Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[john e]

If our medium term aim is to break into the top 6
we will need
2 central defenders
2 midfielders one being a CDM
1 forward preferably goalscoring

imo

[SoccerHQ]

I get the feeling Gerrard doesn’t rate Konsa as much as we do.

He's started the vast majority of games and didn't take him long to come back in for Chambers after his red card despite Calum playing well in his absence.

If Joe Gomez is the answer I despair a bit. Reminds me of the time we sold Vassell for about 2m and signed Baros for about 7m and it just made little difference.

[KevinGage]

These Konsa rumours emanate from Football Insider.

Their modus operandi is to put enough facebook bollocks out there (amazing transfer revelation!) and hope some of it eventually comes to pass.

Even a stopped clock.

Not that I want to see it, but I've thought for a while that Mings is more likely to depart. I'm sure I've heard Carragher and his ilk say our captain always has a ricket in him.

[Clampy]

I'm not sure Gerrrad would have put Konsa back in after Chambers kept a couple of clean sheets and scored if he didn't rate him. Chambers deserved to keep his place if anything.

[Sexual Ealing]

I get the feeling Gerrard doesn’t rate Konsa as much as we do.

He's started the vast majority of games and didn't take him long to come back in for Chambers after his red card despite Calum playing well in his absence.

If Joe Gomez is the answer I despair a bit. Reminds me of the time we sold Vassell for about 2m and signed Baros for about 7m and it just made little difference.

We swapped Baros for Carew.

Edit: which I now realise has nothing to do with how we bought him!

[FatSam]

My personal favourite:

Balenciaga v Screwfix

[Beard82]

If our medium term aim is to break into the top 6
we will need
2 central defenders
2 midfielders one being a CDM
1 forward preferably goalscoring

imo

I think this is a fair assesment - maybe 1 central defender.

Also think its key that most of them are "leader" type players - too few of our players are prepared to stand up and be counted to use a wanky phrase

[ChicagoLion]

If our medium term aim is to break into the top 6
we will need
2 central defenders
2 midfielders one being a CDM
1 forward preferably goalscoring

imo

I think this is pretty accurate and why I think Top 6 is unlikely.

[cdbearsfan]

A midfielder, Coutinho and an amazing centre forward will do me. Not anyone "quite good", I want a Coutinho-type signing but as a centre forward, please.

[Beard82]

If our medium term aim is to break into the top 6
we will need
2 central defenders
2 midfielders one being a CDM
1 forward preferably goalscoring

imo

I think this is pretty accurate and why I think Top 6 is unlikely.

Maybe, but maybe in the medium term 1 or 2 of those can be filled with homegrown talent, which maybe makes it less unlikely ?  Or maybe thats wishful thinking

[ChicagoLion]

If our medium term aim is to break into the top 6
we will need
2 central defenders
2 midfielders one being a CDM
1 forward preferably goalscoring

imo

I think this is pretty accurate and why I think Top 6 is unlikely.

Maybe, but maybe in the medium term 1 or 2 of those can be filled with homegrown talent, which maybe makes it less unlikely ?  Or maybe thats wishful thinking

It’s the wishful thinking that keeps you going.
Getting youngsters to transition to the PL level is one thing, but for them to be PL elite level is pretty rare. Our last in a generation fucked off up the M6.

So not exactly corporation omnibus frequency.

[edgysatsuma89]

We need a LB on that list as well, otherwise our back up is Young again (if he stays).

[Beard82]

If our medium term aim is to break into the top 6
we will need
2 central defenders
2 midfielders one being a CDM
1 forward preferably goalscoring

imo

I think this is pretty accurate and why I think Top 6 is unlikely.

Maybe, but maybe in the medium term 1 or 2 of those can be filled with homegrown talent, which maybe makes it less unlikely ?  Or maybe thats wishful thinking

It’s the wishful thinking that keeps you going.
Getting youngsters to transition to the PL level is one thing, but for them to be PL elite level is pretty rare. Our last in a generation fucked off up the M6.

So not exactly corporation omnibus frequency.

Hopefully they will be more frequent -  Ramsey for his age is the better than any other 20 year old villa player I have seen for since probably Barry. 

Think some of those on Loan could be pretty special.  It’s a difficult path to walk in terms of blooding them

[robleflaneur]

Fix the midfield, and the defence will look better. Mings is a very good defender most of the time, but the more pressure he’s under, the more chance he has to drop a bollock. We need to keep the ball much, much better than we do, with McGinn usually being the chief culprit in giving it away. Selling Konsa would be madness.

This.

[Dante Lavelli]

Fix the midfield, and the defence will look better. Mings is a very good defender most of the time, but the more pressure he’s under, the more chance he has to drop a bollock. We need to keep the ball much, much better than we do, with McGinn usually being the chief culprit in giving it away. Selling Konsa would be madness.

This.

Yep I strongly agree with this.  I think there’s some good players in the squad - including midfielders - but they do not suit Gerrard’s 4321.  Change two of the three midfielders and I reckon the rest will improve.