Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[richtheholtender]

This season is going to be like 98/99 when we sold Yorke and signed Merson/Dublin etc. We're going to be top of the league at Christmas!

No half time parachutists this time please

Unless it's Grealish.

Post of the day!

He's got the whole diving thing mastered

[Footy-Vill]

Let's take Alan St Maximum, Ruben Neves, Calvin Philips
and Wilf Zaha.too.

[cdbearsfan]

Your suggestions are getting better, F-V. 🙂

[Footy-Vill]

Bailey has scored some freekicks

There's a decent and recent video of Ashley Young taking free kicks in training with El Ghazi . Lovely whip on the ball. Something Grealish could not do with shooting direct free kicks.
Though I'm sure he'll protest and say he offered to take them!
Nerve of the man.

[Clampy]

Your suggestions are getting better, F-V. 🙂

He's come a long way from Jozy Altidore.

[Dave]

Besides Young, who I obviously know about, any of our new acquisitions good at set pieces? I feel like we've discussed this but I've forgotten what was said.

When we signed Buendia, Norwich fans seemed to hold the universal opinion that they would miss his general brilliance but could happily wave goodbye to his shit set-pieces.

[Footy-Vill]

I just can't see Saints or Norwich selling us their top two prized assets. Just like we wouldn't sell Mings/Watkins to Citeh (or anyone else).

I couldn't see a global pandemic. That's the answer
Money is needed by these clubs.
Raid Burnley while we're at it

[Dave]

I just can't see Saints or Norwich selling us their top two prized assets. Just like we wouldn't sell Mings/Watkins to Citeh (or anyone else).

I couldn't see a global pandemic. That's the answer
Money is needed by these clubs.
Raid Burnley while we're at it

Do they have particularly good catering staff?

[Footy-Vill]

Besides Young, who I obviously know about, any of our new acquisitions good at set pieces? I feel like we've discussed this but I've forgotten what was said.

When we signed Buendia, Norwich fans seemed to hold the universal opinion that they would miss his general brilliance but could happily wave goodbye to his shit set-pieces.

We've got a set pieces coach now.
But remember not many direct free kicks are actually scored by players in football.
And actually not so many corners

However a better delivery is what's key as well as a more accurate shooter of the ball .
Practice is what makes Ronaldo so good.

[cdbearsfan]

When was the last direct free kick we scored that wasn't Hourihane? I'm sure there's somebody really obvious that I've forgotten.

[Steve67]

Looks like Tuanzebe is also done according to Sky. Cantwell incoming too? I see JWP didn't start for the Saints in their friendly tonight.  I reckon we have him in the bag too.

                  Martinez
Cash    Konsa      Mings(*)      Targett
           McGinn     JWP?
Buendia      Cantwell?        Bailey
               Watkins/Ings

Subs from:  Steer, Traore, Sanson, Luiz, El Ghazi, Tuanzebe, Hause, Young, Guilbert, Nakamba, Chukwuemeka, Ramsey (x2), Wesley, Davis

[Footy-Vill]

When was the last direct free kick we scored that wasn't Hourihane? I'm sure there's somebody really obvious that I've forgotten.

Probably Bacuna ?!
Snoddy didn't get any in the league at his time with us. Maybe some one in the cup.

Generally free kick goals are rare. It's all a myth these days if some one getting 5+ goals from free kicks.
Only 10 players scored from a free kick last season in premier league and 9 of them only scored once.
And Ward Prowse scored 4 which was the most by any player and 2 gifted by us.

Willian
Matheus Pereira.   
Raphinha
Eze
Maddison
Murphy
Calvin Phillips!
Sterling and Xhaka

[cdbearsfan]

I'd have thought it would be much higher than that. Thanks for the info!

[frank black]

I'd have thought it would be much higher than that. Thanks for the info!

Me too…interesting that two of JWP’s were against us. It genuinely felt like we’d given em a penalty when we fouled them just outside the box.

[cdbearsfan]

In my mind some players get 5-10 a year. Villa players never get more than one every ten years. In a cup game. At home to Leyton Orient. Which we still lose.