| Craig Cathcart 18:01 - Jul 2 with 4870 views | SitfcB |
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| Craig Cathcart on 18:02 - Jul 2 with 4441 views | Kieran_Knows |
That’s Keoghs replacement for this season sorted then. |  |
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| Craig Cathcart on 18:26 - Jul 2 with 4142 views | Illinoisblue |
Not sure we have room in the squad for an elderly cheerleader. |  |
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| Craig Cathcart on 18:42 - Jul 2 with 3956 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| Craig Cathcart on 18:26 - Jul 2 by Illinoisblue |
Not sure we have room in the squad for an elderly cheerleader. |
Darn it. That's me out then. |  |
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| Craig Cathcart on 18:48 - Jul 2 with 3892 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Craig Cathcart on 18:26 - Jul 2 by Illinoisblue |
Not sure we have room in the squad for an elderly cheerleader. |
I think it would be a very good, shrewd signing. We have less than 50 Championship appearances across our first choice back four. Woolfenden has played once at that level. I know people want 'sexy' signings with potential resale value but you need a few experienced heads in there and we don't have that at the back right now. It's an area we look a bit green in.
Cathcart has 150+ games in the Premier League, 150+ games in the Championship and 72 Northern Ireland caps under his belt. |  | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 18:55 - Jul 2 with 3801 views | Mullet |
| Craig Cathcart on 18:48 - Jul 2 by tractorboy1978 |
I think it would be a very good, shrewd signing. We have less than 50 Championship appearances across our first choice back four. Woolfenden has played once at that level. I know people want 'sexy' signings with potential resale value but you need a few experienced heads in there and we don't have that at the back right now. It's an area we look a bit green in.
Cathcart has 150+ games in the Premier League, 150+ games in the Championship and 72 Northern Ireland caps under his belt. |
Would think this is his agent trying to get someone other than Reading bidding for his services. |  |
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| Craig Cathcart on 18:56 - Jul 2 with 3789 views | SheffordBlue |
| Craig Cathcart on 18:48 - Jul 2 by tractorboy1978 |
I think it would be a very good, shrewd signing. We have less than 50 Championship appearances across our first choice back four. Woolfenden has played once at that level. I know people want 'sexy' signings with potential resale value but you need a few experienced heads in there and we don't have that at the back right now. It's an area we look a bit green in.
Cathcart has 150+ games in the Premier League, 150+ games in the Championship and 72 Northern Ireland caps under his belt. |
As long as he has the legs for it. Keogh had played a similar number of Championship games in the season before he joined us but looked completely off the pace. If the recruitment team/staff think he'll be fine in that respect then I agree on the experience point. | |
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| Craig Cathcart on 18:56 - Jul 2 with 3786 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Craig Cathcart on 18:55 - Jul 2 by Mullet |
Would think this is his agent trying to get someone other than Reading bidding for his services. |
Not so sure. Adam Leventhal also reporting it, who is well in at Watford. It's the type of signing I could see us making. Although you could be right of course. [Post edited 2 Jul 2023 18:57]
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| Craig Cathcart on 19:00 - Jul 2 with 3698 views | Mullet |
| Craig Cathcart on 18:56 - Jul 2 by tractorboy1978 |
Not so sure. Adam Leventhal also reporting it, who is well in at Watford. It's the type of signing I could see us making. Although you could be right of course. [Post edited 2 Jul 2023 18:57]
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Seems a bit too much of a stretch that it's us or Reading. The fact he's Northern Irish and knows KmcK seems to make it a lazy link to me.
I've got no idea who we are signing, I can't place our ambitions or market right now but it seems to me anyone we bring in will be big £ in fees/wages. | |
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| Craig Cathcart on 19:00 - Jul 2 with 3687 views | xrayspecs |
| Craig Cathcart on 18:56 - Jul 2 by tractorboy1978 |
Not so sure. Adam Leventhal also reporting it, who is well in at Watford. It's the type of signing I could see us making. Although you could be right of course. [Post edited 2 Jul 2023 18:57]
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Phil has just quashed it. | | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:04 - Jul 2 with 3636 views | PhilTWTD |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:00 - Jul 2 by xrayspecs |
Phil has just quashed it. |
Not quashed it, think it could be one of interest but sounds like nothing happening at present. |  | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:04 - Jul 2 with 3631 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:00 - Jul 2 by Mullet |
Seems a bit too much of a stretch that it's us or Reading. The fact he's Northern Irish and knows KmcK seems to make it a lazy link to me.
I've got no idea who we are signing, I can't place our ambitions or market right now but it seems to me anyone we bring in will be big £ in fees/wages. |
Think it says 'one of a number of clubs'.
I think there is going to be more change than people think. Two CBs (one experienced and one younger) with Edmundson going really wouldn't surprise me. I think it's very unlikely we don't bring in someone with a decent chunk of games at this level under their belt personally. | | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:05 - Jul 2 with 3613 views | itfcsuth |
I can see this.
Vastly experienced, over 150 Premier League games, over 150 Championship games, over 70 international appearances for Northern Ireland.
Think would be smart signing actually. |  | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:06 - Jul 2 with 3581 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:04 - Jul 2 by PhilTWTD |
Not quashed it, think it could be one of interest but sounds like nothing happening at present. |
2 in this week before Austria is my guess. | |
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| Craig Cathcart on 19:33 - Jul 2 with 3389 views | PhilTWTD |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:06 - Jul 2 by Kieran_Knows |
2 in this week before Austria is my guess. |
Assume they'd like to get people in for that if they can. | | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:34 - Jul 2 with 3376 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:33 - Jul 2 by PhilTWTD |
Assume they'd like to get people in for that if they can. |
Walton said as much yesterday, ha! | |
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| Craig Cathcart on 19:43 - Jul 2 with 3262 views | PhilTWTD |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:34 - Jul 2 by Kieran_Knows |
Walton said as much yesterday, ha! |
That's true, although I doubt he knows the details of any ins or outs! | | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:47 - Jul 2 with 3242 views | Stewart27 |
| Craig Cathcart on 18:48 - Jul 2 by tractorboy1978 |
I think it would be a very good, shrewd signing. We have less than 50 Championship appearances across our first choice back four. Woolfenden has played once at that level. I know people want 'sexy' signings with potential resale value but you need a few experienced heads in there and we don't have that at the back right now. It's an area we look a bit green in.
Cathcart has 150+ games in the Premier League, 150+ games in the Championship and 72 Northern Ireland caps under his belt. |
What does everybody keep banging on about championship appearances for?
Most of our players haven’t had the chance to have some yet. Doesn’t mean they’re not good enough.
Chambers played 159,749 times in the championship but he wasn’t very good. | | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 20:09 - Jul 2 with 3082 views | HighgateBlue |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:47 - Jul 2 by Stewart27 |
What does everybody keep banging on about championship appearances for?
Most of our players haven’t had the chance to have some yet. Doesn’t mean they’re not good enough.
Chambers played 159,749 times in the championship but he wasn’t very good. |
Chambers and Keogh have zero premier league appearances combined.
Cathcart has over 180. Personally I think that that level of experience is invaluable given that our defence is relatively inexperienced.
Also, the fact that he played pretty much a whole premier league season ending just over a year ago (admittedly in a poor side) shows his quality.
The Championship appearances were only part of the story.
Unless his legs or fitness are going, I would think he's about as decent a defender as we're going to be realistically aiming for. We may have been able to recruit championship level players in league one, but realistically we're not going to be able to recruit premier league players in the champ. Not when they can earn quadruple the money for bench warming. |  | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 20:20 - Jul 2 with 2995 views | HighgateBlue |
| Craig Cathcart on 18:26 - Jul 2 by Illinoisblue |
Not sure we have room in the squad for an elderly cheerleader. |
He'll be 34 for the majority of the coming season. He's played at least 25 league games in each of the last 5 seasons, 3 of which seasons were in the Premier League. He's in the Northern Ireland squad for the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign and last played 90 minutes in a Euro 2024 qualifier a fortnight ago.
So in my book he's neither excessively elderly nor to any extent a cheerleader. | | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 20:27 - Jul 2 with 2948 views | Coastalblue |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:00 - Jul 2 by xrayspecs |
Phil has just quashed it. |
Phil? Pah!
Chico is the man in the know, what's he said? |  |
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| Craig Cathcart on 20:34 - Jul 2 with 2886 views | Sharkey |
Not that it means much, but he's quite possibly an old pal of Rene Gilmartin, as they joined Watford at the same time and were there three years together. |  | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 20:41 - Jul 2 with 2827 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Craig Cathcart on 19:47 - Jul 2 by Stewart27 |
What does everybody keep banging on about championship appearances for?
Most of our players haven’t had the chance to have some yet. Doesn’t mean they’re not good enough.
Chambers played 159,749 times in the championship but he wasn’t very good. |
I don't keep banging on about it.
McKenna wanted an experienced CB in and around the squad last season and I don't see it being any different a level higher. That doesn't mean I don't think our players could be good enough (and I am sure Woolfenden will be more than good enough). | | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 21:35 - Jul 2 with 2567 views | DJR |
Bit too young for my liking. |  | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 21:55 - Jul 2 with 2498 views | The_Realist_09 |
Would be a great signing. | | | |
| Craig Cathcart on 23:03 - Jul 2 with 2315 views | PioneerBlue |
It does fit the profile that we have been things is needed,
Experienced CB
(DONE) Midfielder
Attacking midfielder to compete with Wes
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