Never heard of James Wilson, but having looked him up he's only 20, and not even played 20 football league games in his career. Surely they'd want a decent fee for what appears to be one of the best prospects?
Someone like him I'd imagine would be more realistic as a loan signing.
Clarke would be much less of a risk and we know he's one of the better players in League One. He's a very solid League One defender, doesn't really matter if he's 6ft or 6ft 4, he's a good player and has the right defenders next to him. We're not in the Prem any more, we're not going to be able to sign defenders without a weakness in some part of their game. We've had players like Boothroyd up front who are 6 ft 3 or 4, but he was never dominant in the air. Chris Perry wasn't big but did a lot better in the air than you might expect.
In the end, signing the player of the year from a decent League One side on a free would be a good signing. He's the sort of players we should be looking at. Pardew tried to build a team of young players and that didn't work, if we sign Clarke we'll be getting someone we know should do a good job right away.
Asked a Southend fan about him, here's what he said-
With Clarke you'd be getting a good player. Not technically amazingly gifted, but whole-hearted, committed, and great at making last-ditch tackles
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Parky, or whoever, get James Wilson of Bristol City - he'll command a fee but worth it in the long run.
Someone like him I'd imagine would be more realistic as a loan signing.
Clarke would be much less of a risk and we know he's one of the better players in League One. He's a very solid League One defender, doesn't really matter if he's 6ft or 6ft 4, he's a good player and has the right defenders next to him. We're not in the Prem any more, we're not going to be able to sign defenders without a weakness in some part of their game. We've had players like Boothroyd up front who are 6 ft 3 or 4, but he was never dominant in the air. Chris Perry wasn't big but did a lot better in the air than you might expect.
In the end, signing the player of the year from a decent League One side on a free would be a good signing. He's the sort of players we should be looking at. Pardew tried to build a team of young players and that didn't work, if we sign Clarke we'll be getting someone we know should do a good job right away.
Asked a Southend fan about him, here's what he said-