Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[sickbeggar]

Back in the 80's, me and a mate found a Tavares tape dumped at the back of a charity shop. Even they didn't want it although I like that Whodunnit? one for its cheesy qualities.

[PeterWithe]

Nuno Tavares, an unwanted squad filler from Benfica for 8m euros + 2m add-ons. Plenty here are offering to drive him to the Emirates.

Its a sad state of affairs for the board when mention of a bloke who shares his name with a crap 70s band doesn't kick off 3 pages of puns.

Woah woah woah there.Crap 70s band? Seminal group of brothers that packed dance floors and pushed the disco sound from funk roots.

Unwanted squad fillers. The Harry Winks of platform shoes.

[Drummond]

Declan Rice turned down a couple of contract offers at Wet Spam, wants to be told of any offers........

[Risso]

He's just a shit Harry Winks....

[sickbeggar]

He's decent Rice, but would be terrible value. If you can't get a foreign version of him for half the price then you need to sack your scouts

[Monty]

The thing I like most about him is the joke someone made on the Graun pod the other day about the midfield matchup being 'Mueller-Rice'. Other than that, yeah fine, but I'm not blown away.

[algy]

Declan Rice turned down a couple of contract offers at Wet Spam, wants to be told of any offers........

I'll just settle for ESR + JWP + Tammy + Argentinian Gary Shaw + Messi for a season to help him settle + Tuanzebe on loan please

[paul_e]

Rice is closer to the player I want and I think he could be developed into a really good DM, England have used him really poorly in the euros but for West Ham he's much better. I agree that he'd be very expensive for what he is though.

Players like Winks being linked is what happens when your manager talks about the value of experience in the league at the start of the window. I hope we don't let that become the most important factor in signings because we can get better value elsewhere and the team we have is strong enough to give those players 6-12months to fully settle in.

[Percy McCarthy]

Declan Rice turned down a couple of contract offers at Wet Spam, wants to be told of any offers........

I'll just settle for ESR + JWP + Tammy + Argentinian Gary Shaw + Messi for a season to help him settle + Tuanzebe on loan please

I really like the look of Pape Sarr (sp?)

[AV82EC]

Rice is closer to the player I want and I think he could be developed into a really good DM, England have used him really poorly in the euros but for West Ham he's much better. I agree that he'd be very expensive for what he is though.

Players like Winks being linked is what happens when your manager talks about the value of experience in the league at the start of the window. I hope we don't let that become the most important factor in signings because we can get better value elsewhere and the team we have is strong enough to give those players 6-12months to fully settle in.

How much of Rices improvement is down to Soucek though and how much he suits the style of play Moyes operates? I think he’s a good player a bit limited in some aspects but certainly deserving of his place in my view.

[paul_e]

Declan Rice turned down a couple of contract offers at Wet Spam, wants to be told of any offers........

I'll just settle for ESR + JWP + Tammy + Argentinian Gary Shaw + Messi for a season to help him settle + Tuanzebe on loan please

I really like the look of Pape Sarr (sp?)

Yep, him and alvarez are the 2 most interesting links from the last month or so, £30-40m on that pair would be money well spent I think.

[jwarry]

Dele Alli anyone?

[Damo70]

Dele Alli anyone?

I rate him. He just needs to regain the confidence he lost under Mourinho.

[JUAN PABLO]

Alvarez , sarr and Ward Prowse and then I can come off the transfer thread -  that would make my summer

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Wonder if Messi will re-sign at Barcelona?