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Bluedylan1 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2026 1:04 pm I didn't see it that way at all. He said we've bid for a few, and that we want one who's noticeably better than Merlin Rohl.

I'm on a come down!

Can you see us getting one for the money we seem to have?

Lazarou II wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2026 1:10 pm I'm on a come down!

Can you see us getting one for the money we seem to have?

Absolutely we'll get one.

Whether they'll be good enough to really elevate us, we'll have to see, but we'll defo get one.

He effectively said he's using Merlin Rohl in a similar way to the way City transformed Matthias Nunez into a RB from a midfielder for now, and that they want to buy one who's noticeably better than Rohl (ie not just buying any random RB and then end up preferring Rohl there anyway, and having wasted £15-20m).

Bluedylan1 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2026 1:13 pm Absolutely we'll get one.

Whether they'll be good enough to really elevate us, we'll have to see, but we'll defo get one.

He effectively said he's using Merlin Rohl in a similar way to the way City transformed Matthias Nunez into a RB from a midfielder for now, and that they want to buy one who's noticeably better than Rohl (ie not just buying any random RB and then end up preferring Rohl there anyway, and having wasted £15-20m).

I hope you are right and I am wrong.

Bluedylan1 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2026 1:13 pm Absolutely we'll get one.

Whether they'll be good enough to really elevate us, we'll have to see, but we'll defo get one.

He effectively said he's using Merlin Rohl in a similar way to the way City transformed Matthias Nunez into a RB from a midfielder for now, and that they want to buy one who's noticeably better than Rohl (ie not just buying any random RB and then end up preferring Rohl there anyway, and having wasted £15-20m).

I don’t think he said that about Rohl being used like Nunes.

TheRam wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2026 2:20 pm I don’t think he said that about Rohl being used like Nunes.

He didn't say it directly, but I think that's the analogy he was drawing. Converting an athletic midfielder into a RB.

It’s good point on Rohl though, we’ve just invested good money in him and he seems capable of playing in a lot of positions.

No point buying somebody like Johnson who isn’t going to be any better than Rohl there, we need somebody actually good.

Honestly I’d prefer Rohl at RB and a new LB than I would buying a twenty eight year old middling right back from the SPL

Bluedylan1 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2026 2:28 pm He didn't say it directly, but I think that's the analogy he was drawing. Converting an athletic midfielder into a RB.

Which isn't necessarily a bad shout.

A good footballer with the right attributes, at a young enough age, should be able slot into a few positions and learn.