Isn’t this guy out of contract soon? And returning to Boro?
Djed Spence
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It's a pretty much a right wing Daily Mail reaction,it's a bit daft what he did but hes young and I did a lot worse things when I was his age.The reaction in here
He’s having a joke lads calm down, hope you haven’t all wrote a furious letter to the daily mail.
My inlaws all support Forest and they says he's been very good all season and not a hint of an attitude problem.
Remember this is Warnock,kick and run football,not really this lads style.
Personally I'm not sure he's good enough defensively,if ETH could improve that side of his game it might be worth a punt,however it seems he wants to go to Forest.
He probably regrets it his tweet now but some of the abuse towards something as daft as this is ridiculous
The Chief Sports Writer (Scott Wilson) of the Northern Echo reckons that: "Tottenham’s interest is ... at an advanced stage, and there is a growing confidence within the Spurs hierarchy that they will win the battle to sign the 21-year-old."
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/20187940.middlesbrough-djed-spence-set-join-tottenham/
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/20187940.middlesbrough-djed-spence-set-join-tottenham/
Fair enough, he's okay but nothing special. Doesn't fit with us given he's a better RWB/RM.
What battle? I haven't heard any other teams linked with him.
What battle? I haven't heard any other teams linked with him.
Forest want to sign him
Forrest, and Spurs
Just what spurs need, another wing back
We have two right-sided wing-backs currently - Emerson Royale and Doherty (three if you count Tanganga, who is more of a utility RB/CB player). However, it's not clear if Conte wants to keep both of these, or even either of them, so on the assumption that one of them is sold it would mean Spence, if signed, would be one of two specialist wing-backs ... which wouldn't seem to be too many.
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Around £20m apparently.
We should be all over this, the money raised from AWB would make this like a swap.
We should be all over this, the money raised from AWB would make this like a swap.
How do you pronounce his first name, is it a silent D?
He isn't any better than Ethan Laird.
Warnock is a bit of a prick. Not sure why so many on the last page were offended by that tweet.
I keep seeing this about Laird but the lad struggled to get into the Bournemouth team. Who the feck do Bournemouth have at RB keeping a 20m+ rated player out of the side?
Jed pretty much.
Can see logic in Spurs wanting him given his profile is type Conte likes with wing backs.
Yeah, 2 whole teams mentioned there.
He was injured a lot at the turn of the year when he first went there. When he got back to full fitness he started establishing himself in the team. I’d be happy for him to go back to Bournemouth for the year if he was wanted.
Some loans work out better than others. Laird was very good for Swansea. Garner performed better for Forest than Watford. Neil Warnock obviously didn't consider Djed Spence a starter for Middlesbrough at the time.
Unbelievable, Djed
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Needs some polishing but looks to have the attributes to become a player.
Was that tweet posted before? Did I miss it?
I've been pronouncing his name the same way I would if Woodward was on the decks.
He definitely has raw talent but it seems pretty unpolished at this point. He started to show a little end product this year for the first time in his career but it still really there yet and my guess is that his game still needs a lot of refinement in terms of the finer points of defending and playing within and against more sophisticated tactical systems.
If he goes to Spurs my guess is that he will compete with Emerson for backup minutes behind Doherty (or Perisic if they ever play him on the right). But he probably would benefit more from either staying at Forest or getting bought and then immediately going out on loan somewhere.
I would definitely be more comfortable playing him as a RWB than as a RB, and particularly not as a RB within a system involving a lot of playing out from the back. I don't think he is a good fit for United this year at all.
If he goes to Spurs my guess is that he will compete with Emerson for backup minutes behind Doherty (or Perisic if they ever play him on the right). But he probably would benefit more from either staying at Forest or getting bought and then immediately going out on loan somewhere.
I would definitely be more comfortable playing him as a RWB than as a RB, and particularly not as a RB within a system involving a lot of playing out from the back. I don't think he is a good fit for United this year at all.
He may develop into a top player, but is he actually better than Bissaka now as a full back rather than as a wing back? OR is he better than Dalot?
This would be an odd signing for me given that he's at the same stage as Laird in terms of development. Save the £20m and get behind the United youngster.
Colin deserves every bit of shade that is thrown his way.
Not a fan,.much better options out there.
The Guardian is reporting that a deal has been struck by Spurs and Middlesboro' for Spence for around £20m:
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ee-deal-to-buy-djed-spence-from-middlesbrough
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ee-deal-to-buy-djed-spence-from-middlesbrough
Another target missed
Good deal for Spurs but don't think this one suited us right now. We either need someone much more likely to be ready from the off or we may as well trust in Dalot/Laird.
Assuming Perisic was also signed to be a wingback on the other side(?), that’s two positions of priority in the Spurs side signed very early before pre-season even starts. Good start for Conte…
Don't believe he ever was a target and as others have mentioned I am not convinced he offers anything we don't have in Laird. Spence is good as a wing back and Laird was excellent in that role for Swansea, both of them are a lot less convincing as orthodox fullbacks in a back 4 so stick with the one we have developed rather than spend 20M to buy what we already have.
They are getting business done early but neither signing really moves the needle much for me in terms of next year. Spence could be one for the future though.
People were talking about Spurs maybe challenging next year if everything broke right but if the signings are the level of Perisic and Spence and if they're not getting Bastoni but instead a player like Torres or Lenglet for the LCB, then I just don't see it. These types of players will make them slightly stronger contenders to finish top four again but they need prime age top quality players to take a real leap forward and have a serious go before Kane and Son exit their primes.
How do you know he was a target? Ten Haag has probably never even heard of him. Trust the process Rome wasn't built in a day.
Think he'll be another Ryan Sessegnon for them
What LWBs out there have the level of production of Perisic? If he doesn't move the needle then who would have?
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