Summer 2024 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[Rigadon]

I still don’t think Grealish dives all that much.  Young (the first time) did. 

[Mister E]

I still don’t think Grealish dives all that much.  Young (the first time) did. 

He doesn't now because he doesn't carry the ball much. With us, he was a ball-carrier and continually 'felt contact'.

[LeeB]

Yes, but they weren't dives as such, they were fouls. He was just brilliant at inducing it.

The weasel.

[Mister E]

Yes, but they weren't dives as such, they were fouls. He was just brilliant at inducing it.

The weasel.

As I say, he continually 'felt contact' (he wasn't a diver, in the Fernandes / Ronaldo / A Young sense of diving).

[N'ZMAV]

I think Duran is a great option for next season, but he needs to keep his head - I think he's probably got it in him to push for a move if there's any talk.
We need to upgrade full-backs, Digne, has had a good season but I think Emery will want to improve both sides.
We need competition and cover for Kamara, as there's a pattern with him and long term injuries.
I'd expect Buendia and Mings to come back into the squad for Zaniolo and Lenglet.
Worried Ramsey may be the fall-guy for our PSR concerns. But, Rogers takes that left side position.
If we're going to carry on playing a second striker around Watkins, then we may need to bring someone in as Diaby is very up and down, but I'm not ready to write him off yet - could flourish like Bailey did after 18 months

[Beard82]

I would be shocked and disappointed if we sold Emi or Ollie - unless we didn’t have any say in it due to release clauses.

We wouldn’t be able to replace those players without it being a downgrade.   Everyone else we probably could: 

[N'ZMAV]

I still don’t think Grealish dives all that much.  Young (the first time) did. 

Young used to piss me off with that.

[N'ZMAV]

I would be shocked and disappointed if we sold Emi or Ollie - unless we didn’t have any say in it due to release clauses.

We wouldn’t be able to replace those players without it being a downgrade.   Everyone else we probably could: 

We're a club on the up, they don't need to move for CL football now. If they move, I'd be disappointed in them.

[Demitri_C]

So before the window already opwns we have spent 18.5m on archer. We gotta try sell him for that fee id possible.  Cant see many championship clubs being able to afford him.

Think sheff utd missed a trick in championship i think he will be one of the best strikers in that league. Burnley or luton should take a look at him

We've not though have we. Sheff U didn't pay £18.5 up front. We will have simply paid a small fraction back of their initial down payment in real terms, so the rest will have been a glorified loan fee of 3-4m I would imagine.

If thats the case then great!

[Beard82]

I would be shocked and disappointed if we sold Emi or Ollie - unless we didn’t have any say in it due to release clauses.

We wouldn’t be able to replace those players without it being a downgrade.   Everyone else we probably could: 

We're a club on the up, they don't need to move for CL football now. If they move, I'd be disappointed in them.

Yeah I don’t think it happens -  just imagine a summer of having to hear about it

[Steve67]

If any of our top players move, it will be because Unai said so, and I trust him to rejuvinate/overhaul the squad with the right quality.  Release clauses pending of course.  That said, if we sold Ollie to bring in two fantastic players, so be it.  It happens and going back to the David Platt sale, that helped BFR to reshape the squad and win a trophy.

[N'ZMAV]

agree with Steve67 - Unai is to be trusted

[brontebilly]

Yes, but they weren't dives as such, they were fouls. He was just brilliant at inducing it.

The weasel.

He was...but he was taking the meaningless stat about most fouled player in the PL a bit too seriously at times. Whisper it but maybe he could have played it a bit quicker the odd time. Funny but in the second division I don't recall much of that, he genuinely had to avoid cloggers trying to kick him into the stand at that level.

[SamTheMouse]

Yes, but they weren't dives as such, they were fouls. He was just brilliant at inducing it.

The weasel.

As I say, he continually 'felt contact' (he wasn't a diver, in the Fernandes / Ronaldo / A Young sense of diving).

Grealish used to get the shit kicked out of him every game when he played for us.

He wasn't a diver. He didn't need to dive.

[edgysatsuma89]

Yes, but they weren't dives as such, they were fouls. He was just brilliant at inducing it.

The weasel.

I completely disagree with it though. I absolutely hate pens that are given where the striker induces the contact, quite often the defender can do very little bar just standing there.