Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[ADVILLAFAN]

Apparently Fulham have signed Ross McCormack (dunno who he is) from Leeds for 11 million.
For Christ sake Randy! What are you doing! I can't believe you let Fulham just merrily walk away with such a bargain etc.

In all seriousness, that's absolutely crazy frigging money for a championship striker. He's not all that young either.

He's a pretty decent player, but I'm surprised that they've paid that much for him.

[ozzjim]

11 million for a mid table Championship striker. The world has gone truly insane.

[PaulWinch again]

It is absolutely bonkers.

[PaulWinch again]

Benteke at £7 million when we signed him or McCormack goes for £11 million, it's nuts.

[Dr Butler]

11 million for a mid table Championship striker. The world has gone truly insane.

Liverpool offered £18 million

[mr underhill]

you mean for this specific player, or another player, or a bowl of fruit?

[Merv]

Wow. Read a piece last week that Leeds are cutting back so much players now have to take in a packed lunch (!!!!) or buy in sandwiches after training, rather than having lunch laid on..... not of the shrewdest of moves by Fulham. £11m is crazy money, if true.

[JUAN PABLO]

I forgot , Fulham went down as well ...

[JUAN PABLO]

I like McCormack .   4 million tops

[Jon Crofts]

Fabian Delph has just written on Facebook, "Good news coming soon." New contract?!

what'd Delph's Twitter username.

He's not on Twitter mate, but does have a Facebook account and seems to accept friend requests from all and sundry. Definitely him.

Well his good news turns out to be Faulkner resigning which is a bit odd.  But followed up with a comment re I can't sign a new contract if I haven't been offered one.  Maybe Faulkner going might kick start a new deal being put on the table?

[PaulWinch again]

I like McCormack .   4 million tops

I think he'd be overpriced at that. He's ok at Championship level, that's about it.

[supertom]

Fabian Delph has just written on Facebook, "Good news coming soon." New contract?!

what'd Delph's Twitter username.

He's not on Twitter mate, but does have a Facebook account and seems to accept friend requests from all and sundry. Definitely him.

Well his good news turns out to be Faulkner resigning which is a bit odd.  But followed up with a comment re I can't sign a new contract if I haven't been offered one.  Maybe Faulkner going might kick start a new deal being put on the table?

Again, and it could all be reading too much into it, as others have suggested. Faulkner leaving could suggest that he's done all he can and that something is potentially in the offing. He's helped balance the books I suppose.
I'd imagine if a takeover happened in the not too distant future, that we'd get the contracts sorted.

The good news may just be that wheels are in motion. Faulkner stepping down could well signal that we're getting somewhere (I hope). He's fulfilled his task. He hangs around to do his charity abseil and then his resignation is made public.

[paulcomben]

Niklas Bendtner is apparently considering multiple offers, so he won't be joining our rudderless ownerless ship. Thank heavens for small mercies.

[Clampy]

Niklas Bendtner is apparently considering multiple offers, so he won't be joining our rudderless ownerless ship. Thank heavens for small mercies.

The Mirror seem to think he's going to be our next signing. BBC also claiming he's due to join a new club in the next few days.

[Richard E]

That would be the point in which even those of us in the glass half full camp would slash our wrists.