Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[sirlordbaltimore]

Do people not suppose we've got Terry or Huth coming in ?

As for the window in general ... wow. Those that were worried we were too old/defensive/cautious are going to be in for a heart attack ride by the looks of it now. Best attacking options in the division hands down now. GOALS GOALS GOALS

[Steve67]

Some great business done this summer though, despite not covering centre back.  I guess he tried to bring in the Don but left it too late. Pleased with McGinn, Abraham, Bolasie and Anwar.

[Little Class]

Transfer policy like my 8 year old playing FIFA Ultimate

[mike]

We’ve weakened our weakest area? For fuck’s sake.

Have we? I would imagine the new Dutch kid will play there and with Abraham signing it’s made for Kodjia to raid down the left wing.

I was thinking of centre back. If that red hot centre half Jedinak gets injured, where’s the cover? Agreed left back is pretty shit too.

We’ve made some great signings, but bloody hell we have an utter shit defence and we’ve actually weakened it (accepting that if Tommy Elphick is the answer then the question is ‘now the aging midfielder playing out of position is injured what shit centre half can cover for him’)

[robleflaneur]

Do people not suppose we've got Terry or Huth coming in ?

As for the window in general ... wow. Those that were worried we were too old/defensive/cautious are going to be in for a heart attack ride by the looks of it now. Best attacking options in the division hands down now. GOALS GOALS GOALS

Agree.And I would add we have the best midfield as well,Grealish,McGinn,Thor.
Yes,there will be concerns about the defence but when our reserves like Elphick go to a Championship side,then our first choices must be ok and I see Jedi as a competent CB,one bad backpass should not signal the end of his career.Elphick's departure also signals trust in Bree as back up at CB.I've criticised Bruce's lack of reward for younger players' performances ,so that is a good sign.
I'm disappointed in his treatment of Albert and his quick discarding of players rather than trying to improve them.
It will take a monumental cock up for us not to go up and that's the only weakness......Steve Bruce.

[VILLA MOLE]

We’ve weakened our weakest area? For fuck’s sake.

Have we? I would imagine the new Dutch kid will play there and with Abraham signing it’s made for Kodjia to raid down the left wing.

I was thinking of centre back. If that red hot centre half Jedinak gets injured, where’s the cover? Agreed left back is pretty shit too.

We’ve made some great signings, but bloody hell we have an utter shit defence and we’ve actually weakened it (accepting that if Tommy Elphick is the answer then the question is ‘now the aging midfielder playing out of position is injured what shit centre half can cover for him’)

dutch kid ??

[PeterWithe]

Seems foolhardy to weaken us at the back when we are already conceding more goals than we should be.

It’s not really like he has the ethos to go out and outscore teams.

I think Elphick is shite but it’s a big call to leave us with nothing inreserve.

[Clark W Griswold]

I understand from my sources that John Terry is due to fly back from his Thompson package holiday to the Algarve on Saturday and is booked in for a medical and press conference on Monday but, and here's the twist, there are 3 chairs arranged in the press conference room, one for Bruce, one for Terry and the other one is a mystery but I understand that it could be Huth.

[Ads]

How is losing Elphick weakening us? I can understand an argument that we've not strengthened, but we're no weaker when the player you've lost is utter toss.

[PeterWithe]

If Terry makes a welcome return I won’t be able to help but think, why not sooner?

I’m sure playing golf and shagging other Algarve residents wives keeps a certain level of fitness but he’s not going to be A1 is he?

[Ads]

Terry until January when we can pick up a permanent would be nice.

[PeterWithe]

Because he’s probably, maybe, better than whoever the player from the youth team is, that will need to come in the first time we get a couple of inevitable injuries and suspensions.

I think he’s shit but letting no him go without a replacement seems unwise.

[Ads]

If he's shit, and I agree he is really quite shit, then does it matter if Bree is shit for example? We're no weaker, just no stronger.

[sickbeggar]

If he's shit, and I agree he is really quite shit, then does it matter if Bree is shit for example? We're no weaker, just no stronger.

wouldn't matter if jedinak wasn't shit as well.

[eamonn]

Don't be sensationalising the amount of sex John Terry has. He's a daddy, he's probably knackered most of the time.