Tonight sees the return of the 'Friday Night Review' where I take a look at the past week in the Premiership, and decide the best 3 transfers of the week, and explain why I believe these guys wil have the most impact in the coming season.
Very busy week of transfers with plenty of big name signings, but my top 3 signings this week come from outside the big 4. So, with no further ado, here they are:
1. Jason Koumas [West Brom - Wigan] £5.3m
2. Chris Baird [Southampton - Fulham] £3.025m
3. David Nugent [Preston - Portsmouth] Undisclosed (c. 6 Million)
Jason Koumas may be a controversial choice but I believe he will be a key figure in pushing Wigan back up the Premiership table. He has a huge amount of natural talent but has only recently started to fulfil his potential. The move to Wigan should work out quite well for him because he should be allowed to play his natural game and run the show for them, since they don't have many other players with his natural flair or intelligence. It would be a great move for Chris Hutchings to build a side around him, because I believe that that type of pressure will bring the best out of him, and create a situation where he can run a game. It will be important to get the balance in midfield right, a hard tackling central midfielder alongside Koumas would be perfect as it would allow him to not worry too much if any moves went wrong, as he would always have protection. I predict great things for this guy, and I hope he is allowed to play his natural game because otherwise this prediction may come back to haunt me.
Chris Baird is a solid central defender who goes about his business quietly but effectively. He's the type of player who never really gets the press conferences afterwards, but when he misses a game, you notice just how effective he is. He's not a big name, but he will be key player in Fulham's bid to avoid relegation next season. Southampton are losing a very good player, and I hope that they can still put in a good promotion bid in the coming season.
I have already talked about Nugent on this blog before. He is a player who is ideally suited to the Premiership, and will have a very good season for Portsmouth. He'll be a great one to have in your Fantasy team since I don't think he'll cost that much, but will score a fair few goals. You heard it here first!
Well, that makes up the 'Friday Night Review'. The big news of the day is Becks signing for LA Galaxy, good luck to the chap. Otherwise, a few more signings coming in, but nothing we haven't seen before. Fulham continue to spend with Healey and Konchesky coming in, they're both experienced players who will not set the Premiership alight, but should be pretty solid.
Sheffield United have failed in their High Court appeal, and that pretty much signals the end of their bid to get back into the Premiership. They may continue their fight but it just won't work out, they should drop the case and just start building for next season...I've said that a million times but it's not going to happen, I just hope that this case doesn't overshadow next season as it will have an effect on the morale at the club, which may mean a poor season on the football field.
Right, that's all for tonight, thanks for reading, and I hope we don't have as quiet a weekend as the last one, Night.
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2 comments:
I'm glad you have looked beyond the top-4 for the best transfer of the week. Koumas, Baird and Nugent all look to be strong transfers - and British too.
Looking at the top-4 and their transfers from this week Babel looks like a decent aquisition. "The next Henry"- aledgedly.
However, I don't like how Babel has dealt with the transfer speculation around him. Having responded to Arsenal's interest in him by saying "Next season I definitely play at Ajax" and then insinuate a transfer to the Gunners later on looked likely, to only go and sign for Liverpool saying "I have made my choice with my heart" is such bad form.
I was hoping the younger players wouldn't behave in such a way. With Cesc Fabregas rebuffing Real Madrid I hope he really means that.
Babel does look like a decent signing but I think that he'll probably take a while to settle this season. Kalou is a similar type of player, he found it hard last season and I can see Babel taking some time to settle, though he definitely has the quality to succeed in the long term.
I was also dissapointed by his dealings with the transfer speculation. I just assume that he thought he wouldn't be getting a move this season. Liverpool came in with a significantly higher bid then anything that had been reported about Babel before, so Ajax accepted and Babel decided that he might as well move on. His press statements have been very poor and it will come back to haunt him if there is ever any future speculation, as no-one will believe a word he says.
I think Cesc will remain with Arsenal since he does owe Wenger, and the club, a huge amount for giving him his first team chance, and allowing him game time at an age where he would be playing reserve team football at any other club. He'll definitely be an Arsenal player this season, and any future move will be for a huge amount, as his contract is very long at Arsenal.
Thanks for the comment, glad to know people are reading, let me know any other thoughts.
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