| Isaac Hayden on 18:46 - Aug 25 with 4056 views | joolsyp |
| Isaac Hayden on 16:47 - Aug 25 by numptydumpty |
I cant see him starting on Saturday. Be on the bench though, i hope.
My Pompey mate, thinks Hayden was ok for them, but he actually thought Dozzell has been more consistent for them than Isaac. Anyhow they have comrade Yang now also, so what do Portsmouth know that we don't.
Some kind of alternative universe perhaps !!!
Hope its a successful season for him.
Eventually if we go to a three, i could see Field, Varane and Hayden with Morgan and Vale as bench options. Sometimes Chair might play back there. Can only see Madsen as a ten or central midfielder if we have injuries... [Post edited 25 Aug 16:48]
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I wonder whether away from home Stéphan/Nourry (who knows?) will go with two out of Field/Varane/Hayden and then Morgan as a kind of pressing 10, much as we did (to good effect) with Luke Amos? If we play all three in midfield then we forfeit a 10 for trying to score on the break? At least we now have the pace to do it. |  | |  |
| Isaac Hayden on 18:53 - Aug 25 with 4003 views | corse |
Good move. Next I would like to see a midfield with Varane and Hayden as DM s and Vale ACM. In 4-2-3-1. |  | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 20:32 - Aug 25 with 3753 views | gazza1 |
Hopefully he will be a good signing but I have concerns
- why Pompey never went back in for him and nor did anyone else despite it being very common knowledge that he was available.....
time will tell. [Post edited 25 Aug 20:33]
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| Isaac Hayden on 23:34 - Aug 25 with 3319 views | quickpassrotter |
Thank goodness for that signing. Impressed when with us previously. Gets about the pitch. Puts in a tackle.. Very physical, 6ft 2in,. Loud on the pitch. Experienced but still only 30 so lots left in his tank, |  | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 06:39 - Aug 26 with 3021 views | HammersmithR |
I assume this signing was forced on the board as it is definitely not part of the project given his age. There will be no resale value for him. I think it’s a good signing. We need a balance between young and experienced players. Hopefully Nourry and Belk are starting to realise that. Now on to an experienced and quality centre back. | | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 07:30 - Aug 26 with 2890 views | Blue_Castello |
| Isaac Hayden on 20:32 - Aug 25 by gazza1 |
Hopefully he will be a good signing but I have concerns
- why Pompey never went back in for him and nor did anyone else despite it being very common knowledge that he was available.....
time will tell. [Post edited 25 Aug 20:33]
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Have you watched his interview on the Offish, it's actually quite inspiring, he said he had other offers but there was only one team he wanted to play for in the Championship.
Think we have to thank Steve Cook for getting in his ear on holiday it's the small things that can make a difference, I loved his comment about how he found it difficult to play for Portsmouth against us last year, that's the attitude we need. | | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 07:40 - Aug 26 with 2848 views | PlanetHonneywood |
| Isaac Hayden on 18:53 - Aug 25 by corse |
Good move. Next I would like to see a midfield with Varane and Hayden as DM s and Vale ACM. In 4-2-3-1. |
I do wonder how/when Christian plans to introduce Vale, as there's certainly something talented in there.
Maybe, as has been suggested, we're managing his return following a serious injury, which would be sensible. But hopefully, we're not kept waiting too long |  |
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| Isaac Hayden on 07:44 - Aug 26 with 2807 views | johnhoop |
| Isaac Hayden on 23:34 - Aug 25 by quickpassrotter |
Thank goodness for that signing. Impressed when with us previously. Gets about the pitch. Puts in a tackle.. Very physical, 6ft 2in,. Loud on the pitch. Experienced but still only 30 so lots left in his tank, |
I think and really hope you’re right but Stefan Johansen was 30 when he joined us and we all know how long his legs lasted. [Post edited 26 Aug 7:45]
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| Isaac Hayden on 07:45 - Aug 26 with 2800 views | FDC |
| Isaac Hayden on 06:39 - Aug 26 by HammersmithR |
I assume this signing was forced on the board as it is definitely not part of the project given his age. There will be no resale value for him. I think it’s a good signing. We need a balance between young and experienced players. Hopefully Nourry and Belk are starting to realise that. Now on to an experienced and quality centre back. |
The need to blend a sprinkling of experience - and, importantly, good professionalism - with young talent is a great example of the kind of thing that is quite obvious to someone who has watched football for a long time, but perhaps less obvious to someone in their twenties...  . Hopefully it will be a lesson learned. |  | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 08:29 - Aug 26 with 2628 views | BklynRanger |
I'd normally have been very positive about yesterday's signings, and hopefully will be over time.
But at the minute it's hard to know what the plan is going to be to use them. If it's more semi-fit dicking about, coordinated by our corporate structure rather than the manager, then I'm not too positive. Strange times even for us. |  | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 08:47 - Aug 26 with 2516 views | gazza1 |
| Isaac Hayden on 07:30 - Aug 26 by Blue_Castello |
Have you watched his interview on the Offish, it's actually quite inspiring, he said he had other offers but there was only one team he wanted to play for in the Championship.
Think we have to thank Steve Cook for getting in his ear on holiday it's the small things that can make a difference, I loved his comment about how he found it difficult to play for Portsmouth against us last year, that's the attitude we need. |
Yes, he comes across as a good lad....but dont they all??
I hope he does come good, we certainly need it. | | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 09:12 - Aug 26 with 2404 views | aston_hoop |
| Isaac Hayden on 07:30 - Aug 26 by Blue_Castello |
Have you watched his interview on the Offish, it's actually quite inspiring, he said he had other offers but there was only one team he wanted to play for in the Championship.
Think we have to thank Steve Cook for getting in his ear on holiday it's the small things that can make a difference, I loved his comment about how he found it difficult to play for Portsmouth against us last year, that's the attitude we need. |
I like the bit where he says we should be looking at the top 10 or the playoffs. Fair play. |  |
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| Isaac Hayden on 11:23 - Aug 26 with 2162 views | Benny_the_Ball |
| Isaac Hayden on 14:11 - Aug 25 by stainrods_elbow |
Funny metaphor ('pulled the trigger') for an applauded incoming. So you think they basically tied up the contract, filmed the welcome video, and wrote the news release over a Bank Holiday weekend, do you? You sound like the kind of sad sack who just has to be the sneering cynic in the corner whatever the club does and whenever they do it. [Post edited 25 Aug 14:14]
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"You sound like the kind of sad sack who just has to be the sneering cynic in the corner whatever the club does and whenever they do it."
Utterly unnecessary and decidedly rich coming from you. [Post edited 26 Aug 11:46]
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| Isaac Hayden on 11:34 - Aug 26 with 2084 views | essextaxiboy |
I have never understood why teams with a keeper who can pass dont bypass the press with a clip into midfield where there should be space . |  | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 11:39 - Aug 26 with 2039 views | Benny_the_Ball |
| Isaac Hayden on 15:13 - Aug 25 by Ned_Kennedys |
Not a chance this was all done since 5pm Saturday. |
No one said it was, Ned. In all likelihood QPR expressed an interest earlier in the summer but were perhaps put off by wage demands and the player's profile not fitting the model. Consider the evidence. A free agent of good character who'd previously enjoyed a successful loan spell wasn't signed before the season started by a club hell bent on lowering the average age of the squad and developing young players with sell-on potential. There was also precious little pre-signing chatter, unlike the Saito and RND signings. Saturday's debacle, in my opinion, was the tipping point.
That all being said, I'm pleased to see him join. He'll certainly add some steel and know-how to the middle of the park. I'd still like to see a more dynamic, incisive, goal-scoring central midfielder at the club but, hey, good things come to those who wait (and wait). [Post edited 26 Aug 11:47]
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| Isaac Hayden on 11:44 - Aug 26 with 2010 views | Benny_the_Ball |
| Isaac Hayden on 15:42 - Aug 25 by JPC |
Not sure your last sentence is in any way justified |
Indeed, JPC. [Post edited 26 Aug 11:48]
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| Isaac Hayden on 11:52 - Aug 26 with 1938 views | TomS |
I got a laugh out of telling a Newcastle fan in the office that QPR had just signed Issac from them.
The penny dropped after more than a few seconds. |  | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 11:55 - Aug 26 with 1916 views | nick_hammersmith |
I really hope we didn't break our wage structure for this player. Its an upgrade on Colback for sure, but I'm worried for the dressing room if we are creating the kind of pay divide we've not seen since the Premier League.
There are probably players in our squad who are on £2-3k p/w having just left the EDS are they really going to be x10 worse than Hayden?
Fingers crossed this one works |  | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 12:13 - Aug 26 with 1809 views | DavieQPR |
| Isaac Hayden on 07:40 - Aug 26 by PlanetHonneywood |
I do wonder how/when Christian plans to introduce Vale, as there's certainly something talented in there.
Maybe, as has been suggested, we're managing his return following a serious injury, which would be sensible. But hopefully, we're not kept waiting too long |
Your having a dig at Nourry on every single thread regardless of topic is getting a bit boring now. |  | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 12:19 - Aug 26 with 1776 views | Hooping_Mad |
| Isaac Hayden on 14:11 - Aug 25 by stainrods_elbow |
Funny metaphor ('pulled the trigger') for an applauded incoming. So you think they basically tied up the contract, filmed the welcome video, and wrote the news release over a Bank Holiday weekend, do you? You sound like the kind of sad sack who just has to be the sneering cynic in the corner whatever the club does and whenever they do it. [Post edited 25 Aug 14:14]
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So given your strength of feeling on this, why haven't we completed this one sooner? Facinated to know how you percive this?
You're also completely out of order. If you were wondering. | |
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| Isaac Hayden on 12:23 - Aug 26 with 1747 views | Hooping_Mad |
| Isaac Hayden on 11:39 - Aug 26 by Benny_the_Ball |
No one said it was, Ned. In all likelihood QPR expressed an interest earlier in the summer but were perhaps put off by wage demands and the player's profile not fitting the model. Consider the evidence. A free agent of good character who'd previously enjoyed a successful loan spell wasn't signed before the season started by a club hell bent on lowering the average age of the squad and developing young players with sell-on potential. There was also precious little pre-signing chatter, unlike the Saito and RND signings. Saturday's debacle, in my opinion, was the tipping point.
That all being said, I'm pleased to see him join. He'll certainly add some steel and know-how to the middle of the park. I'd still like to see a more dynamic, incisive, goal-scoring central midfielder at the club but, hey, good things come to those who wait (and wait). [Post edited 26 Aug 11:47]
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Can I offer a thought.....Jimmy was made captain and Issac now looks more suited to it so a bit awkward in term of man management I wonder.
Age will have been be a factor to the dear leader as well I expect. | |
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| Isaac Hayden on 12:29 - Aug 26 with 1689 views | Northernr |
We’ve needed this guy from the moment he left really.
I get why they’ve been reluctant to do it but I think a huge lesson atm is not everything and everybody can be part of the bloody “project”. You have to have a competitive team on the field that can hold its own in the division. |  | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 12:44 - Aug 26 with 1574 views | kensalriser |
| Isaac Hayden on 11:55 - Aug 26 by nick_hammersmith |
I really hope we didn't break our wage structure for this player. Its an upgrade on Colback for sure, but I'm worried for the dressing room if we are creating the kind of pay divide we've not seen since the Premier League.
There are probably players in our squad who are on £2-3k p/w having just left the EDS are they really going to be x10 worse than Hayden?
Fingers crossed this one works |
That's a bit Frank Doberman. There's no reason to assume we're busting the bank for Hayden, it's not as if the top teams in the division were clamouring for his signature. What he was on at Newcastle became irrelevant the day his contract expired. |  |
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| Isaac Hayden on 12:50 - Aug 26 with 1510 views | Benny_the_Ball |
| Isaac Hayden on 12:29 - Aug 26 by Northernr |
We’ve needed this guy from the moment he left really.
I get why they’ve been reluctant to do it but I think a huge lesson atm is not everything and everybody can be part of the bloody “project”. You have to have a competitive team on the field that can hold its own in the division. |
Bingo. | | | |
| Isaac Hayden on 12:51 - Aug 26 with 1502 views | CamberleyR |
| Isaac Hayden on 12:44 - Aug 26 by kensalriser |
That's a bit Frank Doberman. There's no reason to assume we're busting the bank for Hayden, it's not as if the top teams in the division were clamouring for his signature. What he was on at Newcastle became irrelevant the day his contract expired. |
Agreed. He had nine years at Newcastle and prior to that the first three years of his career at Arsenal. Even at a conservative estimated average wage of £50k p/w his gross earnings over his career would be something in the region of £25m. He's not come here for the money, he's come to play football. |  |
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