Summer Transfer Thread: Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours

[rutski]

Just to clarify, I wasn't suggesting Milner as a holding player, just using him as an example of the type of hard working, yet still talented, midfielder we'd need to balance things out with the front three I was suggesting/commenting on.  I think his stock has dropped since he left us as neither club nor country has played him in his best position - central midfield!

Holman does have a reputation for graft, so him at the front of a midfield three would be a start to redressing the balance of the side.

The main point being that if a front three of Bent, N'Zog and Johnson were to score and create the goals they can, then lets allow them to do so by balancing the midfield behind them to pick up the defensive work they'd be lacking. 

Bertie's Norwich side did score a lot and ship a lot, so maybe this is his philosophy also?

i hope your 'Bertie'nickname doesnt catch on! Ridiculous.

[Concrete John]

Give it time - it's a grower!

[VinnieChase84]

Best not, legal ramifications and violent repercussions could ensue. Would have risked it for cash.

Sorry.

Pm swap stories!?

[Richard E]

Massadio Haidara's name would have great chant/song potential and we should sign him for that reason alone.

[Mazrim]

Massadio Haidara's name would have great chant/song potential and we should sign him for that reason alone.

Maybe to the tune of Madonna's La Isla Bonita?

[ozzjim]

I like Bertie, and have been a fellow advocate since he signed up. It makes sense and is better than Lambo!

[Richard E]

Massadio Haidara's name would have great chant/song potential and we should sign him for that reason alone.

Maybe to the tune of Madonna's La Isla Bonita?

I like your thinking! Maybe "Hakuna Matata"?

[nigel]

I don't see how N'Zogbia and Johnson wouldn't be able to play in the same team myself.  One either side of Bent and that's a very potent attack.  OK, they may not do as much chasing back as we'd like, but haven't we had enough of being too defensive after last season?  Play a hard working central three to balance it up a bit and that'd be a pretty decent side!   

Maybe, but on paper that looks to be one of the laziest and selfish front threes around though. Holman is supposedly a grafter, Marc is and Ireland gets about the pitch putting pressure on the ball, so surely one of them will be involved.

Agree, JJ.
I happen to like Adam Johnson (as a player) but the more I'm reading about him the more I'm going off the idea. It would have to be 1 or the other with him or CNZ, and Ireland's not known for being a grafter either, imagine the 4 of them in the team together.

[Percy McCarthy]

They can't be that lazy if they play like four men.

[SoccerHQ]

Talking of selling players' dirty secrets to the press, I had some dirt on a couple of b-losers that I tried to sell to the papers. Every rag I rang didn't give a toss, because they were only b-lose.

What's Marlon been up to now?

[JUAN PABLO]

Massadio Haidara's name would have great chant/song potential and we should sign him for that reason alone.

as long as he is better than the last Senegalese full back we had .

[Olneythelonely]

Massadio Haidara's name would have great chant/song potential and we should sign him for that reason alone.

as long as he is better than the last Senegalese full back we had .

Who was that?

[N'ZMAV]

Massadio Haidara's name would have great chant/song potential and we should sign him for that reason alone.

as long as he is better than the last Senegalese full back we had .

Who was that?

Beye?

[Concrete John]

When MON was in charge, technically all the midfielders were also rightbacks!

[N'ZMAV]

Apart from Sidwell. He was utter shit. Oh, and maybe Salifou...