Summer transfer madness thread

[adrenachrome]

That's kruhl.

It's a Given.

Have a hart will you!

David Soul singing Don't Give Us On Us Baby might be a good intro song given SB's current activities.

[IFWaters]

Ruddy as a replacement for Bunn would make sense surely and then Johnstone and defence is sorted.

I still think we need another striker as way too reliant on Kodija and Hogans fitness is suspect.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Heard yesterday from someone who has a reliable  contact that Joe Hart was next. 

Can't see that happening. He is still first choice for England and will have a lot of Premier League clubs after him, so why would he drop down a division on lower wages...I can't see him saying "because I'd rather not play against Man City" like JT has said about Chelsea. I guess the only option would be a loan move but still can't see that happening either if he wants to be in contention for his England shirt.

Didnt Cesar play for Brazil even though he was in the Champsionship at QPR? It can happen.

[sid1964]

According to Wyness only 2 - 3 more players to join and not for big transfer fees, I should imagine that there will be more of a need to get players out of the club and off the wage bill.

[eamonn]

Does anyone know the full squad of players who have travelled to Portugal? It might give an indication as to which players don't have futures here. The OS usually prints it every summer but can't see anything there. I wonder if last year's loanees are all there.

[frank black]

Alan Hutton being linked to Shef Wednesday today.

[sid1964]

Please lord let it be true about Alan Hutton!, they can also have Gabby as part of the deal as well (2 for the price of 1)

[Damo70]

We need Gabby just to win the two derbies. As for Hutton, I could argue that he has been our best player for the last two seasons. Also, certainly one of the most committed.

[cdbearsfan]

I like Hutton. I'd rather wait until the next transfer window, by which time De Laet should hopefully have proven his fitness, before letting him go.

[Gareth]

We need Gabby just to win the two derbies. As for Hutton, I could argue that he has been our best player for the last two seasons. Also, certainly one of the most committed.

Which is a very sad indictment on our team, Hutton is committed and runs around a lot but he is dreadful in both the attacking & defensive thirds of the pitch-doesn't close down defensively and for all the time he is bombing forward creates next to no chances.

Unless you have high class full backs who can cross a ball like Baines etc I would prefer they first and foremost defend and keep a defensive shape rather than run 60yds to do nothing and leave acres behind them.

[chrisw1]

Please lord let it be true about Alan Hutton!, they can also have Gabby as part of the deal as well (2 for the price of 1)

People need to get over the Hutton hate.  He was a very decent player for us last season and frankly one of our better performers for the last few seasons.  He is no world beater but I'm not sure why we should be in a rush to give ourselves another problem position by rushing him out the door.

[Des Little]

There are half a dozen players I'd want rid of before Hutton.  If this mob had shown a fraction of his application in recent seasons, we wouldn't be fucking around where we are right now.

[paul_e]

Please lord let it be true about Alan Hutton!, they can also have Gabby as part of the deal as well (2 for the price of 1)

People need to get over the Hutton hate.  He was a very decent player for us last season and frankly one of our better performers for the last few seasons.  He is no world beater but I'm not sure why we should be in a rush to give ourselves another problem position by rushing him out the door.

It's not a problem position and wouldn't be if he left, we need to sell one of our right backs, Bree has just joined and looks like a good prospect so he's going nowhere so you left picking between De Laet or Hutton to move on.  For me De Laet wins on versatility.  On top of that Richards probably isn't going anywhere and neither is Bacuna and they're both arguably at their best at right back as well.

Aside from that it's not about hate, I don't hate Hutton in the slightest, I just don't think he's very good and a handful of decent performances in the last 6 months haven't changed my mind about that.  He offers nothing going forward, gets caught out of position regularly and always has a red card challenge in him.  What really makes me laugh about this is that at Chrsitmas he'd been shit and didn't deserve his spot whereas Amavi had been playing well but this summer you've got people desperately wanting to sell Amavi and leave us with 1 left back but wanting to keep Hutton so we don't end up short at right back.

[jwarry]

Please lord let it be true about Alan Hutton!, they can also have Gabby as part of the deal as well (2 for the price of 1)

People need to get over the Hutton hate.  He was a very decent player for us last season and frankly one of our better performers for the last few seasons.  He is no world beater but I'm not sure why we should be in a rush to give ourselves another problem position by rushing him out the door.

It's not a problem position and wouldn't be if he left, we need to sell one of our right backs, Bree has just joined and looks like a good prospect so he's going nowhere so you left picking between De Laet or Hutton to move on.  For me De Laet wins on versatility.  On top of that Richards probably isn't going anywhere and neither is Bacuna and they're both arguably at their best at right back as well.

Aside from that it's not about hate, I don't hate Hutton in the slightest, I just don't think he's very good and a handful of decent performances in the last 6 months haven't changed my mind about that.  He offers nothing going forward, gets caught out of position regularly and always has a red card challenge in him.  What really makes me laugh about this is that at Chrsitmas he'd been shit and didn't deserve his spot whereas Amavi had been playing well but this summer you've got people desperately wanting to sell Amavi and leave us with 1 left back but wanting to keep Hutton so we don't end up short at right back.

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[Nelson Lodge]

Agree that there are several players we could do with getting off the salary bill. Unfortunately getting rid in a preferred priority order is stretching our ability to control.

There are a minimum 4 RBs; Hutton, De Laet, Bree & Richards. Double what is required I would have thought.