Summer transfer madness thread

[ozzjim]

Hull look like getting Musa on loan from Leicester too, he could be incredible in this division.

Fulham get Jota and Gayle they are going to be very handy. Bad summer to have to batten down due to FFP.

[ADVILLAFAN]

At least it'd mean Jota couldn't play against us for Brentford next match

[ozzjim]

At least it'd mean Jota couldn't play against us for Brentford next match

Yes. Just take us apart for Fulham instead!

[ADVILLAFAN]

At least it'd mean Jota couldn't play against us for Brentford next match

Yes. Just take us apart for Fulham instead!

Nah, we always beat them at home and lose away, it's like it's the law.

[tomd2103]

Yes we still look short of a centre back, left back and big centre forward despite all the players that have come in. Does make you wonder what the point of signing Elhammody and Onamah was (who both look ok) but do we need them? I think with everyone fit I'd play 4-4-2:
Johnstone
Bree
Chester
Terry
Taylor
Snodgrass
Jedinak
Hourahane
Kodjia
Davies
Hogan

Don't think Jedinak could play in a two man midfield to be honest.  We've tried that already this season with Whelan and he got badly exposed.   

I didn't think he'd played this season. He is a bit slow but I'm sure he played like that last season at times and looked ok.

I suspect Elmo was signed before we realised we could get Snodgrass, who was too good an opportunity to pass on.  I doubt we'd have signed Elmo if we had secured Snodgrass first.

That's the kind of mindset that tolerated MON buying Habib Beye and other expensive squad fillers under Lerner's reign.

With the reported interest in Crouch today, I dread to think what state the club will be in if we fail to get promotion this season. We appear to be bankrolling Bruce up to as much as the FFP rules permit. Complete madness.

Wages might be a concern, but Crouch would be an ideal signing.  We would be able to rotate him and Davis in the target man role, as well as looking at partnering him with Hogan or Kodjia. 

[Smirker]

If Gayle is available we should go for him tbh.

[john e]

If Gayle is available we should go for him tbh.

ern

I don't think he will be allowed to when we already have Davis, Kodja, Hogan, Green, McCormack and Gabby to choose from

[KRS]

I think I heard that Newcastle wanted £10m for Gayle...which would put us out of the running for him anyway. Besides I dont think we should be paying out any more money for players that can't cut it in the Premier League, so we should utilise the loan market like a certain grafty cockney not too far down the road.

[Damo70]

He might be an expensive buy and he may not be the sort of player we need as a priority buy but I have always rated Gayle.

[JD]

Sky are reporting that Fulham have offered 15m but Newcastle want 20m. It's absolute madness.

[olaftab]

Don't like him but I am ok if we do a swap deal involving Gabby or Ross preferably both😆

[darren woolley]

Hull look like getting Musa on loan from Leicester too, he could be incredible in this division.

Fulham get Jota and Gayle they are going to be very handy. Bad summer to have to batten down due to FFP.

They look like doing excellent business if they get those two players along with the players they already have and a decent manager.

[Richard E]

Don't like him but I am ok if we do a swap deal involving Gabby or Ross preferably both😆

The asking price is £20m or Gabby,Ross and £25m.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Don't like him but I am ok if we do a swap deal involving Gabby or Ross preferably both😆

The asking price is £20m or Gabby,Ross and £25m.

I don't think we can afford to pay them that much to take Gabby.

[Clampy]

Sky are reporting that Fulham have offered 15m but Newcastle want 20m. It's absolute madness.

It is but let's be honest, we'd be asking the same for Kodjia.