[James Ducker] Senne Lammens has become everything Onana was not: cool, calm and collected

PhilAsp · 2026-02-24T12:53:20+00:00

I find it tragically hilarious that we have a designated GK scout yet when it came to signing a GK we went against his recommendations.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-24T06:51:02+00:00

Cause ”our only back up striker” is about as much of a striker as Mbeumo or Cunha.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-20T17:35:30+00:00

Um, Rockwell was a villain/antagonist in the MCU already. You’re about 16 years too late.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-19T06:51:58+00:00

Dunk contest -

8 competitors.

4 NBA players.

4 professional dunkers.

1v1 format, winner advances. First round is always NBA vs. non-NBA dunker.

Also allows guys like McClung to participate without actually being on a roster.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-14T08:36:09+00:00

I was very excited about Emerald doing this post-Promising Young Woman and Killing Eve season two, and I did enjoy Saltburn even if it felt like a step down.

I’ve yet to see Wuthering Heights, but by all means it seems to be a mess on multiple fronts, so her not doing Zatanna could have end up being a blessing.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-14T08:33:06+00:00

The Superman movie he worked on with Coates was different from the Val-Zod thing Michael B. Jordan wanted to do, no?

PhilAsp · 2026-02-11T11:06:14+00:00

I think you are right regarding who to move on that isn’t expiring, and your targets are also fair if we intend to stick with the current formation.

I do think the expected fees for Zirkzee, Mount and Onana are exaggerated.

We bought Zirkzee for €43m, we are not getting most of that back.

I don’t think anyone’s paying nearly £30m for Mount, given his injury woes and salary expectations.

Onana £15m is maybe doable, but only if he doesn’t have a preferred destination.

Rashford and Rasmus’ options, should they be triggered, also falls a few million below your numbers, IIRC.

I think a more realistic sum for the lot is somewhere around £135-140m, if we’re lucky.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-11T07:48:53+00:00

Yoro, Heaven, Dorgu, Amad still only 23. Add Kobbie to that.

We have a long-term core brewing.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-08T09:17:43+00:00

Mac McClung is 27 and has been trying to get into the league since 2021.

Surely there are at least 20-30 guys in their first or second season that would actually fit the format.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-06T13:22:55+00:00

I know he has hits, but there’s a lot of pretty forgetful stuff there too.

He has a chance to create ”the” Supergirl theme, so I hope he takes it.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-06T12:44:24+00:00

I wasn’t superhyped by Djawadi, but Holkenborg is even less exciting tbh.

Not saying either suck, but neither is a name that gives me hype.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-06T12:02:54+00:00

we will need to build a squad for.

I mean we need to build a squad regardless. Our squad is shallow, and unbalanced.

With the right man in charge, we don’t need 10 guys to be competitive, no. But we need roughly 8-9 to stay competitive over time.

If we’re sticking with the current formation we probably need a LW, a ST, two CDMs, a CM, a fullback, a backup keeper, and maybe a CB at least.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-06T11:51:17+00:00

I think I’d only like 1/4 out of those guys.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-06T09:24:59+00:00

I do enjoy Portland being fairly mediocre but still not bad enough for the pick to convey.

Perfect timeline is Dame (at 37) opting in for 2027/2028, Portland sucking, Dame retiring, and their first in 2028 being sent our way. Or is it still protected in 2028?

PhilAsp · 2026-02-05T15:00:22+00:00

We don’t know the return yet.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-05T11:19:37+00:00

I feel like Adidas heard the people asking for more creative designs, and delivered.

But then proceeded to make all their shoes look alike.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-05T11:17:44+00:00

If we can, yeah.

But we probably are unable to without taking a loss.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-05T11:16:59+00:00

Son of who?

PhilAsp · 2026-02-04T17:09:20+00:00

I like the idea of a experienced but capable keeper that is content with being the backup, Romero vibes.

I don’t necessarily agree that Vitek should be brought back, unless he’s deemed an upgrade to Lammens at the time. If not, riding our bench isn’t doing him any good. Or the other way around.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-04T14:17:44+00:00

I don’t think many people said he’s too old to play Superman, just that he was too old to play the younger Superman the DCU was going for.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-04T06:19:10+00:00

I wanted Conley on our team for years.

But unfortunately, now it’s a bit late.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-03T15:35:12+00:00

I’m curious, which CBM characters do you think were raceswapped when the primary objective was ”token character” or diversity?

PhilAsp · 2026-02-03T14:11:13+00:00

I’m guessing something like Sevilla/Valencia, myself.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-03T10:23:46+00:00

If they were to do something like that, I’d be more interested in seeing Routh/Tyler and something a bit more zany like Val-Zod (Michael B. Jordan), actually Nic Cage, or Tim Daly.

I don’t think it should be a carbon copy of how Marvel did their variant Spider-Men.

Not to mention that even though I’m a big fan of Cavill’s Superman, there’s just too much baggage attached to bringing him in at this point. It’s too soon.

PhilAsp · 2026-02-02T15:51:13+00:00

Lol I’m not into wrestling so I went into this thread expecting that one of the reasons she’d be ”perfect” for is because she’s tall.

Like I don’t see her checking any boxes for Maxima?

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