Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[sirlordbaltimore]

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.

What's he supposed to do when we can only have so many loans ?

Try and improve our forward areas or improve our defence ?

Imagine the outcry if he did the latter ... 'Mr Negative strikes again' etc etc

We have little to no pace up front and very little options other than Kodjia to stick the ball in the net

[cdbearsfan]

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.

What's he supposed to do when we can only have so many loans ?

Try and improve our forward areas or improve our defence ?

Imagine the outcry if he did the latter ... 'Mr Negative strikes again' etc etc

We have little to no pace up front and very little options other than Kodjia to stick the ball in the net

Not waste one on a backup goalkeeper then loan out a perfectly adequate backup goalkeeper.

Not use one on a centre half/right back who he clearly doesn't trust to play centre half when we already have dozens of right backs.

[themossman]

Even if you ignore the fact that the unbalanced squad and need to choose between two evils with our remaining loans is also on him.... is it too much to ask that he sends out a team that is capable of keeping clean sheets whilst being able to attack with pace and score goals at the other end?

[pauliewalnuts]

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.

What's he supposed to do when we can only have so many loans ?

Try and improve our forward areas or improve our defence ?

Imagine the outcry if he did the latter ... 'Mr Negative strikes again' etc etc

We have little to no pace up front and very little options other than Kodjia to stick the ball in the net

Not waste one on a backup goalkeeper then loan out a perfectly adequate backup goalkeeper.

Not use one on a centre half/right back who he clearly doesn't trust to play centre half when we already have dozens of right backs.

Yeah, but what apart from all those things is he expected to do?

[sirlordbaltimore]

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.

What's he supposed to do when we can only have so many loans ?

Try and improve our forward areas or improve our defence ?

Imagine the outcry if he did the latter ... 'Mr Negative strikes again' etc etc

We have little to no pace up front and very little options other than Kodjia to stick the ball in the net

Not waste one on a backup goalkeeper then loan out a perfectly adequate backup goalkeeper.

Not use one on a centre half/right back who he clearly doesn't trust to play centre half when we already have dozens of right backs.

He's already made it abundantly clear that he replaced Steer as he's had horrible injuries for the past two seasons and we can't take the risk.

As for Axel, surely a great loan move as he can cover numerous positions including, but not exclusively (either here or at Man Utd) centre back


 

[Matt Collins]

I think tuanzebe will be CB by Xmas

He needs games though. And the mistakes we saw on weds will be more damaging and frequent at CB

[Dave]

He's already made it abundantly clear that he replaced Steer as he's had horrible injuries for the past two seasons and we can't take the risk.

Then you do an emergency loan at the point that Steer becomes injured, rather that using one of the five available squad places for every match on someone who will very rarely play.

[exigo]

I think tuanzebe will be CB by Xmas

He needs games though. And the mistakes we saw on weds will be more damaging and frequent at CB

Or there'll be fewer mistakes at CB, because he won't get caught out near the halfway line and leave a big hole behind him to run into.

[mr underhill]

one thing is unequivocal about Axel - he isn't a right back

[JUAN PABLO]

I think tuanzebe will be CB by Xmas

He needs games though. And the mistakes we saw on weds will be more damaging and frequent at CB

Or there'll be fewer mistakes at CB, because he won't get caught out near the halfway line and leave a big hole behind him to run into.

exactly

[SteveN]

one thing is unequivocal about Axel - he isn't a right back

If only we had another option for right back.

[paul_e]

I think tuanzebe will be CB by Xmas

He needs games though. And the mistakes we saw on weds will be more damaging and frequent at CB

I think people are overplaying his part in both goals to be honest, for the first Hutton should've done better to stop the cross, Tuanzebe's 'fault' is that he got a little bit too narrow, not unexpected for a centre back playing out of position.

For the 2nd he was caught 2 on 1, Elmo was jogging back and no one from the centre came out to help, I don't think you can fault him at all for being passed around in those circumstances.

I'd also think he'd be less likely to make positional errors in a position he knows. Sorting out the defence is all about getting everyone to know their job and trusting each other to do it, right now we're not getting the first of those right, which makes the 2nd impossible.  I have no issue with Hutton on the left (other than he's always been prone to lapses in concentration to let people in behind him) but Jedi and Axel not knowing their roles properly is creating loads of problems for us right now and I'm not sure it's necessary, Axel in the centre and Elmo/RDL/Bree on the right is so much more obvious.

[Ads]

Tuanzebe got out muscled for the first.

[dicedlam]

 

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.

What's he supposed to do when we can only have so many loans ?

Try and improve our forward areas or improve our defence ?

Imagine the outcry if he did the latter ... 'Mr Negative strikes again' etc etc

We have little to no pace up front and very little options other than Kodjia to stick the ball in the net

Not waste one on a backup goalkeeper then loan out a perfectly adequate backup goalkeeper.

Not use one on a centre half/right back who he clearly doesn't trust to play centre half when we already have dozens of right backs.

Yeah, but what apart from all those things is he expected to do?

It's a shame there is not such thing as a 30 day return policy in football?
 

[itmustbe_it is!]

He's already made it abundantly clear that he replaced Steer as he's had horrible injuries for the past two seasons and we can't take the risk.

Then you do an emergency loan at the point that Steer becomes injured, rather that using one of the five available squad places for every match on someone who will very rarely play.

According to EFL regulations you can only do an Emergency GK loan when ALL of the professional goalkeepers at a club are certified injured by a doctor or suspended. So not really a planning option !