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Marc Guehi

Gordon Bennett said:
Couldn't have put it better myself. Been impressed by the kid and he's still only 23. Looks like a Rolls Royce compared to some of our signings.

£18m we got for him - same as we paid for Deivid Washington and myriad other wonder kids.
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£18m for a kid with 2 starts in the EFL Cup and a season on loan at Swansea was good money 3 years ago. That said, on promise alone I wouldn't have sold him.

 
Unfortunately he wanted first team football when he came back from Swansea. He didn’t want to go on loan and it was a risk if he was ready to step in straight away. I’d wonder what the reaction would be if the board said we’re not making a centre back signing because humphries will be the lb/lcb after a good season in the championship? 

 
carefree franco said:
Unfortunately he wanted first team football when he came back from Swansea. He didn’t want to go on loan and it was a risk if he was ready to step in straight away. I’d wonder what the reaction would be if the board said we’re not making a centre back signing because humphries will be the lb/lcb after a good season in the championship? 
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Please don't speak logic on this forum, its lost on the majority of members

 
Ukraine Bolt said:
on a site visit today and still finding time for TheShedEnd. My commitment to work:life:forum balance is utter perfection. 
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Foreman: Hey you!

You: Me?

Foreman: Yeah, you!

You: What?

Foreman: Put your phone away! It's dangerous around here!

You: I'm management!

Foreman: Look out for that falling girder!

You: Look out for that falling -(what?)

CLUNK.

 
dermott said:
Foreman: Hey you!

You: Me?

Foreman: Yeah, you!

You: What?

Foreman: Put your phone away! It's dangerous around here!

You: I'm management!

Foreman: Look out for that falling girder!

You: Look out for that falling -(what?)

CLUNK.
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bold of you to assume i leave the site office, benefits of being an excel jockey 

 
carefree franco said:
Unfortunately he wanted first team football when he came back from Swansea. He didn’t want to go on loan and it was a risk if he was ready to step in straight away. I’d wonder what the reaction would be if the board said we’re not making a centre back signing because humphries will be the lb/lcb after a good season in the championship? 
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I'd have been more than happy to see Guehi given a chance at the time. Fact is the opinions on this forum don't count in the club's buying/selling process - we employ people on big money to make these decisions and they f**ked this one up.

It's not a debate.

 
I really think that if our owners are serious about signing, using, and building a club around youth, they really need to stop buying other young footballers and start looking into the academy. It has over the last 10 years developed an amazing reputation for player development. 

1. it will stop them wasting huge amounts of money on unknown potential

2. it will provide a pathway to the first team where youngsters will want to stay and develop with us. It would also stop players like Solanke, Musiala et all leaving

3. Regardless of what the yanks do, us fans will have a bond with the club. 

4. means the club will hit whatever financial restriction targets in future with ease and allow us to spend, sometimes big, on players that will improve the 1st eleven. 

 
Sconnie Blue said:
We have a matching offer don’t we? And if Guehi really thought he should be starting over Rudiger, Silva, Dave, or Christensen coming off a champions league win then I don’t know what much more we could’ve done. 
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I love Silva, Dave both club legends. but even back then father time and writing was all over the wall for both players and both could have left there and then after the Champions league win. Their departures wouldnt have made any difference to what followed. Guehi went on to form a rock-solid partnership with Mitchell at Palace the season we sold him and hand on heart, I'd have him in our team over our recent 3 centre half signings. Mitchell should have been at this summer's Euros as our left back. 

Anyhow, our loss is Palace and Englands gain. I imagine it would be a 50 million bid to get him back. 

 
In fact, i'm not even sure he's better than Chalobah tbh. 

Good player no doubt but he's being hugely overrated right now. 

 
Ukraine Bolt said:
I'll be honest, i still think Tomori was and is a better player than Guehi. 
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Pffffft. Watch Tomori in Serie A as I do. Same old problems: suspect under pressure, flaky distribution. His RC against us in the CL summed things up. Picked up one against Roma last season too. 

 
Ukraine Bolt said:
In fact, i'm not even sure he's better than Chalobah tbh. 

Good player no doubt but he's being hugely overrated right now. 
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Pfffffft. Trev is an honest trier. I love him. Guehi's ceiling is way higher, even higher than the site office.

 
dermott said:
Pffffft. Watch Tomori in Serie A as I do. Same old problems: suspect under pressure, flaky distribution. His RC against us in the CL summed things up. Picked up one against Roma last season too. 
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I watch him plenty and remember his time with us and stand by my comments. 

 
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