19 Aug 2015 09:59:08
Apparently we're interested in signing James Tarkowski from Brentford, don't know much about this guy at all. Any thoughts?

1.) 19 Aug 2015
19 Aug 2015 11:39:09
Sounds extremely unlikely

2.) 19 Aug 2015
19 Aug 2015 12:55:53
As a club in the position that we are in (top third team and european) we should be looking at lower league players, we need at least 2 signings, 3 if anyone leaves, and they need to be real good quality, marquee signings if you will, will help the fans and the team get a real lift that we are bringing real quality. not hating on this Tarkowski fella but he isn't what we should be looking at.

3.) 19 Aug 2015
19 Aug 2015 14:13:09
yeah I would of hated for us to sign a lower league player like joe gomez.

4.) 19 Aug 2015
19 Aug 2015 14:24:53
Can't say I know a whole lot about him, but I wouldn't immediately write off a lower league player just because of his status. Jay Rodriguez and John Stones are two that spring to mind, signed from Burnley and Barnsley respectively. Oh, and Clyne joined Saints from the Championship. He did okay, as I recall.

But I don't see this happening. Not as a solution to the Alderweireld-sized hole. Perhaps down the line, they might be looking at Tarkowski as a long term investment. Who knows?

5.) 19 Aug 2015
19 Aug 2015 16:19:23
Players like Clyne and Rodriguez weren't bought as replacements and went straight into the starting team. Tarkowski would be a replacement and to fill a hole as big as Alderweireld's exit, I don't think it would be right. Even stones wasn't a replacement, simply a youth backup who managed to get a break and it went well. Simply put, I don't think its worth the risk