Summer 2024 Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

[Hedontplayforyou]

[claretskeith]

Assist for Zaroury on his debut for Lens.

https://x.com/scipionista/status/182770 ... 29913?s=46

Would love him here.

[Tricky Trevor]

Our team for the last two seasons has played 95% of our attacks from wide. We are desperately short of a ball carrying midfielder, now Berge has gone. Ridiculously we seem to be selling all our widemen at once leaving us with no attacking threat. As neither of our central midfielders can carry and neither has a killer pass. They are a couple of workhorses, though very good at that.

I’m happy with all 3 keepers.
Happy with FBs and CBs, could probably do with a back up for Pires unless Dodgson is considered adequate.
Happy with Cullen and Brownhill but short the ball carrier and decent back up.
Desperate for wingers and expect 1 bought and 1 on loan.
Desperate for a goalscorer. Foster and JRod aren’t the answer.
Hard times but solvable.

[wilks_bfc]

This just made me spit my tea out. It's like someone is just making stuff up to be funny now.

The way things are going with most of the 1st squad are leaving, he might be needed sooner than we thought

[bumba]

Yup and when we say a midfielder, striker and 2 wingers, we mean actual adequate replacements for those who have left not cheap shite. Reinvest some cash mr Pace.

These need to be first team starting quality not squad players. If we replace with the likes of Hountondji were in for a long season

[claretskeith]

These need to be first team starting quality not squad players. If we replace with the likes of Hountondji were in for a long season

We kinda agree. I've said 7 new players... might be over-blowing things, but we need players coming in now.

[taio]

These need to be first team starting quality not squad players. If we replace with the likes of Hountondji were in for a long season

Exactly - quality rather than quantity

[jedi_master]

Not fussed on large volume influx - need quality. Must sign first eleven (I.e, better than we have) striker, right winger and central midfielder. That is on the proviso of nobody else (barring the seemingly inevitable Weghorst, Benson, Al-Dakhil etc).

Sell Koleosho and Amdouni and you can add another winger and striker, but we need to really dissuade that from happening. It would be preposterous honestly.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Turfcast are hinting there’s a medical happening?

[kentonclaret]

These need to be first team starting quality not squad players. If we replace with the likes of Hountondji were in for a long season

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Exactly that, not bringing in 4/5 players “with potential” but signings who can make an impact and get us back on track.

[ervi34]

Turfcast are hinting there’s a medical happening?

Let's hope it's not Cork.

[Firthy]

Sold?

Now that did make me laugh

[fatboy47]

Turfcast are hinting there’s a medical happening?

Koliosho at Wolves?

[claretskeith]

Turfcast are hinting there’s a medical happening?

A very very poor source. They are late to every transfer.

[jedi_master]

Really hope for Philip Billing - I know it was just a suggestion on here but he is literally the perfect replacement for Berge and with the amount we’ve brought in should theoretically be attainable.

[ervi34]

A very very poor source. They are late to every transfer.

They have always been spot on with medicals.

[warksclaret]

I am hoping for a few stellar signings this week. Lets face it if Steve Cotterill and Owen Coyle were able to, we should, having just sold circa £100m of players in the last 10 days. Neither of them had any analytical tools, they just went on being savvy and having knowledge.

[billyhamilton82]

Really hope for Philip Billing - I know it was just a suggestion on here but he is literally the perfect replacement for Berge and with the amount we’ve brought in should theoretically be attainable.

Agree with this especially as he has already worked with SP.

More feasible as a loan to buy if we go up.

[claretskeith]

They have always been spot on with medicals.

They haven't. They've been behind with everything. And I'm talking 24 hours.

[warksclaret]

Believe we can go up to 6 loans in this Division. I know Humphreys is one-do we still potentially have another 5 slots

[bumba]

How do you work that one out? He played a massive part in a team that got 101 points and only lost 3 times

How many games was he starting towards the end?

[123EasyasBFC]

They haven't. They've been behind with everything. And I'm talking 24 hours.

Tbf Turfcast said al-dakhil was leaving just after longside claret said a player who hadn’t featured yet was moving to Germany. Then Sacha picked up on it.

He also said in one of his podcasts 2 weeks ago that Joe worrall was lined up if O’Shea left

[ervi34]

They haven't. They've been behind with everything. And I'm talking 24 hours.

Okay if you say so.

[RVclaret]

Let's hope it's not Cork.

It’ll be Cork.

[Murger]

I’ll **** my sides if it’s Cork.

[gandhisflipflop]

Medical for an incoming?

[Andreshotboots]

Probably for a new secretary as the current one is f****!!!

[jedi_master]

Will always love Jack Cork but with our squad size issues, is putting a 35 year old who hasn’t played for over a year in there really a good use of one of those slots?

[Vegas Claret]

They haven't. They've been behind with everything. And I'm talking 24 hours.

you do realise he's just a fan like the rest of us and for the most part collates info and sticks it all in one place. He clearly now does have good contacts and for me he's been a huge positive to the fan experience.

Feel free to have a go yourself if you can do better

[randomclaret2]

Will always love Jack Cork but with our squad size issues, is putting a 35 year old who hasn’t played for over a year in there really a good use of one of those slots?

Re-signing Cork would put the tin hat on a ludicrous week. No-one else has wanted him.

[123EasyasBFC]

If Jack cork is already back coaching with the u21s but being lined up for a potential spot in the squad, surely that would come at the end of the window once we have attempted to get all our targets

[kentonclaret]

I am hoping for a few stellar signings this week. Lets face it if Steve Cotterill and Owen Coyle were able to, we should, having just sold circa £100m of players in the last 10 days. Neither of them had any analytical tools, they just went on being savvy and having knowledge.

Stellar signings? Quality signings? When I posted that we should be looking at bringing in a couple of players with experience above Championship level I was quickly informed such signings are out of our reach financially.
What are you hoping for?

[Newcastleclaret93]

If Jack cork is already back coaching with the u21s but being lined up for a potential spot in the squad, surely that would come at the end of the window once we have attempted to get all our targets

He’s a free transfer doesn’t even have to happen during the transfer window

[Andreshotboots]

Stellar signings? Quality signings? When I posted that we should be looking at bringing in a couple of players with experience above Championship level I was quickly informed such signings are out of our reach financially.
What are you hoping for?

We must be the only club in history who has sold best part of £100 million worth of talent, receives around £45 million in year one of parachute payments, yet seemingly can't afford to buy any decent players...worrying times..

[Goody1975]

you do realise he's just a fan like the rest of us and for the most part collates info and sticks it all in one place. He clearly now does have good contacts and for me he's been a huge positive to the fan experience.

Feel free to have a go yourself if you can do better

Exactly

[Hedontplayforyou]

Who do we suspect the incoming is?

[gandhisflipflop]

Who do we suspect the incoming is?

A winger hopefully

[Conroysleftfoot]

Scott Parker? We are light in midfield.

[burnley007]

Who do we suspect the incoming is?

Scott Arfield

[RVclaret]

We must be the only club in history who has sold best part of £100 million worth of talent, receives around £45 million in year one of parachute payments, yet seemingly can't afford to buy any decent players...worrying times..

Recieivng £45m in parachutes will just about cover the wage bill for the year.

£100m in sales will likely cover most of last years overspend when the board backed Kompany.

Other clubs like Fulham who spent similar (100m in the PL) and came down posted a £75m loss in the Championship which their billionaire owner covered. Obv ALK’s model is quite different to that.

General point I agree though, but we’ll have to see what happens this week.

[FeedTheArf]

Scott Arfield

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[AGENT_CLARET]

Who do we suspect the incoming is?

Hannibal

[123EasyasBFC]

Tom Cannon anyone?

[Steddyman]

Who do we suspect the incoming is?

Andrew Driver

[123EasyasBFC]

Johnston wasn’t in Celtic squad today either

[Murger]

Billing wasn’t in the Bournemouth squad either. I’d certainly take him.

[jedi_master]

Tom Cannon anyone?

Looked a good player at Preston.

[123EasyasBFC]

Looked a good player at Preston.

Seen that Leicester willing to let him go and sheff united Luton and stoke all in for him.

Surely we could join that race

[AfloatinClaret]

I was at Sunderland yesterday.

You obviously saw things I didn’t. What did Trafford do to warrant this accusation?

I'm guessing he wouldn't sign JR1882's autograph book, or perhaps JT wouldn't give him his gloves; they're all going back to school next week, so JR1882 no doubt wanted them for his 'what I did in the holidays' project.

[winsomeyen]

Scott Arfield

Has gone to Bolton,there ten years ahead of us.