Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[sirlordbaltimore]

Why do people keep saying we've been playing 352 by the way?

It's a bloody good question!

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

Why do people keep saying we've been playing 352 by the way?

Because we did in pre-season, as if Bruce was planning to use it this season.  The couple of games I saw it looked pretty effective. We certainly moved the ball quicker.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Why do people keep saying we've been playing 352 by the way?

Because we did in pre-season, as if Bruce was planning to use it this season.  The couple of games I saw it looked pretty effective. We certainly moved the ball quicker.

True, but in the last one or two pre season matches and the first two league matches we haven't been.

[Damo70]

The last couple of posts led me to attempt doing 352 with my fingers Ted Rogers style. I found it easier than doing 321.

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

Why do people keep saying we've been playing 352 by the way?

Because we did in pre-season, as if Bruce was planning to use it this season.  The couple of games I saw it looked pretty effective. We certainly moved the ball quicker.

True, but in the last one or two pre season matches and the first two league matches we haven't been.

But in some games we have been which is why people have been saying we have been, which answers the question, which was apparently bloody good.

[steamer]

Latchford, Gemell, Styles, Ermm ??

Excuse the spelling I could not be arsed to check

[johnny from donny]

Marcus Maddison from Peterborough. Apparently Daragh Macanthony says he may be going on a loan to buy deal and we're one of the clubs interested according to the press

[andyh]

How many players does Bruce actually want?
Is his intention to have a squad like an American football team with each position covered by 5 or 6 players?

He’s like a mechanic who has a full set of the best tools but keeps buying more and more spanners (pun intended) just because he can.

[Steve67]

How many players does Bruce actually want?
Is his intention to have a squad like an American football team with each position covered by 5 or 6 players?

He’s like a mechanic who has a full set of the best tools but keeps buying more and more spanners (pun intended) just because he can.

Upgrade to better tools wherever possible. Especially where one of them seems to have been very blunt since the turn of the year in Albert.  Upgrade on Tommy too.

[Matt Collins]

I'd prioritise attacking players. We look so short of reliable options and goals in that front three at the moment.

[Clampy]

How many players does Bruce actually want?
Is his intention to have a squad like an American football team with each position covered by 5 or 6 players?

He’s like a mechanic who has a full set of the best tools but keeps buying more and more spanners (pun intended) just because he can.

I think we could probably do with a couple more in, another forward especially. He's only signed two outfield players and we don't have Terry, Samba, Onomah, Snodgrass and Grabban from last season.

[Dante Lavelli]

I'd prioritise attacking players. We look so short of reliable options and goals in that front three at the moment.

I think that the tactics may contribute to our bluntness up front.

[clash city rocker]

How many players does Bruce actually want?
Is his intention to have a squad like an American football team with each position covered by 5 or 6 players?

He’s like a mechanic who has a full set of the best tools but keeps buying more and more spanners (pun intended) just because he can.

I think we could probably do with a couple more in, another forward especially. He's only signed two outfield players and we don't have Terry, Samba, Onomah, Snodgrass and Grabban from last season.

You've missed out gabby.

[RussellC]

I think last night showed that for all of our "strength in depth", we're strong in the wrong areas (mainly at full-back) and sorely lacking in others (up front).

Hopefully Tuanzebe did enough to show Bruce that he needs to start at centre-back, but I still think we need another one. As others have alluded to, we're still missing Terry & Samba from last season's squad and none of the U23s seem ready to step-up yet. It'd divide opinion, I'm sure, but James Collins is still a free agent...

[JJ-AV]

Has there been any talk of Terry yet? I struggle to see why we're not looking at him.