Summer transfer madness thread

[chrisw1]

How the hell do you think anyone will pay for Richards or Gabby?  Absolute fantasy.

But then I think we should prob get c£5m for RM.  To be honest if Bruce could get him fit and firing over the summer I wouldn't mind keeping him as we wont get any value selling as things stand.

[paul_e]

I think suggesting that people who got £10m for Gestede and Westwood are going to get less than that for the list i gave is overly pessimistic.

[SoccerHQ]

Players we'll sell will surely be Gil, Sanchez and Veretout.

Veretout's been playing very well and the other two are figuring regularly aswell.

It's important we balance the books, our wage bill for 2nd division football is absurdly high still. Those 3 and McCormack are probably on close to 200k per week combined.

[passitsideways]

Hmm, so just going off what has been reported on his loan, Fiorentina have to buy Sanchez for 2.6 million if he appears in more than 50% of their games, which seems very likely given that he's made 30+ appearances already. Think that's a very good price for someone with a year left on his contract after this, and who is already 31.

As others have alluded to, hopefully the fact that we squeezed out the sort of fees we got for Westwood and Gestede means that we can get something decent if we move on others as well.

[tomd2103]

Isn't Gollini's loan for 18 months?

If so, one would imagine there wouldn't be a permanent transfer discussed until the end of that.

Had a look Dave and it is for 18 months.  Didn't realise it was for that long and agree that it is unlikely he will be sold before that loan expires.  Someone mentioned on here that Bunn recently signed a new deal as well, but I can't find anything about that.

[brian green]

The point I was trying to make albeit flippantly is that Keith Wyness appears to be a good businessman, somebody we have needed very badly for a long time.  The definition of a good businessman is one who can clinch the difficult deals.  Veretout, Sanchez and Gil sell themselves.  It is the hard rump of players like Richards and Gabby who will be hardest to move out but there must be an end to N'Zoggery and bomb squaddery at the club and Keith Wyness may just be the man to do it.  With the cooperation of Bruce and Round.

[OCD]

We did have Richards all but sold until Allardyce took the England job. With any luck he'll take him to Palace.

[eddiemunster]

I'd get rid of the following, from first team,reserves and academy;

Bunn (*),Hutton (*),Richards, Gabby, Kozak(**), Cissokho , Sanchez,McCormack. (*)= One year extension, (**) = Retiring.

B.Watkins, T.Leggett, J.Linley, B.Swift, J.Abdoul, N.Mason, C.Blackett-Taylor, R.Hale.

J.Finnerty, J.Humphries,E.Idem, V.Johansson, M.Clark, J.Sundman, L.Hall, A.Prosser, J.Pastorek, J.Doyle Hayes, J.Clarke. J.Coates, J.Cox. 

Most of the above reserve and academy players have poor ratings in pretty much all data streams available, so need to go now, not later.

Getting rid of the above would save the club more than £250,000 a week in wages alone, then we can restart Vic Crowes dream academy for a start!!!
I'd keep Tshibola, Gollini, Gil and Vertout as I think all will come good, even if we only give them half the time we gave the likes of Westwood.

I'd tell the likes of  Elphick and Grealish to they need to start showing why they're getting paid, as I 'd get rid for the right money.

We then need to look at buying an experienced GK, a CB as cover, a young future replacement for Jedinak, 2 decent wingers and a youngish goalscorer as cover for our sparce forward line.

My thoughts only....comments please!!

[eamonn]

That's well-harsh on some of those kiddies, yo.
What did they do to offend you so?

[ldavfc4eva]

Always thought Eddie was a blues fan.....

Well reasearched on the young ones there

[Sexual Ealing]

I'd get rid of the following, from first team,reserves and academy;

Bunn (*),Hutton (*),Richards, Gabby, Kozak(**), Cissokho , Sanchez,McCormack. (*)= One year extension, (**) = Retiring.

B.Watkins, T.Leggett, J.Linley, B.Swift, J.Abdoul, N.Mason, C.Blackett-Taylor, R.Hale.

J.Finnerty, J.Humphries,E.Idem, V.Johansson, M.Clark, J.Sundman, L.Hall, A.Prosser, J.Pastorek, J.Doyle Hayes, J.Clarke. J.Coates, J.Cox. 

Most of the above reserve and academy players have poor ratings in pretty much all data streams available, so need to go now, not later.

Getting rid of the above would save the club more than £250,000 a week in wages alone, then we can restart Vic Crowes dream academy for a start!!!
I'd keep Tshibola, Gollini, Gil and Vertout as I think all will come good, even if we only give them half the time we gave the likes of Westwood.

I'd tell the likes of  Elphick and Grealish to they need to start showing why they're getting paid, as I 'd get rid for the right money.

We then need to look at buying an experienced GK, a CB as cover, a young future replacement for Jedinak, 2 decent wingers and a youngish goalscorer as cover for our sparce forward line.

My thoughts only....comments please!!

Do you mean Football Manager?

[Gareth]

I'd get rid of the following, from first team,reserves and academy;

Bunn (*),Hutton (*),Richards, Gabby, Kozak(**), Cissokho , Sanchez,McCormack. (*)= One year extension, (**) = Retiring.

B.Watkins, T.Leggett, J.Linley, B.Swift, J.Abdoul, N.Mason, C.Blackett-Taylor, R.Hale.

J.Finnerty, J.Humphries,E.Idem, V.Johansson, M.Clark, J.Sundman, L.Hall, A.Prosser, J.Pastorek, J.Doyle Hayes, J.Clarke. J.Coates, J.Cox. 

Most of the above reserve and academy players have poor ratings in pretty much all data streams available, so need to go now, not later.

Getting rid of the above would save the club more than £250,000 a week in wages alone, then we can restart Vic Crowes dream academy for a start!!!
I'd keep Tshibola, Gollini, Gil and Vertout as I think all will come good, even if we only give them half the time we gave the likes of Westwood.

I'd tell the likes of  Elphick and Grealish to they need to start showing why they're getting paid, as I 'd get rid for the right money.

We then need to look at buying an experienced GK, a CB as cover, a young future replacement for Jedinak, 2 decent wingers and a youngish goalscorer as cover for our sparce forward line.

My thoughts only....comments please!!

Wow - what on earth are data streams?

Clearing out the academy of goalkeepers I see...

[tomd2103]

Read somewhere today that Bruce is looking at signing Sam Gallagher in the summer either on loan or on a permanent deal.  Just the type of striker we need.

[OCD]

A 19-year old centre back from Chester too.

[Gareth]

I'd be stunned if we don't have a Gallagher / Chris Martin type amongst our centre forward options next season-in much the same way as Bruce likes two up top he also likes a big lad amongst them.  Kodjia / Hogan / Gallagher & RHM or Davis (with the other out on loan) would be a decent set of options.