STM

Like I said before, since when do you hear of "bids" anyway? Normally you hear that they are on their way for a medical, after a bid has been accepted.

We can't be far off. If we are that keen on him, we will bridge the gap. There's a strategy at play here. I don't know what that strategy is, if I'm honest, but there is clearly a plan.

Fucking timing of this.

Personally don't think this gets accepted. Normally you don't even hear about the bid, its just "he's on his way for a medical after a bid was accepted". Let's hope it does get done as it allows us plenty of scope for the last 2 weeks of the window.

JP, a Chelsea Loan and a surprise CM but someone more "Targett, Burn" than "Bruno, Botman", standard.

Won't even start negotiating until its above 100m. Even then, it too late in the window to let him go. The start of next summer, OK, I could see it but not with 2 weeks left of the window.

I feel like we should send the west brom fans some cabbages in solidarity.

Good lad.

Chelsea paid 20m for Chukwemenka (sp) from Villa, he's 18 and barely kicked a ball in the PL.

Rhian Brewster cost 23m for Sheffield Utd, just for a bit of perspective on fees.

Pretty much in the bracket i mentioned, between 30 and 40m.

Not sure mate, I'm not Dan Ashworth.

It was 30 rising to 40 for Bruno, the same with Botman. I suspect 40 is our ceiling for players for the time being and you can see why with some of the fees knocking around for worse players.

His stats are really good, providing you aren't just looking at goals. Some are talking as if we are trying to sign a 28 year old campaigner. He's fucking 20 man.

I think gdm is right in a sense. JP wouldn't solve our goal problem, in the event Wilson got injured but we might be a better team. I think we have to accept that for this summer we aren't signing an Isak or whatever because we've spent alot of our budget on other areas (which was necessary).

I'd like to help answer this if I could? Firstly, you are right, goals are important but they don't have to be scored by one player. It's much more important to play well as a team and find goals from different areas. I'd argue that a player like JP would be better than both Wood AND Wilson in this regard. His whole game from what I've seen and read, is about playing between the lines, holding onto the ball and bringing others into play. Secondly, we can't always sign ready made players, especially in the striker department. You have to have some scope for buying potential and while that doesn't help us for the here and now, it will help us further up the road. I've also got a theory that says we are deliberately not going all out on a striker this summer, for two reasons. One, we've got two ageing forwards who we can't get off the books this summer (Wilson we don't want to, Wood we've just signed) but next summer we will almost certainly let Wood leave and the other reason is money. We've clearly not got alot left in this kitty because we've spent 150m since January. My guess is thar next summer we will go all out for someone like Isak, by which point we will be in a much smoother place in terms of incoming money. Anyway, if this theory is correct, signing a young player with potential makes sense, instead of potentially signing another dud like Chris Wood.

Would be a solid signing. He's a player with huge potential. Eddie Howe is a fantastic coach and even if he only manages to get another 25% out of the lad he will likely hold most of his value in the transfer market. Whatever fee we pay will be heavily incentivised, based on performance and future achievements too. For the lad himself, it will be great for him to play alongside fellow Brazilians, who will make him feel immediately at home. I wouldn't be surprised if those little details don't bring him up a level.Fingers crossed we can get him in for Tranmere. With Joao Pedro, Anderson, Willock and Botman we can finally see some potential stars of the future. Some won't make it, as is life but hopefully one or two can become big players for us in the future.

I don't see much indication that we will sign him anyway.

Knowing our luck hes off to Wolves.

Just give me Pulisic, I promise I will be a good boy from now on.

The second one, but I'd move Miggy back into a central 3. Just for his graft.

The Wood debate has been done to death. I think we all know that he's last resort up front. We don't need to slag him off when he plays nor do we need to overly defend him when he's poor. Let's hope that when he does play, the team as a whole can perform.

There is zero evidence that Ramos is better than Pedro. Goals in Portugal count for nothing. That's not saying he isn't, just that the data isn't there. Both players would be signed for potential. We shouldn't be expecting them to come in and score 20 goals. It's clear we want a young, technical, link up player, who can bring more to the game than just goals.

5th minute he talks about Dave Brailsford, who we also got to talk to our players in pre season.

For context, in the last 17 days of January we signed Bruno, Burn and Targett. I'm guessing that they aren't wanting to go early in case someone becomes available that they didn't think they could get.