Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Mister E]

With Fulham gone (again) could Mitrovic do a job for us ?

putting out the training cones?
Seriously, He only scored 3 goals in the Prem this season and the team only scored 25 so it's not like he was assisting loads. We have Davis to be the forward brute and not-score.

[Toronto Villa]

Dean Smith: “We’ve been planning for a long time. The people in the recruitment department & the sporting director have certainly had their finger on the pulse. The targets will make me excited, so it should make the supporters excited as well.”

I just pitched a tent

[PaulWinch again]

Mitrovic is the embodiment of the classic cliche - too good for the Championship, not good enough for the Premier League.

[ldavfc4eva]

I see Ryan Bertrand is leaving Southampton, experienced back up to Targett?

[cdbearsfan]

If he's not good enough for a place in the Southampton squad he probably isn't good enough for a place in ours.

[N'ZMAV]

If he's not good enough for a place in the Southampton squad he probably isn't good enough for a place in ours.

is he not good enough? he's leaving for a new challenge.

[N'ZMAV]

Mitrovic is toss - he looked good a couple of years ago - we don't really need a dad-bod of a striker who doesn't score - we've only recently got rid of Agbonlahor.

[Lastfootstamper]

If he's not good enough for a place in the Southampton squad he probably isn't good enough for a place in ours.

is he not good enough? he's leaving for a new challenge.

He'll be 32 by the time the new season starts.

[N'ZMAV]

If he's not good enough for a place in the Southampton squad he probably isn't good enough for a place in ours.

is he not good enough? he's leaving for a new challenge.

He'll be 32 by the time the new season starts.

Ok.

[cdbearsfan]

If he's not good enough for a place in the Southampton squad he probably isn't good enough for a place in ours.

is he not good enough? he's leaving for a new challenge.

I dunno, I got the impression he was released. I'd rather sign an up and coming talent at left back who can grow to compete with Targett but wouldn't be overly concerned if we signed an experienced player as cover instead.

[N'ZMAV]

If he's not good enough for a place in the Southampton squad he probably isn't good enough for a place in ours.

is he not good enough? he's leaving for a new challenge.

I dunno, I got the impression he was released. I'd rather sign and up and coming talent at left back who can grow to compete with Targett but wouldn't be overly concerned if we signed an experienced player as cover instead.

same here.

What's our left back options like in the u23?

[Toronto Villa]

Welcome Freddy Leth who is our new Head of Football Research. Someone Johnny L clearly knew from his time at Copenhagen.

[Dante Lavelli]

Welcome Freddy Leth who is our new Head of Football Research. Someone Johnny L clearly knew from his time at Copenhagen.

I am a fan of the “DoF” approach but some of these job titles are getting quite spurious.  Who responsible for establishing each positions’ responsibilities, targets, and ultimately accountable for all the football/sport based side of the club? 

[Steve67]

Dean Smith: “We’ve been planning for a long time. The people in the recruitment department & the sporting director have certainly had their finger on the pulse. The targets will make me excited, so it should make the supporters excited as well.”

I just pitched a tent

I used to think that this was just a sales pitch to sell season tickets but Dean is too honest for that. Looking forward to the summer. 

[Richard E]

Yes it’s a bit more credible from the mouth of Dean Smith than that of Doug Ellis.

Especially as Doug Ellis is dead, obviously.