Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[Clampy]

He tried to sign Bryan which kind of indicates he saw a need to strengthen at LB.  It would seem a bit  odd that, after not getting Bryan, he's just decided we don;t need to strengthen there after all.  I mean our current options are a RB prone to lapses of concentration and a LB who is either badly out of form or just crap.

I don't think it's a case of him changing his mind, maybe more of him not wanting to bring in just anybody. He's got Taylor, Hutton and Bree who can all play on the left. It's not ideal but Hutton didn't let us down there last season. Maybe we'll look at it again in January.

[OCD]

He tried to sign Bryan which kind of indicates he saw a need to strengthen at LB.  It would seem a bit  odd that, after not getting Bryan, he's just decided we don;t need to strengthen there after all.  I mean our current options are a RB prone to lapses of concentration and a LB who is either badly out of form or just crap.

Unless he saw Bryan as a left wing back when he was looking at going to 3-5-2. I thought we might see 3-5-2 after an international break at some point but perhaps he's decided to stick with a back 4.

[ChicagoLion]

He tried to sign Bryan which kind of indicates he saw a need to strengthen at LB.  It would seem a bit  odd that, after not getting Bryan, he's just decided we don;t need to strengthen there after all.  I mean our current options are a RB prone to lapses of concentration and a LB who is either badly out of form or just crap.

It's not ideal but Hutton didn't let us down there last season.

Except at Wembley

[eamonn]

Hutton and Bree are not naturally left-footed and Taylor is crap - it's a real weak spot for us. I always thought Alan Wright was under-appreciated, is he still keeping himself fit?

[Ian.]

He tried to sign Bryan which kind of indicates he saw a need to strengthen at LB.  It would seem a bit  odd that, after not getting Bryan, he's just decided we don;t need to strengthen there after all.  I mean our current options are a RB prone to lapses of concentration and a LB who is either badly out of form or just crap.

It's not ideal but Hutton didn't let us down there last season.

Except at Wembley

They all let us down that day to be fair. We didn't turn up.

[adrenachrome]

From the Express and Star:

Bruce remains optimistic over landing his man.

“We're trying and hope we can get a few things over the line,” he said. “We hope that Yannick Bolasie is one of those.

“There's still a few bits and pieces to be done with that one but hopefully we can announce something later on today (Friday), if not tomorrow.

“We expect to be fully active up until the loan deadline next Friday.”

[sirlordbaltimore]

Hutton and Bree are not naturally left-footed and Taylor is crap - it's a real weak spot for us. I always thought Alan Wright was under-appreciated, is he still keeping himself fit?

I agree on Wright, and he got dogs abuse from some fans as well, as did Charles. You look back on the end of season videos and see how vital they both were to the side at the time. And to think these days people idolise someone like Hutton!

[brian green]

We loved Alan Wright but he had two strikes against him.  He was bald and he was a midget.

[adrenachrome]

The Mighty Atom was quite popular with a lot of our support, but he did get abuse from certain quarters.

[Ian.]

We loved Alan Wright but he had two strikes against him.  He was bald and he was a midget.

Ha ha, he reminds me of me. One saving grace, before I was bald I was ginger.

[Villa Lew]

Bring back Charlie Aitken I say

[Dr Butler]

Wright never seemed to score many but when he did they were generally sweet.

I thought he was great...

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[Mister E]

He tried to sign Bryan which kind of indicates he saw a need to strengthen at LB.  It would seem a bit  odd that, after not getting Bryan, he's just decided we don;t need to strengthen there after all.  I mean our current options are a RB prone to lapses of concentration and a LB who is either badly out of form or just crap.

I don't think it's a case of him changing his mind, maybe more of him not wanting to bring in just anybody. He's got Taylor, Hutton and Bree who can all play on the left. It's not ideal but Hutton didn't let us down there last season. Maybe we'll look at it again in January.

Hutton's appalling positioning (alongside a slow-to-turn Jedi) let us down on Wednesday for their first goal ….

[themossman]

If he does as he says he is bonkers and is sticking two fingers up. I can sympathise with those defending the performance and result on wednesday, but only on the basis that Bruce is looking to fix the problems at the back which were clearly in evidence. If he can't see the issues or thinks they aren't going to hobble us all season in terms of promotion prospects then he is off his nut.

[Villafirst]

He tried to sign Bryan which kind of indicates he saw a need to strengthen at LB.  It would seem a bit  odd that, after not getting Bryan, he's just decided we don;t need to strengthen there after all.  I mean our current options are a RB prone to lapses of concentration and a LB who is either badly out of form or just crap.

I don't think it's a case of him changing his mind, maybe more of him not wanting to bring in just anybody. He's got Taylor, Hutton and Bree who can all play on the left. It's not ideal but Hutton didn't let us down there last season. Maybe we'll look at it again in January.

Hutton's appalling positioning (alongside a slow-to-turn Jedi) let us down on Wednesday for their first goal ….

Yes, both are played out of position and aren't really specialists in these areas. You could argue that Hutton was caught out at Wembley with that all important goal for Fulham...