Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread

[paul_e]

For some people it may be that they're not liking the feeling of being turned down but I said all along my concern was his fitness record, I'd have been very worried about a 5 year contract which, with the fee added, means a £50m investment on a guy who's spent nearly 2 years of his career out with knee problems.

It may turn out that he's great for them and we've missed out but having spent so much money on players who are unable to contribute recently, where the warning signs were there, I'm happy to avoid him.

[RamboandBruno]

Firstly I would of been happy enough with Wilson As long as another striker came in, a Watkins type that could benefit from Wilson’s experience and not then shoulder all the goal scoring responsibility as a young player.

That’s not going to happen, but it also strikes me that if a Wilson type player and 20 odd mill is the market we’re in, it’s a very different market to the Edouard at Celtic or Abraham’s and that talk about potentially getting these more exciting/superior forwards (in comparison to Wilson) is maybe complete wishful thinking.

As other posters said yesterday, plan b to Wilson is.....

I’m more than happy to be completely wrong on this assumption and I hope I am.

[cdward]

We definitely wanted Wilson, he chose somewhere else. It happens. Remember David Unsworth.
Whoever we sign should want to be here.

[mr underhill]

there are always exceptions but I think most footballers follow the money.

[sid1964]

if he does not want to sign for the greatest club in the world - then it is his missed chance.

I am sure that we will sign a forward in the next few days.

[ChicagoLion]

there are always exceptions but I think most footballers follow the money.

I am sure he thought long and hard, considered all the options, analysed the merits of each opportunity and went for the most money he could get.

[Pat Mustard]

Wilson is an absolutely classic Bruce signing.  He might do okay for a couple of years in a team that finishes in the lower half of the league, but you'll get no takers when you need to replace him in two years time and then he will sit on the bench for another two years eating up wages that need to be spent elsewhere.

He might not be popular, but if we want a short-term fix of an experienced Premier League striker to go alongside a Watkins type purchase (or dare we say it an Edouard or Abraham) then we could do a lot worse than going after Troy Deeney.  Has a far superior goals record to Wilson or Josh King, has a bit of bite about him that we definitely need, would cost a lot less and would probably only expect a couple of years on a contract as opposed to 4 or 5.

[aev]

Ashley has many faults but he seems to do enough to ensure that his investment isn't at risk from relegation.

[Pat Mustard]

Ashley has many faults but he seems to do enough to ensure that his investment isn't at risk from relegation.

Except for the two times they've been relegated under him?

[Toronto Villa]

I think we are reading to much into this Wilson to NUFC thing

he had both offers he fancied Newcastle over us for whatever reason and thats the top and bottom of it

we don’t like the feeling we’ve been dumped and look to spin it to make us look better but he just preferred Newcastle that’s it
It happens we get over it

I'm not bothered about Wilson as such, just that with the season about to start we've signed one right back.  That's not very good, at all.

That’s fair. The other thing to consider is the comparison between last summer and this and how fast we did our business. And then throw in the next to very little we did in January. Finally throw in our great escape it’s only natural fans are worried. But there is time and lots will happen yet.

[Sexual Ealing]

We're trying to buy Rhian Brewster, according to the ever-reliable Alan Nixon.

[aev]

Ashley has many faults but he seems to do enough to ensure that his investment isn't at risk from relegation.

Except for the two times they've been relegated under him?

Ha yep, apart from that.

Last few seasons he has certainly spent money to keep their head above water.

[Tayls_7]

We're trying to buy Rhian Brewster, according to the ever-reliable Alan Nixon.

It'll take millions to get Brewster.

[SoccerHQ]

No surprise to me we're after Brewster. Would've thought a season loan would be more likely unless Liverpool sell him for about 20m and put in a buy back clause like Man. City for Luiz.

[Lastfootstamper]

We're trying to buy Rhian Brewster, according to the ever-reliable Alan Nixon.

Little article on the kid's situation in the Liverpool Echo t'other day. If he's available to buy it suggests our ear's maybe not too far from the ground.