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26-05-2022, 20:12
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It’s been reported by Percy that John Swift Reading creative midfielder will be signing for Albion on a free transfer.
He’s 26 and scored 11 and made 13 goals for Reading last season. If or when he signs it’s a great start to the transfer window, which doesn’t open till middle of June
It’s official on website excellent signing.
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(26-05-2022, 20:12)wba13 Wrote: It’s been reported by Percy that John Swift Reading creative midfielder will be signing for Albion on a free transfer.
He’s 26 and scored 11 and made 13 goals for Reading last season. If or when he signs it’s a great start to the transfer window, which doesn’t open till middle of June
It’s official on website excellent signing.
Agreed! If this is the shape of things to come then excellent, I will hold my hands up and say I was wrong about Bruce. I don’t really know how good a player Swift is but he’s seems to have been coveted by other championship clubs, so we’ll done Baggies for getting him.
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Yup, let's hope that I'll soon be slicing up a nice big portion of humble pie for myself.
Like BS I don't know much about Swift but good stats and the right age.
Great start!
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(26-05-2022, 21:08)drewks Wrote: Yup, let's hope that I'll soon be slicing up a nice big portion of humble pie for myself.
Like BS I don't know much about Swift but good stats and the right age.
Great start!
And he wrote a popular book about Gulliver as well! 
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(26-05-2022, 21:46)derbybaggie Wrote: (26-05-2022, 21:08)drewks Wrote: Yup, let's hope that I'll soon be slicing up a nice big portion of humble pie for myself.
Like BS I don't know much about Swift but good stats and the right age.
Great start!
And he wrote a popular book about Gulliver as well!
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Commented about this in the transfer thread.
A good bit of business.
A player proven at this level in a position we are desperate for.
Done early too. Hopefully the sign of things to come...
I'm not holding my breath yet as we did the same with Mowatt last year and not much followed. I do hope we address the positions that we've been desperate for since Bilic was here (namely right back and defensive midfield) as well as add a few more creative players too. But it's certainly a good start.
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Looks like an excellent signing on paper. Another 5 like this and we may have a chance. I reserve judgement ATM. Mowatt was supposed to bit brilliant and he was for the first 10 games, got injured and never got his mojo back. Dike has a lot to do, I think he will need a lot of support to give us a return.
With Wallace and Lehman waiting in the wings things could start to get interesting.
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One of the best midfielders in the Championship, should really be playing at a higher level always plays well against my lot sadly
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(26-05-2022, 23:39)Slick_Footwork Wrote: Commented about this in the transfer thread.
A good bit of business.
A player proven at this level in a position we are desperate for.
Done early too. Hopefully the sign of things to come...
I'm not holding my breath yet as we did the same with Mowatt last year and not much followed. I do hope we address the positions that we've been desperate for since Bilic was here (namely right back and defensive midfield) as well as add a few more creative players too. But it's certainly a good start.
I agree with all you say about Swift, good signing, and swiftly captured (sorry).
You request a defensive midfielder, more creative players and a right back. I like the idea of a defensive midfielder and another creative player, who I would like to be Jed Wallace from Millwall.
But I disagree with the right back, I think we could sell Furlong, get a few funds to use later. I think he is overrated and I can see a club going for him with his long throw. We have Dara O’Shea who can be our no 1 there, Taylor GH can also play there if needed, and if we are going to provide opportunities for our youngsters, then we have Ethan Ingram who is a class 19 year old who was one of the best players of our premier league 2 cup winning side, we have Reece Hall, who at 18 has been playing for the under 23’s and Alex Williams who is 17, all 3 are right backs and all 3 are quality for their age.
Just my opinion!
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(28-05-2022, 00:43)harrogatebaggie Wrote: (26-05-2022, 23:39)Slick_Footwork Wrote: Commented about this in the transfer thread.
A good bit of business.
A player proven at this level in a position we are desperate for.
Done early too. Hopefully the sign of things to come...
I'm not holding my breath yet as we did the same with Mowatt last year and not much followed. I do hope we address the positions that we've been desperate for since Bilic was here (namely right back and defensive midfield) as well as add a few more creative players too. But it's certainly a good start.
I agree with all you say about Swift, good signing, and swiftly captured (sorry).
You request a defensive midfielder, more creative players and a right back. I like the idea of a defensive midfielder and another creative player, who I would like to be Jed Wallace from Millwall.
But I disagree with the right back, I think we could sell Furlong, get a few funds to use later. I think he is overrated and I can see a club going for him with his long throw. We have Dara O’Shea who can be our no 1 there, Taylor GH can also play there if needed, and if we are going to provide opportunities for our youngsters, then we have Ethan Ingram who is a class 19 year old who was one of the best players of our premier league 2 cup winning side, we have Reece Hall, who at 18 has been playing for the under 23’s and Alex Williams who is 17, all 3 are right backs and all 3 are quality for their age.
Just my opinion!
My main desire for a right back is because I don't rate Darnel Furlong at all. I don't think he's a Championship player. Terrible passer. No composure.
In the Bilic promotion season, he showed a bit going forward but was terrible defensively and that's why him and O'Shea seemed to keep being chopped and changed without either of them ever really making the position their own. That's why I was gobsmacked we went into the Premier League season with Furlong as first choice despite him not nailing down the position in the Championship.
In the subsequent years his defending seems to have improved a bit but he now offers nothing going forward, despite operating at wing back last season.
I'd be chuffed if we could sell him, but I don't harbour any hope that anyone else would want him. Apart from the long throw, I don't see anything in him.
I agree that O'Shea is a better option, but I get the impression he prefers to play centre half. TGH is a far better player than Furlong, but I think he might need to mature a bit defensively if he's to play right back in a back 4. In the game against QPR, he didn't seem to know how to deal with aerial balls. Maybe with an extra few months of growth and a closed season behind him, he'll be fine to step up.
Not seen the young lads, so can't comment. But as long as Furlong isn't first choice again, I'll be relatively happy.
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