Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[andyh]

Probably…….on £2k a week and be a bloody revelation!!

[ROBBO]

Nah, not the direction the clubs heading, loved him when he was here but lets not look back.

[paul_e]

I think the other important thing to remember here is that, if Kalinic and Hourihane leave as we expect, our oldest player is 28 and we were already the youngest squad in the league when Heaton, Elmo and Taylor were propping up the average. We are one of a few clubs that can afford to have a couple of older heads in the squad who only play 1 game in 3/4 but are there to help build the winning mentality in the squad and give us experienced cover whilst a few youngsters develop more.

[eamonn]

A friend of mine is a train conductor.

She's always pissed.

Extra apt given the talk of lookey-likeys (our Mr Woodhall and Mel Smith)

[Drummond]

Him and Milner would do.

[Toronto Villa]

Probably…….on £2k a week and be a bloody revelation!!

You bastard Andy. You’re skepticism was the final piece in the jigsaw. Now he’s going to play in the claret and blue of Burnley. Thanks a lot.

[Matt C]

Young would make a lot of sense. Aside from needing some more options in the fullback positions he’s a top pro and an experienced head - we didn’t have many of those to begin with and we’ve just said goodbye to another three.

[Villafirst]

No transfer fee involved for Young. He's still quick and kept himself in shape, so perhaps a 1 year deal with a further 1 year option? I'm sure wages won't be an issue. I think he'd be a good influence on the younger players with tons of know-how and experience.

[sickbeggar]

A lot of Man U fans were saying his legs had gone 2 years ago. Not saying that's correct as he wasn't their favourite player at the best of times but maybe the pace of Serie A is a bit kinder to the older footballer?

[Clampy]

It's a interesting idea (Ashley Young) but dont we need to be at the stage where players are competing for places instead of being a back up option? Unless maybe, they have someone in the Under 23's who they think can step up in a year or two's time and they bring Ashley in until then?

[Pat Mustard]

It's a interesting idea (Ashley Young) but dont we need to be at the stage where players are competing for places instead of being a back up option? Unless maybe, they have someone in the Under 23's who they think can step up in a year or two's time and they bring Ashley in until then?

Players who are going to be able to directly compete with our fullbacks will come at a heavy price though - Cash, and particularly Targett, were brilliant last season and I can't think of many players who we could bring in who would replace either as first choice.  Kessler also looks like he will be a good long-term option, so would have thought he will go out on loan this season to get some first team experience and come back ready to compete for a place in the starting team next year. 

Given that he can cover both flanks Young for 1-2 seasons would be a great option - even at 35 he is still a significant step up on Elmo.  He also adds a lot more threat with his set-piece delivery, which Jack clearly mentioned as an area we need to improve upon a couple of weeks ago.

[Demitri_C]

Yeah i dont mind having young back for a season or two. Still a decent player

[mr underhill]

no thanks - Don't look back

[robbo1874]

I don’t see much risk attached to bringing in Young for a season, assuming he was keen on the move and accepts he won’t be among the top earners. I think he’d be a good fit. Not really fussed either way, but would be happy if we got him for a season, maybe two seasons. It’s a bit like when Terry came, except I was dead against that at the time but he did win me over. We can expect a similar level of professionalism from Young, he’s a class act.

[placeforparks]

It's a interesting idea (Ashley Young) but dont we need to be at the stage where players are competing for places instead of being a back up option? Unless maybe, they have someone in the Under 23's who they think can step up in a year or two's time and they bring Ashley in until then?

Players who are going to be able to directly compete with our fullbacks will come at a heavy price though - Cash, and particularly Targett, were brilliant last season and I can't think of many players who we could bring in who would replace either as first choice.  Kessler also looks like he will be a good long-term option, so would have thought he will go out on loan this season to get some first team experience and come back ready to compete for a place in the starting team next year. 

Given that he can cover both flanks Young for 1-2 seasons would be a great option - even at 35 he is still a significant step up on Elmo.  He also adds a lot more threat with his set-piece delivery, which Jack clearly mentioned as an area we need to improve upon a couple of weeks ago.

agree with all of this.

we also had the youngest squad in the premier league last season, and elmo, heaton and taylor have left since. some experience will be useful.