toontownman

To have the attention he is getting, not just us but lots of other top teams interested, this must be the case. Players that hit a purple patch or that were off the radar just don't get this attention so quickly or have teams jumping this early. Teams would have done for Michael Owen I guess but it seems teen stars are much more dime a dozen these days whether they are overhyped or there are just so many more emerging and getting minutes.

Other than Wilson (who is someone I always wanted here) I haven't been as delighted with a signing for us over the past 5 or so years. Thought he was an immense capture having watched him in the MLS, still think it's there but time is or has run out. Maybe it's a mental thing, too much lost in translation in tactics or what coaches want for him. Certainly confidence is a factor but playing him as a 10 is his best position and we haven't done that. His workrate is likely what will keep him here but I just wish we would give him a go at 10, properly. We would be delighted if we bought this Almiron now: (albeit the shite that MLS is)

Cantwell is a bit like Ramsey for me. I'm fine with them coming in IF we also get another CM/DM. Plenty on here around a year ago that would have loved Cantwell here. He is potentially a project but knows the league, like Wood, and can make an impact. Would imagine we would sell Miggy to accomodate. As much as I still harbour hopes he gets back to the player we bought we might be forced to cash in on him as one of our few saleable assets (loosely using the word asset).

All the UK news still breaking the 2nd bid. I guess they have to all agree, out of prosperity for their reputations, to wait a day so they don't all look more stupid if the reports it has been rejected that came out before they broke the bid are true.

Seems like a no brainer, he can play DM or CB and buy us some time for botman. There were reports Kamara wants a big wage packet. Could be limiting his options. Of the few DM links they have all been players I'd like. Just seems like it's the lowest priority which is weird.

Burnley doing at Atletico with the paperwork. "We will get to it when we get to it, thank you very much"

Isn't it something silly like 65m?

Seems like one we will wait to complete late. If we can get Carlos or someone else over the next week we can judge the Badiashile situation and maybe Botman becomes possible again in that time.

Wouldn't throw him into that game anyway. It is too important, we have to go with those that have prepared for it. Wasnt Edwards comment about having a defender in before Watford but not necessarily meaning in and registered to play. Not that we believe Edwards very often.

If taken on face value we bid 25m, they said 35m so we came back with 28m? Thats like my shite housing on fifa manager mode. We will end up paying 35 or the avatar of a fake Sevilla boss throwing his hands in the air, looking angry and storming out of the room lol Fingers crossed on this one. He reportedly wants to come, looks like a no nonsense, vocal leader which is what we need. Seems built for the PL. Rapid too.

Still waiting a response from the last one aren't we? Fingers crossed.

It can't hurt. Cambridge was potentially so damaging for this given its press coverage, even if being out of the cup is more beneficial to focussing on the league. A good performance and win at the weekend would set us straighter, revive some more hope and most people will forget quickly when the last game played was a win. Simply can't see a reality where top tier players would pick us over clubs like Manure, in this window at least. Heck Villa are more attractive. We lucked out with Trippier but he had a previous relationship with Howe, is British and wanted to return home. Foreign players without any attachment will be harder to convince. Almost feels like time wasted chasing dream players when we can just get solid players that will keep us up and get them imbedded. I doubt we would be chasing any big name players without encouragement though, just a shame so far we seem to have been chasing shadows.

Exactly. We would just up our bid for botman instead.

I would take Cantwell in the same way I don't mind wood. Will slot in and make an impact immediately. He has a point to prove and is a good project, definitely offers something different for us. Boubacar Kamara seems like a no brainer, he can play in CB and DM. Another Striker, One CB, another LB or Aarons, Kamara and Cantwell would probably see us fine to the summer,

Everton, West Ham and Villa wanted him last summer. He is a solid signing. Hopefully we bring in a wow factor striker before February too. I'm here for him helping us win at the weekend and all the "Got Wood" headlines. We have been missing presence and physicality in the box and all over the pitch really. He gives that for sure.

Schick or Nunez? Both will turn us down but which would be better lol

Tipped off from Sky tbh..

Few different levels to this one. - He is proven, knows the league and can score, brings real presence in the air and holding up the ball. - We have Dwight Gayle - We are aiming for two strikers this window so I expect over the next 3 weeks we will be making big plays for someone else. Either young potential or someone like PEA. - Likely someone Howe identified and wants. Likely on his shortlist when he came in. The scary part is the money we give Burnley and how far that gets them either in the transfer or more likely loan market. Either way he can hit the ground running which is what we need for for weekend. Not exciting but he is the hero we need right now, not the one we feel we deserve..

Imagining by the end of the week the folk screaming on Twitter about how Wood is terrible and potentially a horrific signing will be screaming for us to get him in to play against Watford.

Wow. Next. So there were positive talks? Just didn't talk about price, structure of the deal or that he wasn't available now. Does positive mean they answered the phone and indicated they would talk to us?

Ironic the thread turned to talking about Shola, he will be the one arranging a loan for Hugo to Notts County in two years.

It's very early in the window yet. We have three more weeks of this! Problem is we needed as many in for this weekend as possible. It is what it is. No point panic buying this week but at the same time I am sure everyone behind the scenes at the club is as dissapointed ad frustrated as we are that things haven't moved quicker.

Horrific.

Feels like this is essentially a Perez type signing but paying through the nose and gambling we are ahead of the curve getting him for half the price he will be worth in a year or two. No way he will be our focal striker signing. That would be a mental move in terms of needless pressure and unrealistic expectations for the lad. Sure we have done lots of homework on him but feels like we struck out way down low on our list of targets.

Not when Lille controls his Instagram account..