Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[SamTheMouse]

Quite simply, we looked a damn sight better organised with him at the back, especially in the second half of the season. He's a natural leader.

[Walmley_Villa]

Terry would be great for our two low confidence keepers. They have no chance of improving with the leaky defence we currently have..

[RussellC]

I wouldn't say he ever looked like he was "falling apart" but I definitely thought he looked 'leggy' as the season wore on. The play-off final was a case-in-point, although in fairness, for all of their possession, Fulham only really had one meaningful attack in the whole game.

We did fairly well last season to make sure that he was rarely isolated against pace - largely down to Jedinak doing a good shielding job in front of him. We'd need a similar set-up this season, if does come back-in.

[Clampy]

It would make sense all round, not just on the pitch but in the dressing room as well.

[tomd2103]

I’m really torn on this one. I’d love to see JT back just because it looks form the outside that we’re really missing his leadership, in the dressing room as much as on the pitch. However, as others have said, he was starting to look his age at the back-end of the season, and I’m not sure that a summer in Portugal will have changed that. It would make some sense if Bruce was thinking of using him in a back 3 – alongside the pace of Chester and Tuanzebe – but then his signings of El Ghazi and Bolasie suggest to me that he has no plans to revert to a back 3 a t all…

I hope this is a player-coach role, as that would seem to be the only way that this makes sense to all parties.

If he were to come back, the sensible approach would be for him to not play every game and Tuanzebe get some experience when he is rested.  I think Lampard and Gerrard making decent starts in their managerial careers will put him in the minds of people when managerial appointments are being considered.   

[frank black]

Bruce.........make it so

[mr underhill]

We miss his influence - which transcends his own personal performance. Get him back - and get it right in January if at all possible with McKenna or someone else.

[Walmley_Villa]

Guard of honour to welcome him back....too much?

[Clark W Griswold]

Yep, please let it be so. Getting a longer term option in January as well would be sensible.

[Drummond]

Ridiculous that's its got to this point. But I'd have him back in a heartbeat given where we are.

However, I just hope it doesn't mean Bruce is off the hook.

[Chris Jameson]

Oh god...

[olaftab]

Get George Curtis back

Now you talking but I think our modern shirt will not fit that man.

[olaftab]

It would make sense all round, not just on the pitch but in the dressing room as well.

It would be desperate behind belief. Make us look like complete and utter numpties as a club.

[JUAN PABLO]

Get JT back as player coach with AVB as manager.

Just shows how rubbish Bruce is If we need JT for his influence etc in the dressing room as Bruce has none.

And JT can sort a defence out better than SB.

Its desperate but i would take it.

[mr underhill]

I don't care how stupid we may look to some by doing it - it's the best solution now.