Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[JD]

Quite like the look of this Viviani we are being linked with. Good pass on him and think we still need another centre mid. I get the feeling this summer has all been about the spine, and wingers etc will come later.

Would Team Sky let him go though? Olympic Gold Medalist as well. 

[ASHTONVILLA]

Linked with Jordan Rhodes from Middlesbro today, would be a very good signing for us if it happened (don't think it will).

Played really well with Gestede, and presumably has played with RM for Scotland. Great player at Championship level.

[Nastylee]

I have been relatively pleased with the direction we are heading and am getting more optimistic about our chances of promotion, but I have one nagging concern. It was something I mentioned a couple of months ago and not much of our business has done much to despell it. Many of our signings are good, solid pros with experience of promotion. However, these same players have shown they are not quite upto standard once in the PL. Elphick, De Laet, Chester, etc have all failed to cement a place in the PL once there for differing reasons. My worry is we get promoted then we will need another rebuild to survive as our squad will be full of players who are too good for the Championship but not quite good enough for the PL.

[Gareth]

I'd ask the same question with Rhodes as I would with McCormack - with their scoring record why has no Premiership club ever taken them? Does Rhodes contribute to team play?

[Nastylee]

Rhodes, a no for me. See previous post.

[ASHTONVILLA]

I'd ask the same question with Rhodes as I would with McCormack - with their scoring record why has no Premiership club ever taken them? Does Rhodes contribute to team play?

It is worrying that Boro are happy to let him go now they are up, but I guess it's a case of job done. They now have a bucketload of Prem cash to spend, and don't need to find out if he can hack it at the level above.

With RM from what I have seen so far, I think he would do very well in the Prem.

[ASHTONVILLA]

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[ASHTONVILLA]

In other news... Hutton linked with Wigan, Richards linked with Trabsponzer and Sunderland, Lescott linked with AEK Athens.

I don't dislike Hutton and think he is ok as a back up option, but would take the cash if offered. Be nice if the others went.

[cdbearsfan]

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Bit of an egotistical post, that.

[sid1964]

If we can get rid of Hutton, Richards, Lescott and a couple of others, then that would be fantastic news

[chrisf]

Quite like the look of this Viviani we are being linked with. Good pass on him and think we still need another centre mid. I get the feeling this summer has all been about the spine, and wingers etc will come later.

Would Team Sky let him go though? Olympic Gold Medalist as well. 

He's definitely got the pace.

[Pete]

In other news... Hutton linked with Wigan, Richards linked with Trabsponzer and Sunderland, Lescott linked with AEK Athens.

I don't dislike Hutton and think he is ok as a back up option, but would take the cash if offered. Be nice if the others went.

If Lescott won't move to Scotland for family reasons, I can't see him going to Greece. Unless the 'family reasons' thing was a piece of nonsense.

[tomd2103]

Rhodes, a no for me. See previous post.

I agree.  We need some pace and movement up front, two qualities that Rhodes does not possess.

[ASHTONVILLA]

sorry must have hit the button twice

[john e]

Think I'd rather just stick with the strikers we have than bring in another not quite good enough for the prem sort