Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Villan82]

How can we spend so much and remain so shit? How do nothing clubs like Watford, Bournemouth, Burnley and Brentford keep beating us year after year on a fraction of our budget?

Sick of it

[AlexAlexCropley]

Missed a trick not going for Cornet imo.
Bailey is dog poo.

[richtheholtender]

How can we spend so much and remain so shit? How do nothing clubs like Watford, Bournemouth, Burnley and Brentford keep beating us year after year on a fraction of our budget?

Sick of it

Because our standards left the day we sold Dwight Yorke. We rolled over, admitted where we were in the food chain and then stood back while others surpassed us. It doesn't hurt enough when you lose at villa because it's only villa

[olaftab]

I do not trust this manager so we should not make any further signings in this window. Wait now and see if he can get a tune out of his current squad.

[Paul.S]

If we don’t spend on that midfield then no matter who the manager is we’ll struggle.

[Ads]

We need a centre forward and an 8 badly.

[Paul.S]

The midfield is screaming out for an upgrade and has been for a while. Are the owners willing to dig deep for that and a forward because I agree we need both.

[brontebilly]

We need a centre forward and an 8 badly.

At 8 - we have McGinn, Ramsey, Luiz, Sanson
Forward - Watkins, Ings, Archer and Davis.

We shouldnt sign another player until we get rid of some first (which I'm not against for most of them).

I think we/coaching staff first need to think long and hard what kind of team we want to have.....this rubbish trying to turn Cash and Digne into TAA and Robertson needs to end for me. Occasionally full backs to overlap but not shoving every pass in attacking areas out wide for a cross to no one.

That 433 today was rubbish. A fudge trying to accommodate Bailey.

Solid back 4
Kamara + 1 (Not McGinn!)
Luiz, Buendia, McGinn/Ramsey
------------+ 1

That + 1 to be maybe Sanson for now as at least he can get turned on a ball and pass it accurately, otherwise Luiz if he doesn't leave next week. Whoever is playing in the next line (likes of Ramsey and even McGinn) need to start getting past the striker to be another option in the box like Platt or even Lampard used to. Buendia needs to be at 10 ahead of Coutinho. If he was fully fit I'd nearly start Davis v Everton to give something completely different, otherwise try Archer.

Bailey for me, despite a decent first 20 mins today looks an odd fit unfortunately. No better than Traore anyway.

[villadelph]

We need a centre forward and an 8 badly.

At 8 - we have McGinn, Ramsey, Luiz, Sanson
Forward - Watkins, Ings, Archer and Davis.

We shouldnt sign another player until we get rid of some first (which I'm not against for most of them).

I think we/coaching staff first need to think long and hard what kind of team we want to have.....this rubbish trying to turn Cash and Digne into TAA and Robertson needs to end for me. Occasionally full backs to overlap but not shoving every pass in attacking areas out wide for a cross to no one.

That 433 today was rubbish. A fudge trying to accommodate Bailey.

Solid back 4
Kamara + 1 (Not McGinn!)
Luiz, Buendia, McGinn/Ramsey
------------+ 1

That + 1 to be maybe Sanson for now as at least he can get turned on a ball and pass it accurately, otherwise Luiz if he doesn't leave next week. Whoever is playing in the next line (likes of Ramsey and even McGinn) need to start getting past the striker to be another option in the box like Platt or even Lampard used to. Buendia needs to be at 10 ahead of Coutinho. If he was fully fit I'd nearly start Davis v Everton to give something completely different, otherwise try Archer.

Bailey for me, despite a decent first 20 mins today looks an odd fit unfortunately. No better than Traore anyway.

What the.. 

[Risso]

I do not trust this manager so we should not make any further signings in this window. Wait now and see if he can get a tune out of his current squad.

His signing Kamara was the best player on the pitch.

[Steve67]

I do not trust this manager so we should not make any further signings in this window. Wait now and see if he can get a tune out of his current squad.

His signing Kamara was the best player on the pitch.

Sorry Aftab but I disagree.  Gerrard HAS to be back, otherwise, what's the point in appointing him.  We need a busy centre forward and another midfielder in quickly. 

[cdbearsfan]

There are myriad criticisms of Gerrard on here tonight and before, some from me, but I'm not really opposed to any of his signings. I'm more disappointed with who we haven't signed, in particular our failure, thus far, to acquire a top goalscorer. Hopefully this is rectified by September. Along with another midfielder, preferably. Though I seem the exception on here in that I'd rather sign a forward than a midfielder if we can have only one or the other.

[Risso]

There are myriad criticisms of Gerrard on here tonight and before, some from me, but I'm not really opposed to any of his signings. I'm more disappointed with who we haven't signed, in particular our failure, thus far, to acquire a top goalscorer. Hopefully this is rectified by September. Along with another midfielder, preferably. Though I seem the exception on here in that I'd rather sign a forward than a midfielder if we can have only one or the other.

I'm with you, a top quality striker is an absolute must. Ings looks like an old man doing his best, and Watkins looks like a lower league player, full of running but very short on quality. I'd stick Buendia in the actual midfield if need be. A decent midfielder would be nice, but it would also be good to get the best out of the ones we have.

[ChicagoLion]

Yes a forward over a midfielder every time.
The problem is we are not utilising the ones we have properly.
This is down to selection and system.

[PaulWinch again]

Missed a trick not going for Cornet imo.
Bailey is dog poo.

No he’s not. He hasn’t shown what he can do for us yet, but he has quality.