Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[dave shelley]

I miss the times when news of medicals being booked got posted, it always generated a bit of excitement.

[KevinGage]

Apparently Sheff Utd are in for Charlie Austin with Southampton expected to accept a bid of around £10m. A good price but an injury prone player would be a big risk even on the cheap.

Rather them than us. 

Hopefully they might go loco and stick in a £65 million bid for Webster at Brizzle whilst they're at it. 

The only players that vaguely impressed me when playing that lot were the keeper Max O'Leary, the left back and the forward they had on loan.

[cheltenhamlion]

Apparently Sheff Utd are in for Charlie Austin with Southampton expected to accept a bid of around £10m. A good price but an injury prone player would be a big risk even on the cheap.

Bollocks to signing Charlie Austin.

Is the right answer.

[Three Spires Villa]

Apparently Sheff Utd are in for Charlie Austin with Southampton expected to accept a bid of around £10m. A good price but an injury prone player would be a big risk even on the cheap.

Bollocks to signing Charlie Austin.

Is the right answer.

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[eamonn]

Quality is hard to find but True Love Waits.

[Rudy65]

Apparently Sheff Utd are in for Charlie Austin with Southampton expected to accept a bid of around £10m. A good price but an injury prone player would be a big risk even on the cheap.

They are so very welcome

[ADVILLAFAN]

Agree that Brizzle's best players were O'Leary and the LB.

[Hookeysmith]

I know it's only newsnow click bait but there is a suggestion  we may go to £25m for Phillips.
Is he really that good?

Surely you could get a more recognised DM outside the UK for that sort of outlay?

[Steve67]

I know it's only newsnow click bait but there is a suggestion  we may go to £25m for Phillips.
Is he really that good?

Surely you could get a more recognised DM outside the UK for that sort of outlay?

This, as the kids say.

[rob_bridge]

Apparently Sheff Utd are in for Charlie Austin with Southampton expected to accept a bid of around £10m. A good price but an injury prone player would be a big risk even on the cheap.

Bollocks to signing Charlie Austin.

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Surely Wilder has more nous than to sign that one season wonder

[brontebilly]

Apparently Sheff Utd are in for Charlie Austin with Southampton expected to accept a bid of around £10m. A good price but an injury prone player would be a big risk even on the cheap.

Bollocks to signing Charlie Austin.

Is the right answer.

Agree with that’s

Surely Wilder has more nous than to sign that one season wonder

Scott Hogan is available?

[CT]

If Steve Bruce was still around, we'd be after the likes of Charlie Austin and Daniel Sturridge like a shot.

Fortunately, he isn't, and we won't be.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

Nothing ITK but as a Brummie now in Bristol, the City fans think Webster is the real deal - won POTY last season and his situation possibly something of a test for the club, i.e. if they sell it demonstrates a lack of ambition.

Every season that is brought more into focus given decades of promising to deliver top flight football (and being backed by a genuine fan with the resources).

Someone did mention Webster was injury prone at Ipswich.

If DS is keen then I expect some public grandstanding by BCFC and then a deal is done, no fee disclosed so that they can claim they played us. Standard stuff.

[cheltenhamlion]

I know it's only newsnow click bait but there is a suggestion  we may go to £25m for Phillips.
Is he really that good?

Surely you could get a more recognised DM outside the UK for that sort of outlay?

Apropos of nothing but had an amusing moment with my cousin on text re this the other night. As someone who is a guardian on the Peoples Republic of Cheltenham (an enclave fighting for freedom inside Gloucestershire), he went on a huge rant about this signing.

Now those who know my work in the fanzine will know I very much enjoy a football related rant and sometimes about obscure teams or people. In fact I have one in production at the moment about Forest Green Rovers. Anyway, for a first stab, cousin got a solid 7.5 out of 10 for the ability to spit bile. There was one glaring issue though.

Not signing someone from Gloucester on general principle added to them being the cheating bastard who played the pass for the Leeds goal are noble thoughts. I crushed him a bit with my three word reply:

"That's Tyler Roberts"

[Clark W Griswold]

Apparently Sheff Utd are in for Charlie Austin with Southampton expected to accept a bid of around £10m. A good price but an injury prone player would be a big risk even on the cheap.

Bollocks to signing Charlie Austin.

Is the right answer.

Agree with that’s

Indeed, and i'll add a 'fuck him' into the mix.