10 Jun 2023 16:38:29
Wonderful news about Saliba! Not liking the rumours that Hammers want RSR as part of the Rice deal though. If he does go I hope we get a buy back clause!

{Ed002's Note - There won’t be any buy back clues, they are incredibly rare in England with only a couple of clubs taking that route - and it devalues the player for the purchaser.}

1.) 10 Jun 2023
10 Jun 2023 19:44:56
Thanks for the insight ed002.

2.) 11 Jun 2023
11 Jun 2023 09:28:08
Let ESR go, he won’t improve being a bit part player.

3.) 11 Jun 2023
11 Jun 2023 20:33:29
Or just play him Banbury. Xhaka role should be up for grabs, why not give him a shot.

4.) 11 Jun 2023
11 Jun 2023 22:58:42
So where does Rice fit in?

ESR and Xhaka are very different in their style of play.

5.) 12 Jun 2023
12 Jun 2023 14:45:45
I see Rice mostly sitting in the Partey role Banbury, so plenty of options alongside, including ESR, with Partey still playing plenty of games, but not the full season like he was forced to do this season, as we all saw how that ended for him. If ESR wants to play, being cover for Ode or Martinelli is not going to get him a lot of game time, and no one would expect Arteta to start him ahead of them, so he needs to prove he has more than that. I very much see him in the Ramsey mould, in that he is more a box to box type player who will carry the ball forward and run at the defence rather than being another Ode who will try and pass the ball through the defence, so someone who definitely offers a plan B when our passing game is being negated. If Xhaka goes, there is a potential opening for him, and then it’s down to him to show he could do it. I just wish we had given him a go in those last couple of meaningless league games.