Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation (continued)

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  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    You kind of get the impression that they have learnt from last season already and personally must feel this is the way to go given the lack of moaning/backlash from fans

    While this window has been very very good I don't want us to be too narrow minded and every window only go for premier league experience and in their prime (past their prime?)

    It makes sense and I am happy with the deals made but there has to be a good balance of short and long term and the club have done pretty well with long term targets (Masuaka, Holland, Fernandes, Martinez, Fletcher profit, Quina etc) so hope we continue with that

    Think we need a new winger/playmaker to cover the loss of Feghouli but I'm happy with that being it and like people have said a good deal becomes available then I feel we will go for it
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    It's been a very decent window, however by my reckoning we have lost 6 midfielders/forwards (incl Zaza) and gained 2. Now if Slav considers any of the academy players good enough and ready to play a part in the first team, then that would be fantastic. If not, then I still think we may be a little stretched.
  • imagelostimagelost
    claretandbluesky said:

    If Winston Reid chose not to leave for Arsenal when his contract was nearly up meaning a nice signing on fee, champions league football for a genuine top four at the time team I cannot see him being interested in Everton at this time. Koeman looks a good manager and will likely move himself in the not to distant. Wouldn't be surprised if he ended up at Arsenal actually.

    Koeman at arsenal
    That would make me ;lol
    For short time
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Baracks ;ok

    Still think we're a winger, a striker, and a No10 short of a complete squad, but if Holland, Martinez and Samuelsen step up then great.

    But it's a big 'if'.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Barracks if Martinez can put his boots on the correct feet he will offer as much as Zaza and Calleri.

    TBH of bits I've seen of preseason none of the youngsters have shown anything that's makes me think wow.

    I think our best young players is in Germany.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Hope we don't regret not bringing in more players.
  • stevesteve
    Regret is our middle name ;wahoo
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    edited July 2017
    I'd rather just enjoy who we have signed, and not stress about every position where we don't have two potential first-teamers.

    I think we have good cover and a couple of spaces for young players to force their way in if need be.

    We've learned from last season and haven't gone scattergun. We've made great signings at targeted positions.

    There's a poll on the Sky Sports website asking fans to rank summer signings: Chicarito is number one at the moment, ahead of Lukaku, Morata and Man City's seven full-backs.

    Huge well done to the club from me on not just who we've signed but how we've gone about out business.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Jorderz_Slaven_A_Good_Time said:

    Man City's seven full-backs.

    ;lol ;lol
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    Je ne regret rien.

    French bloke.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited July 2017
    As you said we've gone down the wingers route with mixed if not poor success with the likes of downing, Feghouli, Jarvis, Snodgrass etc who are all good crossers with little success

    Ironically the mentioned guys....well mainly just Downing and Feghouli.....enjoyed their best success behind the strikers in more central roles

    I think Carroll is not around enough for it to be a huge priority and I also think Carroll performs best when te crosses are more erratic then constant balls into the box (he ends up just giving away fouls)....I think Cresswell/Masuaka will provide the crosses from the left overlapping Arnie and Antonio and Zab will share the crosses from the right so he won't be isolated

    I agree though we probably need a #10 in the Lanzini ilk as he links the entire team and we look lost without him
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Different Jota, no? Wolves signed the Atletico Madrid one.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    edited August 2017
    I can't be dealing with that! Pick a player with a different name, I'm finding all this hard enough as it is. ;weep
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    I get confused with the many Dembeles.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited August 2017
    IronHerb how much to the BMF that Sakho doesn't play a game for West Ham before Christmas ;lol

    Needs to be sold asap
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Cant sell him if he doesn't play.
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    @Yeoldhammer - Rumours currently that we ARE trying to offload Sakho. His contract ends next summer and as far as I am aware we haven't offered him a new one. I read a couple of days ago in the dirt rags that we've approached some Turkish teams and offered him, but thus far it seems, no bites.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    We could sell him for glue ;hmm
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    if he's fit you can sell him. one of the reasons players leave and go to other clubs is because they don't play as much as they would like
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    OldCastleSwift said:

    We could sell him for glue ;hmm

    Anticipate a number of sticking points on that deal.
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    edited August 2017
    Regarding more players leaving than joining, we specifically bought extra 'squad' players last season to bulk up our experienced first teamers as we were expecting a full season in the europa.

    Obviously we were knocked out before the group stages less than 2 weeks ater the prem even started. Thereby we simply need a smaller squad this season then we planned for last (a successfull europa drive could have added an extra 19 games to our season).

    This is why we need a smaller amount of experienced players this year, we simply are expecting less games. For example we brought in Nordtveit, giving us 4 experienced CM, when we only play 2 per game, because we thought we'd also have lots of extra europa games. We subsequently couldn't provide enough matches to keep them all happy (Nordtveit only played 15 games last season, and a fair few of those were in his less favoured RB or CB or as a sub) hence why he wanted out.
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    edited August 2017
    @Yeoldhammer - I disagree here. Yes, players leave if they don't get enough games, but only when a club wants them in. With Sakho, he's barely played for a season (and only half the season before that), has had documented personal issues off the pitch, he apparently failed a medical at West Brom last summer, and his contract ends next year when a club could get him on a free. Who wants to bother buying him now? It's easy to say 'well someone will give him a chance', but quite simply, up to now no-one has. I really feel he'll be here just about doing enough to receive his wages until he leaves on a free next summer. A shame as I used to enjoy watching him play, but I just want him out now.

  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Former West Ham and Chelsea striker Carlton Cole is to be sacked by Indonesia's Persib after failing to find the net since his arrival in March, the team's manager said Tuesday.


    Barn door wasn't big enough
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Vorselaarhammer said:

    I get confused with the many Dembeles.

    To be fair, if you stuck all the Dembele players in a transfer list hat, you wouldn't mind which one came out. They're all good players!
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Yeoldhammer said:

    Former West Ham and Chelsea striker Carlton Cole is to be sacked by Indonesia's Persib after failing to find the net since his arrival in March, the team's manager said Tuesday.


    Barn door wasn't big enough

    A bit harsh, out of 17 games he was with them he only started three, he's never played a full 90 minutes, was subbed on in two more and was left on the bench five times. He was left out of the squad for five games up until Saturday when he got his third start.

    He wasn't given much of a chance
  • McHammerMcHammer
    From the manager

    "It's the management's decision to dismiss him, we will have a new player in the second round of the season," Muchtar said. "He plays very badly compared to the other (foreign players) who have joined Persib. He had the worst performance," Muchtar added

  • McHammerMcHammer
    N'Diaye now rated at 4.9 out of 5 on the sky sports Odemwingie scale to join Galatasary.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    And Boudedouz rumoured to be going to Real Betis
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Is that not a wine?
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    I fear the rest of this window may be a tale of us missing out on players we were never in for in the first place.
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