LFEE

They never did and made that clear at the beginning of the window.

The steps you are missing are: 1. They didn’t have a football club until 7th October and even then unsure what they were going to find when they got it. 2. It took until 8th November to decide and appoint Eddie Howe and another week to sort out the back room team. So you’d start sounding out people after that which they did in November with Trippier. It’s just not that easy as very good players will always have more than one option and the KO stages of the European competitions not finalised until late December which can also affect who you can attract along with a clubs need to sell. The Botman deal is the blueprint of how difficult it is. You’ve a player your manager clearly has as his No.1 target. Player is happy to come it seems but also happy to stay due to being in the ECL (so a good professional which I’d like to think is one of the reasons we want to sign him like Trippier). Without that extra revenue of the 2 extra games the club may of been keener to sell and also at a lower price, similar with player and his wages. They want to advance in Europe however and sell in the summer and Botman may have his preferred option of AC Milan back on the table then or even other suitors.

Really surprised by a lot of posters on here and their take on the transfer window so far. It was always going to be difficult due to our predicament and also resentment from possible selling clubs, particularly ones in a competing division. That’s without mentioning a lack of operational support within the club. We are nearly 1/3 through transfer window and have one problem area solved. We’ve 2/3 of the window to solve you could argue 3 key areas and another 2 supplementary signings. All the talk has been making 4-7 signings in total so are clearly in agreement in numbers. Lets see how it goes. They can’t be criticised for players not wanting to come or clubs not wanting to sell. Especially mid season. I think they are being sensible in knowing in one hand they need to improve almost half the team ASAP whilst being mindful you’ve got to still rely on the other half of the team still here. Yes it’s typical of our luck this season the timing of the Watford fixture. However don’t forget we’ve got Everton and Southampton to play later in the season when it could’ve not been the case. Losing Wilson when we did was a disaster and again another sign of our luck this season. Not that they never had intentions to buy a CF but it really backs us in a corner with negotiations. Hopefully we land at least one if not two players in time to register before Watford but ultimately let’s get the right players on sensible wages before the window closes.

What’s Martial earning PW? I seem to recall £130k but could be remembering wrongly.

Wonder if he got his £200k PW. We were never going to pay that. Surprised Villa would also mind.

One of the best technical players I’ve seen in a NUFC shirt. Felt his character has grown since his spell at Liverpool. If the choice is him or Ramsey I’d take Gini every day of the week.

IF he is our number one target (?) then you don’t worry about add on’s. No nothing about him but if he’s who your manager wants and you are that close it will get done. If the player REALLY wants to come then I’m all for it.

Have we give up on Lewis?

Nah probably more like if you try to buy a shirt hours ago with the name Trippier the number offered was 15.

Reckon in time for 5pm. Probably on the pitch at Cambridge if COVID process allows it.

Would make some sense for commercial deals only. Like a modern day Freddie Fletcher.

Apparently they want £40m.

Just had a bid for Diego Carlos rejected. £25m.

Stopping play for players who are clearly fit enough to walk off the pitch. Hurt your wrist? Get off then or get up as we are kicking off now.

Don’t think so. They want CH and CF in before Watford. Maybe go for 2nd on list then revisit in Summer and pair them together if compatible.

-14:30 in… ? https://talksport.com/radio/listen-again/1641362400/1641371400/

Anyone hear Steve Harmison this morning? Bowled GA a sweet bouncer before the end of his interview regarding Trippier. Worth a listen ?

Exactly. Best bidding £30m and giving the £5m to the player or agent.

They’d accept them all and leave it up to the player.

Why when they only want £30m for him? ?

TBF thought Arsenal got a lot of undue stick for that as it was a £40m release clause, or so they thought. Liverpool argued it only give them permission to talk to the player. All very weird.

Was by far his best asset. Ran like an old man and his timing of tackle’s was fairly poor. Great leap though.

Pistone was fine until we played Wimbledon and was never the same afterwards ?

Sky apparently reporting it in last few minutes. Starting to hit Twitter it seems.