Philippe Senderos

[Chris Jameson]

Why do people get so angry with each other on message boards? It scares me.

FUCK OFF!!!!!!

You're a meany.

Hold him down and give him a Chinese burn*.

*not racist

[Ozzjim]

More I think about it, the more it is just a cover player in a position we have been left exposed in time and again. We start next season, if Vlaar doesn't go, and I think he will let his contract run down and go free to be honest the year later, 2 international central defenders better off than we ended last season. A decent holding midfielder comes in too then I reckon we would stay up on that squad alone, adding in a forward and creator would be a bonus. Just a left back left to get then. Assuming Luna goes home and Bennett is used in a makeweight for a lower league player somewhere.

All in all very meh, but a player we will probably be thankful for when injuries bite.

[QBVILLA]

I honestly think we did well to not get relegated last season with the squad we have. I expect QPR and Leicester to stay up next season and if we are outside of the bottome 5 i will be surprised. We need at least 4 first team additions.

[not3bad]

Senderos is 29 now which is supposed to be about the peak time for a central defender isn't it? He might not be the best player but his experience should help anchor the defence a bit more, and if Vlaar stays and Okore comes back I would have thought we're in slightly better shape. Need to get a decent left back now.

[bridgwater villa]

He will be an improvement surely?

[citizenDJ]

I'm not too sure Senderos will be seen as just 'back up', to be honest. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him starting the season in our starting eleven, regardless of whether Vlaar is still here or not. It could be as one of three centre-backs, maybe, alongside Vlaar and Okore.

Is the Vlaar thing just idle speculation, by the way, or is there gossip pertaining to him moving on?

[nodge]

It's just that it seems we always lose our good players after an international tournament I think?

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

I know Van Gaal always picks Vlaar for the Netherlands but signing him for Man Utd would be madness. He's nothing more than "steady" at the best of times.

[PeterWithesShin]

I've never rated Senderos, I really really hope I end up eating a big plate of pie, made of humble.

[Dave]

I know Van Gaal always picks Vlaar for the Netherlands but signing him for Man Utd would be madness. He's nothing more than "steady" at the best of times.

So he's probably a bit ahead of their other three centre-backs then?

[Toronto Villa]

I've never rated Senderos, I really really hope I end up eating a big plate of pie, made of humble.

Thing is we don't see enough of him to make a full and educated judgement on a player. It's no different to watching highlights of Tonev on YouTube blasting it in with either foot from 30yds and thinking he's ace only to realise when he gets here that the previous 200 shots which you didn't see ended up in the car park.

He'll be a solid at times, mostly reliable back up. He'll be a presence at both ends at set pieces. But expect at times to hold your head in your hands as makes a tool of himself.

[Clark W Griswold]

I know Van Gaal always picks Vlaar for the Netherlands but signing him for Man Utd would be madness. He's nothing more than "steady" at the best of times.

So he's probably a bit ahead of their other three centre-backs then?

He's no Jaap Stam though is he :-)

I suspect this link has been made by someone with an odd sense of humour.

[Clark W Griswold]

Regarding Senderos, why not give him a chance before writing him off? He's the right age and experience with the right fee for us at the moment, and he could do a good job. He's got a good pedigree from earlier in his career, sometimes players can go off the boil but come back stronger in the right set up.

[silhillvilla]

Losing vlaar doesn't concern me too much. Overall he's been quite poor I think and is quite injury prone.

[Malandro]

Why do people get so angry with each other on message boards? It scares me.

FUCK OFF!!!!!!

You're a meany.

Hold him down and give him a Chinese burn*.

*not racist

We'll let you off this once. Any ideas on what the P.C name for it is anyone?