Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[andyh]

I agree, bournemouth, fulham and everton would be my bottom 3. Forest, Southampton and Brentford will be down there as well.

Leicester seem to be dismantling their squad as well. They won’t get relegated but they could plummet down the league.

[Duncan Shaw]

One of the pundits mentioned us as a potential surprise package on the Beeb, can't remember who or which article and can't be arsed to go back and find it!!

[Mister E]

One of the pundits mentioned us as a potential surprise package on the Beeb, can't remember who or which article and can't be arsed to go back and find it!!

Yeah, they mentioned us and Everton as potential surprises for a top 8. Linked with Everton in this way didn't thrill me and tended to undermine the guy's credibility.

[Goldie.7]

One of the pundits mentioned us as a potential surprise package on the Beeb, can't remember who or which article and can't be arsed to go back and find it!!

Yeah, they mentioned us and Everton as potential surprises for a top 8. Linked with Everton in this way didn't thrill me and tended to undermine the guy's credibility.

It might have something to do with Everton winning more league matches than us since Lampard took over. Everton's squad isn't even that bad.

If they spend more of that Richarlison money and pick up Emmanuel Dennis (10 goals, 6 assists in 35 apps) for a snip at £20m they'll do well.

We should be looking at Dennis for that price as well.

[pauliewalnuts]

Can’t believe anyone thinks Everton will do well.

They smell of doom.

[Des Little]

Fcuk me if we are in or around Everton by the end of the season we can start planning for away trips to Sunderland and Wigan

[Dave P]

Last season was their 14/15 and Lampard is their Sherwood.  I think this year is their 15/16.

[chrisw1]

I think we have a pretty small window of opporunity.  Man Utd are still a bit unknown, West Ham have done well but I expect them to fade in the next year or so, Wolves and Leicester are both slipping.  It's a shame Arsenal have got it together.  But key issue is the likely growth of Newcastle.  Right now we are ahead of them squad development wise.  If we're going to push the boat out, now is surely the time to do it?  With £17m net spend over 3 windows surely we have the means?

I don't know who exactly we should go for and appreciate the squad is bloated, but with Tottenham joining Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City over the horizon if we're going to make our move surely it needs to be now before Newcastle inevitably join them in the next few years?

[RamboandBruno]

I think we have a pretty small window of opporunity.  Man Utd are still a bit unknown, West Ham have done well but I expect them to fade in the next year or so, Wolves and Leicester are both slipping.  It's a shame Arsenal have got it together.  But key issue is the likely growth of Newcastle.  Right now we are ahead of them squad development wise.  If we're going to push the boat out, now is surely the time to do it?  With £17m net spend over 3 windows surely we have the means?

I don't know who exactly we should go for and appreciate the squad is bloated, but with Tottenham joining Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City over the horizon if we're going to make our move surely it needs to be now before Newcastle inevitably join them in the next few years?

Completely agree with this.
There have been a few posts recently intimating lost opportunities since we came back up, but i don’t adhere to this. I think there was an inevitable period of trauma when trying to stay up and then transition, which unfortunately, maybe unexpectedly maybe not, included the loss of our best player, which in turn largely did for Smith, over simplistic i know.
However, this is now our 4th season back, we have now for the first time in well over a decade a very good competitive squad. We just need the owners to push now for ‘that’ couple of players, whoever those players are, as well as clearing 4 or 5 players out.
I also agree with you that along with what we do, Leicester, Wolves and to a lesser extent West Ham will fade, but like it or not Newcastle will be coming. Now is absolutely the time. I hope our owners are as serious as we all think.
 

[ChicagoLion]

The owners are serious, everything they have done tells you that.But its not easy to transition from a play off final to top 6 team  in 3 years.
For me with the squad and hopefully some teaks, the question is, Is the manager good enough?

[eamonn]

One of the pundits mentioned us as a potential surprise package on the Beeb, can't remember who or which article and can't be arsed to go back and find it!!

Hope it was Alex Scott. She's lovely.

[Dave]

Last season was their 14/15 and Lampard is their Sherwood.  I think this year is their 15/16.

I think they look (just about) stronger than we did then and will probably stay up. Mainly because their defence was already okay, and Tarkowski isn't going to make it worse.

But they're definitely in that spiral, and I reckon this is their Richardson / Senderos year.

[Footy-Vill]

Maybe we missed a player in Aribo from Rangers to Southampton £10m he's a Midfielder who Gerrard knows yet didn't try and sign him. Interesting to see how he performs in the premier league

[LeeB]

One of the pundits mentioned us as a potential surprise package on the Beeb, can't remember who or which article and can't be arsed to go back and find it!!

Hope it was Alex Scott. She's lovely.

She's also good. Good 'n lovely.

[Drummond]

One of the pundits mentioned us as a potential surprise package on the Beeb, can't remember who or which article and can't be arsed to go back and find it!!

Hope it was Alex Scott. She's lovely.

She's also good. Good 'n lovely.

She can't speak properly mind.