Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[mr underhill]

Adebayor! He'll be in claret and blue come September1st.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Kodak should probably go on loan for a season and get match fit and his confidence back. 

That's a little bit negative.

Let's see how he develops.

I hope we'll be able to make a black-and-white decision on him soon in the future.

Going out on loan would definitely give him maximum exposure.

It certainly lens itself to a bit more depth in field to the squad

No doubt someone will snap him up.

[Fasth56]

Right I'll keep this brief. I'd like:

Lescott
A new keeper
Charlie  Austin

Please.

smacks as a MON type of plan  ...aged or plain expensive signings with not great talent

Agreed, we don't have the midfield capable of playing with two up top so pointless getting in Austin. Are people forgetting that we spent 20m on Gestede and Ayew already this summer, are we already giving up on both of them?
Lescott is no better than Clark imo either. To be fair Sherwood's doubts re Guzan are proving justified already. He spreads panic in the back four when the ball is at his feet. Don't think his shot stopping ability is all that either, both goals yesterday could have been saved imo with better positioning from Guzan. Dann's header was very central

What we need is to play a formation that gets the most out of our players, that should be 4231. We need to get pacy players around Gestede so would go with Traore and Sinclair from the start against Sunderland

----------------Guzan
Hutton, Richards, Clark Amavi
 -------Sanchez, Westie/Gueye
Traore, Grealish, Sinclair
--------------Gestede

Gil, Ayew, Veretout in reserve and to be introduced early in the front four aren't doing it. Gabby and Bacuna should be dropped from the squad after their efforts yesterday

A cheeky loan bid for Victor Valdes anyone?

[Villafirst]

Lescott is looking more likely to join Villa - not first choice again for the baggies. I think they need to wrap up the Fazio deal from Spuds first. That said, I'd still like to see Richards and Okore (when fit).

[ozzjim]

Is he that good? Surely if he were United would simply use him to replace De Gea and let him go in exchange foot any striker Madrid offer?

[Holte L2]

Is he that good? Surely if he were United would simply use him to replace De Gea and let him go in exchange foot any striker Madrid offer?

Played in goal for Barcelona during their dominant best. I'd take him over Guzan.

[ozzjim]

Rondon looks a good centre forward. Despite feeling a lot of promise in who we have brought in, I am very envious of sides that have brought in decent strikers that have  presence, pace and movement.

[Steve R]

Rondon looks a good centre forward. Despite feeling a lot of promise in who we have brought in, I am very envious of sides that have brought in decent strikers that have  presence, pace and movement.

Was just thinking the same watching Smethwick's game. He's wasted there and has more to his game than Pulis is capable of making use of.

[Surrey Villain]

Is he that good? Surely if he were United would simply use him to replace De Gea and let him go in exchange foot any striker Madrid offer?

Played in goal for Barcelona during their dominant best. I'd take him over Guzan.

Likely to be on £100k a week plus. No chance.

[Fasth56]

Is he that good? Surely if he were United would simply use him to replace De Gea and let him go in exchange foot any striker Madrid offer?

Out of favour with Long Ball Van Gaal for refusing to play in a reserve game, they just want rid, an offer of half his wages saves them and us £2.5m per year and he's in the shop window. A commanding keeper instils all sorts of confidence in a back four.

[Chris Jameson]

Is he that good? Surely if he were United would simply use him to replace De Gea and let him go in exchange foot any striker Madrid offer?

Played in goal for Barcelona during their dominant best. I'd take him over Guzan.

His distribution is probably better than most players in the England squad.

[silhillvilla]

Adebayor! He'll be in claret and blue come September1st.

I think it could happen late on final day.

[SoccerHQ]

Adebayor! He'll be in claret and blue come September1st.

I think it could happen late on final day.

I do aswell.

[Gareth]

For me the priorities are centre half & striker.

The obsession that there is a footballer in Gabby is surely coming to an end, we've had Carew, Heskey & Benteke up top, all capable of winning a ball in the air but can hardly remember a goal Gabby has scored running onto a flick on.  Gestede has that presence so Sherwood has to surround him with players who make runs and anticipate where the ball is going.  With Gabby in the side we are easy to defend against unless you are unlucky enough to be on the receiving end of one of his four 'unplayable' games each season.

Centre back worries me as much, need four good centre halves and whilst I have time for both Clark & Baker they shouldn't both be in that four.  Richards is still an experiment, early signs good but would be happier if he had a solid, commanding player alongside with Okore & Clark making up the four & ready to take a shirt and keep it if Richards or AN Other get injured / lose form.

Austin & Lescott are options....I'm not 100% on Lescott, are his best days long gone? I don't want another make do squad filler, want a centre back who fills me with confidence. 

Austin's record is excellent but if we are going there do it soon as it needs proper due diligence on a medical not a last day panic buy with a doc getting him to say 'ahh' and declaring him fit.

Generally I think this window has been good, much needed evolution, would be nice to think by Sept 2nd we'll have another couple in & January can be quiet not a mad panic to find stop gaps to keep us up.

[ozzjim]

I hope so.  I was happy enough to have before we started the season
Watching us pay I have changed to thinking we actually need him.