Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[AllanW]

I guess whether you think he's got loads of credibility is up to you, but he seems closer to the club than, say, a national reporter.

Every one of us is far closer to the club than a national reporter. And as we read every day on here, that's not a great claim to credibility ...

Preece is no better nor worse than any of the frequent commenters here. The downside is that because he squirts-out his uninformed opinions fourteen times a day (it feels like) his percentage accuracy is very, very, very, very low. That's just how the law of large numbers works ... most of what he says proves to be cack.

[curiousorange]

We'll see, I guess. Squirrels and nuts and all that.

About an hour after that chat ended, Sky Sports reckon us and Arsenal have 'renewed our interest' in Buendia.

[OCD]

I think it's fair to say that the club want to be sustainable but that's long-term. There's no  evidence to think that they won't spend big again this summer in order for us to keep growing. They know that once we've got a strong squad that is regularly in the shake-up for Champions League places and has very talented kids coming through, any spend can come from the club's turnover.

I would be surprised if we bought 6-7 though.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

'Bringing 6 or 7 in' might include academy recruitment, like the youngster just signed from Bristol Rovers and options that have potential like the Celtic midfielder linked today.

I hope, and expect under the present regime, that recruitment is 'joined up' sufficiently that our signings in every window are intended to address one of three things:

• How we improve the first XI/matchday squad
• Players we think can be developed (either to feature in the first team or that can be sold either cost neutral or for a profit)
• Players to join the academy to be developed (for us or others when sold at a profit)

I would agree that players to improve the first XI is the priority in this window but not if we are taking too much of a punt.

Some might say that we don't need squad players, but, to me, as we are now a stable PL club, the available budget should be spent to offer the best return on the criteria above. UTV.

[sickbeggar]

No problem with us having punts at young kids for the future like the celtic kid. It's if we start doing a MON and start buying squad players on big money and big fees I get worried. If the likes of Elmo and Taylor are going then either younger players with potential or someone who's going to challenge for a 1st team place.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

No problem with us having punts at young kids for the future like the celtic kid. It's if we start doing a MON and start buying squad players on big money and big fees I get worried. If the likes of Elmo and Taylor are going then either younger players with potential or someone who's going to challenge for a 1st team place.

Agreed.

[Hockley Lion]

I guess whether you think he's got loads of credibility is up to you, but he seems closer to the club than, say, a national reporter.

Every one of us is far closer to the club than a national reporter. And as we read every day on here, that's not a great claim to credibility ...

Preece is no better nor worse than any of the frequent commenters here. The downside is that because he squirts-out his uninformed opinions fourteen times a day (it feels like) his percentage accuracy is very, very, very, very low. That's just how the law of large numbers works ... most of what he says proves to be cack.

Really great to see the word cack back in use. I've missed it a lot since school 👍.

[VILLA MOLE]

I dunno...last player we signed from Poland was Tonev.

 

[VILLA MOLE]

He was Bulgarian, played in Poland, and aimed for outer space.

made me chuckle 🤭

[pauliewalnuts]

Ashley Preece knows fuck all.  He is a kid who works for a click-bait rag who can hardly string two spoken words together.

No allegiance to him, and I don't bother with the Birmingham Mail as it is basically 95% pushy advertising / clickbait, but that bit stroke me as somewhat harsh and not really needed.

[john2710]

I’m not sure we’ll be in for Tammy, especially at £40m. We need another forward, but I doubt it will be anyone at that price. But if we can afford Tammy, I’d take him.

I’d rather that sort of money is spent on a wide player & defensive midfielder who will go straight into the first team.

With younger players coming in as backup winger, creative midfield, centre-half, left back & centre forward.

[ADVILLAFAN]

A few places in Scotland are saying that we are looking at Celtic midfielder David Turnbull, for around 7M.

Can't say I've ever seen him play.

[Three Spires Villa]

I have watched him a few times on TV, a good player and a bright spot in a dark season for Celtic. A lot of Celtic players leaving, so they might fight to keep Turnbull

[Ads]

Barca selling everybody. Skint pricks.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Barca selling everybody. Skint pricks.

Yet Deloitte have them down as the richest club in the world.