Boubacar Kamara

[Demitri_C]

I think it will be ramsey being sacrificed not mcginn. There will be a lot of rotation anyway as do many games

[Dave P]

All this talk of who misses out when Kamara is back is going to happen, but his name should be first on there first and everything else fits around him.

[London Villan]

Our form with him in the team was title-challenging - our form without him was top 8...

As has been said, he'll be used in rotation with the 6 quality midfielders we have.

[Mister E]

Although Kamara is a talented player and looking forward to welcoming him back into the squad, I believe that he has the least connection to the fans out of all the players who have been here for more than a season. He was ultimately a Gerrard acquisition, signed merely for a big contract what's his motivation ?
Does he have the same as others who signed under Emery or the longer term members of the squad like Konsa, Mings and Ginny who have a connection.
And given that we finished fourth last season without him, I could see him being sold in the summer for a respectable sum in order to raise funds for other investments and PSR purposes.

This reads like it's come from your dislike of Gerrard, F-V; very little logic or evidence to back it up.

[Risso]

Although Kamara is a talented player and looking forward to welcoming him back into the squad, I believe that he has the least connection to the fans out of all the players who have been here for more than a season. He was ultimately a Gerrard acquisition, signed merely for a big contract what's his motivation ?

Does he have the same as others who signed under Emery or the longer term members of the squad like Konsa, Mings and Ginny who have a connection.

And given that we finished fourth last season without him, I could see him being sold in the summer for a respectable sum in order to raise funds for other investments and PSR purposes.

We didn’t finish fourth last season “without” him - he played in over half our leagues games (20) from which we picked up 41 of our 68 points. I’d say he contributed a hell of a lot and was very much appreciated by fans.

It's absolute drivel, as per usual. I can't say I've noticed a lack of connection from Digne, who was another Gerrard purchase. And then compare that to Diaby, who couldn't wait to piss off to to that backwater of football, Saudi Arabia. Hopefully it doesn't take Kamara long to get back up to his usual levels, as on form he's our best and most important player.

[ChicagoLion]

Although Kamara is a talented player and looking forward to welcoming him back into the squad, I believe that he has the least connection to the fans out of all the players who have been here for more than a season. He was ultimately a Gerrard acquisition, signed merely for a big contract what's his motivation ?

Does he have the same as others who signed under Emery or the longer term members of the squad like Konsa, Mings and Ginny who have a connection.

And given that we finished fourth last season without him, I could see him being sold in the summer for a respectable sum in order to raise funds for other investments and PSR purposes.

We didn’t finish fourth last season “without” him - he played in over half our leagues games (20) from which we picked up 41 of our 68 points. I’d say he contributed a hell of a lot and was very much appreciated by fans.

It's absolute drivel, as per usual. I can't say I've noticed a lack of connection from Digne, who was another Gerrard purchase. And then compare that to Diaby, who couldn't wait to piss off to to that backwater of football, Saudi Arabia. Hopefully it doesn't take Kamara long to get back up to his usual levels, as on form he's our best and most important player.

Agree, he has the occasional poor game but he will be a huge boost to the squad when he gets back to his level.

[Dave]

Hopefully it doesn't take Kamara long to get back up to his usual levels, as on form he's our best and most important player.

Seem to remember that after his first long period out he slotted straight back in as if he'd never missed a game. Obviously this is a different injury, but he's probably the player I'd be most confident about just coming straight back and performing as he did before.

[VillaTim]

Are we playing Sheff Weds behind closed doors this week

[Risso]

Hopefully it doesn't take Kamara long to get back up to his usual levels, as on form he's our best and most important player.

Seem to remember that after his first long period out he slotted straight back in as if he'd never missed a game. Obviously this is a different injury, but he's probably the player I'd be most confident about just coming straight back and performing as he did before.

I hope so. I think my big worry is that two really serious injuries are going to have knock on effects for the rest of his career. Sometimes having an area or areas that aren't 100% can affect the rest of a person's body, and lead to further injuries. Plus there's the risk of the actual injured area not being as strong in the future.

[OCD]

Are we playing Sheff Weds behind closed doors this week

It was last Wednesday. We won 2-1 and that's about the only information on it that seems to be out there.

[PaulWinch again]

He is uniquely talented and is absolutely top class. Doesn’t mean he won’t have the odd poor game, but he makes the cohesion of the team significantly stronger.

[tomd2103]

All this talk of who misses out when Kamara is back is going to happen, but his name should be first on there first and everything else fits around him.

There is the option of him and Onana in central midfield with Tielemans being used in a more advance role. 

[Risso]

He is uniquely talented and is absolutely top class. Doesn’t mean he won’t have the odd poor game, but he makes the cohesion of the team significantly stronger.

I like how he stores all his mistakes up for one game, has an absolute stinker, gets it out of his system, then goes back to being 9/10 next game. Much better than months of mediocrity.

Seriously though, the thing we've missed with him being out is being able to receive the ball from Martinez in tight spaces, and then weave left or right to start an attack further forward. Onana is more physical than Bouba, but doesn't have the same level of natural ability on the ball.

[Chip Butty 111]

Having Kamara and Mings in the matchday squad will give us a huge boost. I'm looking forward to seeing Kamara breaking up play again without any drama and giving us a bit more steel defensively. We have great midfield options when everyone is fit.

[Footy-Vill]

Although Kamara is a talented player and looking forward to welcoming him back into the squad, I believe that he has the least connection to the fans out of all the players who have been here for more than a season. He was ultimately a Gerrard acquisition, signed merely for a big contract what's his motivation ?

Does he have the same as others who signed under Emery or the longer term members of the squad like Konsa, Mings and Ginny who have a connection.

And given that we finished fourth last season without him, I could see him being sold in the summer for a respectable sum in order to raise funds for other investments and PSR purposes.

We didn’t finish fourth last season “without” him - he played in over half our leagues games (20) from which we picked up 41 of our 68 points. I’d say he contributed a hell of a lot and was very much appreciated by fans.

It's absolute drivel, as per usual. I can't say I've noticed a lack of connection from Digne, who was another Gerrard purchase. And then compare that to Diaby, who couldn't wait to piss off to to that backwater of football, Saudi Arabia. Hopefully it doesn't take Kamara long to get back up to his usual levels, as on form he's our best and most important player.

Agree, he has the occasional poor game but he will be a huge boost to the squad when he gets back to his level.

Missing the point here !
I'm saying he would be the least sentimental loss if was sold in summer.
I miss Luiz but I don't have much connection to Kamara.
Also as he was a free transfer he could be sold for substantial amount.