Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[JUAN PABLO]

that hull goal Elphick let in was pathetic , he did look non league then

[brontebilly]

Who's shittest between elphick and jedinak is a mute point. Neither of them are good enough and will cost us goals

The thing about Elphick is that if he plays, Chester has to move across to the left side which doesn't really suit him.  Still think it leaves light in a pretty critical position though.

Jedinak doesnt have the technical ability to pass the ball with his left foot and his positional sense is utterly dire. He has already this season made woeful mistakes against Wigan and Brentford.

I refuse to belief that there was a plan this summer to make Jedinak (34), after a World Cup summer, first choice left centre back. I severely doubt Jedinak will play more than 25 times for us this season given his age.

It says it all about Bruce and our board post Wynness, tolerating such a lucky bag type transfer policy.

Axel Tuanzebe was an utterly pointless signing, surely we could have adequately replaced John Terry with that budget alone.

[mr underhill]

he isnb't a pointless signing if we play him in position

[PaulWinch again]

Indeed. He has to play at centre back.

[Ads]

Interesting the response from the other sides in the league who all seem to be moaning like fuck about us.

Which I like.

[QuintonVilla]

What free agents could we potentially sign at centre half then? I refuse to believe we won't sign another defender, I don't get it. Terry? Huth?

[VWBelgian]

Just play RDL right back and Axel cb... easy

[davidb]

What free agents could we potentially sign at centre half then? I refuse to believe we won't sign another defender, I don't get it. Terry? Huth?

What is Samba up to?

[PaulWinch again]

Just play RDL right back and Axel cb... easy

Yep that works too.

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

With the pace and guile we've added to the midfield and attack there is now absolutely no excuse for dour, plodding, aimless hoofball. This team should be fast, tricky, full of goals and hard to play against rather than hard to watch. Bruce has got nowhere to hide now.  Pressure's on.

[footyskillz]

What free agents could we potentially sign at centre half then? I refuse to believe we won't sign another defender, I don't get it. Terry? Huth?

Plus ca change

If loans all used up the looking at out of contract centre halves which are free agents so can be signed.

Would only do  1 year deal on these

Huth 33
Wollscheid 29 (was at Stoke past)
Nedum Onuoha 31
James Collins 35
Gareth McAuley yes 38 but maybe worth a season Swansong.

But all as capable as Jedinak and are actually centreal defenders

Come now let go we have center half arrangements sorted in Bruce mind no?

One of Bree/ Jedinak /Tuanzebe and Always James Chester as Captain .

The window now closed
Taking some free transfers is all a bit desperately disappointing


So there is the window done till 2019
When is this thread closing ?

[PeterWithe]

Jedinak is ok at CB, he’s not great but not nearly as bad as some make out.

He’ll do. We still should have signed another couple of defenders mind.

[cdbearsfan]

He really isn't.

[mike]

He certainly hasn't been great, in fact he's rarely been even very good. But he hasn't been an absolute disaster either.

That is truly an example of damning with faint praise

[PeterWithe]

He really isn't.

Quite. Glad you agree.