Summer transfer madness thread

[Matt Collins]

Also linked with Josh Onomah from Spurs, who is an attacking midfielder. Not sure how reliable either link is

If we do play 4411 it's the no 10 and LW positions we look weakest in to me

Grealish won't play till the new year and green isn't going to play 40 odd games and I'm not even sure he's ready to start week in week out

Don't know much about either player but both seem the type we should be looking at

We seem to have promising kids in the 18-19 year old bracket but less so in the 20-21 bracket that should be more ready

[cdbearsfan]

A quick Google and Huddersfield had 5 players in on loan. 4 joined in the summer and 1 in Jan all on season long loans.

Quite impressive to sign someone on a season-long loan in January.

[PeterWithesShin]

Still classed as season long if it's to the end of the season funny guy! 

[tomd2103]

Also linked with Josh Onomah from Spurs, who is an attacking midfielder. Not sure how reliable either link is

If we do play 4411 it's the no 10 and LW positions we look weakest in to me

Grealish won't play till the new year and green isn't going to play 40 odd games and I'm not even sure he's ready to start week in week out

Don't know much about either player but both seem the type we should be looking at

We seem to have promising kids in the 18-19 year old bracket but less so in the 20-21 bracket that should be more ready

Agree about LW, but there is always the option to switch to a more traditional two up front, negating the need for a number 10.  Unless we sign someone, it's finding out who would work as the best partnership up there. 

[frank black]

Hugo! Hugo! Hugo! At least we get a chant back. Finger crossed this is a rumour only, oap Villa FC

[Steve67]

Onomah? Sounds like an illness.

[Mossie Hennebry]

Onomah? Sounds like an illness.

It sounds like what it is describing.

[Matt Collins]

Onomah won the U20 World Cup this summer

People may say it holds back our kids, but

a) we've got to get promoted so whatever it takes
b) our best kids seem to be 18-19 and presumably less ready
c) there are plenty of games so will still be opportunities
d) these are positions where we lack cover (not say holding midfield or strikers where hopefully the existing kids are the reserve options to play here and there)

Don't know either player but I'm encouraged by this

[Duncan Shaw]

The Rodallega thing is a wind up surely?  Isn't he about 50?

[sid1964]

The problem for Bruce will be that loaning the young players from Spurs etc.. , is these clubs will expect these youngsters to play a lot of games (and not just the last 20 mins of a game)

I think that it is disappointing that we have no youngsters in our reserves who cannot step up and play in the 1st team.

[jwarry]

Just watched a couple of Youtube videos.  Kent looks like what we need and straight replacement for Jack.  Onomah looks more like a standard up and down midfield player of which we have plenty but he's probably better than we have

[Matt Collins]

I agree on our kids - but the older ones were either released (from memory Cowans, Calder, Sellars) we sold too early (Robinson) or got injured for fricking ages (grealish, Lyden)

[Matt Collins]

I think Onomah played centre mid for England but I watched a couple of YouTube highlights of Spurs pre season games (parental leave, loads of time free!) and he seemed to play quite high up the pitch, maybe even a winger. Looked quite a trickster

[SoccerHQ]

Looks like Onomah is happening, lots of papers reporting the same link which is always a sign news has been leaked from one end.

Not sure he's a wide player, if he's centrally you'd have to think we'll let someone go from that area which made it odd we rejected the Bacuna bid.

[SoccerHQ]

The problem for Bruce will be that loaning the young players from Spurs etc.. , is these clubs will expect these youngsters to play a lot of games (and not just the last 20 mins of a game)

I think that it is disappointing that we have no youngsters in our reserves who cannot step up and play in the 1st team.

Green will play plenty this season.

Rusian Hepburn-Murphy is permanently injured it seems.

Likes of Toner were found out of their depth on loan in league one so you really can't throw them into the championship.