Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Steve67]

....and world peace?

It would be just our luck that we are 1-0 in the final few seconds of the FA Cup Final and that fucker Putin lights up London.  No doubts it would be against Manchester United, with that former Manager looking at his watch.

[eamonn]

Would take finishing 17th next season and winning the cup, 17th the season after and winning the Europa League and 17th the season after and winning the Champions League.

This will do me. Fuck 4th or 5th or 6th or 7th.

See notionally that makes absolute sense, and clearly it’s looking at things in extremis, but can you imagine how grim the season would be outside of the cup runs? Especially as we wouldn’t know we were going to win them!

Yep, players would be handing-in transfer requests and looking to be off as soon as the Jan window opened.

[Beard82]

Would take finishing 17th next season and winning the cup, 17th the season after and winning the Europa League and 17th the season after and winning the Champions League.

This will do me. Fuck 4th or 5th or 6th or 7th.

See notionally that makes absolute sense, and clearly it’s looking at things in extremis, but can you imagine how grim the season would be outside of the cup runs? Especially as we wouldn’t know we were going to win them!

Yep, players would be handing-in transfer requests and looking to be off as soon as the Jan window opened.

Think claudio tried that at Leicester and it didn’t work out for him

[Clark W Griswold]

Anyway, it would be good to see another significant one in next week, I assume pre season training starts on 4/7.
I reckon at least one will happen in or out next week at some point and things will start moving again.

[Toronto Villa]

Would take finishing 17th next season and winning the cup, 17th the season after and winning the Europa League and 17th the season after and winning the Champions League.

This will do me. Fuck 4th or 5th or 6th or 7th.

To just avoid relegation would be a complete disaster. A cup win doesn’t gloss over what an abomination of a season that would be.

[DrGonzo]

Pre-season starts tomorrow, doesn't it?.  Decisions to be made about a few of the youngsters with regards to loans or squad positions.  We've got to be looking at back up in the full back areas, so does Hayden make the step up?

 Obviously Archer up front is an interesting decision, I don't think Davis will be staying but the asking price might need reviewing if the rumoured £15m is correct. 

They need to resolve the Chucky dilemma, if he's off let's get it done and move on.  Also Luiz.  Sign up or jog on, please.  If those 2 are leaving is Iroegbunam good enough to fill the hole?  Do we need 1 more in the middle.

I don't think these decisions will take long to be made or resolved the management structure looks more than capable of acting swiftly.  The first signings were obviously ear marked before the season ended and they completed that superbly.  I think this quiet period is a reflection of the uncertainty of player contracts and other teams not being as decisive in the market.  The next 10 days will seem some movement for sure.

[Clark W Griswold]

Was just guessing at the pre season start date as I think it’s usually 1st week July, could be wrong.
Yes, they have made a great start and I know sorting transfers is often easier said than done. There was some talk that Gerrard wanted things done before pre season though in as many cases as possible which I think is sensible.

[DrGonzo]

I'm guessing about the date, too.  I know the training kit is out tomorrow.  Chucky certainly won't be back for a few more days hopefully.

[Dogtanian]

I looked the other day and apparently the team are back for fitness tests tomorrow, aside from the players who went for international games after the season.

[Chris Smith]

I'm guessing about the date, too.  I know the training kit is out tomorrow.  Chucky certainly won't be back for a few more days hopefully.

Chatting to my youngest earlier and he reckons 4th July is when they’re back in training.

[Gareth]

This has been an interesting summer - I think we have made some shrewd signings. 

I do think there are a couple of missing pieces that needs addressing - I dont think either Watkins or Ings suits the style we have been playing under SG. 

Also, it feels like more needs to change if we are going to change the culture in the club that I think SG is after.

I guess a lot will also depend on how much SG and his team can improve us with a full season, and also how much better players like Bailey and some of the youth players coudl be

This is the big unknown for me.  Would a preseason make a difference.  Or does Gerrard simply believe he hasn’t got the right players for how he wants to play

I don't think we are finished yet in the market and Gerrard has no excuses going into the new season as that 'reset' button will have been well and truly pressed.  Digne, Coutinho, Kamara, Carlos and a couple of others, ready to go straight into the team will mean that he owns this team.  He inherited Cash, Ramsey, Watkins, Buendia, but has to put the stamp on the side and get them to play Gerrard's way.

I think this is fair - but as another transition season of sorts - I wonder what the expectations are - I would think top half is the bare minimum that would be considered acceptable but I think that’s a big ask for a relatively rookie manager with a new assistant and a relatively changed squad.  I think the bored will be expecting a European challenge to be honest

I don’t think it’s a season of transition - it has to be massive progress, top 8 minimum.

Personally I think the top 4 from last year will be the same but every other team bar the promoted ones should start the season aiming for 5th…Arsenal ‘should’ get 5th but they are always 2 defeats away from Arsenal tv being the funniest thing on the internet.  ManYoo, West Ham, Leicester….we have to compete with these, they are nowt special

[Beard82]

I just hope at the end of next season we have progressed, and SG has proven he’s up to the job.

Can’t face us this time next year having another “huge” summer - at some point we have got to start doing our talking on the pitch, rather than just by spending big money and saying how ambitious we are

Potentially we have seen with Carney how will struggle to hang onto the best young players in the world if we only play 40 games a season

[pauliewalnuts]

Can’t face us this time next year having another “huge” summer - at some point we have got to start doing our talking on the pitch, rather than just by spending big money and saying how ambitious we are

What I'd like to do is not what we normally do in a 'big' transfer window - leave one really important hole in the squad unfilled.

We always seem to emerge from windows a man short.

[KevinGage]

We beat Brighton - who finished 9th - home and away last year. Any other time I seen them they didn't exactly look a cut above us either.

When we beat Soton at home in March a push for Europe looked on. With a pre season and even more of the players SG wants, we need to be in the shake up for the European slots at least.

[ChicagoLion]

I'm guessing about the date, too.  I know the training kit is out tomorrow.  Chucky certainly won't be back for a few more days hopefully.

Chatting to my youngest earlier and he reckons 4th July is when they’re back in training.

Other clubs are returning tomorrow except those that have been on International duty.