Guest Roger Kint Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 In January I was handed a dossier on our summer scouting targets. PM me for details. Can only imagine what that pm holds, NSFW guaranteed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 As Bent is a crock and would not work with Cisse I can only presume it is to add competition (and hopefully replace Strolla). Not panicking as it hasn't happened yet but the signs are ominous imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lalasialex Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Understand (at least a bit) the idea of having english players who knows PL. But lets face it, british players aren't that good! Top goalscorers the last 5 seasons? Lampard and Rooney sometimes scores, Bale last year. But that's not the kind we are after! Three Lions isn't particullary good, and we go for players who barely could make the bench og the third team... Why buy British experience if they are s**t?? Bent? Nope Thomkins? Nope Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Most British players worth buying are just way way over priced so looking abroad is a much better option value for money wise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I think a lot of the opposition to the idea of signing Bent is due to the poor season he's just had at Villa. If we were buying him direct from scoring 36 goals in a season and a half with the mackems I think people would be a little more upbeat - he was incredibly effective for that lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuy_O Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I think i'd sooner keep Williamson than sign Thomkins like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I think a lot of the opposition to the idea of signing Bent is due to the poor season he's just had at Villa. If we were buying him direct from scoring 36 goals in a season and a half with the mackems I think people would be a little more upbeat - he was incredibly effective for that lot. For me it's a pointless signing simply because he thrives on service and our chance creation last season was abysmal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuy_O Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I think a lot of the opposition to the idea of signing Bent is due to the poor season he's just had at Villa. If we were buying him direct from scoring 36 goals in a season and a half with the mackems I think people would be a little more upbeat - he was incredibly effective for that lot. For me it's a pointless signing simply because he thrives on service and our chance creation last season was abysmal. Aye, he'd have the same struggles as Cisse had this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I think a lot of the opposition to the idea of signing Bent is due to the poor season he's just had at Villa. If we were buying him direct from scoring 36 goals in a season and a half with the mackems I think people would be a little more upbeat - he was incredibly effective for that lot. It has more to do with the questionable functionability of a Bent-Cisse partnership, both of whom are specialised lone strikers who don't work well in a front 2, and that neither are likely to want to sit on the bench which means a likely Cisse departure. We've been through that with Ba. Why give us a similar headache? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I think a lot of the opposition to the idea of signing Bent is due to the poor season he's just had at Villa. If we were buying him direct from scoring 36 goals in a season and a half with the mackems I think people would be a little more upbeat - he was incredibly effective for that lot. For me it's a pointless signing simply because he thrives on service and our chance creation last season was abysmal. Yep, the same goes Gignac and Bony. We're targeting the wrong type of offensive players at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lalasialex Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Bent in if Cisse goes - but Cisse is better than Bent if he gets the right service! We need more who can do a bit on their own, score and create for others... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Is there any suggestion that Cisse is going? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 So just realised that Mbokani signed for Dynamo Kiev a few days ago, which could well mean Ideye Brown is going to be allowed to leave. He didn't have a great Confederations cup tournament, as far as goals go, but his league goal scoring record over the last few years is great. Rumoured to be around the £10 million mark, which seems to be the highest we're willing to go, as far as our rumoured bids go anyway. Could be a possibility. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuy_O Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Is there any suggestion that Cisse is going? Was the Wonga carry on. Not sure if that means he's going though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I think the Cisse going speculation is purely down to the Wonga stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Oh aye, seems to have gone quiet on that front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 It's going to be yet another summer of disappointment. We'll, again, be left behind in the market. Other teams around us making excellent signings, build on their form, improve. We're looking at Darren Bent. We are going backwards. Full of emo kids this place at times As though we didn't spend a whole season going backwards . Although at least that actually happened, rather than speculating that it might. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Apologies if it's already been discussed but what's with that rather vague story at the top of nufc.com this morning? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lalasialex Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Don't think Cisse i going, and as said before here - Bent doesn't wanna be second or third in the line... That's why we don't need Bent... PEA is a different kind - a kind er need! But get him? Hardly... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 It's going to be yet another summer of disappointment. We'll, again, be left behind in the market. Other teams around us making excellent signings, build on their form, improve. We're looking at Darren Bent. We are going backwards. Full of emo kids this place at times Emo or not he's right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 It's going to be yet another summer of disappointment. We'll, again, be left behind in the market. Other teams around us making excellent signings, build on their form, improve. We're looking at Darren Bent. We are going backwards. Full of emo kids this place at times Emo or not he's right. Really? Show me one shred of evidence that we are 'looking at Darren Bent' I mean actual evidence not a quoteless article in the Daily Planet. Edit: Is there a website that lists every PL transfer so far? Just want to see how 15 clubs have pushed ahead of us so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 It's going to be yet another summer of disappointment. We'll, again, be left behind in the market. Other teams around us making excellent signings, build on their form, improve. We're looking at Darren Bent. We are going backwards. Full of emo kids this place at times Emo or not he's right. Really? Show me one shred of evidence that we are 'looking at Darren Bent' I mean actual evidence not a quoteless article in the Daily Planet. Edit: Is there a website that lists every PL transfer so far? Just want to see how 15 clubs have pushed ahead of us so far. Do you get any pleasure whatsoever from posting on this forum? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Is there a website that lists every PL transfer so far? Just want to see how 15 clubs have pushed ahead of us so far. http://www.transfermarkt.com/en/premier-league/transferuebersicht/wettbewerb_GB1.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Never mind i found a list of confirmed signings. Not sure where the teams we are competing with have found excellent signings mind. If anything most clubs havent spent a penny yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 It's going to be yet another summer of disappointment. We'll, again, be left behind in the market. Other teams around us making excellent signings, build on their form, improve. We're looking at Darren Bent. We are going backwards. Full of emo kids this place at times Emo or not he's right. Really? Show me one shred of evidence that we are 'looking at Darren Bent' I mean actual evidence not a quoteless article in the Daily Planet. Edit: Is there a website that lists every PL transfer so far? Just want to see how 15 clubs have pushed ahead of us so far. Do you get any pleasure whatsoever from posting on this forum? None at all obviously. Theres a rumour going round that 1/2 threads arent the entire forum but thats more crazy talk i think. If you dont like what i post you can always put me on ignore rather than read it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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