Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[Dave]

I wonder if Clark is being earmarked, or baker, for a left-back slot?

You're sticking with this whole "Richardson isn't going to be a left-back" thing then?

[peter w]

No, if you read my post you'll know that's not what I said.

[Steve67]

I hope there is a plan. I really do. I hope that the takeover is imminent and we are boxing clever and holding back on money transfers. I remain optimistic but it's getting harder by the day.

Toronto Villa, do you still think we will make a profit on the players that Lambert has brought in? Debate from a while ago, my friend.

[Toronto Villa]

I hope there is a plan. I really do. I hope that the takeover is imminent and we are boxing clever and holding back on money transfers. I remain optimistic but it's getting harder by the day.

Toronto Villa, do you still think we will make a profit on the players that Lambert has brought in? Debate from a while ago, my friend.

do I think we'd make a profit if we sold the players Lambert has bought? Yes, absolutely. On which players do you think we'd lose money?

[Steve67]

Apart from Benteke, nearly all of them. Vlaar will make us a profit based on his world cup performances. Keep him if we can though. I think he has bought really poorly. How about you, who are your profit makers? Can we agree that Guzan doesn't count please?

[Ozzjim]

Lowton, Westwood, Bacuna, Luna were all around a million or less according to Lambert himself. I don't think we would lose on any of them.

Guzan who he signed we would also profit on.

[garyshawsknee]

It  seems an odd move, unless a right back is coming in next week, which I doubt. ..a full season of Hutton, don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[aj2k77]

Profit on Benteke, Vlaar and Westwood, after that i'm struggling. Richardson as well obviously.

Westwood, Lowton and Bacuna couldn't have been £1m, otherwise how do the accounts show we've spent £42m quid?

[Dave]

Apart from Benteke, nearly all of them. Vlaar will make us a profit based on his world cup performances. Keep him if we can though. I think he has bought really poorly. How about you, who are your profit makers? Can we agree that Guzan doesn't count please?

Lowton, Westwood, Bacuna.

Kozak and Okore probably would in time. But I agree, they're both up in the air. Helenius would probably break even. Ditto El Ahmadi. We'd probably lose money on Tonev, Luna and Bennett.

And why doesn't Guzan count? He was a free transfer, unless you think we would recoup no transfer fee...

I expect we won't lose money on any of our summer signings from this year.

[Toronto Villa]

Apart from Benteke, nearly all of them. Vlaar will make us a profit based on his world cup performances. Keep him if we can though. I think he has bought really poorly. How about you, who are your profit makers? Can we agree that Guzan doesn't count please?

Who re-signed Guzan? He was on his way out when Lambert came in and gave him another shot. How about Bacuna and Okore? He signed Westwood for less than a million, and Lowton. Bennett cost next to nothing. Tonev didn't cost much but we might take a hit. Helenius is out on loan but he cost very little. Almost all of them came from inferior leagues to play PL football so almost all of them will have at minimum retained the value that we paid and then some.

[peter w]

We'd also get a profit on Senderos, Clark, Baker, Weimann, KEA to name just a few.

[Steve67]

Lowton, Westwood, Bacuna, Luna were all around a million or less according to Lambert himself. I don't think we would lose on any of them.

Guzan who he signed we would also profit on.

Guzan was re-signed.  Can't really count him as a Lambert signing. Play fair gents please. Lowton? Off to Boro on loan, not a sale? Luna too. Why can't we sell them instead of loaning them? Is it because they are poo? Where is the profit so far? Bowers? Oops. Nope. Face it chaps. Rubbish signings.

[peter w]

Rubbish or not the very fact that most of them have premier league appearances the fee increases. Therefore, however small or large, a profit.

[edgysatsuma89]

What we all don't know about is the £4 million loan signing fee we're going to be getting for lowton. That'll cheer y'all up.

Seriously though, I'm not bothered. I don't buy this homesick bollocks, he's playing in the midlands not Russia (i know, some parts are like it etc). The delicate little flower.

[aj2k77]

We'd also get a profit on Senderos, Clark, Baker, Weimann, KEA to name just a few.

Who would pay £3m quid for KEA? Baker, Weimann and Clark are youth players not Lambert buys and Senderos..... Helenius will go back to Denmark for a nominal fee, no chance of breaking even on him.