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

[paul_e]

some new suggestions that the Rashica deal may be back on.

I'd be very happy with at. Add an 'exciting' number 8 as is rumoured and Martinez as rumoured as that would make it a very good window for us.

[VILLA MOLE]

some new suggestions that the Rashica deal may be back on.

Where is that from cheers ?

[Dante Lavelli]

What position is a number 8? 
This is the first time I’ve felt young in years.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

some new suggestions that the Rashica deal may be back on.

Where is that from cheers ?

Report in Germany say we've agreed to pay the €25m asking price but still need to convince the player. He now appears a little bit more interested in living in Brum.

[Clampy]

some new suggestions that the Rashica deal may be back on.

Where is that from cheers ?

Report in Germany say we've agreed to pay the €25m asking price but still need to convince the player. He now appears a little bit more interested in living in Brum.

Wait until someone tells him the German Market has been cancelled.

[danno]

What position is a number 8? 
This is the first time I’ve felt young in years.

Central midfielder, I kind of consider an eight a box to box And a six a more defensively minded player. But I shall stand by to be corrected.

[paul_e]

What position is a number 8? 
This is the first time I’ve felt young in years.

McGinn plays as an 8 for us at the minute if that helps.

[PeterWithe]

some new suggestions that the Rashica deal may be back on.

Where is that from cheers ?

Report in Germany say we've agreed to pay the €25m asking price but still need to convince the player. He now appears a little bit more interested in living in Brum.

I'll book him into Mr Egg and hang the expense.

[Dante Lavelli]

What position is a number 8? 
This is the first time I’ve felt young in years.

Central midfielder, I kind of consider an eight a box to box And a six a more defensively minded player. But I shall stand by to be corrected.

Thanks (and Paul e)

That’s what I thought and hoped (key position for us).  There’s one number that seems to skew the logic, is ‘A Seven’ a left winger?

[PeterWithe]

7 was always a right winger, 11 left.

[Rudy65]

I would love us to resign Marc Albrighton.

I don’t get the love in with Marc. Yes we should never have let him go but he Is way beyond his best now. We need to aim higher

[JJ-AV]

Martinez, Loftus-Cheek on loan, Rashica and King would be a nice way to close the window.

[john2710]

You'd expect the players who haven't featured regularly or are in the last year of their contract to be either sold or sent out on loan. It would be in everyone's interests they play elsewhere.

Kalinic (who incredibly still has 3 years to run)
Lansbury
Hogan
Nyland
Jota
Davis
Elmo
Taylor
Hourihane

You could add Nakamba & Samata

[johnny from donny]

What position is a number 8? 
This is the first time I’ve felt young in years.

To be fair, it does my head in when positions are referred to as numbers. It must be an age thing but when I think of a number 8 in football, I think of Brian Little or Gary Shaw. I guess I'm a dinosaur.

[johnny from donny]

7 was always a right winger, 11 left.

Reminds me of the Scottish joke as relayed by Chris Brookmyre:
What do you call a heiffer in a number 7 football shirt carrying a machine gun?

A right wing military coo.