Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[mr underhill]

I thought Dyche had come out and said there had been no bids for Heaton? Also, it seems a bit odd that two days after his release clause was 'revealed', Konsa is all but signed.

[AllanW]

Flashback: * Just over a week ago *

"I'm really scared about our defence!"
"We've got no-one at the back!"
"I'm getting really worried now!"
"This looks like relegation to me."
"Can't believe we've only got Hause in this window at the back. We're so short of signings!"

Oh ye of little faith.

[darren woolley]

I love what we doing in this transfer market young hungry players who want success just like we do I can see these players being brilliant when you want something bad enough you will bust a gut to get it.

[DB]

The positive in me says, great signings we really are building a something good here. The other (smaller) bit is thinking, are we just building a really good Championship squad?

[Border villan]

Starting to worry that plans to extend the ground may have to be put on hold as the home dugout will need to have its capacity increased first.
😜

[ajmant]

The positive in me says, great signings we really are building a something good here. The other (smaller) bit is thinking, are we just building a really good Championship squad?

My thoughts exactly. Lack of PL experience, although you could have said that about Wolves and they didn't struggle. Need a couple more in for the first team and a couple of decent reserves. 

[Clark W Griswold]

I'd hope the squad as is would finish 14th/15th with no major injuries. If the squad ends up like this, i would hope it would finish 2/3 places higher...
Heaton?, Steer, Kalinic
Elhammody, Guilbert, Chester, Konza, Mings, Hause, Targett, Taylor.
Grealish, McGinn, Phillips?, Hourahane, Bjarnasson, Lansbury
El Ghazi, Trezeguet?, Jota, Green
Wesley, Davis, Kodjia, Hepburn Murphy.
25 players

Who knows, it might end up stronger still the way we're going.

[mr underhill]

I can't keep up with all this - Konsa now signed and some reports we've had a  bid accepted for the Egyptian geezer.

[john e]

Starting to worry that plans to extend the ground may have to be put on hold as the home dugout will need to have its capacity increased first.
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Yes,
iin the space of a week we’ve gone from fretting about a lack of central defenders to wondering if he’s going to play 3 centre half’s at the back

[pauliewalnuts]

The positive in me says, great signings we really are building a something good here. The other (smaller) bit is thinking, are we just building a really good Championship squad?

I'll be honest, I am a bit worried about that, too.

[Brend'Watkins]

The positive in me says, great signings we really are building a something good here. The other (smaller) bit is thinking, are we just building a really good Championship squad?

I'll be honest, I am a bit worried about that, too.

There are many players out their who are brilliant footballers, Messi, Mbape, etc who don't have Prem experience.  Good footballers will be good in the Premiership or in any league. All we can do at this stage is improve on what we currently have which is what we seem to be doing.

[hilts_coolerking]

I'm a bit concerned that I'm starting to hear the 'young and hungry' bullshit crop up regularly again.

[paul_e]

I'd hope the squad as is would finish 14th/15th with no major injuries. If the squad ends up like this, i would hope it would finish 2/3 places higher...
Heaton?, Steer, Kalinic
Elhammody, Guilbert, Chester, Konza, Mings, Hause, Targett, Taylor.
Grealish, McGinn, Phillips?, Hourahane, Bjarnasson, Lansbury
El Ghazi, Trezeguet?, Jota, Green
Wesley, Davis, Kodjia, Hepburn Murphy.
25 players

Who knows, it might end up stronger still the way we're going.

Green, Davis and RHM won't have to be named in the squad this year, they were all born in 1998 so they count as U21 for next season. I'd add O'Hare in place of 1 of them and then I agree with the 3 spots you've identified as needing to be filled.

[andyh]

The positive in me says, great signings we really are building a something good here. The other (smaller) bit is thinking, are we just building a really good Championship squad?

I'll be honest, I am a bit worried about that, too.

I had the same conversation last night.
Every single player we have signed so far ( except Targett), plus most of the existing squad, needs to make a massive step up in standard.
Whilst I am delighted with the signings so far, we really need a couple of quality, experienced players.

It pains me to say it but players like Sturridge and (really sorry) Delph could do a job for us.

[AsTallAsLions]

The positive in me says, great signings we really are building a something good here. The other (smaller) bit is thinking, are we just building a really good Championship squad?

I'll be honest, I am a bit worried about that, too.

I had the same conversation last night.
Every single player we have signed so far ( except Targett), plus most of the existing squad, needs to make a massive step up in standard.
Whilst I am delighted with the signings so far, we really need a couple of quality, experienced players.

It pains me to say it but players like Sturridge and (really sorry) Delph could do a job for us.

I'd rather wipe my arse with sandpaper than see us sign either of those. Delph can do one and Sturridge is a crock.

Heaton would bring experience and a level head. I'd bring him in, of all the GK options. There aren't a huge amount of available / affordable PL players I'd have at this point for positions we haven't already filled, tbh. Cahill would have been one, but IMO we've signed enough centre-halves this window and need to focus on DM, winger etc.