Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[Phil from the upper holte]

Ah, close season.  Where Tonev looked 'direct and exciting' and Joe Cole will be the 'new Paul Merson'. 

Just wait until the Bendtner rumours start gathering pace.

Danish international, upgrade on Helenius...

How do we know? We haven't seen enough of Helenius

[pauliewalnuts]

Did Cole actually do anything of note last season?!

Watched lots of high balls sail over his head in his defense. West Ham is the place where midfield technical ability goes to die.

What happened when he played at Liverpool under the tiki-taki master Rodgers?

[VinnieChase84]

Bowery has left the club!

[pauliewalnuts]

Ah, close season.  Where Tonev looked 'direct and exciting' and Joe Cole will be the 'new Paul Merson'. 

Just wait until the Bendtner rumours start gathering pace.

Danish international, upgrade on Helenius...

Can't be that bad, he used to play for Arsenal.

[pauliewalnuts]

Ashley Young back would be good.

2 more players in the right positions (holding midfielder and maybe a winger) and mid table could be achievable.

By us?

Unless the two players are of an incredibly high quality, you're miles off, I think.

This squad needed a significant player investment, as in four or five who are better than the starters we have. Better than the shite in the squad alone is not going to be anything like enough.

[RussellC]

Ah, close season.  Where Tonev looked 'direct and exciting' and Joe Cole will be the 'new Paul Merson'. 

Just wait until the Bendtner rumours start gathering pace.

Danish international, upgrade on Helenius...

Can't be that bad, he used to play for Arsenal.

That kind of positive spin is up there with the "we're about to capture a Champions League winning midfielder" prior to announcing the loan signing of Ryan Bertrand!

[pauliewalnuts]

Ah, close season.  Where Tonev looked 'direct and exciting' and Joe Cole will be the 'new Paul Merson'. 

Just wait until the Bendtner rumours start gathering pace.

Danish international, upgrade on Helenius...

Can't be that bad, he used to play for Arsenal.

That kind of positive spin is up there with the "we're about to capture a Champions League winning midfielder" prior to announcing the loan signing of Ryan Bertrand!

I know, I'm just rolling out the excuses in advance.

[RussellC]

Bowery has left the club!

Well you can't say we weren't due some good news. As they say "the night is always darkest just before the dawn."

[RussellC]

I know, I'm just rolling out the excuses in advance.

Unfortunately though, Bendtner probably would improve us at this moment in time.

[Fuse]

I am shicked that Bowery has gone. Not becuase  i think he was going to be a world beater but his shwing against Hull showed potential. Are we that skint we had to get him out to bring Cole in?

[RussellC]

I am shicked that Bowery has gone. Not becuase  i think he was going to be a world beater but his shwing against Hull showed potential. Are we that skint we had to get him out to bring Cole in?

No, but we need to free up some wages before signing Bendtner as his replacement.

[paul_e]

I am shicked that Bowery has gone. Not becuase  i think he was going to be a world beater but his shwing against Hull showed potential. Are we that skint we had to get him out to bring Cole in?

No, but we need to free up some wages before signing Bendtner as his replacement.

Squad numbers are more important, you can only register 25 players over 21 so we need people to go out so we can bring in replacements, we were running with an announced squad of 25, of which only 3 could've been left off and used as U21 players (Gardner, Okore and Steer).

[RussellC]

Squad numbers are more important, you can only register 25 players over 21 so we need people to go out so we can bring in replacements, we were running with an announced squad of 25, of which only 3 could've been left off and used as U21 players (Gardner, Okore and Steer).

This is a good point and I also think the emergence of Callum Robinson will have prompted Bowery's departure as much as anything.

[Steve67]

Cole will play through the middle, not on the left. He only became a left sided midfielder when Chelsea tried to accommodate him because they had too many other central midfielders. Not a bad signing if he can discover what he seems to have lost.

[supertom]

I am shicked that Bowery has gone. Not becuase  i think he was going to be a world beater but his shwing against Hull showed potential. Are we that skint we had to get him out to bring Cole in?

Not so much those two examples, but I'd guess we're effectively on a one out one in system, give or take. Of course we've lost Ireland (60k?) in Jan, Albrighton (20k?) Fonzie (20k?) and Bowery (5-10k???) this summer.
We've bought in Senderos and Cole, it seems for about 50k combined, so I think we've probably still go enough room to bring in another experienced freebie before we sell off any more.

I'm guess in terms of the bomb squad, nothing has changed in terms of their transfer status. Zog, Bent, Hutton, Given etc will leave if we get an offer. I think the difference is, if they don't get a move, that we'll use them this season.

Also add in Helenius, Herd, Sylla, Lowton and one (or both) of Bennett and Luna, who could well get sold on if the right offer comes in.

I think we'll see a fair amount of movement each way. More so outgoing because we have so much dead wood.