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

[algy]

Quite happy with that transfer window. It's a sign of progress that we're now talking mostly about lack of depth rather than lack of quality.

[ADVILLAFAN]

There was a picture of Wesley and Heaton together the other day, so maybe they're closer to training and coming back than we thought.

Would be nice to have them both back in the squad

[Mister E]

So we didn’t manage to shift more deadwood then.

Yeah, that was my thought.
Also, Engels - is fit or injured? Is he up the role should we need cover for CB?
My assumption is that Smith will use Hause and Elmo is really short at CB, given the cover we have RB. All seems a little messy though.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

When do we have to nominate our 25?
Who do you think will be left out?

[Risso]

We've bought much better players this window than we did last year, but we've still left ourselves in the position of not having an adequate back up if anything happens to Watkins.  A stupid position to leave ourselves in, given what happened last year.

[SheffieldVillain]

When do we have to nominate our 25?
Who do you think will be left out?

Kalinic I'd think, if Heaton is near to being fit again.

[Clampy]

We've bought much better players this window than we did last year, but we've still left ourselves in the position of not having an adequate back up if anything happens to Watkins.  A stupid position to leave ourselves in, given what happened last year.

It is a bit of a gamble again, unless they really know that Traore can play through the middle.

[Risso]

We've bought much better players this window than we did last year, but we've still left ourselves in the position of not having an adequate back up if anything happens to Watkins.  A stupid position to leave ourselves in, given what happened last year.

It is a bit of a gamble again, unless they really know that Traore can play through the middle.

Hopefully we'll never need to find out Clampy, as obviously he's got to get up to speed playing in his usual position first.  I just worry that if anything happens to Ollie we'd be relying on Davis who plays in a completely different way, and has the major disadvantage of almost never scoring any goals. 

[olaftab]

We've bought much better players this window than we did last year, but we've still left ourselves in the position of not having an adequate back up if anything happens to Watkins.  A stupid position to leave ourselves in, given what happened last year.

It is a bit of a gamble again, unless they really know that Traore can play through the middle.

How far is Wesley from playing a match?

[Risso]

We've bought much better players this window than we did last year, but we've still left ourselves in the position of not having an adequate back up if anything happens to Watkins.  A stupid position to leave ourselves in, given what happened last year.

It is a bit of a gamble again, unless they really know that Traore can play through the middle.

How far is Wesley from playing a match?

Last I heard it was still several months off.  And then, you'd be replacing somebody with pace, but who can still hold the ball up, and is good in the air, with, well, Wesley. A plodder who can't head the ball who spends most of his time chesting the ball down 40 yards from goal.

[JUAN PABLO]

crossing fingers and other parts it does look like Olli Watkins stays fit , he seemed to play plenty of games even in the lower divisons .
touch wood

[olaftab]

Last I heard it was still several months off.  And then, you'd be replacing somebody with pace, but who can still hold the ball up, and is good in the air, with, well, Wesley. A plodder who can't head the ball who spends most of his time chesting the ball down 40 yards from goal.

Ummm..yes there is that I suppose  it's not like for like however if we keep getting results with Watkins opposition teams are successfully going to devise tactics to stop us and that's when we will need other options so a fit Wesley will add to our armoury.

[DB]

We've bought much better players this window than we did last year, but we've still left ourselves in the position of not having an adequate back up if anything happens to Watkins.  A stupid position to leave ourselves in, given what happened last year.

It is a bit of a gamble again, unless they really know that Traore can play through the middle.

How far is Wesley from playing a match?

There is playing and then playing and making a marked improvement form him.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

We've bought much better players this window than we did last year, but we've still left ourselves in the position of not having an adequate back up if anything happens to Watkins.  A stupid position to leave ourselves in, given what happened last year.

It is a bit of a gamble again, unless they really know that Traore can play through the middle.

How far is Wesley from playing a match?

There is playing and then playing and making a marked improvement form him.

Maybe he will benefit from the improved service!

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I think we've missed out on bringing in a proper winger and a half decent left back to replace Targett. Other than that, it's been a very good window.