Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[paul_e]

Above all we need players who can actually play well together. I know that football is an arcane alchemy whose mysteries are impenetrable to even the wisest, but it surely it doesn't take a genius to see that players who like to press and keep the ball (Veretout, Gana) shouldn't be playing in front of a back four which can't play a high line on account of Lescott's slowness and Richards' stupidity. Some joined-up thinking please.

Yep.  I'm all for scouts having a broad canvas and presenting lots of options but the difference between a good and bad transfer strategy is being able to pick the right ones to fit together.

[footyskillz]

David Forde milwall GK and the Croatian chap after the euros as he's played more games and uk would have opted in after referendum so work permits no issue hopefully

[Matt Collins]

Gestede is clearly a proven goal scorer but I'd much prefer an agile and pacy goal getter

McCormack and Dembele both scored a lot last season despite Fulham being shit. Anyone seen much of them?

[Big Dick Edwards]

Gestede is clearly a proven goal scorer but I'd much prefer an agile and pacy goal getter

McCormack and Dembele both scored a lot last season despite Fulham being shit. Anyone seen much of them?

McCormack is a proven scorer in the Championship. He did the business with Leeds before Fulham paid big money for him.

[Salsa Party Animal]

Any Chinese footballers worth a look ?

[tomd2103]

Gestede is clearly a proven goal scorer but I'd much prefer an agile and pacy goal getter

McCormack and Dembele both scored a lot last season despite Fulham being shit. Anyone seen much of them?

I agree Matt.  Our movement in the final third has been non-existent for years now (probably since Robbie Keane was on loan) and what we really need is a striker with a bit of pace, who is willing to work hard and stretch teams.  I would really like us to sign Dwight Gayle, but not sure that is a possibility.  I would use Gestede as an impact sub. 

[brontebilly]

David Forde milwall GK and the Croatian chap after the euros as he's played more games and uk would have opted in after referendum so work permits no issue hopefully

david forde is poor, very poor


stay away from championship manager 

McCormack drops off the main striker quite a bit, like Robbie Keane or similar albeit at a much lower level

surprisingly Rhodes and McCormack struggle to make the Scottish squad despite burning up the championship regularly

we badly need to add some pace up top this summer with Ayew and Gabby likely to be off

[godzvilla]

IMHO....look no further than Britt  Assombalonga ( Notts Forest)  ..................Godzvilla!

[footyskillz]

Granted forde would be back up.  46 plus games a season. Hopefully new manager gets at least 6 or 7 new playerss. A couple of gks wouldn't go amiss. Saw forde as a back up to the Croatian or someone.
By all accounts im all for top chinese players and asia coming in but onky Japanese and south korean are provern within Europe. Likes of okasaki seem both very professional , technical and decent people puts others to shame.  Ki sung young is off to military service but this is just a difetent Asian matter. I think Dr Tony wants Chinese market as it's biggest In Asia and what he knows rather than Asian market. In  regards to Chinese and top players the most well known are coming to end of career and players are in their super league. I'd expect a few younger and up coming players to try out English league probably brought in and loaned out to  Oxford Cambridge York places of diverse culture and history as well as some footy expereince

[chrisw1]

We need to keep Ayew.  And Amavi.  That should be Tony's first statement of intent.

[footyskillz]

I think it's up to manager who he wants to work with. Grealish is the most important player to be kept.  Agbonlahor can be sold for 12-15 million to Chinese super league. 

[junxs]

Any Chinese footballers worth a look ?

Sun Jihai or Li Tie still playing? thats about all I know!

[footyskillz]

Yes as I said these players are in the Chinese super league and coming to career end mid late 30s. 
I would think the top ones be developed in Chinese league along with the best players around the world going there but the younger players will come and get the English expereince in academy and loaned to clubs

[Dante Lavelli]

Striker wise, I'd be looking to loan a player from the Prem.  I'm not sure who but I'd initially ask for players like Rashford/Ihenacho but in reality players slightly below that level are more realistic.  Hopefully playing 30-40 games will be seen as better for their development than playing in the league cup and a splattering of sub appearances.

keeping Ayew is also a priority as I think he'd be a level above the Championship.  Ayew, Gestede and the loan chap should be enough with our on youths being used when possible.

[not3bad]

We need to keep Ayew.  And Amavi.  That should be Tony's first statement of intent.

Pretty confident about keep Amavi as he only played a handful of games before being injured for most of the season, so he will be "under the radar".