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Enzo Barrenechea - on loan at Benfica
« on: June 11, 2024, 04:19:29 PM »
I suppose very sadly we may as well kick this thread off. Sad in that Doug is leaving. But I beliebe we are not signing the bloke who played at Leeds. McKinnie was excellent at Juventus recently and their fans are not happy he's leaving.



he's a tenacious CM. Hopefully he continues to develop under Unai
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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2024, 04:21:36 PM »
Good luck Weston.  No honestly, these are tears of happiness.

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2024, 04:21:47 PM »
He'll sell tickets on our US games in pre-season!

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2024, 04:22:00 PM »
Great article about him in the Luiz thread from ESPN. Judging him at Leeds is like judging Doug under the scouse one.

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2024, 04:23:44 PM »
Great article about him in the Luiz thread from ESPN. Judging him at Leeds is like judging Doug under the scouse one.

Fair point. Hope he does well, good luck Weston-Super-Player

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2024, 04:25:25 PM »
He'll sell tickets on our US games in pre-season!

Hopefully still find time to play a few minutes too.

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2024, 04:35:00 PM »
McKennie looks a decent player.

All action midfielder. Turned us down in the summer even though Juventus wanted rid of him. Hopefully we'll look more attractive in January, we can have the best owners in the world but hanging around the arse end of the PL does us no favours.

It took longer than we imagined.

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2024, 04:36:24 PM »
I still remember the USA v England group stage match in Qatar 2022.. McKennie played well. He was on the end of a few chances, drove the ball forward well, had some sharp/quick passes through the middle but also contributed out wide right, and broke up play nicely in the final third. I don't think he's necessarily as good as Dougie at this point in their careers, but he's a few inches taller, plays some tidy football and on the whole, I think he'll be able to do a job for us.

I just worry that losing a player of Doug's magnitude and expecting a Barkley/McKennie replacement to continue to push us upwards is a big risk. FFP is crooked.

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2024, 04:39:02 PM »
Okay, so what are the best pizza places in Birmingham for him? If he's used to good pizza in Turin, I don't think he's going to be happy with Pizza Express.

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2024, 04:39:38 PM »
Will he be cover for Kamara?

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2024, 04:40:26 PM »
Okay, so what are the best pizza places in Birmingham for him? If he's used to good pizza in Turin, I don't think he's going to be happy with Pizza Express.

Judging by the shit he puts on his pizza he'll be more than happy with Pizza Hut.

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2024, 04:40:51 PM »
I think initially that's where he will play. As versatile cover for Kamara then rotate.

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2024, 04:42:58 PM »
Whelmed. Weakened the team so hoping for a couple of bigger signings soon.

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2024, 04:43:17 PM »
Okay, so what are the best pizza places in Birmingham for him? If he's used to good pizza in Turin, I don't think he's going to be happy with Pizza Express.

Judging by the shit he puts on his pizza he'll be more than happy with Pizza Hut.

I like Pizza Hut.  >:(

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Re: Weston McKinnie - nearly signed
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2024, 04:44:17 PM »
Well obviously he will need to improve his English. Does he speak Spanish at all?

 


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