toontownman

I take it there are much higher levels of complexity getting youth deals done. These always seems to take 6 to 8 months to complete after first announced by a journalist we have won the race to sign them.

We need 3 strikers in the squad. Doesn't look like we have any coming through the youth system (makes me wonder why we didn't prioritize that more so far) Pretty sure Wilson will be off if DCL comes in, neither will want regualar bench time. I think we will then look to sign a young striker with higher potential than DCL that will be happier in the first year being eased in. I'm not against that with Wilson going, as much as I love Callum.

Like a new signing.

What an absolutely mad hire. One job in football and he got a half decent team relegated. I guess at least he won't have the albatross of having a half decent team to take down this time.

I trust the club. Dissapointed not to even see him in black and white though. Hopefully we have a buy back clause and we are selling to a club outside the Prem.

Immense.

The closest to a flop for sure. He cost very little though.

Seems a bit of a weird one. Like we picked up fifa and are playing manager mode, cutting deals to do what you can with a meager budget. We are definitely exploring all avenues. Cut price deals for a DCL and maybe somewhere else could enable us to buy someone like Nico or a big time RW and Gibbs white

If the fee is 20m or under its more acceptable. Talk of Everton wanting 35m. Absolutely not. Must be 15-20 better options once you get past 20m. Like Kelly his injury history is a real concern. Maybe we should get that guy at Forest. He scored twice as many and played less games! At the end of the day I trust Eddie and co. Was just hoping for better for a Wilson upgrade.

That's a nice chunk of change to reinvest though if Dougie uses it well. They will be fine.

"We are all out of hotels!" "Unleash and sell our fleet of Chelsea blue Bugatti's, Lamborghini's and Ferrari's."

Seems a little wild. Argentina could have scored more but Canada arguably should have had two penalties and missed 4 or 5 great chances. Could have easily been 5-5. Canada not being clinical cost them more than being open. It was a weird match. Must have been hot and the pitch was wide. Lots of the game was very slow. Argentina deserved the win but thought Canada played well, just missed the cutting edge when it mattered and tired towards the end to let Argentina take advantage.

Good God if this is true..

I'm expecting we get a real marquee signing or two this summer. Dropping down a league for a year (although I can't see us getting promoted again) isn't the worst sell for the long term project. Should be an interesting summer reshaping the squad.

It's been coming. Great hit.

Very highly rated Arsenal youth player that's out of contract. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Michaels son). We have been tipped to be signing him. Been linked for a month or so to us with the usual "set to sign" bollocks. However, appears more likely we are just being used as leverage for a better deal at Arsenal. They didn't name him on their list of releases as they are desperate to keep him. https://sg.news.yahoo.com/arsenal-amario-cozier-duberry-attracting-112742399.html Totally not Michaels son BTW.

https://www.nufcblog.com/2024/06/13/dr-edward-s-harrison-1944-2024/ Absolute die hard over the top fan. Top level passion. R.I.P. glad he came back to keep the blog going again for a bit

Madueke on a loan to buy would be perfect. Then get Jonathan David please. Olise would obviously be good, but could well be smoke an mirrors for a Nico Williams approach though. Very dubious rumour that Roma need to cash in on Tammy Abraham and might take 20m. Kelechi Iheanacho was linked yesterday or so in the mirror, on a free. Could see someone like that coming in for depth and back up whether we sell Wilson or not.

Signing a kid from Pompey: https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/wolves-and-newcastle-in-summer-transfer-swoops-for-highly-regarded-portsmouth-academy-pair-4661216 14 year old Central midfielder CJ Afumuzor More info here: https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2024/06/11/exclusive-newcastle-to-sign-cj-afumuzor-after-rival-interest-from-man-utd-and-aston-villa/

They will just buy Giorgi Mamardashvili. $40m spread over 40 years.

I'm fine with this. Good competition for Pope, good learning path for Trafford if he is willing to sit on the bench. He is more likely to do that than Ramsdale or Mamardashvili would be. Hopefully we get it sorted for 17m and add on's

Exactly. Why can't we just sell the untalented to Saudi for a ton of money?

Would love him back. Legend. We would probably be equally as frustrated with some if his decision making if he did return as before he left!

Either way we will only be getting players that want to be here for the right reasons. More annoyed at myself falling for yet another "nailed on" signing when they predictably ends up elsewhere.