Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation (continued)

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  • alderz said:

    Snodgrass played on the left to accommodate him at times and he was dreadful. Sounds like he's trying to justify to the Villa fans that he isn't a waste of time.

    Fixed it for you. :)
  • If it wasnt clear, I meant Antonio played on the left to leave space on the right for Snodgrass, and Snodgrass was still terrible
  • I agree, he was, indeed.
  • Probably a bit short of attacking mids/wingers now and still lacking a defensive midfielder

    And luck
    And lacking morale fibres
    And lacking the will to win
    And
    That ado donkay that ado
  • Rob Green has signed for Huddersfield.
  • WIth the result on Saturday casting huge doubts on Bilic's future, I can't see G&S splashing out a new club record fee for a player that a new manager might not want, regardless of how desperately we need him.

    Too little time now to get a new manager in and secure his targets before the window closes, so, if they are thinking seriously about getting rid of Bilic, I think they'll keep that cash to make available to a new managr in January or next summer.

    It's kinda chicken and egg though, because if they don't spend the cash on Carvalho then it's much more likely they'll replace Bilic; if they'd have signed him pre-season there might not even be talk of Bilic going.
  • Palace alledgely interested in fonte
  • but would we have to pay Palace to take him ;whistle
  • Football just isn't fair imo

    Psg signing neymar for £200mil and getting Mbappe on loan to buy for £166mil

    City spent over £200mil
    United £150mil
    Liveprool have spent £40mil but have had a bid accepted fro Keita and maybe Lear

    Whereas we have spent £40mil (recouping £30mil of it) yet can't seem to push some moves across

    Just wish we could go back a couple years and change so that the Abu Dhabi group bought us instead of city
  • debt should already be paid off

    External has, internal is 60m to owners including interest and 40m ish to other clubs which most clubs carry

    It's not that we won't pay the money it's the way the deal is structured that SL are being difficult about and if we don't have enough to pay at the initial signing then we've probably not got enough cash on hand
  • edited August 2017
    James T got injured Saturday for Palace so would be good to offload fonte whilst he has a value. Sure we can recall burke should the need arise.
  • edited August 2017
    I feel like selling James Tomkins was a bit like selling Collins the first time (without the following relegation hopefully). All these players we've brought in and no one's been any better than he was.
  • Was it Tomkins that was supposed to be marking their guy for the first goal?
  • It usually was... ;whistle
  • IMO Tomkins was/ is an average CB...
    He in the last few seasons has become very injury prone...
  • Football just isn't fair imo

    Psg signing neymar for £200mil and getting Mbappe on loan to buy for £166mil

    City spent over £200mil
    United £150mil
    Liveprool have spent £40mil but have had a bid accepted fro Keita and maybe Lear

    Whereas we have spent £40mil (recouping £30mil of it) yet can't seem to push some moves across

    Just wish we could go back a couple years and change so that the Abu Dhabi group bought us instead of city

    The difference is that they're all in European competitions and we're not
  • edited August 2017
    You just said on another thread that you think the squad is ok. ;puzzled
  • According to Twitter chatter, we're still hopeful of landing Carvalho but are not close to any other deal.

    If we believe SB when he said we would replace anyone who leaves, we must be looking at a wide player to replace Snodgrass. With Feghouli also being sold, we are very light on the wings (particularly risky when you consider Arnie's temperament and Antonio's muscle-testing style of play), and I think it's fair to say Fernandes is not the answer out wide.
  • brookings

    as is always the case our owner will not meet the fee being asked as we do everything on the cheap
    Why say that when you know it isn't true?

    Ayew and Arnie broke the club transfer record.

    We agreed a fee for Bacca last year, but he wouldn't join us.

    Our comparative transfer spend has been posted on a number of occasions, but you ignore that.

    I don't see the point.
  • 57k but what are they paying for their tickets?

    Are we a bigger club than Leicester? Define "bigger". Have we ever won the Premier league?
  • We don't have a right to say we are 'bigger' than either Blackburn or Leicester, IMO.
  • Leicester had champions league football /money last year we did not
  • edited August 2017
    I think in terms of history, fan base and general perception by neutrals we are 'bigger' than both Leicester and Blackburn.

    But in terms of where we are at the moment, I can see see Leicester being a more attractive proposition.
  • world wide Fan Base .

    Have you got figures on the world wide fan base for each club?

  • edited August 2017

    No have you ?

    Well, no. That's why I asked.

    You were the one stating we were a bigger club than them because our fan base is bigger, and using that 'fact' to criticise our comparative dealings in the transfer window.

    Clearly your criticism if strongly felt, but as it is resting on only an assumption (or a 'bet'), I don't see any reason why I would agree with you. ;ok

  • IMG_20170829_191645

    Actually made me lol
  • Some noise that Sakho my be signing for Rennes.

    If true, we must have a replacement lined up.

    Surely.

    Wouldn't we?
  • Surely we can't be accepting we don't need any more forwards and then be close to selling one of the two we have?
  • Ravs not coming back this window. Having a medical at Mexican club Atlas.
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