17 Jan 2024 09:25:19
Rennes have agreed to take Mangala on loan with an obligation to buy for 21.5m is this good business bearing in mind he's been our best midfielder this season?

1.) 17 Jan 2024
17 Jan 2024 10:05:25
No Munmad it’s not good business at all. It’s never to be a workable policy to sell your better players to accommodate the many mediocre players we have signed ( some of whom have hardly played). Recruitment is a mess. Plus you need a specialist DM player as I’ve posted on here before. I mean, in rugby, you wouldn’t play a scrum half at tighthead prop would you or get Jimmy Anderson to open the batting at cricket?

2.) 17 Jan 2024
17 Jan 2024 14:27:40
Tough one to call this as I am a big Mangala fan. One of the first names on the team sheet under Cooper but didn't play in both the Newcastle and Man U wins.

Nuno favouring Yates and Danilo as the x2 holding midfielders and I'm guessing Sangare will be competing for one of the holding midfielders roles after AFCON - He still needs to impress and Mangala is a better DM but we aren't going to sell our 30m signing after 6months are we!?

Danilo for me isn't a DM but Nuno must see something tactically in his role. Yates, Sangare and Danilo fighting for x2 spots so as hard as it is for me to say, I say we take the £25m for Mangala to support with FFP. I really hope he stays though!

Stokey Red. bit of an odd analogy as Mangala plays centre midfield not as a GK!

3.) 17 Jan 2024
17 Jan 2024 17:12:02
Stevo mate I guess it was a bit of a clunky analogy ( but thinking about it he might actually be better than Turner and Vlachodimos! Joking of course ??)

4.) 18 Jan 2024
18 Jan 2024 11:55:00
haha all good StokeyRed - was just joking too! After last nights performance from Vlachodimos, we definitely need a new GK. he must have been stood in cement for that 2nd goal!

Mangala played steady last night to be fair.

5.) 18 Jan 2024
18 Jan 2024 13:34:18
I’m in the other camp to be honest re Mangala. He’s OK but of late he’s been a bit hit and miss. People keep mentioning how good he is, but I just don’t see it.
Last night at Blackpool he was sloppy. Then again, for a period of 30 minutes, EVERYONE was sloppy lol.

6.) 22 Jan 2024
22 Jan 2024 15:28:58
Belgium keep picking him because he isn't good? I don't think so.