McCormick

The guy has never managed more than 2 assists a season. Comparing him to Man City and Liverpool fullbacks is overrating Lodi massively.

He’s quick but very erratic and defensively quite suspect; also despite his superior speed, I don’t think he’s got enough about him physically to excel in the premier league.

I’d prefer Targett to Lodi tbh. Not convinced that Lodi could do a decent enough job defensively in a back 4. Honestly it’s a bold/ possibly foolish move not going for Targett at the prices being mentioned imo.

Horta is a lovely little player. Agree completely (especially if we are indeed hamstrung by FFP) this is a very sensible approach.

Agreed. Sooo underrated.

Would be a very astute signing; another unheralded player (which seems to be our approach), the guy has 15 goals and 9 assists in 70 games for a poor Leeds side.

Villa will look really good next season; they’ll spend more than us I imagine.

There goes the dream of getting Philips and Raphinha .

Wanted Leeds down. Annoying.

Hopefully not but I fear they may be right. They’ve gone to watch him a few times and were heavily linked in January iirc; could also offer the huge wages he was looking for.

As long it doesn’t affect his mobility in the final third, he can wear what he likes tbh.

Anyone who doesn’t say Shaolin Soccer is a disgrace. (no offense KI).

Yeah, most Benfica fans I’ve spoken to seem not to rate him all that highly (crazy when you look at his record). Gouriri is an interesting one; a departure from the target-man/ big lad strikers we’ve been linked to but he looks so silky. I’d be all for that.

Please. This guy is a special talent.

I’d be lying if I said I would prefer this to spending truckloads of cash on Europe’s elite prospects to drive us up the table asap. However I agree that this is by far the more sensible approach.

This is where I’m at as well. Seems wishful thinking/ flying in the face of what all the noises coming out the club are saying to expect that we’ll be going ‘mental’ this summer.

Does pleading poverty keep prices down though? Clubs will have attached a value to their players anyway and then it’s down to negotiation and demand. I can understand this possibly working in January (as we were desperate) but not with a full summer window.

Of course not but what he is doing is curtailing expectations of doing just that.

Love Howe but his recent quotes regarding the summer window and upcoming season aren’t exactly inspirational. - Not a huge war-chest; have to be creative with who we can buy. - Improving bit by bit - Hopeful of a good cup run. - Premier League is very difficult, just want to improve - Need to get new revenue streams All sensible stuff tbf, but I guess I was more looking for kind of an ambitious statement of intent/ battle cry for the new season. Spending about 100m or less- which he seems to be intimating is the case- won’t see us making any significant progress imo.

He’d cost around 25 max imo.

Probably Nunes and maybe Bellingham if he isn’t Liverpool-bound. I really hope they don’t go for Philips, as I’ve got my heart set on him signing for us.

Guy gets knocked out cold and it’s barely worth a mention by var and the comms team

Lascelles on. Goodbye possession football.

Why would he choose our bench over Villa’s though?

I know Lodi is the more sexy option I actually hope we sign Targett. So solid.