Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

If we can keep the back 5 and the strike force we are not too far away.
An upgrade on Conner Hourihane is all we need. Midfielders with the basic tools of speed, can win it and give it then move into space. an example of this type of player is ...erm

[JJ-AV]

An upgrade on Conner Hourihane is all we need. Midfielders with the basic tools of speed, can win it and give it then move into space. an example of this type of player is ...erm

I do worry we can't shift people. You hear numbers in excess of £40k p/w being thrown around for Richards, Jedinak, Whelan, Lansbury, McCormack... How are we going to move any of those on when they're getting that money?

[robleflaneur]

If we can keep the back 5 and the strike force we are not too far away.
An upgrade on Conner Hourihane is all we need. Midfielders with the basic tools of speed, can win it and give it then move into space. an example of this type of player is ...erm

Jake Doyle-Hayes.

[aj2k77]

it was because we were the shittiest team ever to play in it. On the statistic of play-off teams going backwards, Reading finished third last year and just avoided relegation this time. Massive pre season and season ahead.

The season before Fulham finished in the play offs and then the next season won them.

[mr underhill]

yes but the poster was, I think, referring specifically to loosing finalists. Fulham didn't get that far.

[Ads]

Reading were massively punching last season.

[Dinas_Caerdydd]

lots of speculation on your goalie johnstone coming to us on a perm move so what's your thoughts on him villians ?  is he prem material or not

[Steve67]

lots of speculation on your goalie johnstone coming to us on a perm move so what's your thoughts on him villians ?  is he prem material or not

He's not our goalie.  Personally, I think he's very ordinary.

[achilles]

lots of speculation on your goalie johnstone coming to us on a perm move so what's your thoughts on him villians ?  is he prem material or not

No, you are welcome to him, a fair enough championship keeper.
He doesn't command his area at all and is far too hesitant for my liking especially when dealing with crosses.

[Jon Crofts]

lots of speculation on your goalie johnstone coming to us on a perm move so what's your thoughts on him villians ?  is he prem material or not

Piss poor distribution.

[Dinas_Caerdydd]

thanks for replys guys and i was thinking the same myself what i've seen of him . i liked the heroics of the shrewsbury goalie today pulled off a wonder save right at the end of the 90 .

on a side note rumours in south wales our sol bamba is heading your way next season , can't see it myself though

[Salsa Party Animal]

If i have the money to buy him for Goalkeeper, I would be looking elsewhere.

[sickbeggar]

He's okay. decent 'keeper, better than some we've had in the past. At the moment would probably do a job for you but nothing special. At 25 he's only just had a full season of games in his career so really needs to be playing  regularly

[avfcpg]

Bruce deserves some criticism and his inability to get a half-decent forward line is concerning - but he didn't find his team until October/November.

I think we won 1 from the first 7. That's what cost us promotion in the end. Kodjia was injured, Davies dropped off, Hogan ineffective and Grabban was the wrong signing for the system.

If we had Mitrovic we'd have gone up.

The difference isn't the player it's the system. When Mitrovic gets the ball he has 2, 3 or 4 players giving options around him or past him...when Grabban / Kojia / Hogan / Davies got the ball there was generally no claret and blue shirt within 30 yards of them...

Maybe I've got claret and blue specs on but I still think there's enough talent there even if Terry, Snodgrass, Onomah, Grabban etc leave / return. We're too quick to discard what we have on the basis of limited games under appalling tactics and a horribly defensive manager. All season we have basically played 6 at the back, one up front and god only knows what the 4 midfielders are told to do...I never saw the point in playing two out and out wingers with only one forward to ping it into...

[PaulWinch again]

Johnstone is ok nothing more. His distribution is poor and he has a tendency to lose his head.