Summer transfer madness thread

[shipscat]

Kirkoff from Sunderland is also apparently out of contract.

He had a great spell under Fatboy Sam towards the tail part of 2016.

Played in a defensive midfielder role.... Got the same stature of jedinak.

Always liked Kone... although I'm not sure we'll be taking chances on people with his injury record.

Bruno Manga is also out of contract...Did really well last season for Cardiff..tough and solid.

[Damo70]

From the Premier league free agents we could think about these

Willy Caballero - Unlikely, but would be a definite upgrade.

Mathieu Flamini - Should be more than good enough in the championship

Charlie Adam - Good player. Little slow and we need pace and energy, but would definitely add a little quality and nous.

George Boyd - Been linked already, and has played for Bruce before. Not exciting but a solid player to compete with Adoma.

Arouna Kone - Think he would bully defences at this level.

Lucas Leiva - Bit fanciful but would be a great signing.

Joe Ledley - Just what we need.

I'd be pretty happy with Adam and Ledley. Probably Lucas as well. The others might turn out to be hit and miss. I call it the John Fashanu/Joleon Lescott factor. One move too far.

[London Villan]

We should have signed Adam three years ago. He would do a job for us now though.

[Malandro]

Burnley have released Richard George Junior Pingling.

Great name. No idea who he is. But get him in.

[peter w]

From the Premier league free agents we could think about these

Willy Caballero - Unlikely, but would be a definite upgrade.

Mathieu Flamini - Should be more than good enough in the championship

Charlie Adam - Good player. Little slow and we need pace and energy, but would definitely add a little quality and nous.

George Boyd - Been linked already, and has played for Bruce before. Not exciting but a solid player to compete with Adoma.

Arouna Kone - Think he would bully defences at this level.

Lucas Leiva - Bit fanciful but would be a great signing.

Joe Ledley - Just what we need.

Flamini - yes but he wouldn't come and we couldn't afford his wages

Adam - yes

Boyd - yes

Kone - yes

Leiva - Who he?

Caballero/Ledley - no idea.

[ASHTONVILLA]

If we can shift out Amavi, Richards, Veretout, Gil, Elphick, Golini, Tsibola and Agbonlahor that will make the wage bill look a bit better and maybe bring in £10-15m in fees.

Bring in Adam, Boyd, Kone, Ledley, and Ruddy on frees and we would be looking more solid with a lower wage bill and closer to sorting out FFP issues.

[Damo70]

If we can shift out Amavi, Richards, Veretout, Gil, Elphick, Golini, Tsibola and Agbonlahor that will make the wage bill look a bit better and maybe bring in £10-15m in fees.

Bring in Adam, Boyd, Kone, Ledley, and Ruddy on frees and we would be looking more solid with a lower wage bill and closer to sorting out FFP issues.

It comes to something when I had totally forgotten that one or two of them you have named were still with us.

[mcgrath_85]

Jesus! some of the names being mentioned are awful. Lower half Championship players are not going to get us promoted. I'd sooner stick with what we've got than buy players like Steven Warnock and Peter Whittingham.

[Gareth]

What we have to rely on is that over the last year Round has overhauled scouting with the likes of Atkins, we need to be the club that unearths the Ryan Woods, Lasse Vibe, Aaron Mooy of this world, the mgmt team have been in place for 8-9 months so should have given requirements for positions that need to be filled and that list of targets drawn up.  What we don't want to be doing is the same as last summer where it is quite clear they used the goal scored list in Championship to recruit McCormack & Kodjia...no one can have watched the two play & thought they would make a partnership.

As for Kodjia I am still convinced that Bruce was absolutely gutted when he was injured because he wanted to sell him so he can buy a target man like Sam Gallagher or Chris Martin to play alongside Hogan.

[in exile]

...Chris Martin

Behave yourself

[Gareth]

...Chris Martin

Behave yourself

Wouldn't surprise me in slightest

[CT]

Alternating midfielder with Jedinak perhaps? I expect a lot more from Hourihane/Lansbury this season.

I just hope they're let off the leash as it were. If they're not, expect more of what we saw last season.

[Lastfootstamper]

Alternating midfielder with Jedinak perhaps? I expect a lot more from Hourihane/Lansbury this season.

I just hope they're let off the leash as it were. If they're not, expect more of what we saw last season.

I'm sure Bruce is rethinking his lifelong beliefs as we write.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Ideal world I would shift on:

Golini - Doesn't want to play for Villa so he can piss off
Bunn - Not good emough

Cissokho - OK at this level but would sooner lose the wages and have a kid as back up.
Amavi - Terrible player
Elphick - shame thought he was a great signing at the time
Richards - Wanker of the highest order

Gardner - Pity, I thought he would shine at this level.
Tsibola - Didn't work out and was equally poor at Forrest
Bakuna - OK at this level but we can find better on lower wages and would bring in a fee.
Veretout - Meh player that tinks he is too good for us.
Sanchez - Not suited to British football.
Gil - I actually like him, but dn't think he is up for returning and not a Bruce type player.

Agbonlahor - Needs no explanation.

I would be keeping

Hogan - Needs service
Kodjia - Unless a massive bid came in
RHM - Needs game time
McCormack - Hopefully he will come good with a run of games at the start of the season with Hogan (Kodjia is injured anyway).

Lansbury - should play better when Bruce gets the team balance right
Hourihane - same as Lansbury
Jedinak - Really important player for us
Green - Needs a chance
Adomah - Good player when on form

Baker - One of our better players last season
Chester - Good player
De laet - Hopefully will see more of him this season
Hutton - One of our best players last season
Bree - Like the look of him so far
Taylor - Good player

That leaves us needing

Goalkeeper - Suggest we go for Ruddy on a free rather than £5m for Johnstone.

Reserve left back
Centre back cover x 2

Central midfielder that can tackle - too reliant on Jedinak currently. Suggest Joe Ledley or Lucas on a free.
Winger

Centre forward - Need a big lump for Hogan / McCormack / Kodjia to play off.

[LeeB]

In my local in Stafford last night I spoke to a bunch of Stoke supporters who rated Glenn Whelan. Thought that at 33 he still had the ability to drop down a division and do a good job esp for us in defensive midfield, whether that is the priority is another matter. For what it is worth, they spoke well of him

I suppose if Steve Sidwell can be the lynchpin of a title winning side in this division it's not to far fetched.