Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[ozzjim]

JWP would be a quality signing. Having a genuine set piece taker that contributes to the team at the same time would be brilliant.

[eamonn]

Ings has turned down a new deal at Southampton so they have to decide whether to listen to offers or get one more year out of him. I'd be surprised if they let their two best players go in the same window.

[ozzjim]

They seem intent on keeping Ings and letting him go free. £20m for his goals this season is nothing, so I'd keep him if I was them.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

I hope the rumours of a bid for a Southampton player mean we are serious about signing JWP.

His energy and quality would certainly add something to our midfield where we need to find a balance that works more consistently - it feels at times like square pegs in round holes at the moment.

I don't see the merit in signing Ings - though I think he is a very decent player when fit. He's not going to get in the side ahead of Watkins and we would have to change our approach with him involved in any event and he would be too expensive and a risk as a back-up option given his injury record. UTV.

[eamonn]

They seem intent on keeping Ings and letting him go free. £20m for his goals this season is nothing, so I'd keep him if I was them.

So would I. Also gives them time to work on how to replace him next year.

[Ian.]

I really hope we go for JWP, he could be that final fit within our midfield and some in to help us push into the top six. He’s quality in the ball and his set pieces will give us another serious threat. He’s also full of energy which would suit our system.

[OCD]

Watkins will be our main striker whoever we sign so I really don't see us being in for Ings. Age and playing regularly are things we look for in signings and he has neither.

JWP would be a quality signing and would add a lot but it wouldn't surprise me if we were in for Romeu either. It may not be one that excites but he's very under-rated and his stats are very impressive. You only have to look at Southampton's win/loss record with and without him to see how much of a difference he makes to them and it's a position that we need to strengthen in.

Obviously, I wouldn't be adverse to signing them both .

[tomd2103]

I hope the rumours of a bid for a Southampton player mean we are serious about signing JWP.

His energy and quality would certainly add something to our midfield where we need to find a balance that works more consistently - it feels at times like square pegs in round holes at the moment.

I don't see the merit in signing Ings - though I think he is a very decent player when fit. He's not going to get in the side ahead of Watkins and we would have to change our approach with him involved in any event and he would be too expensive and a risk as a back-up option given his injury record. UTV.

Not entirely sure signing Ward-Prowse would solve some of the issues we have had in midfield.  Think he would be a good signing, but we would still need a more physical presence in there even if we did sign him. 

[PaulWinch again]

One of the key things with JWP, other than his quality at set pieces, is his ability to lead the press. That’s something that would really suit our style.

[VinnieChase84]

Might not be JWP from Southampton who we’ve enquired about…..

[PaulWinch again]

That’d be annoying, because he’s the best option there and I include Ings in that.

[dave shelley]

Oriol Romeu, Kyle Walker-Peters?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Might not be JWP from Southampton who we’ve enquired about…..

You tease!

[ozzjim]

Romeu was linked earlier this summer to be fair

[PaulWinch again]

Romeu is reasonable.