Summer transfer madness thread

[sickbeggar]

Hmmm. Being a free agent in 12 months with a massive signing on fee to possibly a decent premier side OR going to the car crash that is us, and seeing the money go to Arsenal. I'm not holding my breath.....

[ozzjim]

Our need for a striker has got even more dire with Hogan being injured. There must be enough money for a couple of players that can run fast and actually play those positions. Max Gradel and Afobe at Bournemouth for example, could both walk into this team and make it miles better.

[Steve67]

Gradel is at Sunderland. Afobe is a good shout though, proven at this level.

[ozzjim]

 Has Gradel gone there now? Grayson has started well up there.

[KRS]

If Bruce is only half way through his rebuilding project then for the love of McGrath, please do not allow him to spend another penny in the transfer market...get rid of him and give any remaining funds (if there is anything left after paying SB off) to the next man that hopefully knows what he's doing and can identify a few quick targets (if our scouting team is worth it's salt then should be a few already identified anyway).

[ozzjim]

Imagine taking the front 3 at Cardiff and signing them in our team, we would look completely different.  That's the type of players we needed to find this summer to supplement the squad. Instead he's gone out and bought a 4th right back a past it midfielder a past it centre half and a couple of loans. Just no coherent strategy.  Last season good defence rubbish attack.  Nothing to improve the latter and made the former worse.  Top work.

[aj2k77]

Do not give the Hoofasaurus any more money. Whoever he signs will only add to the financial pot of shit stew that we are going to have to eat next season.

[RussellC]

I'm genuinely worried. At the beginning of the summer I would have no problems with moving Gardner, Elphick and Baker on, but replacing them with Whelan, Samba and Terry is already looking like dreadful business.  I fully expect Amavi and Bacuna to be replaced by Tony Dorigo and Chris Bart-Williams now.

[aj2k77]

Steve Bruce is just a shit Tiny Penis.

[RussellC]

Has Gradel gone there now? Grayson has started well up there.

Yep. I've seen so much written and spoken about how there are "no quick fixes" and how "the culture of the whole club needs changing", but it's absolute bollocks. A club and a team are 2 separate things, and Grayson is proving at Sunderland that a few sensible moves n the transfer-market and some competent leadership / coaching goes along way in a short space of time.

[RussellC]

Steve Bruce is just a shit Tiny Penis.

Worryingly you could replace Tiny Penis with Neil Warnock or Sam Allardyce too.

[RussellC]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/explained-ross-mccormack-not-playing-13483237

More utter stupidity from Bruce. How to devalue a player whilst trying to get someone to buy him. Absolutely ridiculous.

[ASHTONVILLA]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/explained-ross-mccormack-not-playing-13483237

More utter stupidity from Bruce. How to devalue a player whilst trying to get someone to buy him. Absolutely ridiculous.

What a complete nobhead, he is starting to piss me off now. Covering his own arse by throwing players under a bus and devaluing them in the process. McCormack played pretty well preseason, better than Hogan or Gabby in the matches I saw.

[Clampy]

None of us are privvy to what goes on at the training ground. There must be a reason why a manager who's down to 1 senior striker would not look to a proven goalscorer in the championship and would rather go with kids.

[RussellC]

None of us are privvy to what goes on at the training ground. There must be a reason why a manager who's down to 1 senior striker would not look to a proven goalscorer in the championship and would rather go with kids.

Regardless, when you're actively trying to sell a player, publicising the fact that you don't think he's very good is pretty stupid.