Summer transfer madness thread

[clash city rocker]

In my opinion no signings should be sanctioned  while Bruce is still here.

[oldtimernow]

When we signed McCormack I seem to remember an article suggesting his teammates at Fulham were far from sorry to see him go because of his attitude. They certainly didn't seem to miss him judging by their league positions before and after he left.

Never understood the signing in the first place.

[oldtimernow]

Can't see it happening but there does seem to be some "truth" in the Wilshere rumour as they've just been discussing him with Wenger on SSN. There will always be an injury risk but if he's fit then Wilshere would be an excellent signing and provide some much needed creativity linking midfield and behind the strikers...and probably even more so if we do get a new manager. Highly unlikely to happen anyway.

Perhaps Arsene is missing the Villa..... and wants us back in the PL to guarantee six points?

[Walmley_Villa]

A no to Wilshere from me, we don't need another injury prone player as they are....injury prone.

[KevinGage]

In my opinion no signings should be sanctioned  while Bruce is still here.

Aye.  He's only halfway through rebuilding, apparently. 

So sign 11 more players to play his joyless boofball, give him an extra £20-30 million and let's see where we are in a year.

[SoccerHQ]

He's not under any obligation to even talk to that rag. If he does feel that he has to, he should have the common sense to choose his words more carefully.

Any manager who was considering signing McCormack will read that and be put off, or at least think they can get away with dropping the price.

Managers do interviews with all the press surrounding them e.g. WM, Talksport, 5 Live and local journalists and also the one upstairs so he wasn't speaking directly to the Mail.

I just assumed McCormack wasn't figuring as he was actually imminently going to move but that dosen't seem to be the case now with Sunderland's better than expected start to the season.

It will be a deadline day move somewhere like last time.

[SoccerHQ]

Can't see it happening but there does seem to be some "truth" in the Wilshere rumour as they've just been discussing him with Wenger on SSN. There will always be an injury risk but if he's fit then Wilshere would be an excellent signing and provide some much needed creativity linking midfield and behind the strikers...and probably even more so if we do get a new manager. Highly unlikely to happen anyway.

Perhaps Arsene is missing the Villa..... and wants us back in the PL to guarantee six points?

Does he manage Man. United now? I miss the days of going to the Emirates every other season and taking the mick.

[brontebilly]

Football is a fairly small, insular business. If a player is having the type of problems hinted at with RM then surely it will be known in the game. Otherwise his record would have guaranteed him offers from elsewhere.

Exactly (although it beggars belief that Wynness et al went through with the signing considering how overweight he was last summer), having a go at Bruce over RM is ridiculous. Bruce is probably trying to force him out asap so he can bring someone else in quickly. Id back Bruce 100% over his stance on Ross McCormack.

[Mossie Hennebry]

€50m for Sigurdsson! How, in the name of all that's good and holy, are we supposed to be able to compete once we mange to get promoted? Tis madness, I tells ya!

[adrenachrome]

Football is a fairly small, insular business. If a player is having the type of problems hinted at with RM then surely it will be known in the game. Otherwise his record would have guaranteed him offers from elsewhere.

Exactly (although it beggars belief that Wynness et al went through with the signing considering how overweight he was last summer), having a go at Bruce over RM is ridiculous. Bruce is probably trying to force him out asap so he can bring someone else in quickly. Id back Bruce 100% over his stance on Ross McCormack.

This charge, which you have correctly raised quite a few times before, has never been answered. RM was clearly unfit for purpose, the fucking fat fucker.

[cdbearsfan]

€50m for Sigurdsson! How, in the name of all that's good and holy, are we supposed to be able to compete once we mange to get promoted? Tis madness, I tells ya!

Pay £10 million for better players than Sigurdsson. He's a decent enough player, but that's a laughable fee.

[ChicagoLion]

Football is a fairly small, insular business. If a player is having the type of problems hinted at with RM then surely it will be known in the game. Otherwise his record would have guaranteed him offers from elsewhere.

Exactly (although it beggars belief that Wynness et al went through with the signing considering how overweight he was last summer), having a go at Bruce over RM is ridiculous. Bruce is probably trying to force him out asap so he can bring someone else in quickly. Id back Bruce 100% over his stance on Ross McCormack.

We don't know the full story, the problem is that having dispensed with a £12mil player he bought another £12mil player that is even less effective.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Wilshire is a NO from me. We already have enough  declining footballers, who are legends in their own minds (Gabby, Richards, Terry) without adding to the list.

[RussellC]

Wilshire is a NO from me. We already have enough  declining footballers, who are legends in their own minds (Gabby, Richards, Terry) without adding to the list.

Exactly this. The club needs to stop looking backwards now. We brought Bruce in because of his past record in the Championship. We brought Terry and Whelan in because of their past playing records. We need to find players who are doing it now, and who are just about to hit their peak. Or, heaven forbid, ones who the club think can be brought in cheaply and improved. Ideally, we need to adopt this approach when looking for a new Manager too.

[cdbearsfan]

Wilshere is 25.