Summer transfer rumours.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Thu May 11, 2017 12:58 pm

lucs86 wrote:Also says "Burnley were linked with a move for Watkins' teammate Josh Scowen in January, and the central midfielder is also available at the end of his contract". Don't remember hearing that name in January, does HITC just make stuff up?

They draw names and clubs out of a bag like in an FA Cup draw.

Newty · Post by **Newty** » Thu May 11, 2017 1:09 pm

lucs86 wrote: does HITC just make stuff up?

Yes.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Thu May 11, 2017 3:23 pm

Will Hughes though

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KefkaClaret · Post by **KefkaClaret** » Thu May 11, 2017 6:30 pm

Klaas Jan-Hunterlaar is leaving Schalke on a free

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Thu May 11, 2017 8:30 pm

Jeff get on the phone to Will and tell him how good it is.

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Thu May 11, 2017 8:33 pm

KefkaClaret wrote:Klaas Jan-Hunterlaar is leaving Schalke on a free

He was on 100k a week and the reason he has left is they wouldn't offer him 50% more. Another for the China gravy train or a lucrative move to one of the big Turkish clubs

Slurpy · Post by **Slurpy** » Sun May 21, 2017 12:28 am

Been a bit quiet on the rumours front recently, Just seen one that suggests that Us, Brighton and Leeds are in for Jonny Howson.

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Sun May 21, 2017 2:32 am

Didn't he use to play for Leeds?

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Tue May 23, 2017 3:50 pm

Not a rumour (don`think) just popped into my head - Gaston Ramirez?

jurek · Post by **jurek** » Tue May 23, 2017 5:29 pm

Most of the rumours so far seem to be on players leaving Burnley.
Keane and Gray being the most prominent.

KippaxFifaHD · Post by **KippaxFifaHD** » Tue May 23, 2017 8:51 pm

CoolClaret wrote:Dale Stephens still hasn't signed a new contract....

We get Westwood AND Hendrick, and you're still not satisfied?
Jota would be a great signing, and we can sign that Sergi Canos whilst we're there. Personally I'd like to see a Danny type striker, a centre back, a winger, a keeper if Heaton leaves, and a left back, as Ward is 32 now. As long as we recruit well though, I couldn't care less who we signed.

CFS · Post by **CFS** » Mon May 29, 2017 10:04 am

Barry Bannan linked.
Sky sports transfer centre.

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Mon May 29, 2017 10:55 am

CFS wrote:Barry Bannan linked.
Sky sports transfer centre.

Would be happy with that. I thought when I watched the Huddersfileld / Wednesday match he was Wednesdays best player and an SD type of player.

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Mon May 29, 2017 10:59 am

CFS wrote:Barry Bannan linked.
Sky sports transfer centre.

Not for me.

Weak and small and already been deemed not good enough at this level previously. Twenty eight in December so is hardly a 'prospect' we can realistically believe we can improve.

We need some athleticism and ability to break up play in that position with Barton and Marney not around. There is no way whatsoever you could play a midfield two in this league with one of them being Bannan, and he is nowhere near good enough to change your system for if Defour isn't.

taio · Post by **taio** » Mon May 29, 2017 11:04 am

KippaxFifaHD wrote:We get Westwood AND Hendrick, and you're still not satisfied?
Jota would be a great signing, and we can sign that Sergi Canos whilst we're there. Personally I'd like to see a Danny type striker, a centre back, a winger, a keeper if Heaton leaves, and a left back, as Ward is 32 now. As long as we recruit well though, I couldn't care less who we signed.

We will definitely need another central midfielder.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Mon May 29, 2017 11:12 am

jedi_master wrote:Not for me.

Weak and small and already been deemed not good enough at this level previously. Twenty eight in December so is hardly a 'prospect' we can realistically believe we can improve.

We need some athleticism and ability to break up play in that position with Barton and Marney not around. There is no way whatsoever you could play a midfield two in this league with one of them being Bannan, and he is nowhere near good enough to change your system for if Defour isn't.

Doesn't Bannan operate most frequently in a wide midfield role and/or behind the striker for Wednesday?

Reckon he'd be a good signing.

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Mon May 29, 2017 12:47 pm

Barry Bannan.

Please just be a rumour.

Please.

TVC15 · Post by **TVC15** » Mon May 29, 2017 12:52 pm

Barry Bannan - really ?

I know it's not going to be possible to buy proven Premier League players all the time and we will need to take a gamble on players who we believe can make the step up.

However I would rather not buy players like Bannan who have already proven they are not good enough in the Premier League.

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Mon May 29, 2017 12:57 pm

Imagine staying up, making all that dosh, then making even more through player sales...and then starting next season with Barry Bannan in the starting XI.

MRG · Post by **MRG** » Mon May 29, 2017 1:03 pm

Bannan is nowhere near the standard we should be looking at however I find the, 'he's already proven not to be good enough at this level' argument difficult to buy into with many of our regulars also falling into that category

forzagranata · Post by **forzagranata** » Mon May 29, 2017 1:14 pm

Sam Clucas - from Hull City.

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Mon May 29, 2017 1:45 pm

forzagranata wrote:Sam Clucas - from Hull City.

Is this a rumour or a wish ??

TVC15 · Post by **TVC15** » Mon May 29, 2017 2:20 pm

MRG wrote:Bannan is nowhere near the standard we should be looking at however I find the, 'he's already proven not to be good enough at this level' argument difficult to buy into with many of our regulars also falling into that category

For example ?

I don't mean the likes of Scotty Arfield as they never played in the Premier League and we were picking these players up based on something Dyche saw which made him believe he could play at a level higher than Huddersfield reserves and we could pick him up cheap

KefkaClaret · Post by **KefkaClaret** » Mon May 29, 2017 2:36 pm

Bannan is bascially a lesser Westwood. We need a good partner for Hendrick next season as I'm not sure Westwood is the answer.

jojomk1 · Post by **jojomk1** » Mon May 29, 2017 2:37 pm

CFS wrote:Barry Bannan linked.
Sky sports transfer centre.

I think I would rather have David Jones back

MRG · Post by **MRG** » Mon May 29, 2017 3:11 pm

TVC15 wrote:For example ?

I don't mean the likes of Scotty Arfield as they never played in the Premier League and we were picking these players up based on something Dyche saw which made him believe he could play at a level higher than Huddersfield reserves and we could pick him up cheap

Westwood, lowton, Barton to a certain extent

TVC15 · Post by **TVC15** » Mon May 29, 2017 3:15 pm

Barton proven in Premier League
Westwood proven in Premier League

Lowton - had a really good season then they changed manager and he got dropped

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon May 29, 2017 3:17 pm

Bannan has to be just paper talk, we might as well pack it in if it's legit lol

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Mon May 29, 2017 5:20 pm

Why do some people on here not rate Westwood? He's done well so far.

willsclarets · Post by **willsclarets** » Tue May 30, 2017 8:18 am

Bannan reminds me of Arfield, tidy player who can play in the middle but doesn't have the presence to play in a two and therefore often used wide. I can't see he's any improvement on someone who should be a squad player for us next season, so I'm hoping this one is off the mark.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Tue May 30, 2017 11:33 am

Maybe a straight swap for Airfield ?

Blyclaret · Post by **Blyclaret** » Tue May 30, 2017 11:47 am

200million in the bank
And we are looking at Barry Bannon.
Says it all.
And sell Defour while your at it Mr Dyche.

claretdom · Post by **claretdom** » Tue May 30, 2017 11:51 am

Some of the responses on this thread to something in a paper are priceless.

Chester Perry · Post by **Chester Perry** » Tue May 30, 2017 12:34 pm

Blyclaret wrote:200million in the bank

I think you will find it is significantly less than that - that figure is just guaranteed income over the next 4 seasons should we get relegated next May.

I consider money in the bank to be cash in hand after outgoings and should we get relegated and not come back up within 3 seasons then I think we will have little or nothing left in the bank.

Holtyclaret · Post by **Holtyclaret** » Tue May 30, 2017 12:41 pm

Surely a couple of bargains to bolster the squad and help cover players that leave, enables more to be spent on the incoming '1st teamers'.

bfc1984 · Post by **bfc1984** » Tue May 30, 2017 12:55 pm

Good player and a top end championship player which is our market in the main! Yet people slag the thought of it off! Yet If you give fans a foreign name who has lit up the Belgium league they would jump all over it! Think people forget that some of these foreign leagues are worse than our championship!

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Tue May 30, 2017 12:57 pm

Not sure what the problem is with us being linked with Barry Bannan. I think most of us expect us to be interested in a left footed midfielder who can either operate on the right side this summer (particularly if Boyd leaves) to provide balance opposite the width Brady will presumably offer us wide on the left, or alternatively operate inside if we adopt a central midfield 3.

Bannan probably isn't top of this list - Cairney and Clucas probably are - but Bannan has been one of the best players in the Championship over the last couple of seasons matching the description set out above and so as potentially 3rd or 4th on the hit list, he sounds like a pretty sensible option to me. His pedigree has never been in question - he's a good passer of the ball, has intelligent movement and is pretty mobile - but he's never quite fulfilled his potential. That seems to me to describe the sort of player who we've done very well with over recent years.

northernpowerhouse · Post by **northernpowerhouse** » Tue May 30, 2017 1:21 pm

Nowt wrong with Bannan. Top-end Championship player and a better passer than Hendrick or Westwood. If we can get him for £6 or £7 million I'd snap him up. I'd rather we went all-out for Clucas though.

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Tue May 30, 2017 1:35 pm

My Usual shout for Simon Deli from Slavia Prague (Ivory Coast international centre back)

Blyclaret · Post by **Blyclaret** » Tue May 30, 2017 1:44 pm

Bannon is ok
But seriously he just isent good enough
Same standard as Arfield Boyd etc.
Time to up the standard if we are to push on

northernpowerhouse · Post by **northernpowerhouse** » Tue May 30, 2017 2:10 pm

Blyclaret wrote:Bannon is ok
But seriously he just isent good enough
Same standard as Arfield Boyd etc.
Time to up the standard if we are to push on

He has twenty odd caps for Scotland whereas Boyd and Arfield have one between them so he's clearly not the same standard.

Slurpy · Post by **Slurpy** » Tue May 30, 2017 2:38 pm

northernpowerhouse wrote:He has twenty odd caps for Scotland whereas Boyd and Arfield have one between them so he's clearly not the same standard.

Arfield is a Canadian international...

northernpowerhouse · Post by **northernpowerhouse** » Tue May 30, 2017 3:03 pm

Slurpy wrote:Arfield is a Canadian international...

Only because he wasn't wanted by Scotland.

Slurpy · Post by **Slurpy** » Tue May 30, 2017 3:13 pm

northernpowerhouse wrote:Only because he wasn't wanted by Scotland.

Gordon Strachan not Scotland, any other manager and I'm sure he would of made it.

ClaretAndBlue94 · Post by **ClaretAndBlue94** » Tue May 30, 2017 5:59 pm

I would feel fairly underwhelmed with Bannan. He looks decent as many have said but certainly hoped that we would do better this window than signing him.

I do not expect us or want us to break the bank but this would fail to impress for me.

Pretty much the same thoughts about Niasse also. Scored goals in Senegal and then a few in Russia and Turkey, been arrested in the UK. Not sure he fits what SD usually goes for.

Alanstevensonsgloves · Post by **Alanstevensonsgloves** » Tue May 30, 2017 6:19 pm

ZizkovClaret wrote:My Usual shout for Simon Deli from Slavia Prague (Ivory Coast international centre back)

Perfect for us if we continue to try and win games by scoring on the counter.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Tue May 30, 2017 6:22 pm

Sliced clearances a speciality...

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Wed May 31, 2017 1:50 am

randomclaret2 wrote:Maybe a straight swap for Airfield ?

Have we got our own airfield? That's premier league!

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 12:30 pm

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Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 11:21 pm

Gray to Everton,

Harry Maguire
Ben Gibson
Jay Rodriguez all incoming is what Iv heard so far.

As much as i like Gray id be happy for Jay Rod in place of him as he does a lot more.