21 Aug 2023 13:37:59
Matondo and Davies in Hagi and Yilmaz out.
1.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 13:58:24
Seems like the club want to move Hagi on, why punish someone for saying they want to be involved more? Makes no sense whatsoever to me!
2.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 13:59:56
Glad Matondo in, but that only tells me Hagi will be sold.
3.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 14:09:58
Just saw that on FB. Not looking good for Hagi.
4.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 14:16:08
Strange decision by the manager.
Matondo for Yilmaz would have been a no brainer. Dropping Hagi just about tells us the manager doesn't want him in his plans going forward.
5.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 14:21:39
Think yilmaz is still injured so fair enough but Hagi. wow. clearly beale not happy with his presser and slapped him in the face with this omission lol.
6.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 14:26:54
As things stand today Hagi appears to offer more influence in games than Lammers, I would have held on to him until January.
7.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 14:39:22
I don't this is because of what Haji said he never been involved in much at all, maybe Beale way of getting him sold, personally not bothered in he's sold.
8.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 14:47:00
Going off what I’ve seen so far he’s better than Lammers and I think he’d thrive in that role. It’s a shame as I think he could step up for us given the chance. He’s a hard worker as well.
9.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 14:47:45
Think that's Haji finished - after his interview at the weekend and his omission today looks like he will be on his way.
10.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 14:54:52
Ultimately we can only have 17 non-homegrown players in the squad. I don't see Hagi getting in front of any of the 17 if we are to have a reasonably balanced squad (the closest being Matondo, but without him we literally have one sub we could make to the forward line) :
Butland
Tav; Goldson; Sterling; Davies; Balogun; Borna
Lundstram; Cifuentes; Dowell; Raskin; Cantwell
Dessers; Lammers; Matondo; Sima; Pereira.
11.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 15:23:54
People should be concerned we are forcing all these players out the door that were first team starters and keeping the likes of matondo roofe and signing guys that are not looking great.
We are putting way too much faith in Beale.
Letting hagi go is a mistake funny how he comes on plays well then we look to move him out surely if playing well you would be seeing if he fits with this team?
Immreally concerned about our recent policies and treatment of players who want to be at the club.
12.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 15:30:43
Beale’s presser made it abundantly clear that for whatever reason he has no intention of Ianis making the starting 11. Bit of a shame really as surely no club in their right mind would take him at a value that makes us a profit. My opinion is there's a player in there and we haven’t found the right position in our system for him.
13.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 15:58:14
Hagi has never been a regular starter for us. We need a winger more than we need hagi.
14.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 15:58:36
Beale never said that darth he actually said Hagi wants to play every game and not one player is guaranteed that.
15.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 16:13:54
Hagi offers far more than Dessers, Sima and Matondo . who's only had a 20min good spell in over a year. Can't believe Beale doesn't have him in the squad for PSV.
16.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 16:22:20
Something behind the Hagi thing, boy looks fit and say's he is,
possibly seen as a cash value and nothing else just now .
Club scrambling for income to fund deals Beale wants so he's in the market with one hand tied behind his back .
17.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 16:28:58
I think Ben Davies has been chosen ahead of Yilmaz to play LB. Barisic the attacking option, Davies the defensive one. I would expect Barisic to start with Davies on the bench.
Hagi isn’t being forced out the club. He needs game time and is being sent out on loan. Hagi hasn’t kicked a ball in about 18 months. I actually think a short-term loan could be great for him.
18.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 16:55:16
Hagi will be sold.
19.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 16:59:00
Good to see Matondo getting a place. He has the potential to be a very good player for us. As for forcing players out the door, I just don't see that. Colak just wasn't of the quality needed. Sadly, neither was Sakala. i'm still hoping to see Lundstrum, Kamara, Wright and possibly Davies all move on before the end of the transfer window and I really wouldn't be surprised if both Yilmaz and Hagi also moved on. So long as we secure a good fee for them and can bring in better players I won't complain. We still need a better quality left sided centre back, defensive midfield player and right winger than any of the players mentioned.
20.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 17:32:41
Hagi for Matondo makes sense, already have lammers and cantwell that dl a similar job to hagi (or can) matondo adds something different to the squad, pace.
21.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 17:41:20
What? Hagi should be starting.
22.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 18:29:19
Gadji your just making things up now behave yourself.
23.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 18:30:48
Davies may well be a revelation at left back, he's got the engine so let's hope so .
24.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 18:41:37
Beale every player wants 5o play every game otherwise they are not worth having.
If you are not concerned with Beales attitude you should be he has clear favourites regardless of how they are performing.
And I really hope it doesn't come back to bite us
Only good thing right now is looks like other side of city in a transition period too hopefully we can take full advantage but we need to get our ? together quick.
25.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 18:42:33
Kelso said about Davies playing left back last year too to give us a more solid base that's hard to break down just a question if he has enough pace.
26.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 19:02:00
Again, like Colak and Sakala before him, nobody thinks that Hagi is wonderful but we are worried about the standard of players replacing them. Dessers, Sima and Lammers are no better and to be getting rid of players to bring these three in is worrying. As for the club scrambling about to provide him with funds. He was wasted £8million so far on two poor strikers. Bringing an unfit Davies in to replace a still unfit Yilmaz seems pointless to me, we have 3 centre backs and King in the squad and 3 full backs and Devine also in the squad, so why do we need Davies . Devine and Sterling both have more experience playing left back than Davies does, if required . Unless we are going 3 at the back but that would be a huge shock as we have never done so in the past.
27.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 19:11:58
I watched the Beale presser today about the Hagi situation. He said something along the lines of - ‘It would be good to get him out playing football and we’re looking to make that happen’. He never mentioned a transfer, or loan, but that sounds like a loan to me.
The reality is Lawrence has been out for a year as well. When to we give him minutes? Against PSV and Celtic? He might be better off out on loan too. If Hagi and Larence came back to us in January (which isn't far away) with 15 games or something under their belt it would do them the world of good.
Hagi has quality but he's not physically fit. The lad looked exhausted at the weekend. He said himself last season it was difficult for him to catch up when everyone else was already in the team, playing consistently, and they have match fitness and form. If he doesn’t get enough minutes this season it could happen again.
Rangers still have Matondo, Roofe, and a new LW is apparently being brought in. Lammers plays wide right of the front 3 but who is his backup if Hagi goes? Scott Wright ?♂️.
28.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 20:11:47
Gofor is that the same hagi, sakala et al you have slaughtered on here for last w/ o years.
29.) 21 Aug 2023
21 Aug 2023 22:33:00
Hagi stated in his presser that he feels fitter than before his injury after having a full pre season and he intimated that his stats confirm this. He also gave the impression that MB disagrees with this.
MB stated today that Hagi has not yet reached the levels of fitness he had before the injury so they clearly disagree on that point.
Hagi is getting frustrated and wants more action, MB will not guarantee him game time so I suspect his outing in the cup was partly to put him in the shop window.
I like Hagi whom as a player has always given his all and had a classy personality, having said that probably the best scenario in this situation is him moving on and us getting a transfer fee for him.
30.) 22 Aug 2023
22 Aug 2023 12:39:36
Hagi was only on for 20 odd minutes and he certainly didn`t look exhausted. I thought he was trying a bit too hard to impress but at least he was trying which is more than we can say for the lazy guy he replaced.