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Chris Mepham

JCMcBee said:
...that young fella on loan at Derby looks a better footballer than Ake.
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Dont they play completely different positions to coma[re like for like. Mount is probably not as good defending as Ake
 

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Gee Bee said:
Dont they play completely different positions to coma[re like for like. Mount is probably not as good defending as Ake
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Tomori, he was excellent.
 

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Gee Bee said:
Dont they play completely different positions to coma[re like for like. Mount is probably not as good defending as Ake
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....was talking about Tomori mate....central defender....20yrs old....and very good.
 

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JCMcBee said:
....was talking about Tomori mate....central defender....20yrs old....and very good.
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He was excellent at Derby when we played them too.
 

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grutter said:
As long as the £15m is up front and there are either decent add ons or a good wedge of sell-on fee, that's an excellent amount of money for an unproven defender at top level. All those talking £20-£25m in the summer need to join the real world.
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:sorted: :imwith:
 

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Doovster said:
Meps is quality and I'm convinced will play for a top 6 PL side in the future. Thankfully out of all our jewels in our crown I think he is also the one we can most afford to lose right now without massively disrupting us. I would rather lose Meps than say Maupay or Watkins right now, despite Oli's form having been off the last month or so. The only trade I would make would be someone offering the same sort of money for Konsa and retaining Meps as I feel Meps has a bigger future than Konsa.
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I could have written the same myself as my sentiments entirely. It’s going to be a good deal for player and both clubs if £15M or near and I believe he will develop into a player who could play at the very top of the Premier League.
 

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JCMcBee said:
....was talking about Tomori mate....central defender....20yrs old....and very good.
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Not convinced seems to be making last ditch tackles to often that look good but hide poor reading of game.
 

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Mepham often reminds me of Michael Turner. I wonder what he would have gone for in today's market, with our current DoF's at the helm. £5mil?
 

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BEEcool said:
Mepham often reminds me of Michael Turner. I wonder what he would have gone for in today's market, with our current DoF's at the helm. £5mil?
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I think Turner would not do as well in today's game, he was never that mobile.
 

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IDontBeeLieveIt said:
What are you even arguing against!?
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Originally Posted by HertfordBee
??? He only played little over half a game in it.
Quote Originally Posted by Bill Benn
Yes,so we will never know��
Er no.......Barbet's played all of our games in the new system........
 

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Bigruss said:
Originally Posted by HertfordBee
??? He only played little over half a game in it.
Quote Originally Posted by Bill Benn
Yes,so we will never know��
Er no.......Barbet's played all of our games in the new system........
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Try reading the thread properly :tongue:
 

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Doovster said:
Meps is quality and I'm convinced will play for a top 6 PL side in the future. Thankfully out of all our jewels in our crown I think he is also the one we can most afford to lose right now without massively disrupting us. I would rather lose Meps than say Maupay or Watkins right now, despite Oli's form having been off the last month or so. The only trade I would make would be someone offering the same sort of money for Konsa and retaining Meps as I feel Meps has a bigger future than Konsa.
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Agree with most of that, except right now I would substitute Sawyers for Watkins in your statement.
 

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BEEcool said:
Mepham often reminds me of Michael Turner. I wonder what he would have gone for in today's market, with our current DoF's at the helm. £5mil?
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Turner was nowhere near as good with the ball at his feet as Mepham is.
 

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jlove said:
I think Turner would not do as well in today's game, he was never that mobile.
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Is Mepham? I rate him very highly but if I had to say what I thought his least best attribute is, I’d say pace.

Turner was similar.
 

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BEEcool said:
Is Mepham? I rate him very highly but if I had to say what I thought his least best attribute is, I’d say pace.

Turner was similar.
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Maybe Chris isn't a sprinter but he's very mobile, which means he can position himself well to a player in possession. I think it's one of his major attributes.
 

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BEEcool said:
Is Mepham? I rate him very highly but if I had to say what I thought his least best attribute is, I’d say pace.

Turner was similar.
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Meps is no slouch and while not dissimilar to Turner in appearance is a class above and I really think he’s got the potential to play for a top 6 Premier League side one day.
 

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I'd say he's quick and certainly mobile for a centre half. Benefit of being thin as a whippet. He can do everything really and I think he's going to get better too. Some bigger clubs than Bournemouth will have missed a trick if he goes there but it's good news for us as we'll get more money when he moves again in two or three years. Think he'll go to the very top.
 

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I take it he hasn't gone yet!
 

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Two days ago " Bournemouth close to signing Brentford defender Chris Mepham:" they couldn't have been that close !
 

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Rumour of Tyrone Mings wanted by West Brom, freeing up space and wages for Mepham to come in?

It was in The Sun apparently!
 

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fencer/bee said:
Two days ago " Bournemouth close to signing Brentford defender Chris Mepham:" they couldn't have been that close !
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The BBC made a similar article in a previous window too about Mepham to Bournemouth, which obviously then never happened. It's probably more likely to go through this time, but I imagine it will drag on until the end of the window.
 

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alexcavell said:
The BBC made a similar article in a previous window too about Mepham to Bournemouth, which obviously then never happened. It's probably more likely to go through this time, but I imagine it will drag on until the end of the window.
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We won't be in a rush to agree to any compromise on our valuation, that's for sure. Bournemouth will have to at some point decide how badly they want him.
 

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It normally takes more than a few days for these deals to be completed and announced, though we're probably used to the rush of the last couple of days. This should happen and it'll just be a matter of when really.

Bournemouth don't need to sell to get this deal through, I doubt it's got anything to do with Mings.

Also, against Bolton we looked considerably weaker at the back when Mepham went off. Just because he hasn't played in the new system apart from there doesn't mean that he doesn't fit into it. If anything I think we'd look a lot more solid at the back if he were in there as well.
 

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I'd judge Mepham to be a better option than Konsa and Barbet in our back three... but then, if he's decided to move on, then we've got what we've got. It does appear that Brian has facilitated a change in mentality throughout the team when it come to defending.
 

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Training at Jersey road today by look of latest pics.
 

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regardless if he's available or not it may be fool hardy to change a back three that has performed well ?
 

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Invipai said:
It normally takes more than a few days for these deals to be completed and announced, though we're probably used to the rush of the last couple of days. This should happen and it'll just be a matter of when really.

Bournemouth don't need to sell to get this deal through, I doubt it's got anything to do with Mings.

This season Bournemouth have been spending a lot of cash on players

Also, against Bolton we looked considerably weaker at the back when Mepham went off. Just because he hasn't played in the new system apart from there doesn't mean that he doesn't fit into it. If anything I think we'd look a lot more solid at the back if he were in there as well.
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They recently shelved(temporarily) the new stadium plans to 'focus' investment on the playing side moving forward. Questionable if you can factor in this club statement to the Mepham deal, though Solanke's £18m capture may hint at a specific recruitment strategy targeted at young UK qualified player additions. Whether they'll accept BFC's terms is another thing altogether. Given the delay and flushing out Southampton's interest has probably complicated the transfer. Expect it to rumble on or fizzle out until the summer window as there's obviously a discrepancy in fee valuation, be it both upfront and the add-ons. No bad thing as he's contracted untill 2022 and his value may be higher in the summer with the possibility of other clubs circling. Will this possibility bend the Cherries arm now?
 

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Bournemouth have kept a rump of players who have been with them all the way through their incredible rise through the leagues. Cook, Francis, Pugh, Daniels and others.

Perhaps they know it’s time to start phasing some of them out now and replace with young talent?

That plus injuries and a poor defence.

I’m pretty certain this move will happen soon as it makes sense, so I expect that the clubs will agree a fee plus all the add ons too.
 

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Howe has wanted this deal long enough, He has seen enough of Mephs and likes what he has seen. This deal will go through.
 

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West Wilts Bee said:
Howe has wanted this deal long enough, He has seen enough of Mephs and likes what he has seen. This deal will go through.
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His(Eddies) nephew is at GP as much as we are. Not sure EH has watched him as much.EH wanted Chris Mepham, but the recommendation last summer was for a young lad at Charlton who was rated higher by the head of player recruitment at the Vitality.That man is no longer there, but now at a North East Premier league club who play in black and white stripes.
Not to sure if players have to leave Bournemouth before players come in.
We shall see in due course...of course.
 

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horshambees said:
His(Eddies) nephew is at GP as much as we are. Not sure EH has watched him as much.EH wanted Chris Mepham, but the recommendation last summer was for a young lad at Charlton who was rated higher by the head of player recruitment at the Vitality.That man is no longer there, but now at a North East Premier league club who play in black and white stripes.
Not to sure if players have to leave Bournemouth before players come in.
We shall see in due course...of course.
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Is the young lad at Charlton now our player by any chance?
 

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So no definite news re CM presumably means that he hasn't yet signed for Muff, but will not be risked today (in starting 11 or on bench) in case he picks up an injury.
 
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