Summer transfer madness thread

[mr underhill]

it's a load of cobblers

[ozzjim]

It may be but I would carry him over six fields to get shot of him

[sid1964]

we need to get rid of so many players, the list is almost endless!

I would imagine that Bruce has been told that players need to be out the door to raise money for any transfers

If the rumours were true of him only having a £million pound to spend.

[paul_e]

we need to get rid of so many players, the list is almost endless!

I would imagine that Bruce has been told that players need to be out the door to raise money for any transfers

If the rumours were true of him only having a £million pound to spend.

For me a squad for this league should, at most, have 23-24 senior players and 4-5 youngsters as backup.  We're well above that right now.

FFP might be looming in the background but sell-to-buy is actually just the right thing for us to do right now. Ignoring Gollini as out on loan and Sanchez as already sold the current squad is:


GK – Bunn, Steer, NEW*
RB – Hutton, De Laet, Bree
LB – Taylor, Amavi, Cissokho
CB – Chester, Baker, Elphick, Richards, Terry*
CM – Jedinak, Bacuna, Gardner, Lansbury, Tshibola, Hourihane, Bjarnason, Veretout, Lyden
RM – Adomah, Gil
LM – Grealish, Green
ST – Kodjia, Hogan, Agbonlahor, Mccormack, Davis, RHM

If we get rid of all the ones I've crossed out (who appear to be the ones he wants rid of) that still leaves 21 senior players (counting Terry and a new keeper, I'd have put Johnstone there until yesterday) and 4 kids that I expect to see play a bigger part next year which would leave us with a bit of wiggle room to pick up 2-3 more.

[Joshua Fineman]

we need to get rid of so many players, the list is almost endless!

I would imagine that Bruce has been told that players need to be out the door to raise money for any transfers

If the rumours were true of him only having a £million pound to spend.

For me a squad for this league should, at most, have 23-24 senior players and 4-5 youngsters as backup.  We're well above that right now.

FFP might be looming in the background but sell-to-buy is actually just the right thing for us to do right now. Ignoring Gollini as out on loan and Sanchez as already sold the current squad is:


GK – Bunn, Steer, NEW*
RB – Hutton, De Laet, Bree
LB – Taylor, Amavi, Cissokho
CB – Chester, Baker, Elphick, Richards, Terry*
CM – Jedinak, Bacuna, Gardner, Lansbury, Tshibola, Hourihane, Bjarnason, Veretout, Lyden
RM – Adomah, Gil
LM – Grealish, Green
ST – Kodjia, Hogan, Agbonlahor, Mccormack, Davis, RHM

If we get rid of all the ones I've crossed out (who appear to be the ones he wants rid of) that still leaves 21 senior players (counting Terry and a new keeper, I'd have put Johnstone there until yesterday) and 4 kids that I expect to see play a bigger part next year which would leave us with a bit of wiggle room to pick up 2-3 more.

Gabby stays?

[paul_e]

I went with who i think Bruce wants to get rid of this window, not who I'd be looking to sell.

[garyshawsknee]

I hope he keeps Tshibola, think there's a good player in there.

[Mister E]

I went with who i think Bruce wants to get rid of this window, not who I'd be looking to sell.

Toner and Bedeau in defence?
Keep Gardner?

[Mister E]

I see a report that Amavi will go for £10m. I thought we might have got more.

[PaulWinch again]

Better be £10 million plus a sell on fee. I guarantee he will go for more money in the future.

[Gareth]

Anybody paying above 5m will not have seen him play last season - potentially a good player in there but until he rediscovers the courage to put his body on line in tackles he is a totally liability as a defender

[Malandro]

Anybody paying above 5m will not have seen him play last season - potentially a good player in there but until he rediscovers the courage to put his body on line in tackles he is a totally liability as a defender

He was the same before his injury. I do think with experience, he'll be a good player.

[Pat McMahon]

Anybody paying above 5m will not have seen him play last season - potentially a good player in there but until he rediscovers the courage to put his body on line in tackles he is a totally liability as a defender

I think that matches my own assessment of Amavi. He definitely has potential but as a defender he reminds me of JLloyd in that i don't think he would ever take 5 stitches to sop a goal. I remember his first few games, notably away at Palace, and i was convinced he was a good footballer, but i haven't seen him do enough to be a nailed on starter.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Anything over £5m is good business for a left back not good enough to be first choice in a mid table Championship team last season. The bad business was done earlier when we paid over the top for him and took a punt on him becoming a decent player.

On a different note, I see Simon Grayson is talking to Sunderland about the managers job. He has done a fine job at PNE, and will make Sunderland more of a threat unfortunately.

[rougegorge]

I went with who i think Bruce wants to get rid of this window, not who I'd be looking to sell.

Toner and Bedeau in defence?
Keep Gardner?

Do you mean not keeping Toner?  He barely got off the bench at Bradford.

Need an all round upgrade in midfield.