Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Monty]

We have improved the without Grealish team, but I am not sure we will be as good as the with Grealish team.

That's how I feel. Still one player down.

[OCD]

One of them would be in for Grealish and one in for Barkley. So if you want Traore to be demoted to the bench we would still need another. Hence the links with Cantwell, presumably. Still I won't be devastated to see Traore starting, he's brilliant.

Who's dropping to the bench out of Watkins and Ings then?

[cdbearsfan]

I confess I'd forgotten about that. My choice would be keep the same formation and have Watkins and Ings battling it out for the spot. You can bring one of them on with half an hour to go and play two up front if you're chasing a goal.

If we want to play both at once from the start then I'm more enamored of the idea of playing Watkins out wide than trying Ings behind Watkins. Watkins works ridiculously hard so I think he could make it work.

[Monty]

Coming round to the idea of Watkins wide, with Bailey on the other side. Would be a bit of a change for Buendia though, to expect that much more from him in a central area.

[DrGonzo]

If the game at the weekend is any indication Watkins is going to be playing on the last defender with Ings dropping deeper and linking.  Two wide men, Bailey/Buendia/Traore/Bidace (whilst injuries heal).  Two deeper in midfield, McGinn/Nakamba/Ramsey/Luiz etc.  Back four as usual.

[Beard82]

We have improved the without Grealish team, but I am not sure we will be as good as the with Grealish team.

That's how I feel. Still one player down.

Yeah, I feels like we need at least one more player in.  I would like to see a midfielder that is clearly better/different than what we have.   

[Ian.]

We have improved the without Grealish team, but I am not sure we will be as good as the with Grealish team.

That's how I feel. Still one player down.

Especially that side which stuffed Liverpool and Arsenal. On those two days Jack was just unstoppable. He ran rings around both those sides.

Maybe on average throughout the season we may have improved the overall side bearing in mind the games the opposition has cancelled out his threat, or the odd off day.

I’d really like a player like JWP who’s one of those players who never seems to have off days. He reminds me a bit of Milner, a menace and always finds his man and a very decent delivery.

[Percy McCarthy]

We have improved the without Grealish team, but I am not sure we will be as good as the with Grealish team.

That's how I feel. Still one player down.

Especially that side which stuffed Liverpool and Arsenal. On those two days Jack was just unstoppable. He ran rings around both those sides.

Maybe on average throughout the season we may have improved the overall side bearing in mind the games the opposition has cancelled out his threat, or the odd off day.

I’d really like a player like JWP who’s one of those players who never seems to have off days. He reminds me a bit of Milner, a menace and always finds his man and a very decent delivery.

Yeah, might be too much this season but JWP and someone like Bissouma in for me,plus Cantwell who I think has the swagger to replace Joe long-term, especially if surrounded by better players.

[Clark W Griswold]

I suppose it could be 7 for the front 3 positions; Watkins, Ings, Buendia, Bailey, El Ghazi, Traore and Davis if we need a ‘big unit’. I’d loan Wesley out to try to get his fitness and confidence back.
If we’re looking at 7 for the midfield 3 it’s currently Nakamba, McGinn, Luiz, Sanson, Hourahane, Ramsey and Chucky which is a bit short. We should be looking to sell Hourahane and loan out 1 of Ramsey and Chucky and buy 2 ideally.
Defence is ok, but I’d feel happier with another half decent keeper.

[frank black]

Bellingham?

Have a word with yourself.

I know that’s what I thought. Jeez

Anguissa is decent

[Toronto Villa]

Look at Buendia's defensive stats. Not only will he be great going forward and creating chances but he will also work hard when he doesn't have the ball.

[LeonW]

Look at Buendia's defensive stats. Not only will he be great going forward and creating chances but he will also work hard when he doesn't have the ball.

I think that was definitely one of the things the club wanted to improve in that 10 position because Barkley did next to f*ck all tracking back/ball winning. Made us much easier to counter attack. In fact, Barkley did next to f*ck all full stop.

[villadelph]

Look at Buendia's defensive stats. Not only will he be great going forward and creating chances but he will also work hard when he doesn't have the ball.

I think that was definitely one of the things the club wanted to improve in that 10 position because Barkley did next to f*ck all tracking back/ball winning. Made us much easier to counter attack. In fact, Barkley did next to f*ck all full stop.

I don't think I saw him break into a sprint once.

[Border villan]

Look at Buendia's defensive stats. Not only will he be great going forward and creating chances but he will also work hard when he doesn't have the ball.

I think that was definitely one of the things the club wanted to improve in that 10 position because Barkley did next to f*ck all tracking back/ball winning. Made us much easier to counter attack. In fact, Barkley did next to f*ck all full stop.

I don't think I saw him break into a sprint once.

Replace sprint with trot for accuracy.

[not3bad]

We have improved the without Grealish team, but I am not sure we will be as good as the with Grealish team.

That's how I feel. Still one player down.

Yeah, I feels like we need at least one more player in.  I would like to see a midfielder that is clearly better/different than what we have.   

If Jacob Ramsey kicks on as we hope and Sansom is as good as we hope I ain't so sure.