Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Risso]

As far as the DM goes, I wonder why many discount Nakamba. I believe he has the makings of a great holding midfielder.

Brutally honest answer is that he is not good enough if we are looking to really cement a place in the top reaches of the division.  Fine as a squad player who can come in and do a job for the odd game here and there, but we need a real quality addition in that position.

that's what we said about Matt targett

The fact that Matt Targett improved after a ropey first season doesn't mean that every other player will. Having watched Nakamba play, if he wasn't ours, would you want us to be signing him now to be our main defensive midfielder? Or would you want somebody better?

[CT]

My Leeds mate was saying they’ve signed Jack Harrison permanently for £11m.

That seems like very good value for a player who was excellent for them last season.

[LukeJames]

Thats great value when the likes of Dwight McNeil are being banded about for £40m.

[Mister E]

My Leeds mate was saying they’ve signed Jack Harrison permanently for £11m.

That seems like very good value for a player who was excellent for them last season.

They've probably quite a lot in loan fees over the last 3 seasons, but still looks like great value (despite the man-bun).

[Steve67]

I hope the fact that it's quieter than the local graveyard means we are buying internationals who have been involved with the Euro's or the Copa America.

[sickbeggar]

Nakamba's name doesn't do him any favours. I would suggest a deed poll name change to Mainly-Average Nakamba, Moderate Nakamba or mebbe Meh Nakamba. He's a decent squad player but realistically we need better.

[Drummond]

I think he's pretty Marvelous. Some of his performances have been great and he's getting better.

[Steve67]

Nakamba has got a bit better but where we are wanting to go, he needs to get a whole lot better.  Far too inconsistent for my liking.  Nakamba or Ndidi?  Nakamba or Bossouma?  Nakamba or Ndombele?

[cdbearsfan]

I think he's pretty Marvelous. Some of his performances have been great and he's getting better.

Yep.

[sickbeggar]

I think he's pretty Marvelous. Some of his performances have been great and he's getting better.

Mainly-Marvelous Nakamba?

[Brazilian Villain]

Nakamba's name doesn't do him any favours. I would suggest a deed poll name change to

Marvelous Bremner.

[SoccerHQ]

My Leeds mate was saying they’ve signed Jack Harrison permanently for £11m.

That seems like very good value for a player who was excellent for them last season.

Haven't they had him on loan for about three seasons now? So probably paid a decent loan fee to Man. City each year so probably more likely 30m in total.

[SoccerHQ]

Nakamba has his uses for certain games. And other games like 1-0 down and playing 10 men v Sheffield United and needing to shift the ball far quicker and he's not very good.

He should be used far more as sub though in games we're winning 1-0 and hanging on. Seems like we're getting battered for a good 20 minutes, get to 92nd minute and then finally you see him preparing to come on. (that happened away to Southampton).

Everton away he was unused sub and also unused when we were 2-1 up at Palace with 15 minutes left.

That said impressed with how Dean played the second half at Spurs which we saw out comfortably in the end, putting on Luiz with 20 minutes left was exactly the right sub to make so hopefully he'll do more of that next season.

[olaftab]

My Leeds mate was saying they’ve signed Jack Harrison permanently for £11m.

That's extremely shocking.
Surely you can find another mate who doesn't support Leeds?

[cdbearsfan]

Given that it's a Leeds fan, I assume he missed out "cell" before "mate"?