMT
Officially done deal. A massive bargain at £12m. Talk of Chris been turned into a defensive midfielder. Good luck, Meps!
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Post by alarch on Jan 22, 2019 17:27:33 GMT
A defensive midfielder? Really? With his stature and build I can't see it - then again Matic is a bit of an unit. Excellent move. A club of Bournemouth can't sign players for £12 million and not play him. He will be competing for a place in the starting eleven from day one - the rest is up to him.
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Post by melynwy on Jan 22, 2019 18:08:55 GMT
A defensive midfielder? Really? With his stature and build I can't see it - then again Matic is a bit of an unit. As is one of the greatest ever in the position, Sergio Busquets. |
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Post by pendragon on Jan 22, 2019 19:55:31 GMT
Provided he gets game time, this is potentially brilliant for him - and us. And he might be playing with his mate David. Our players have been finding their form or getting promoted in recent months. Well done Meps. Now it's Harry's turn.
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Post by robin1864 on Jan 22, 2019 20:04:15 GMT
I'd imagine he'd cost 30mil+ if he was English. Bull. The most expensive young English centre back this season is Ben Wilmot to Watford, for a whopping fee of £1.5m. A non-like-for-like comparison would be James Maddison, who cost Leicester £20m or Josh Murphy to Cardiff for £10m, but then attacking players do tend to command greater fees. Great move for him though, onwards and upwards! |
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Post by dai on Jan 23, 2019 13:44:31 GMT
I'd imagine he'd cost 30mil+ if he was English. Bull. The most expensive young English centre back this season is Ben Wilmot to Watford, for a whopping fee of £1.5m. A non-like-for-like comparison would be James Maddison, who cost Leicester £20m or Josh Murphy to Cardiff for £10m, but then attacking players do tend to command greater fees. Great move for him though, onwards and upwards! Fair enough, however they are not internationals are they? Mephams is, albeit only for Wales. Also I'd argue that great defenders are more highly sort of these days, as there is a shortage in the market. |
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Post by melynwy on Jan 30, 2019 23:46:29 GMT
Made his Premier League debut today.
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Post by oscardelta on Jan 31, 2019 0:04:56 GMT
I'd imagine he'd cost 30mil+ if he was English. Bull. The most expensive young English centre back this season is Ben Wilmot to Watford, for a whopping fee of £1.5m. A non-like-for-like comparison would be James Maddison, who cost Leicester £20m or Josh Murphy to Cardiff for £10m, but then attacking players do tend to command greater fees. Great move for him though, onwards and upwards! Afraid Dai is correct, look at the pressure Declan Rice came under, from David Gold at West Ham, to declare for England, easily triples value of a player if capped for England and getting game time.
Talked to dad of one our players playing in championship. Club does everything they can to avoid releasing for an ROI game, it is not just us, they act the same with players from other countrys as well.
However one player there got called up to England Under 21 and club couldn't do enough for him in letting him join the squad.
Having an England player also gets them cash from FA.
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Post by pendragon on Jan 31, 2019 0:40:21 GMT
Made his Premier League debut today. I didn't see the game.. How was he? Brilliant result for Bournemouth and Brooks (scoring against a team that includes Hazard is no mean feat!). Chelsea appear to be going through some mid-term crisis... |
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Post by CrackityJones on Jan 31, 2019 9:52:54 GMT
Token appearance at the end of the game. He's in safe hands with Eddie Howe.
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Post by erasedcitizen on Jan 31, 2019 9:56:38 GMT
Token appearance at the end of the game. He's in safe hands with Eddie Howe. I suspect he'll cement his place in the starting XI by the end of the season. |
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Post by CrackityJones on Feb 9, 2019 16:47:19 GMT
Mepham on for the last 10 mins. Wouldn’t be surprised if he starts soon with the state of Bournemouth’s defence.
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