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Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 7:54 am

Most of our best performances have been without him ,do we really need him ? On the wages he is will we miss him ?

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 8:09 am

Obviously it's good that we keep the wage bill down and if we ever get an offer we can't refuse he'll probably go, but he's one hell of a player at this level. There's others I'd release before him. We also have to have adequate cover for injuries and suspensions, and Manga is more than adequate!

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 8:16 am

If we can get manga on a reduced contract it will be a massive win for us. I don't feel we'd need to add anything else to our defense next year.

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 8:18 am

An excellent player when fully fit....but is constantly injured....plus he is out of contract at the end of the season and on big wages.

Unlikely to be with us next season

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 8:33 am

As said above, if we can get him on a reduced contract then he's a great option. When fully fit and motivated I think he's one of the best defenders in the championship.

I actually thought the most solid we've looked all season was against Villa, when Manga played alongside Morrison and Bamba sat in front of them. I would also love to see Bamba and Manga at centre back together.

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:02 am

One of the best defenders in league and warnock said he hoped to keep him for next year so yes we do need him

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:03 am

I still think he is a better option than Morrison.

Manga and Bamba would probably be one of the strongest pairings in the championship if both stayed fit

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:31 am

If we are going to be serious about a promotion push next season then Manga should play a big part in that, he is a quality player, but as stated above he is out of contract in the summer and to re-sign him on lower wages is a non starter because i think he will have plenty of offers from other clubs here and over europe.

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:53 am

Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Connolly and Peltier what a centre back 5 that could be for next season.

Hope he agrees a new deal NW will make him a far better defender.

His choice Money or Improvement!

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:53 am

Hang on what!?
We moan for selling our best players and we are taking about getting rid of probably the best defender in this league (or Bamba).
Bare in mind, yes Derby was a good win but we conceded 3 goals!!!

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:54 am

cityone wrote:If we are going to be serious about a promotion push next season then Manga should play a big part in that, he is a quality player, but as stated above he is out of contract in the summer and to re-sign him on lower wages is a non starter because i think he will have plenty of offers from other clubs here and over europe.


Correct, Warnock will want some quality amongst his battlers and if he choses Bruno Manga, I am happy with that :thumbright:

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:00 am

what is he rumoured to be earning weekly?

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:03 am

paulh_85 wrote:what is he rumoured to be earning weekly?


Paulh, Manga is on approx £22,500-£25,000 a week, contract runs out this June.

Needs a big pay cut in my opinion :thumbright:

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:09 am

Seems to be a bit injury prone

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:21 am

I think Manga is quality and should stay...but I'll leave that to our more than capable manager to decide and go with his and maybe Manga's) decision either going forward :thumbup: :ayatollah:

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:33 am

not worth the money imo,very good player but doesnt perform at high enough a level consistently to warrant that wage

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:37 am

Bruno is much, much better than Morrison.

Do we need him - yes if we seriously want to challenge for promotion next season, Bruno and Bamba should be first choice centre backs.

Can we afford him? Certainly not on his current wages but I'd much rather be paying him those sort of wages than Lambert!

Will he stay on a reduced contract? Almost certainly not and probably wouldn't stay on the same money he's on now. He can walk away for nothing in the summer and negotiate a nice fat signing on fee for himself somewhere else.

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:04 am

Reza wrote:not worth the money imo,very good player but doesnt perform at high enough a level consistently to warrant that wage


Echo that :clap:

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:53 am

Forever Blue wrote:
paulh_85 wrote:what is he rumoured to be earning weekly?


Paulh, Manga is on approx £22,500-£25,000 a week, contract runs out this June.

Needs a big pay cut in my opinion :thumbright:

Warnock said he's the highest paid player at the club now ,if he was on 10-15 k a week on a new contract I would keep him but on the money he's on now surly we could get a top class striker for that?

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:59 am

wez1927 wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:
paulh_85 wrote:what is he rumoured to be earning weekly?


Paulh, Manga is on approx £22,500-£25,000 a week, contract runs out this June.

Needs a big pay cut in my opinion :thumbright:

Warnock said he's the highest paid player at the club now ,if he was on 10-15 k a week on a new contract I would keep him but on the money he's on now surly we could get a top class striker for that?


The money we are paying Rickie Lambert at the moment would tend to suggest that it's not that easy to get a top class striker for £25,000 a week :o

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 1:48 pm

Suspect under warnock we don't! But that's not to say he shouldn't stay if possible. :old:

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 1:58 pm

Keep him...
He gives Warnock options for mixing it up when there are injuries and when tactically he wants a screen player infront of the back 4

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 2:00 pm

Yes we do.

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 2:53 pm

Yes we do if we're going for a promotion push.
Keep your best players and Manga is class.

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 4:32 pm

AfricanBluebird wrote:I still think he is a better option than Morrison.

Manga and Bamba would probably be one of the strongest pairings in the championship if both stayed fit


Agree would really like to see these two together

Re: Manga do we need him ?

Thu Feb 16, 2017 5:37 pm

BaltimoreBlues wrote:
AfricanBluebird wrote:I still think he is a better option than Morrison.

Manga and Bamba would probably be one of the strongest pairings in the championship if both stayed fit


Agree would really like to see these two together


They would the best CB pairing in the Champ by quite some distance really excited for next year now. A new striker another winger and perhaps another CM and I think we will be right up their.