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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: Danmckay456 on May 15, 2019, 07:37:17 pm

Title: Downing
Post by: Danmckay456 on May 15, 2019, 07:37:17 pm
Noticed earlier he’s been released from Blackburn would be pleased if we signed him up
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: mushRTID on May 15, 2019, 07:40:19 pm
I don’t mean to purposely bring them up again, but in that Peterborough video their chairman said they’d signed a centre back who’d won promotion from league one before. Hope it’s not downing!
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: drfchound on May 15, 2019, 07:53:05 pm
I don’t mean to purposely bring them up again, but in that Peterborough video their chairman said they’d signed a centre back who’d won promotion from league one before. Hope it’s not downing!







Mmmm, TBF that could be one of many CB’s.
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on May 15, 2019, 07:54:37 pm
I don’t mean to purposely bring them up again, but in that Peterborough video their chairman said they’d signed a centre back who’d won promotion from league one before. Hope it’s not downing!

Matt Mills ;)






Mmmm, TBF that could be one of many CB’s.
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: mushRTID on May 15, 2019, 07:55:48 pm
I don’t mean to purposely bring them up again, but in that Peterborough video their chairman said they’d signed a centre back who’d won promotion from league one before. Hope it’s not downing!

True. But it would be typical of them to sign him just to piss us off!





Mmmm, TBF that could be one of many CB’s.
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: Dare to dream! on May 15, 2019, 08:16:53 pm
Anderson is better than Downing for me. Struggle to see why he isn’t starting.
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: drfchound on May 15, 2019, 08:25:06 pm
Nothing between the four of them (CB’s) really.
McCann has to pick two each week so I trust him to get it right.
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: GazLaz on May 15, 2019, 08:42:04 pm
I think Downing is better than Butler and Anderson. Him and Wright are by far the best two.
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: mushRTID on May 15, 2019, 08:56:01 pm
I think Downing is better than Butler and Anderson. Him and Wright are by far the best two.

Agreed they are the best two. Wouldn’t say by far though.
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: Spud on May 15, 2019, 09:16:19 pm
Class, hope we sign him.
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: DRFC_TID_93 on May 15, 2019, 09:28:28 pm
I don’t mean to purposely bring them up again, but in that Peterborough video their chairman said they’d signed a centre back who’d won promotion from league one before. Hope it’s not downing!

Not sure Downing would sign a contract there when he could play Championship football with us next season potentially
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: DearneValleyRover on May 15, 2019, 10:10:34 pm
Rumour is we are signing Tafazoli
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: drfchound on May 15, 2019, 10:11:50 pm
Rumour is we are signing Tafazoli





He probably can’t wait to get away from Ferguson.

Title: Re: Downing
Post by: DearneValleyRover on May 15, 2019, 10:27:42 pm
Rumour is we are signing Tafazoli





He probably can’t wait to get away from Ferguson.



He didn’t accept a new contract
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: drfchound on May 15, 2019, 10:28:55 pm
Rumour is we are signing Tafazoli





He probably can’t wait to get away from Ferguson.



He didn’t accept a new contract






I refer to my previous post m’lud.
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: RoversAlias on May 15, 2019, 10:39:15 pm
We were linked with him before Peterborough signed him.
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: drfchound on May 15, 2019, 10:40:19 pm
Yeah, I seem to remember that.
He is a good solid defender to be fair.
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: Chris Black come back on May 15, 2019, 11:28:29 pm
Good player and rate him but we cannot seriously carry four first team senior central defenders.

We cannot have Butler, Anderson, Downing and Wright on their wages in the squad together.
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: IDM on May 16, 2019, 07:55:51 am
Depends what you mean by senior, but we do need 4 CBs suitable to be in the starting 11.  Two to start, one on the bench and one for injury comer, how long has Wright been out.?
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: RoversAlias on May 16, 2019, 08:12:11 am
Brilliant, our fans complained for ages that we didn't have enough senior centre backs because we only had 3, now I'm reading that we can't carry 4!

We clearly can, or else we wouldn't have had the four of them on the books for the past 6 months. If we sign Downing, it means our core of centre backs is set for next season and we can worry about other positions. No brainer for me, get him signed Grant!
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: ravenrover on May 16, 2019, 10:08:06 am
Might have been something to do with injuries
Title: Re: Downing
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on May 16, 2019, 10:16:33 am
I agree about needing 4 good centre backs. In days gone by 3 would have been enough. If we have Butler, Wright, Anderson and Downing there is the bonus of them having played together and therefore further strengthening. With Andrew on the left, we only have to integrate the new right back - surely one of the top priorities.

Having that more familiar and solid back 4 is essential.