Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[andyh]

Couple of different journalists on Twitter are saying Richards to Sunderland is not happening (and possibly never was.)

Damn, and we'd have probably gotten away with it if it wasn't for that pesky David Moyse !

[mr underhill]

he was never going to remain a premiership player after last season's car crash. I am getting concerned about next season now - np sign of any of the Mica brigade being disposed off and the same applies to players like Gana, Veretout etc. We were one of the worst ever sides in the PL last year and basically have the same squad now . Play offs at best if things stay pretty much as they are.

[Clampy]

he was never going to remain a premiership player after last season's car crash. I am getting concerned about next season now - np sign of any of the Mica brigade being disposed off and the same applies to players like Gana, Veretout etc. We were one of the worst ever sides in the PL last year and basically have the same squad now . Play offs at best if things stay pretty much as they are.

There's over a month to go until the window closes so there's plenty of time for deals to be done although I am surprised the likes of Richards haven't gone by now.

[sid1964]

With the current squad, and if we cant shift any of the losers from last season, then I think we will finish between 8 -13th (we are very much like QPR were when  they went down, to many players in the squad on to high salaries)

May take another couple of transfer windows to get rid of them

[brian green]

You can only assume that managers talk to each other and they have discussed Richards's character.

[Surrey Villain]

I heard he was having a medical at Sunderland this morning. Is this breakdown news coincidence?

[Percy McCarthy]

I heard he was having a medical at Sunderland this morning. Is this breakdown news coincidence?

Are you sure it wasn't the'Moyes having a medical before signing him' joke you heard?

[oswald funkletrumpet]

I heard he was having a medical at Sunderland this morning. Is this breakdown news coincidence?

Are you sure it wasn't the'Moyes having a medical before signing him' joke you heard?

more like 'moyes signs richards and n'wanker whilst still in the recovery room following a lobotomy'

[brian green]

Probably like the scene in Breaking Bad with Moyes ringing a bell. Once for sign him twice for fuck him off outa here.

[ldavfc4eva]

If Sinclair and Richards for for a combined £8m then I'd hope we got the chequebook out ourselves and pushed through a couple of new signings as its all gone very quiet?

Perhaps RDM has been told that he needs to shift some put before he has anymore in, he has already admitted the squad is far too big.

Dr T promised £30/40m in transfer funds but that's not to say it would be all our his own pocket, perhaps it's 50/50 half from himself (the 3 so far plus room for 1 or 2 more) and the rest generated from what we can get back from any outgoings.

There isn't long to go before we kick the season off and I think we need a settled starting 11 if we have any chance of coming straight back up.

[cheltenhamlion]

We don't need a settled starting 11 on August. We could be shite until October and still waltz to Promotion.

[ldavfc4eva]

So people keep saying, transfer window is shut before then though so think we need to sort our shit out one way or another.

The scary thought could be that RDM sees Sinclair as a player to keep hold of? He must know by now who he wants to stay and who to get rid of if possible.

[cheltenhamlion]

And if he can't he has to work out where he might use them. It's a long time to go yet with the cash sloshing around as it is in the "best league in the world".

[charleeco7]

WM are reporting Everton have activated Ganas release clause.

[PeterWithesShin]

Hopefully it will start a bidding war!