Must say I'd be mightily underwhlemed if he signed for us, but in mitigation, he's played 170 games in the Premier League, Championship and League One. That's a few managers who must see something in him.
Yes sorry, Tyler has been very impressive through pre-season and deserves his spot. It was more of a comparison of Burey with some of our current wide forward players and the fact that we have very similar players already. But not really goal poachers like Marriott/Taylor.
Now guaranteed to both score a brace (although not on that record you'd think)!And doesn't do much assisting either. This screams 'panic signing' and just trying to get the numbers up at Cambridge (who look a great bet for relegation this season).
These quotes from Bonner too...
"He is a player of excellent pedigree who has played a lot of football at a higher level"
"We have received nothing but positive character references in our work to sign Elias and once we get him up to speed, I have no doubt he will play a big role in helping us achieve our objectives this season"
"If we get him fit he'll be one of the best strikers at this level"
I may have made the last one up, but there's some serious alarm bells in there if you're a Cambridge fan.
We're signing Rodrigues and Mills while they're signing Kachunga and Kaikai. Worth bearing in mind - especially if you're inclined to believe that a point would be a good result this weekend.
Big time. I had people disagreeing with me when I said he should be starting ahead of Murphy at the start of Manning's reign because he "didn't have the experience". I've not managed to see any pre season games but based on what I saw last season, Manning's comments and reports on here from people who have seen games it should be his short to lose.
You’ve done well to hide your Desktop icons when posting that image on here.
Insert obligatory Whyte helicopter comment
Frank Worthington
What a player and character!!
He had good eyesight too, by the sounds of it.
I think you're right. I still have one foot in the 'let's see' camp because he is still finding his way and we're looking for a different type of season this year so we'll learn a lot about his level - can he keep Mills, Murphy etc on the bench? Can he be as effective in games where teams just play to stop him? He was absolutely superb against QPR, not for the first time, but that was a particularly complete & blemish-free performance. What I really like is how he stands up to the physical side of the game and his tenacity completely offsets his small frame! He absolutely deserves to start on Saturday and set the bar for that position. Really excited for & about him this season. He's earned access to the platform to perform now.
Completely agree. He's always worked hard but fitness seems to be on a different level in the PSFs too. His tracking back covering for Sam Long and allowing him to be more progressive was something i wasn't expecting but which made the whole team more effective. At this rate of development Tyler could conceivably be one of the best ever to come through our youth setup.
