Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[tomd2103]

So presuming Bryan and McGinn have signed, we are looking at a squad of:

GK - Steer, Moreira, Bunn, Nyland, Sarkic

RB - Hutton, Elmohamady, Bree, De Laet

LB - Bryan, Taylor, (Hutton)

CB - Chester, Elphick, Tuanzebe, Richards, (Jedinak)

DM - Whelan, Jedinak, Lyden, (Bjarnason)

AM - Grealish, McGinn, Hourihane, Lansbury, Bjarnason, Gardner, Doyle-Hayes, Tshibola, O'Hare

WG - Adomah, Green, (Kodjia)

ST -  Kodjia, Hogan, Davis, Hepburn-Murphy, McCormack

Looks a bit too bloated for me, especially in certain areas (GK, RB and AM especially).  Still think we need a first choice striker and centre back, but we have to trim the numbers down a bit in certain areas. 

[OCD]

We're a bit light at centre back, especially if we're going to change to 3-5-2 at some point. Could do with a quality striker too.

[Brassneck]

I'm envisaging something like this:

                GK
   Hutton   Tunzebe   Chester

Elmo  Hourihane McGinn Grealish   Bryan

                 Green/Albert

                 Kodjia/loan signing

I'd say there is immense pressure now on Hourihane, especially if a more defensive midfielder is going to be persevered with.  I'm also not 100% that the Jack deal is dead in the water.  The competition for the 2 remaining central midfield slots (assuming that Jack is an automatic starter) is very healthy.

[Percy McCarthy]

I'd like to see Lansbury, Gardner, Whelan, Richards and McCormack offloaded over the next 24 hours: I think that would send out a massive to the remaining squad-members that we really do believe in them. I'd like to see Doyle-Hayes progressively introduced into a new, youthful and invigorated MF including McGinn and Grealish.
A Boro fan here is claiming that hey are after Hugill: we should be trying to get him if the Citeh loan-player is not happening.

Any news on the City player? Haven’t read any press about it at all. Seems strange considering he rocked up at our game with Sir Brian.

[davidb]

isaac success linked https://www.teamtalk.com/news/exclusive-aston-villa-closing-in-on-signing-of-watford-star

[Clark W Griswold]

------------------Nyland------------------
--------Tuenzebe---Chester---Hutton---
-Elmo----------------------------Bryant-
------------Hourahane---McGinn--------
------------------Grealish----------------
------------Kodjia-------Adomah--------
Subs:
Steer
De Laet
Jedinak
Thor
Green
Davis
Hogan

Christ, if we have a bit of luck with injuries and that lot doesn't get us up I don't know what will.

[KevinGage]

Would be an unusual one, considering he moved for big money not so long back.

[davidb]

Would be an unusual one, considering he moved for big money not so long back.

his goalscoring record makes heskey look prolific

[Tuscans]

The Watford forward Isaac Success has been mentioned by Dean Richards of the bleacher report.

[mr underhill]

great name unsuccessful goal scoring record

[Tuscans]

------------------Nyland------------------
--------Tuenzebe---Chester---Hutton---
-Elmo----------------------------Bryant-
------------Hourahane---McGinn--------
------------------Grealish----------------
------------Kodjia-------Adomah--------
Subs:
Steer
De Laet
Jedinak
Thor
Green
Davis
Hogan

Christ, if we have a bit of luck with injuries and that lot doesn't get us up I don't know what will.

The way he's been preforming for the last 6 months, Adomah sits on the bench for me.

[Clark W Griswold]

I think he's a bit wank. Would sooner play Adomah or Green through the middle.

[Clark W Griswold]

------------------Nyland------------------
--------Tuenzebe---Chester---Hutton---
-Elmo----------------------------Bryant-
------------Hourahane---McGinn--------
------------------Grealish----------------
------------Kodjia-------Adomah--------
Subs:
Steer
De Laet
Jedinak
Thor
Green
Davis
Hogan

Christ, if we have a bit of luck with injuries and that lot doesn't get us up I don't know what will.

The way he's been preforming for the last 6 months, Adomah sits on the bench for me.

I think he'd be good there but so would Green, wouldn't mind either.

[jwarry]

Hugill going to Boro on loan by the look of it

[mr underhill]

will do well there i think