Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[Phil from the upper holte]

Were turning into the club people laugh at

[pauliewalnuts]

Were turning into the club people laugh at

We're basically Newcastle, with no money.

[Malandro]

Jermaine pennant next?

[dave shelley]

FFS, don't put ideas into his head.

[aev]

Wasn't Richardson the player that Keane had a go at during his "baby Bentley" rant?

[Gareth]

Anyone still think we have a bit of money to spend this summer?

I still think so...not a lot maybe :-)

One thing I am certain of is we don't have the cash that means he will sign anyone that we'll all say 'that is a good signing'

[not3bad]

Andy Marshall is er, back back back.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-andy-marshall-back-7403447?

[RussellC]

Anyone still think we have a bit of money to spend this summer?

The thing is- even if we do (which I doubt) we're now fast using up the places in our 25 man squad. With the bomb-squad members returning, and only Helenius and Albrighton departing, we can't have that much room left to bring players in can we?!

[Clampy]

I thought he was older than 29.

[supertom]

I don't think Richardsons all that bad. He's not a left back though. Too weak defensively. That said, even as a fullback he'd still be an improvement on Bennett and Luna. I think he's always been better playing further forward. Can take a reasonable set piece. I've never gotten why he's often been used as a fullback, particularly at Fulham.
If we're getting him for next to nothing, I can live with that.  He's injury prone though, which provides another problem.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Were turning into the club people laugh at

We're basically Newcastle, with no money.

Not a nice comparison

[supertom]

Anyone still think we have a bit of money to spend this summer?

The thing is- even if we do (which I doubt) we're now fast using up the places in our 25 man squad. With the bomb-squad members returning, and only Helenius and Albrighton departing, we can't have that much room left to bring players in can we?!

Then we'd just not register the players we're not going to use. I think if Lambo can he'll be getting 4-5 new recruits this summer. I don't see Hutton, Sylla, Stevens, and one of Luna or Bennett making the 25, even if we still have them. Likewise Tonev may not be included.
Whether a couple of the new signings could be more ambitious signings, remains to be seen.

[David_Nab]

Were turning into the club people laugh at

Yeah we are an complete joke at moment.

[yaliekins]

Are these signings not worse than the ones MON is berated for? No manager in his right mind would be signing Joe Cole & Senderos for 20k PW each and then Richardson who'll probably be on more and command a fee ...

Cole I could *maybe* understand, but he hasn't had a good season in more than 4 years. The rest are just filling the squad up with shite and not for cheap, either. I shudder at the thought of the position we will be in this time next year with no new investment 

[RussellC]

Anyone still think we have a bit of money to spend this summer?

The thing is- even if we do (which I doubt) we're now fast using up the places in our 25 man squad. With the bomb-squad members returning, and only Helenius and Albrighton departing, we can't have that much room left to bring players in can we?!

Then we'd just not register the players we're not going to use. I think if Lambo can he'll be getting 4-5 new recruits this summer. I don't see Hutton, Sylla, Stevens, and one of Luna or Bennett making the 25, even if we still have them. Likewise Tonev may not be included.
Whether a couple of the new signings could be more ambitious signings, remains to be seen.

I can't see Randy allowing Lambert to simply not-register the senior players that don't make the cut at the end of the summer. I fear it'll be a "one out, one i" policy from hereon in.