SUPERTOON Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 The mirror saying Rafa wants Samaris but is having to manage funds as we haven't got a vast budget. Also Ryder saying we can't compete with Stoke for Delph. Another positive transfer round up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Brentford star Jota will not play in their friendly against Aldershot tonight with a bid expected imminently from a Premier League club, Sky Sports News HQ understands. The Spaniard held a meeting with head coach Dean Smith and Bees officials on Thursday in which it was collectively agreed he should not take part in the game. Sky sources understand Huddersfield, Everton, West Ham and Newcastle have all shown interest in the 25-year-old - and he would be available for around £8m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 We need strengthening, but we do have players already here (Gayle included) who are at an age where they can improve and are working with a management team that can ensure that. Like I said, I really like Gayle, but I'll be surprised if Benitez will be happy to go into next season with him as our main striker plus Mitro and Perez who were the strikers who took us down last time round in this division. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 The mirror saying Rafa wants Samaris but is having to manage funds as we haven't got a vast budget. Also Ryder saying we can't compete with Stoke for Delph. Another positive transfer round up. I mean it's really sounding great at the moment - can't afford 12 million for Delph is surely a new low. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Brentford star Jota will not play in their friendly against Aldershot tonight with a bid expected imminently from a Premier League club, Sky Sports News HQ understands. The Spaniard held a meeting with head coach Dean Smith and Bees officials on Thursday in which it was collectively agreed he should not take part in the game. Sky sources understand Huddersfield, Everton, West Ham and Newcastle have all shown interest in the 25-year-old - and he would be available for around £8m. Is he a number 10? Vast majority of clips I've seen of him have been cutting in from the right, which isn't a position we need to strengthen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 It'll be Huddersfield. It's always Huddersfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 The mirror saying Rafa wants Samaris but is having to manage funds as we haven't got a vast budget. Also Ryder saying we can't compete with Stoke for Delph. Another positive transfer round up. I mean it's really sounding great at the moment - can't afford 12 million for Delph is surely a new low. We've just paid £8m for a CB so I doubt that's true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 We spent more and seemingly had more ambition last summer, looks like Mike will be happy to just try and scrape by in the premier league again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 So we're skint, then. Great stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Not skint, cheap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 So we're skint, then. Great stuff. Nope, just the usual rubbish under Ashley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1988 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 It's still relatively early days and whilst pre season has started and ideally we'd like to have a few more in by now we have to be realistic and look at the regime we're under. They're not going to get into a pissing contest (rightly or wrongly) with other Premier League teams. The players we'll go for will be like Lejeune who don't have 5 or 6 other clubs sniffing around them, so all these Delph's, Gray's, Iheanacho's etc etc are not going to be our actual targets because we're not going to enter bidding wars. FWIW I reckon Rafa knows this and has a list of targets that are lesser known players that he thinks are undervalued by the market that will work within his system. There'll be one or two more from Europe and maybe a couple from Britain. A lot will depend on when we start offloading the dead wood, which is easier said than done. Be patient, August 13th is a long way off still. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 I don't think we'll sign anyone else until we've shipped-out the masses of deadwood. All those returning loanees, Haidara, Lazaar, Hanley, Murphy, the list goes on. All these places in the squad need vacating and it's going to be so difficult finding suitors. I think you're wrong like, we can't go into a season in the Premier with our current strike force. I mean theirs a lot bigger issues with our team than our strike force tbh. Personally I think having a proven goalscorer is a must if you want to avoid the relegation battle. I like Gayle a lot but I'm not sure he'd qualify as a proven Premier striker just yet. Aye i'm just saying that we have weaker areas of the team, just shows how much needs to be done really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 It's still relatively early days and whilst pre season has started and ideally we'd like to have a few more in by now we have to be realistic and look at the regime we're under. They're not going to get into a pissing contest (rightly or wrongly) with other Premier League teams. The players we'll go for will be like Lejeune who don't have 5 or 6 other clubs sniffing around them, so all these Delph's, Gray's, Iheanacho's etc etc are not going to be our actual targets because we're not going to enter bidding wars. FWIW I reckon Rafa knows this and has a list of targets that are lesser known players that he thinks are undervalued by the market that will work within his system. There'll be one or two more from Europe and maybe a couple from Britain. A lot will depend on when we start offloading the dead wood, which is easier said than done. Be patient, August 13th is a long way off still. Hope you're right but I can't help but be anxious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Jota would be an excellent signing. Doubt it's us though - it'll almost certainly be Huddersfield as mentioned previously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 We need strengthening, but we do have players already here (Gayle included) who are at an age where they can improve and are working with a management team that can ensure that. Like I said, I really like Gayle, but I'll be surprised if Benitez will be happy to go into next season with him as our main striker plus Mitro and Perez who were the strikers who took us down last time round in this division. No I don't think he would be. The other two players you mention are certainly at an age where they can improve. Mitro may need to be part of a 442 to progress and that probably isn't going to happen here. Ayoze? While few players can be more frustrating at times, he really could become a very decent player at PL level. There was something different about him in the closing stages of last season, more physical and more serious. Add that to his intelligent play and there's a very good player there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Jota would be an excellent signing. Doubt it's us though - it'll almost certainly be Huddersfield as mentioned previously. Yup. It will be them. They will finish top 7 this season. Magnificent club, fantastic fans, superb stadium, scintillating football, and their handsome bastard of a manager knows Klopp. We are literally fucked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Jota would be an excellent signing. Doubt it's us though - it'll almost certainly be Huddersfield as mentioned previously. Yup. It will be them. They will finish top 7 this season. Magnificent club, fantastic fans, superb stadium, scintillating football, and their handsome bastard of a manager knows Klopp. We are literally fucked. Rattled marra Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 It's still relatively early days and whilst pre season has started and ideally we'd like to have a few more in by now we have to be realistic and look at the regime we're under. They're not going to get into a pissing contest (rightly or wrongly) with other Premier League teams. The players we'll go for will be like Lejeune who don't have 5 or 6 other clubs sniffing around them, so all these Delph's, Gray's, Iheanacho's etc etc are not going to be our actual targets because we're not going to enter bidding wars. FWIW I reckon Rafa knows this and has a list of targets that are lesser known players that he thinks are undervalued by the market that will work within his system. There'll be one or two more from Europe and maybe a couple from Britain. A lot will depend on when we start offloading the dead wood, which is easier said than done. Be patient, August 13th is a long way off still. Yeah. It's also worth remembering that with Rafa any incoming player will also have to meet his personality and character standards and be able to fit in with the group, so just being a good player will not always be enough. In early July the market we operate in is still "log-jammed" to an extent, but as deals complete elsewhere things will start things moving down the line. Much to everyone's frustration of course but that's how it is at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 What happened to the two that were close that were going to be revealed a couple of days ago? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 What happened to the two that were close that were going to be revealed a couple of days ago? Still in talks according to Ryder. Winger and a CM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 What happened to the two that were close that were going to be revealed a couple of days ago? https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/magpies-sign-young-duo ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Jota would be an excellent signing. Doubt it's us though - it'll almost certainly be Huddersfield as mentioned previously. Yup. It will be them. They will finish top 7 this season. Magnificent club, fantastic fans, superb stadium, scintillating football, and their handsome b****** of a manager knows Klopp. We are literally f***ed. Rattled marra Really jealous of them tbh. Rather have David Vanger than Rafa iyam. He plays like Klopp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 We've supposedly rejected a £5m bid from Boro for Darlow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Jota would be an excellent signing. Doubt it's us though - it'll almost certainly be Huddersfield as mentioned previously. Yup. It will be them. They will finish top 7 this season. Magnificent club, fantastic fans, superb stadium, scintillating football, and their handsome b****** of a manager knows Klopp. We are literally f***ed. Rattled marra Really jealous of them tbh. Rather have David Vanger than Rafa iyam. He plays like Klopp. There would've been hell on here if we had scored as few as Huddersfield did last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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