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Wood really ended up doing well for them and helped them stay up, which certainly helps relations even further.

Yeah, not sure what he was getting at. However, all this noise being out there and getting headlines, would definitely be a good cover or distraction for the deals we are actually working on. Also gives the impression we are struggling financially, which could help get us better deals in the market.

Wouldn't describe him as top class, no. Really dangerous player though, as he's incredibly fast, carries the ball, and makes runs in behind. 5 goals and 9 assists for Forest in his first season as a starter in the league, for his age, is really decent. Ideally, we'd sign a first team right winger and add Elanga as the squad option. With Almiron leaving. Outside of Olise, I'm struggling to see which right winger of that calibre we could get. Wolves are talking about £60 million for Neto, and that is a big number, when you look at his injury history. Mbeumo would be a good addition, but at the £50 million Brentford want, not so sure. Do we then go for someone like Elanga as the starter at a £25 million type fee, and use the extra budget on a better centre back and the Georgian goalie? And a top young prospect that can play upfront and out wide like Moukoko? Going to be interesting to see what the thinking is. The right winger options aren't looking to plentiful, which is why I think we really made an effort for Olise.

Yeah, had a decent season. Would be cool for Isak too, signing another Swedish player.

Optimum window to get a lot of people clicking on and reading articles due to this PSR thing. Trying to rile folks up. Was just the other day the Chronicle was stating the ownership were very relaxed, approaching the deadline.

That daily mail article also says we are interested in Elanga and a deal with Forest has been discussed, with Anderson involved and going the other way.

Yup. Gordon had a great break out season, but there was absolutely no guarantees that would be the case. He was very much somewhat of a raw prospect when we bought him, without any history of a significant output in the Premier League. Can totally see why they also went for Barnes on that left side, who had shown he could consistently contribute goals and assists in the league.

I'm honestly lost for words

It won't always be this way all the time. We need a bit of patience. Mike Ashley set the club back so far with the lack of financial deals and zero investment in the academy. It will all come along eventually.

I'm taking Olise's production in the Championship, personally. Don't think you can say Minteh's trajectory is higher playing in the Eredevise for a top two team that actually won the title the year before.

Yeah, we just don't agree on this. I don't want a points deduction, and I don't want to go into the season wondering if Minteh can cut it as our starter on the right wing.

Because he's a 19 year old talented prospect they can develop. Brighton have Ferguson sitting on the bench a bunch behind Welbeck, and he's just as big a talent if not moreso.

A couple of days. The end of the month is the deadline. Fraser is also not going to get us any kind of significant money.

I think they have been keeping an eye on him already, and the talk was that he would likely go out on loan again. However, they were going to look at him over preseason to see if he could be a part of the squad, although that was mentioned when we were in with a chance of Europe. Don't think he's been viewed as a viable starter on the right side at this stage of his development at all.

We've got a decent start to the season too! Imagine winning a bunch of those games and having 1 point or something ridiculous like that

We don't have weeks and weeks to make a sale though. That's the problem.

Straight cash. Allows us far more flexibility in the market. And even if the club really wants DCL, his price is only going to continue to go down through the summer, and so will only get him for cheaper towards the end of the window.

This goes without saying. However, it is nigh on impossible this happens. We've already tried to get one of the best right wingers in the league. It's also been made very clear this is a priority position this summer, and a good chunk of the budget will go towards it.

Imagine starting the season on minus 10 points man. Screw that.

All depends on how negotiations went. We'll find out soon enough.

For the right wing, Adingra for me!

Add-ons and a sell on percentage would be pretty key, if he's going to Brighton. Could benefit massively from that in the long run.

That would be great for him, really really great. Hope we included some add-ons on top of that, because Brighton are far more likely to bring him along and develop him well.

Not true!!! 7 goals and 12 assists for Reading in the Championship.