Tommy Doyle

[Mile End Wanderer]

Better than Neves?

 

[Oh When the Wolves]

Better than Neves?

No

No need to compare anyway

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

No

No need to compare anyway

Not far off. Better team this season with Doyle. Without Neves. Interesting how good Doyle is. Our own KDB

 

[Rhoswolf]

Excellent again today.

 

[Oh When the Wolves]

Not far off. Better team this season with Doyle. Without Neves. Interesting how good Doyle is. Our own KDB

Christ.

Let’s not go overboard

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Christ.

Let’s not go overboard

We beat the immortal baggers cloud 9

Doyle v West Brom :
62/74 accurate passes
84% pass accuracy
1 chance created
87 touches
8 passes into final third
7 accurate long balls
2 interceptions

Tom Doyle woah
Tom Doyle woah
He came from Man City
He smashed the baggys

 

[SteveBullsKnee]

Better than Neves?

He’s great, I love him but he’s a million miles off neves

 

[wolfslair]

Needs signing up as soon as possible.

It is all set up for us to sign him after the season and it not affect this season for FFP in any way.

Don’t worry, we don’t need to jump on the loan to perm aspect this season mate.

 

[Stafford]

Not far off. Better team this season with Doyle. Without Neves. Interesting how good Doyle is. Our own KDB

But also have a much better manager. Hence why the existing players have elevated their performances.

 

[S G Wolves]

Better than Neves?

No. Silly question.

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

No. Silly question.

Let’s compare Doyle stats to Neves at the end of the season. I think I know the next KDB when I see one. Tommy Doyle ay it

 

[Ned]

Neves is somehow both loved by all and underrated by some, still. I don’t think people really grasp just how great Neves is.

 

[Wolf in Kenilworth]

Gimme gimme gimme
A ginger from City

 

[YouGottaRaulWithIt]

Thought he was superb first half. A couple of misplaced passes second, but my MotM for sure. Stood up to be counted when Gomes , Lemina and Bouba left us short in midfield for various reasons.
And they told us McAtee was the better of the two.

Tbf McAtee would look pretty good in our side too. Maybe next year.

 

[Matt]

Tbf McAtee would look pretty good in our side too. Maybe next year.

I feel like we may get overcharged for McAtee after getting Doyle for £4m!

 

[Scallywolf]

Kept us ticking in the middle of the park throughout the game.

Can’t believe that I actually saw him give the ball away just once in 90 minutes.

He has to stay in the starting 11 when our Pitbull returns on Thursday.

Tommy, Lemina and Pitbull have to play as a 3 if Gary can tweak the system.

 

[GoldenHorseshoe]

A key reason why we're scoring more goals and a better side in general is:

Lemina >
Gomes >
Doyle >

Neves <
Moutinho <
Nunes <

Whilst there were individual moments of brilliance, the midfield between 2021-23 was holding us back massively.

I think there's more to it than that, I think it's the team set up that's better. How many times previously did people lament, we don't have enough players attacking the box, maybe one or two?
These days you can see 3 or 4 players in the box, much harder to defend, hence more goals.

 

[maws]

Absolutely brilliant again today, Gomes is gonna struggle to get his place back

 

[StaffordWolf]

*******s of steel today giving it back to the inbreds when they were throwing bottles at him. What a player he is as well as a top ****house.

 

[Nige100]

Just hope the deal is watertight enough that City don’t have an option to not sell. They won’t want him but could wriggle out of the £5m price tag and sell elsewhere for more. Surely it’s a done deal if we choose it to be. ??

 

[brianm]

Player Comparison: Tommy Doyle vs. Rúben Neves | FBref.com

Player Comparison: Tommy Doyle vs. Rúben Neves

fbref.com

Doyle this season vs neves age 21 season.

Passing is very similar!

 

[wolfslair]

Just hope the deal is watertight enough that City don’t have an option to not sell. They won’t want him but could wriggle out of the £5m price tag and sell elsewhere for more. Surely it’s a done deal if we choose it to be. ??

They can’t sell unless we chose not take up the option.

It has a few weeks after the season finishes to ensure it goes onto next seasons financials.

Was part of the deal negotiations for Nunes and also they have a good chunk of the sale if/when he leaves us.

So it is possibly in their best interests for us to have him grow for a few more seasons and his value grows even more then we sell and they more money from the sell on.

 

[Olivergoldblack]

Great today. He's a tough kid, seemed to be getting roughed up at times but won a lot of battles and stayed composed. Seems to be getting better and better each game. Be interesting if he plays against man u, noticed today they leave loads of massive holes in the centre of midfield to exploit......

 

[brianm]

Great today. He's a tough kid, seemed to be getting roughed up at times but won a lot of battles and stayed composed. Seems to be getting better and better each game. Be interesting if he plays against man u, noticed today they leave loads of massive holes in the centre of midfield to exploit......

Their midfield isn't good.

 

[BlahBlah]

Let’s compare Doyle stats to Neves at the end of the season. I think I know the next KDB when I see one. Tommy Doyle ay it

His stats will be totally different, and he's playing the game 20 yrds further up the pitch. Lots more short passes to both left and right, more shots and more attacking passes.
It's is so underrated just to have a busy player who keeps the ball moving, he's like an engine and kept us ticking under the early onslaught. For 5 million it's a no brainer, he's a step up and we have nobody else who plays like that.
Albions tactics were great for the first 20 minutes, they were rigid with a defensive line of 5 and 4 pretty close together and they invited us to try and play through them, hence the balls over the top to try and catch them out. Ultimately, they could not keep it up and we won pretty easily.

 

[Olivergoldblack]

Their midfield isn't good.

Seems like they haven't learned all season. In the opening day game it was like cunha had invented a new flank straight down the middle.

 

[arctic rime]

I absolutely love this lad. What a bloody bargain. He just gets it, too. Proper footballer. Gimme gimme gimme a ginger from City, his name is Tommy Doyle and he plays for the Wolves!

Love it !

 

[dewolfman]

Doyle
Lemina
Gomes
Cunha
Neto

Should work right? With 5 at the back, Neto playing more central. Ati nouri back in, it’s a strong team.

 

[Rowzed]

He could have sat on the bench for most of the last month, but Lemina’s loss and Jõao’s suspension has given him the run of games he needed. During that time we have also been without one of either Neto or Hwang and yet the team has not lost a match. Out of Darkness etc

 

[Ercall Wolves]

Love Gomes but you can’t drop Doyle for him now

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

Love Gomes but you can’t drop Doyle for him now

Not sure, would be harsh, but feel like we might need Gomes's tackling and mobility more than Doyle's passing on Thursday. Or maybe we get them both in. Trust Gary to work it out.

 

[Snorbans Wolf]

Not sure, would be harsh, but feel like we might need Gomes's tackling and mobility more than Doyle's passing on Thursday. Or maybe we get them both in. Trust Gary to work it out.

GON knows better than me but I’d go 5-3-2 and play Joao Gomes - Doyle - Lemina behind Neto and Cunha, bringing Ait Nouri back for Doc.

 

[Tring Wolf]

That Joao Gomes red card has really kicked Tommy’s Wolves career into gear. Very good again today, has a bit of personality about him on the pitch and looks great long-term value at £5m.

Love Joao but he has a real fight on now to win his shirt back.

 

[Oldskooldayz]

If it really is a £5M option then it just has to be made permanent in the summer. Absolute no brainer where else could you get a player of this quality for less than £20M never mind 5? The Nunes deal looks better and better

 

[SWest Wolf]

He is class

 

[wolfslair]

Not sure, would be harsh, but feel like we might need Gomes's tackling and mobility more than Doyle's passing on Thursday. Or maybe we get them both in. Trust Gary to work it out.

Man Utd defensively look like they are ripe for the picking for cunha and Neto running in behind or even playing the ball into spaces to force their defenders to make decisions about where they stand and go, so I think Doyle is a good player to have start.

Let alone how their midfield looks like it can be played around with clever movement and passing moves.

Also we need to control the ball a bit better with a range of passes and someone who can create their own space or find the pockets of space, to get the ball which I think he is actually the best in the squad at.

Gomes is looking like he is best off the bench to close the game out for this next game.

Not a slight, but shows how well Doyle is playing and you don’t drop a player in form

 

[WW1963]

That Joao Gomes red card has really kicked Tommy’s Wolves career into gear. Very good again today, has a bit of personality about him on the pitch and looks great long-term value at £5m.

Love Joao but he has a real fight on now to win his shirt back.

Loved his smiling at the West Brom fans as he celebrated with Neto. Nothing phases him at all.

 

[Monketron]

Albion fans throwing bottles at him seem to really give him some bite today too. Proper up for it.

 

[Contrarian]

Would rather him than Nunes in an intense match like todays, every time. (well, would rather him than Nunes in any match, but todays particularly)

 

[lets all have a disco]

Doyle
Lemina
Gomes
Cunha
Neto

Should work right? With 5 at the back, Neto playing more central. Ati nouri back in, it’s a strong team.

Agree with that Doyle shouldn't be dropped but fresh legs Gomes should start ....we are short up top so it's the best solution