If there's a chance to get someone like that though, i don't think we'd be shy. I can see us bringing in a first-team midfielder at least, if someone we like is available.
Wonder if we will make another try to get him? Although doubt Dortmund or player will entertain us..
I wide take a prime Ronaldo but Brazilian Ronaldo to fight with are other Brazilian goal getter for the number 9 (can but dream)
I wonder if our idea about the next forward to buy have changed now we know Thiago can score goals in this league. When we last went shopping we didn't know and many posters has doubts.
Those are home grown in nation, for Europe we’d also need home grown at club. IIRC, right now that’d be Balcombe, Henry, and Yarmo.
I saw 3 kids in the front of MB today. U14 signings?
Bang on. Henderson is a great leader and player to have in the dressing room but it would be ideal to get our long term target in early and learn from Henderson. Also Henderson can’t play full 90 minutes every game.
Isn’t that Konak? Will be interesting to see if he gets more minutes as the season progresses.
Im personally thinking Yarmo given his lack of goals/assists to date - gives us a good pivot with his pressing and passing from the 6 position which means someone like Milambo could be our 8 with Dams 10 depending on the game.
Either way, we need another No 9 asap. Thiago is playing injured and is probably playing too many minutes for his long-term good. Yesterday was a perfect example of why the argument that Schade is his stand-in doesn't hold water. Thiago should probably have been subbed off if we want him to start against Everton, less than 70 hours after the last game finished, but Schade wasn't having one of his better games so made no sense to stick him in the middle rather than take him off.
We are calling out for a Milambo/JDS figure within the squad.
I know Carvalho played CF in the Championship but I've seen nothing to suggest he can successfully do that at this level.
Nothing like as good as the last game. Certainly not superb
He won EVERY ball in the air.
Don’t worry about Fabs & Milambo there out until next season. Make the squad a lot stronger now and worry about that when there back. ACL is a big injury to come back from. Personally we need another 9
He was superb against Muff, he was okay yesterday…..
We’ve not really seen much of him at all or in a primary position he and the team have been coached around rather than him coming into an existing shape. I think he could have the potential to be a Maupay style little striker who is good at finding the right place to be and tucking away chances.
and then some people think that Gary Linekar Mk 2 will happily sit on the bench.
That’s clearly the Brentford Way! I’m amazed that anyone posts about “a back-up striker” when the only back-up player I can recall us signing in the Premier League era was Sergio Reguilón on loan, once it was clear we had injury issues at left back.
I thought we could sign upto 6 non home grown under 21 years old each season
Wasn't aware of that, thought football was still bound by UK employment laws.
I think it is covered by the FA's "Elite Significant Contribution" creteria which has been agreed with the Home Office for visa purposes which allows clubs to sign promising young talent who don't meet the requirements placed on senior players.
All seems really complicated having just had a quick read.
www.premierleague.com
Indeed, regardless of age, I always though there was a qualifying criteria that needed to be met. A player from the Latvian league without much of an international youth reputation seems a challenge to me.All seems really complicated having just had a quick read.
“Well, firstly, exit from the EU and its freedom of movement for labour means that PL clubs cannot sign players from overseas at the age of 16, as Arsenal did with Bellerin from Barcelona, or 17 as was the case with Garcia and Van den Berg. Overseas players must be a minimum 18 years of age to enter the UK.
Premier League clubs want to remain competitive with other European football leagues about signing talented players from within the EU, and not to be at a disadvantage with their European rivals.
So, the Premier League and The FA have agreed to additional criteria for “Youth Players”, whereby these players aged 18-19 who have exceptional talent but have not yet had the chance to appear regularly in their clubs’ first teams can accrue points to earn a GBE.
So, these youth players can earn points for being named on team sheets for league matches, even if they remain on the bench for that match. They can earn points for appearing in cup matches for the first team and they can also earn points for playing in the overseas clubs’ development teams (youth or reserve teams) in either domestic or international competitions. Again, the ranking of the club’s leagues plays a role in how many points the player earns for these appearances and a cup appearance has a higher merit than one for a development team.
Furthermore, international appearances at youth level, between Under-17 and Under-23, will now be included in them earning points, with again the countries’ ranking and the level of competitions in which the players played also a factor”
Taken from premier league.com
Access To Talent: Frequently Asked Questions
A guide to understand the procedures for Premier League clubs looking to sign overseas players
I have no idea if this guy has enough points or really how they’re accrued
AFAIK, we're allowed a certain number of signings who fail the criteria, so long as the theory is that they will reach the criteria in the future. We signed Ji-Soo in this way, iirc.
Not EU Regs it is our League who put conditions on transfers.
It's the FA coming to an agreement with the Home Office.
