Summer transfer madness thread

[Damo70]

Id go and get Crouch at the right price i.e next to nothing and spend some money on a attacking midfielder/winger, ideally youngish (22-24yrs).

Such as:
Iwobi- if hes not in the 1st team plans at Arsenal (Loan)
Musonda- same as Iwobi (Loan)
Lennon- I hate to say this, as I've always hated the bloke not the player, but he could be an option to buy and surely isn't going to get a game at Everton.
Ojo- Looks like he is off somewhere on loan!
Nkoudou- same as Iwobi and Musonda (Loan)
Barrow- unsure on him but has lighting pace
Snodgrass- at a push, but will certainly compete at Championship level.
Aluko- 2nd best on the assist table last year i think.

We should definitely sign 'Barrow'. Surely by law of averages one of their squad will turn out to be good enough.

[LeeB]

Id go and get Crouch at the right price i.e next to nothing and spend some money on a attacking midfielder/winger, ideally youngish (22-24yrs).

Such as:
Iwobi- if hes not in the 1st team plans at Arsenal (Loan)
Musonda- same as Iwobi (Loan)
Lennon- I hate to say this, as I've always hated the bloke not the player, but he could be an option to buy and surely isn't going to get a game at Everton.
Ojo- Looks like he is off somewhere on loan!
Nkoudou- same as Iwobi and Musonda (Loan)
Barrow- unsure on him but has lighting pace
Snodgrass- at a push, but will certainly compete at Championship level.
Aluko- 2nd best on the assist table last year i think.

We should definitely sign 'Barrow'. Surely by law of averages one of their squad will turn out to be good enough.

I doubt that sort of deal would be smooth sailing.

[Drummond]

Id go and get Crouch at the right price i.e next to nothing and spend some money on a attacking midfielder/winger, ideally youngish (22-24yrs).

Such as:
Iwobi- if hes not in the 1st team plans at Arsenal (Loan)
Musonda- same as Iwobi (Loan)
Lennon- I hate to say this, as I've always hated the bloke not the player, but he could be an option to buy and surely isn't going to get a game at Everton.
Ojo- Looks like he is off somewhere on loan!
Nkoudou- same as Iwobi and Musonda (Loan)
Barrow- unsure on him but has lighting pace
Snodgrass- at a push, but will certainly compete at Championship level.
Aluko- 2nd best on the assist table last year i think.

We should definitely sign 'Barrow'. Surely by law of averages one of their squad will turn out to be good enough.

Is he Wheely good?

[eamonn]

Crouch would probably break our wage structure, he's near the end of his career and still getting enough game time at Stoke on great money. See Gareth Barry. Nice in theory but unlikely to happen. You can have Reo-Coker or Samuel (Sweet Boy) if you want though. 

[Matt Collins]

I'm up for Sonny Aluko

Second striker or winger - pushed out wide last year to accommodate Cairney

8 goals and 12 assists last season

Worked with Bruce before

We'd need to sell to buy but I'd be pretty happy based on the admittedly little I know

[Gareth]

If we are going to play Elmo on the right & Green/Amavi on the left the squad could do with a target man who can actually challenge crosses in the air. 

Still wouldn't remotely surprise me if he comes back in next couple of weeks if Kodjia is sold before the window closes, you looked at Watford on Sat and they are desperate for a striker as Deeney apart they have nothing up top....there are other Prem sides who could do with more fire power too....Swansea, Stoke, West Brom, Newcastle etc etc.  As 20m is the new 5m 'punt' signing of the past I'm not sure any of those would blink at paying 20m for him.

In terms of FFP selling Kodjia for 20m and for instance buying Sam Gallagher for 7m would make perfect sense...& for Bruce if he wants to play 442 sure he'd like a target man with Hogan or Gabby of him with RHM and Davis as deputies.

At the start of the summer the 'assets' to try and make a few quid back into the pot were Veretout, Amavi & McCormack....with Amavi being mugged off by Sevilla & McCormack looking like his exit isn't going to be permanent we have already let Baker go so I think they'll consider selling anyone if the £'s are there.

Not saying I want Kodjia gone by the way.

[four fornicholl]

If we are going to play Elmo on the right & Green/Amavi on the left the squad could do with a target man who can actually challenge crosses in the air. 

Still wouldn't remotely surprise me if he comes back in next couple of weeks if Kodjia is sold before the window closes, you looked at Watford on Sat and they are desperate for a striker as Deeney apart they have nothing up top....there are other Prem sides who could do with more fire power too....Swansea, Stoke, West Brom, Newcastle etc etc.  As 20m is the new 5m 'punt' signing of the past I'm not sure any of those would blink at paying 20m for him.

In terms of FFP selling Kodjia for 20m and for instance buying Sam Gallagher for 7m would make perfect sense...& for Bruce if he wants to play 442 sure he'd like a target man with Hogan or Gabby of him with RHM and Davis as deputies.

At the start of the summer the 'assets' to try and make a few quid back into the pot were Veretout, Amavi & McCormack....with Amavi being mugged off by Sevilla & McCormack looking like his exit isn't going to be permanent we have already let Baker go so I think they'll consider selling anyone if the £'s are there.

Not saying I want Kodjia gone by the way.

Very scarey but very true.

[Des Little]

We don't need any more small strikers. Our problem up front is holding the ball up and playing others in. We simply don't have enough aerial presence up there either.

[brian green]

Davis held the ball up excellently in the second half against Brighton.

[garyshawsknee]

I'd like to think that SB has the balls to put a youth on the bench if Gabby gets the nod over Hogan. No need for another striker.

[cdbearsfan]

Aluko and Crouch would provide decent options. Just one more winger on top of that and I'd be happy. Plus a left back if Amavi leaves.

[Tayls_7]

We need Crouchy if at all possible.  You know exactly what you'll get. An intelligent player who can bring others into the game and decent in the air (yes I know, he was dreadful in the air when with us).

[four fornicholl]

We need Crouchy if at all possible.  You know exactly what you'll get. An intelligent player who can bring others into the game and decent in the air (yes I know, he was dreadful in the air when with us).

Shoot me down, it may have been a time in my life, but I hardly remember him playing for us.

[Tayls_7]

We need Crouchy if at all possible.  You know exactly what you'll get. An intelligent player who can bring others into the game and decent in the air (yes I know, he was dreadful in the air when with us).

Shoot me down, it may have been a time in my life, but I hardly remember him playing for us.

The only player I've ever seen in my life who used to descend/shrink as he 'rose' for a header. He used to be mercilessly bullied by centre halfs.  He's a different proposition now of course. 

[paul_e]

I'm up for Sonny Aluko

Second striker or winger - pushed out wide last year to accommodate Cairney

8 goals and 12 assists last season

Worked with Bruce before

We'd need to sell to buy but I'd be pretty happy based on the admittedly little I know

Not for me, had a good year last season but was a fringe player for Hull 2 years ago and has never looked anything special.

I don't have a better option in mind but I'd rather see someone a bit younger who can improve, we already have 6-7 first team players who need to be replaced if we go up, if we do make a couple more signings they have to be guys who offer something now but can improve with us.