Guest reefatoon Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 With you on this Kaka. The amount of grief incoming signings or linked players get is fucking ludicrous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Bit at the bottom about Tom Lawrence: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4148410/Barcelona-consider-Falkirk-kid-Tony-Gallacher.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 this been mentioned? https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/jan/23/nottingham-forest-fans-protest-owner-fawaz-al-hasawi That trepidation over losing key players is familiar to Forest supporters and caretaker manager Gary Brazil when the subject of the academy graduate Osborn crops up. “Ben would be an asset to any club and the interest is understandable. All the staff at the club want him to remain with us,” said Brazil. Newcastle United are hoping to take advantage of the financial strife at Forest, with Hasawi having squandered more than £80m since buying Forest. He does have a track record of selling prize assets – Henri Lansbury, recently signed by Aston Villa, and Oliver Burke, who moved to RB Leipzig in August, went for a combined total of £16m – and not reinvesting funds in the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 this been mentioned? https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/jan/23/nottingham-forest-fans-protest-owner-fawaz-al-hasawi That trepidation over losing key players is familiar to Forest supporters and caretaker manager Gary Brazil when the subject of the academy graduate Osborn crops up. “Ben would be an asset to any club and the interest is understandable. All the staff at the club want him to remain with us,” said Brazil. Newcastle United are hoping to take advantage of the financial strife at Forest, with Hasawi having squandered more than £80m since buying Forest. He does have a track record of selling prize assets – Henri Lansbury, recently signed by Aston Villa, and Oliver Burke, who moved to RB Leipzig in August, went for a combined total of £16m – and not reinvesting funds in the team. He looked quite good when we played them at home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Never seen him play, reviews sound similar to Hanley, Clark and Murphy. Sure he'd be a handful at this level like. You're confident we're effectively 3 months away from being a PL team again, though. Shouldn't we be looking at players capable of doing it at that level? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Never seen him play, reviews sound similar to Hanley, Clark and Murphy. Sure he'd be a handful at this level like. You're confident we're effectively 3 months away from being a PL team again, though. Shouldn't we be looking at players capable of doing it at that level? Indeed. Be very surprised if we spunked out on a Barrow at this stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Never seen him play, reviews sound similar to Hanley, Clark and Murphy. Sure he'd be a handful at this level like. You're confident we're effectively 3 months away from being a PL team again, though. Shouldn't we be looking at players capable of doing it at that level? There will surely be better players available to us in the summer if we get promoted though - and at less of a premium. In that sense, a decent loan signing or two might be more prudent than paying extortionate fees for average PL players. As much as I like Townsend for instance, £15 million or so in the summer with PL status secured should easily get someone better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 The most concerning thing with the Barrow link is that it would add further fuel to rumours of Ashley and Carr being more involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Bit at the bottom about Tom Lawrence: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4148410/Barcelona-consider-Falkirk-kid-Tony-Gallacher.html If we spent £25 million + on two wonder kids the Makems would go into meltdown Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 The most concerning thing with the Barrow link is that it would add further fuel to rumours of Ashley and Carr being more involved. Why would it? I appreciate he isn't our first choice signing but I'm not sure how people can deduce he's a Carr signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 The most concerning thing with the Barrow link is that it would add further fuel to rumours of Ashley and Carr being more involved. Why would it? I appreciate he isn't our first choice signing but I'm not sure how people can deduce he's a Carr signing. I am more getting at the fact that Townsend is clearly the player Rafa wants, but probably for the first time under him we are looking elsewhere. Might just be bad timing but with the reports about Ashely being more involved and now this, it makes everything more uncomfortable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 We'd soon find out if he walks in summer and gets replaced by another no mark desperate for a job. Admittedly it's hard not to be pensive given the clubs recent history but no point trying to read into things we have little information about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Every time I've seen him he's looked barely sentient. Would rather dig up the remains of Fabrice Pancrate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Never seen him play, reviews sound similar to Hanley, Clark and Murphy. Sure he'd be a handful at this level like. You're confident we're effectively 3 months away from being a PL team again, though. Shouldn't we be looking at players capable of doing it at that level? There will surely be better players available to us in the summer if we get promoted though - and at less of a premium. In that sense, a decent loan signing or two might be more prudent than paying extortionate fees for average PL players. As much as I like Townsend for instance, £15 million or so in the summer with PL status secured should easily get someone better. Suggest someone better for that price, then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 We've not signed a single player that we've been "linked" with yet. We've been linked with 17 different players so far. Maybe, just maybe... the press are just speculating/guessing/making things up and trying to earn money. Rafa said at the start of the window that he wants to sign players who can make the step up next year, the only plausible link that fits that bill is Townsend - the complications in that deal could be down to anything (Palace asking for too much to recoup some of their silly spending, for example). The lack of signings is probably down to the lack of suitable players who fit that bill, are available to move and want to play in the Championship for 5 months. So many people bedwetting over nothing. The "crisis" of Ashley interfering is so bad that Rafa is continuing in his job. Like KK, Rafa would be straight out of the door if he was being undermined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 This Townsend carry on has done a great job of distracting everyone from The Colback Problem mind, I have to say. Sent from my Hudl 2 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 BARROW Fuck me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Before people tie their bollocks around in circles lets just remember the saga around Ciaran Clark when first signed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Rather have Adama Barrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Never seen him play, reviews sound similar to Hanley, Clark and Murphy. Sure he'd be a handful at this level like. You're confident we're effectively 3 months away from being a PL team again, though. Shouldn't we be looking at players capable of doing it at that level? There will surely be better players available to us in the summer if we get promoted though - and at less of a premium. In that sense, a decent loan signing or two might be more prudent than paying extortionate fees for average PL players. As much as I like Townsend for instance, £15 million or so in the summer with PL status secured should easily get someone better. Suggest someone better for that price, then. Can't think of any of the top of my head at the moment like. West Brom signed Chadli for less than £15 million in the summer though; Payet went to West Ham for £11 million or so. Saints signed Boufal for £15 million who, despite an inauspicious start, was one of the best players in France last season. Tadic moved for only £11 million 2 seasons ago. It's hardly unreasonable to suggest that we could do better than Townsend for a similar fee IMO. Edit: Shaqiri at Stoke as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 We've not signed a single player that we've been "linked" with yet. We've been linked with 17 different players so far. Maybe, just maybe... the press are just speculating/guessing/making things up and trying to earn money. Rafa said at the start of the window that he wants to sign players who can make the step up next year, the only plausible link that fits that bill is Townsend - the complications in that deal could be down to anything (Palace asking for too much to recoup some of their silly spending, for example). The lack of signings is probably down to the lack of suitable players who fit that bill, are available to move and want to play in the Championship for 5 months. So many people bedwetting over nothing. The "crisis" of Ashley interfering is so bad that Rafa is continuing in his job. Like KK, Rafa would be straight out of the door if he was being undermined. Remember the contract Rafa signed in the summer where he was to be given full control of transfers... Its understandable why people are worried but it was widely reported Rafa has a watertight contract to avoid Ashley interfering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Rather have Adama Barrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugoinufc Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 We've not signed a single player that we've been "linked" with yet. We've been linked with 17 different players so far. Maybe, just maybe... the press are just speculating/guessing/making things up and trying to earn money. Rafa said at the start of the window that he wants to sign players who can make the step up next year, the only plausible link that fits that bill is Townsend - the complications in that deal could be down to anything (Palace asking for too much to recoup some of their silly spending, for example). The lack of signings is probably down to the lack of suitable players who fit that bill, are available to move and want to play in the Championship for 5 months. So many people bedwetting over nothing. The "crisis" of Ashley interfering is so bad that Rafa is continuing in his job. Like KK, Rafa would be straight out of the door if he was being undermined. This! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickTop Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 He's always looked pretty average to me Barrow, in furness though I've not seen that much of Swansea Got a lot of time for this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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