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

[FatSam]

After 5 years of Premier League TV riches, they're still playing in a Stadium with a capacity of 11,329. That's pathetic (Walsall's Bescot Stadium is 11,300).  Wholly reliant on TV money. The Holte End is around 13,500 capacity - bigger than their whole ground!

They were in the third tier in 2013. They’ve only been in the top tier for 5 years ever. They do have plans to relocate to a new ground, but  the timescales for this are obviously longer and more drawn out than those of football seasons.

[SoccerHQ]

He's being linked with Spurs. Fuck me, I thought he'd be an easy get!

Spurs might be doing a small impression of us from 2010 onwards from this point. Can see Kane leaving in next 12 months and we shouldn't be too far away from a Mourinho meltdown at this point.

Spurs were pretty much always bottom half for most of the 90s and early part of 00s.

[SoccerHQ]

Hickey makes plenty of sense if he's as good as people say. Get rid of Taylor and get a younger LB in to challenge Targett. Whoever that is will get games as Targett picks up injuries.

All these great Scottish players around and they'll still struggle to beat Armenia or whoever in the euro play offs. Bit like Wales in the 90s.

[robleflaneur]

Also with Hickey he can play RB.A two footed full back who's quick could also work as a defensive midfield screen.Initially I would have prefered an older defender but this seems a no brainer.Convincing him about game time and development would be key.If Spurs are in for him,then he might not get the opportunities under risk averse Mourinho.If he opts for them,bid for Sessegnon who is being ignored by the Special One.
McCarthy,underwhelming,but surely better than Nakamba and Hourihane and fits that  physical side that was lacking in midfield.With a return for Heaton and improvements in 2 or 3 starting positions,we could be a comfortable middle of the table side.That would be ok after being  recently midtable or lower in the Championship.

[Sexual Ealing]

Edouard at Celtic looks like a player.

[cdbearsfan]

I like him. You've recovered after your ludicrous Deeney suggestion, well done.

[Ads]

Mirror saying we've got £100m to spend.

[cdbearsfan]

Good. £50 million striker, £20 million striker, £20 million winger, £5 million winger, £1 million young genius that noone else has spotted x 5. Easy.

[DB]

If we can get a few million for some of the dead wood too, that would be great.

[Dave P]

Too used to the Hertfordshire quality of life to stray back to Brum.

I bet he lives in a newbuild in Hemel. There's nothing there that he can't find in Dorridge.

He lives in Claverdon In Warwickshire so very much in the area. Does that make me ITK?

[cdbearsfan]

Being linked with some wunderkind from Norwich, Ruben Shakpoke, for our under-21 squad. Presumably if Norwich play hardball with the fee, we can just have our feeder club Barcelona sign him and then get him next year.

[Risso]

Being linked with some wunderkind from Norwich, Ruben Shakpoke, for our under-21 squad. Presumably if Norwich play hardball with the fee, we can just have our feeder club Barcelona sign him and then get him next year.

That's a great name.

[Sexual Ealing]

I like him. You've recovered after your ludicrous Deeney suggestion, well done.

It's not my fault that Deeney's tattoo of bollocks doesn't say "Troy 4 CD 4eva IDST".

[Sexual Ealing]

Too used to the Hertfordshire quality of life to stray back to Brum.

I bet he lives in a newbuild in Hemel. There's nothing there that he can't find in Dorridge.

He lives in Claverdon In Warwickshire so very much in the area. Does that make me ITK?

It very much does. Where is Randy dining this evening?

[JUAN PABLO]

We have squad players. They're occupying our first XI.

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