2023 Summer transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[KevinGage]

He's not Lewandowski, Stoichkov or Gary Penrice-level, true.

Prob the next step down

[john e]

His numbers hold up at Chelsea and for his first season in Rome, as well as his stint with us.

An oft overlooked benefit (and not reason enough to shell out €30 million on it's own admittedly) is his height at defending set pieces. We're a bit on the small side as a group of players.

I'd be open to the idea of getting him, Mings and McGinn - the core of our play-off team - back in the same starting XI. But that was four years ago, as hard as it is to believe.

If we target better than Tammy now we're in good shape.

Maybe a loan with an option/ obligation to buy makes more sense next Jan.

You see I can see all that, I did look up his stats and he has had 2 good seasons at the top level yet when I see him play I don't 'get it'. I never feel like I'm watching a top striker. Obviously statistically I'm wrong but my gut just says 'no' to getting him.

Yeah I know exactly what you mean because I am the same

[ASHTONVILLA]

Is there anything positive to say about the Tories by anyone with an ounce of self respect?

No matter how bad they get (and they are really bad at the moment, far to left of Blair and nothing like real conservatives) they are still a million times better than the horrors to come under the other idiots. Thats about the best I can come up with.

[edgysatsuma89]

Insert Tom Hardy meme pointing up saying "That's bait".

[Percy McCarthy]

Is there anything positive to say about the Tories by anyone with an ounce of self respect?

No matter how bad they get (and they are really bad at the moment, far to left of Blair and nothing like real conservatives) they are still a million times better than the horrors to come under the other idiots. Thats about the best I can come up with.

Blair cut homelessness by 75% and had the NHS achieving its highest ever approval ratings. And you think the party that’s been killing the poor with austerity is to the LEFT of that?

[astonvilla82]

Is there anything positive to say about the Tories by anyone with an ounce of self respect?

No matter how bad they get (and they are really bad at the moment, far to left of Blair and nothing like real conservatives) they are still a million times better than the horrors to come under the other idiots. Thats about the best I can come up with.

The evidence is?

[Percy McCarthy]

Imagine thinking anyone could be worse than these ******:

https://twitter.com/supertanskiii/status/1668913561685356546?s=46&t=Wt_hJMba3OfcELLkOImEcA

[danno]

Interesting about Tammy that it’s alleged we agreed to buy him from Roma for about £25m and then he got injured.

I don't think I've seen a player split opinion so much. I get that he was great for us in the championship but whenever I have seen him play at the top level (admittedly probably only properly around 7/8 times), I have always been really unimpressed.

And he wanted to ditch us and get out in January of our promotion season.

I thought he turned down Wolves?  Was he hoping someone else came in?

[LeeB]

Is there anything positive to say about the Tories by anyone with an ounce of self respect?

No matter how bad they get (and they are really bad at the moment, far to left of Blair and nothing like real conservatives) they are still a million times better than the horrors to come under the other idiots. Thats about the best I can come up with.

ROFL

[pauliewalnuts]

Is there anything positive to say about the Tories by anyone with an ounce of self respect?

Says the 2023 Rachman.

[LeeB]

Is there anything positive to say about the Tories by anyone with an ounce of self respect?

Says the 2023 Rachman.

You laugh, but I got told yesterday I can't it remortgaged as I don't charge enough rent.

[tomd2103]

Back on topic, the striker position is going to be an interesting one. Unless we fork out serious money on an international class striker, then Watkins is likely to start as first choice.  We are therefore probably going to be in the market for someone who is content with starting out as second choice and working their way in.

It will be interesting to see if Forest will entertain offers for Brennan Johnson as he could fit that profile and comes with added bonus of being able to play wide. 

[LeeB]

Back on topic, the striker position is going to be an interesting one. Unless we fork out serious money on an international class striker, then Watkins is likely to start as first choice.  We are therefore probably going to be in the market for someone who is content with starting out as second choice and working their way in.

It will be interesting to see if Forest will entertain offers for Brennan Johnson as he could fit that profile and comes with added bonus of being able to play wide. 

He's not strong enough to play instead of Watkins if needed

[coreyfeldman]

Fuck me if people can't see the reference was a turn of phrase to emphasise my (pathological hatred for all things red) then you need to find your safe space and wait until it all goes away.

God forbid if I ever say anything positive about the Tories  I might get tarred and feathered

If you can't see that making 'jokes' about rapists might upset other people then perhaps you need to poke your head out of your hole for 5 minutes. Find a less disgusting analogy, it's not difficult if you have half a brain

[tomd2103]

Back on topic, the striker position is going to be an interesting one. Unless we fork out serious money on an international class striker, then Watkins is likely to start as first choice.  We are therefore probably going to be in the market for someone who is content with starting out as second choice and working their way in.

It will be interesting to see if Forest will entertain offers for Brennan Johnson as he could fit that profile and comes with added bonus of being able to play wide. 

He's not strong enough to play instead of Watkins if needed

That's the question though, what sort of level of striker are we going to be able to attract if they are likely to be coming in as second choice to start with?  With that in mind, I don't think Tammy Abraham at £25m would have been a bad bit of business to be honest.

I think it will be interesting to see which way we go with a striker.  We might, of course, go big and bring in someone who will push Watkins into 2nd choice, but I suspect any major investments will into the 'number 10' and wide positions.