Joleon Lescott - GONE

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Why would signing an experienced quality player represent low expectations?

[Villafirst]

I think Lescott will be great alongside Richards. Experience is vital for the defence. FFS £1.5 - £2M is peanuts in this league - is hardly a gamble at all.

[enigma]

I wish we'd signed him years ago but can't get excited about signing him now. Just have to wonder how much he has left in the tank. Other players around the same age are starting to struggle (John Terry for one). I suppose it can't do much harm to get him in now though.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Funny how Clark has started to look weak again just confirms my belief lescott needs to come in.

Made one, costly, mistake today. Other than that he was pretty good. You gonna slate Amavi in the same way? Whilst he had a good game, he also made a few mistakes today that could've led to conceding, like he did last week.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

My concern is that WBA don't want him. If they don't want him, why should we? They're signing Johnny Evans to play instead of him. In my mind, we should be really worried, because Johnny Evans is awful.

[Villafirst]

Why would signing an experienced quality player represent low expectations?

Totally agree - experience is important. Might well organise the defence and cut out the stupid errors.

[charleeco7]

He was their fans player of the season in May but Pulis obviously doesn't rate him though. As long as he stays fit then it's a decent signing for me.

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Clark was at fault for Palace's first last week as well.

[villa `cross the mersey]

He is 33, getting slower by the game and he is only going to get slower. Yes he was quality and has experience but his best days are behind him - if we are now into signing ageing centre backs to cover for our long line of crocked existing centre  backs I suggest that our expectations are hardly those of a club attempting to get back into the top 10.
I appreciate that it is essentially a short term measure and at low cost but i still consider that we are now happy to scrape along the bottom and merely survive each season ......... unless Sherwood can pull another quality player in from the French League or Blackburn. Its now obviously a struggle to match the ambition of big clubs  like Palace, Swansea and Southampton  

[dave.woodhall]

For fucks sake - if Lescotts the answer it shows just how low our expectations are right now and how poor the existing CB`s are (even allowing for injuries). Yes, he adds experience and may form a partnership with Richards but it leaves me totally underwhelmed , unless he bags the winners against Small Heath and the Bitters of course

For fuck's sake - it's a squad player for peanuts, not the big signing of the summer. All it shows is how we need a bit of experience and calm head at times. 

[Toronto Villa]

My concern is that WBA don't want him. If they don't want him, why should we? They're signing Johnny Evans to play instead of him. In my mind, we should be really worried, because Johnny Evans is awful.

Maybe he just doesn't want them. It's not hard to believe.

[kippaxvilla2]

Funny how Clark has started to look weak again just confirms my belief lescott needs to come in.

Made one, costly, mistake today. Other than that he was pretty good. You gonna slate Amavi in the same way? Whilst he had a good game, he also made a few mistakes today that could've led to conceding, like he did last week.

Just been confirmed on wm about lescott

Funny how Clark has started to look weak again just confirms my belief lescott needs to come in.

Made one, costly, mistake today. Other than that he was pretty good. You gonna slate Amavi in the same way? Whilst he had a good game, he also made a few mistakes today that could've led to conceding, like he did last week.

He was weak for Dann's goals last week also.  I'll criticise Amavi if it makes you feel better yes he was at fault.  We're hardly awash with quality left backs however.

[kippaxvilla2]

My concern is that WBA don't want him. If they don't want him, why should we? They're signing Johnny Evans to play instead of him. In my mind, we should be really worried, because Johnny Evans is awful.

From what I've been told Pulis thinks he's too slow and there is a major contractual fallout going on.

[Dave]

Its now obviously a struggle to match the ambition of big clubs  like Palace, Swansea and Southampton  

Yeah, you'd never get somebody like Palace bringing in say, 34 year old Brede Hangeland as cover for their central defenders.

[villa `cross the mersey]

For fucks sake - if Lescotts the answer it shows just how low our expectations are right now and how poor the existing CB`s are (even allowing for injuries). Yes, he adds experience and may form a partnership with Richards but it leaves me totally underwhelmed , unless he bags the winners against Small Heath and the Bitters of course

For fuck's sake - it's a squad player for peanuts, not the big signing of the summer. All it shows is how we need a bit of experience and calm head at times. 

My bad.... quality signing who will reinforce our shaky defence when called upon ... yet another stroke of genius from Sherwood