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Online Brazilian Villain

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6030 on: July 29, 2026, 06:23:20 PM »
Hull are after Guessand and Bailey

Cheers, just got 3/1 on Hull to avoid relegation.

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6031 on: July 29, 2026, 07:54:21 PM »
Buy one erratic winger, get one free.

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6032 on: July 29, 2026, 08:18:35 PM »
Watching Evann for Villa I dreamed of the heady heights of “erratic”.

Online Dick Edwards

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6033 on: July 29, 2026, 08:27:58 PM »
Guessand isn't a winger though, even if we have tried (and failed) to make him into one. He's really an attacking midfielder. I'd like Unai to give him a pre season chance there at least, before we bin him at a loss.

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6034 on: July 29, 2026, 08:37:19 PM »
Guessand isn't a winger though, even if we have tried (and failed) to make him into one. He's really an attacking midfielder. I'd like Unai to give him a pre season chance there at least, before we bin him at a loss.

He's shit.

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6035 on: July 29, 2026, 08:55:04 PM »
Every time I have seen Guessand play for the Ivory Coast he has been down the middle.

Online Pat McMahon

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6036 on: July 29, 2026, 08:57:03 PM »
Every time I have seen Guessand play for the Ivory Coast he has been down the middle.

A Palace mate says that is where Glasner played him too. He reckons he was OK, not shite.

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6037 on: July 29, 2026, 09:39:02 PM »
He was shit for us because he rarely played in what you'd think was his best position which is more centrally. A position he more readily played at his former clubs in France. Why Unai punted him to the wing I'll never know. His confidence wouldn't have been helped as he turned in poor performance after next. At Palace he was played more to where he is accustomed and he started show a little form. This isn't me saying we should keep him because he just isn't at the level of a club in the top 6.

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6038 on: July 29, 2026, 09:44:21 PM »
Pruned (macheted?) from the wage bill:

Barrenechea
Dobbin
Malen
Garcia
Digne
Tielemans
Bailey (?)
Rogers
Barry
Swinkels
Sancho
Elliott
« Last Edit: July 29, 2026, 11:40:13 PM by Percy McCarthy »

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6039 on: July 29, 2026, 09:45:49 PM »
Why Unai punted him to the wing I'll never know.

Spent a long time doing that with Malen too.

And that's all a bit odd given he saw in Rogers a guy playing purely on the wing and thought "no, let's move you more into the middle".
« Last Edit: July 29, 2026, 10:00:56 PM by Dave »

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6040 on: July 29, 2026, 09:48:39 PM »
Dobbin has 100% scoring record for Southampton this season. Another mind boggling transfer.

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6041 on: July 29, 2026, 10:07:39 PM »
"Palmeiras have rejected a €30 million ($34m) offer from Aston Villa for their Brazilian forward Allan, sources have told ESPN.

The Premier League outfit presented a €25 million ($28m) bid plus €5m in add-ons for the versatile 22-year-old.

Palmeiras turned down the offer as they consider Allan a key player and believe his market value will rise."

Not sure who the 'sources' are though.

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #6042 on: July 29, 2026, 10:08:28 PM »
You mean we should have kept him?

 


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