Concrete Ron

[paul_e]

Not a well thought out strategy, just not the clear sign that everyone is utterly incompetent that some people see it as.  I just don't see this as something worth worrying about.

[Clampy]

To replace Ron would be expensive. Say £8m fee and a £50k a week 4 year deal to someone, so all in £18m outlay.

Not necessarily. He only cost us £4m himself and Okore cost the same.

[Toronto Villa]

Prior to the WC if someone offered us £6-7m we'd have likely taken it and considered ourselves lucky.

If we'd have sold Vlaar for £7m prior to the World Cup it would have ranked as one of the most stupid transfer deals in the club's history for me. We would have been left with Clark, Baker and Okore as our centre-back options and very little money to find a replacement at a time when the Market is ridiculously over-inflated.

That's not at all the point I am making in the context of the post I was responding to.

[Nastylee]

To replace Ron would be expensive. Say £8m fee and a £50k a week 4 year deal to someone, so all in £18m outlay.

Not necessarily. He only cost us £4m himself and Okore cost the same.

What has Okore done to put in the same bracket as Vlaar? I think there could be some disappointed folk about come Xmas when they realise Okore is not the next Baresi.

[bobdylan]

I think Okore will prove to be better than Vlaar.

[Clampy]

To replace Ron would be expensive. Say £8m fee and a £50k a week 4 year deal to someone, so all in £18m outlay.

Not necessarily. He only cost us £4m himself and Okore cost the same.

What has Okore done to put in the same bracket as Vlaar? I think there could be some disappointed folk about come Xmas when they realise Okore is not the next Baresi.

A bit unfair seeing as he's hardly kicked a ball for us yet.

[RussellC]

To replace Ron would be expensive. Say £8m fee and a £50k a week 4 year deal to someone, so all in £18m outlay.

Not necessarily. He only cost us £4m himself and Okore cost the same.

What has Okore done to put in the same bracket as Vlaar? I think there could be some disappointed folk about come Xmas when they realise Okore is not the next Baresi.

A bit unfair seeing as he's hardly kicked a ball for us yet.

I think that's the point.

[peter w]

May as well hope that he's great than fingers crossed that he's not shit though. Surely that's the point.

[RussellC]

May as well hope that he's great than fingers crossed that he's not shit though. Surely that's the point.

Hope's one thing, expectation is another.

[peter w]

He looked good when he started to get a run together in the team and got a horrible injury. he looks strong, quick, and can read a game. Can pass the thing too. Yes, it's early and yes he may be rubbish. The few glimpses so far suggest that he could be good. Why not cling to that rather than being an eeyore?

[RussellC]

He looked good when he started to get a run together in the team and got a horrible injury. he looks strong, quick, and can read a game. Can pass the thing too. Yes, it's early and yes he may be rubbish. The few glimpses so far suggest that he could be good. Why not cling to that rather than being an eeyore?

Cling to it be all means, but don't you think it's jumping the gun to be comparing him with Vlaar already? I agree that he looks, strong, quick and decent on the ball, but he also looks to suspect in the air which I'm not going to ignore just because I want him to be good.

[peter w]

Who has compared him to Vlaar? I've seen people's opinions but nothing that compares him to vlaar. I haven't gone back any further than a page and a bit though.

[RussellC]

To replace Ron would be expensive. Say £8m fee and a £50k a week 4 year deal to someone, so all in £18m outlay.

Not necessarily. He only cost us £4m himself and Okore cost the same.

[Clampy]

Who has compared him to Vlaar? I've seen people's opinions but nothing that compares him to vlaar. I haven't gone back any further than a page and a bit though.

No-one's compared him Vlaar as I can see either.

[RussellC]

Who has compared him to Vlaar? I've seen people's opinions but nothing that compares him to vlaar. I haven't gone back any further than a page and a bit though.

No-one's compared him Vlaar as I can see either.

Then why on earth mention him in reference to how cheaply Vlaar could be replaced?!