Dave Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Hopefully being the word of choice there We all know it takes us about 6 weeks to conduct a transfer. Charnley get your finger out and get another centre half and a striker in you useless fucking cretin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Hopefully FFS. Is anything ever definite with the offits who run our club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Willian Jose, please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Still need striker, left back, probably another CB. Ideally a #10. And also to shift 4 or 5 out. Less than 2 weeks to do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Still need striker, left back, probably another CB. Ideally a #10. And also to shift 4 or 5 out. Less than 2 weeks to do it. Piece 'o torta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I think we can just about get away with getting a left back (instead of a left back and a centre back) to allow Dummett to go centre back if needed. I think that'll be where we scrimp. I'll be amazed if we sign a #10, despite how badly we need one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Rondon is so poor, it actually makes me WANT Josh King. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I'm basically banking on Rafa turning Rondon into peak Benzima lite if that's who we're definitely going for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Thing with Rondon is if we were signing him from Malaga or Zenit then everybody would probably be excited about it. It's because he's already been here a while, is kicking on 29 now and been average at best in England so isn't an exciting signing. He still is likely an upgrade on Gayle/Joselu and more suited to what Rafa wants than Mitrovic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 The most worrying thing with Rondon is he's a player who was explosive and powerful when he came through in Spain, which compensated for his limited technical ability. He never rounded his game, and it seems like he's slowing down now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I liked him when I saw him for Malaga tbh, I don't want to be critical of a guy who has been playing for Pulis and Pardew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Should go for Wellbeck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Should go for Wellbeck. Is probably on the neck-end of 100K at Arsenal. Nee way we're paying that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Pupkin Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Should go for Wellbeck. I'm sure Rafa would love Wellbeck, but I can't see us paying his wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Rafa is the first manager Ashley has had that has improved players. All of those 5th/6th options, were wasted money under previous managers mostly ending up loaned out with us paying part of their wages until they have seen out their contract. If they had bought a couple of 1st choice players instead, they could probably have sold them on for a profit and they would probably have been more cost-effective in the long run. Would Lascelles have developed into the player he is currently under any other manager - he was pretty much ignored by the previous managers. If the club end up selling him for a big fee then that will be purely down to Rafa. Rafa wanted to keep Thauvin didn't he? Wonder how he'd have turned out with the right manager Did he? That's news to me, my impression was that Thauvin didn't want to be here and pretty much made that obvious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Given the limited squad we have just need a striker who can make the ball stick higher up the pitch and bring others into the game. Hopefully Rondon can do that if he joins, with the likes of Perez, Muto, Kenedy and Shelvey potentially getting opportunities off him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Rafa is the first manager Ashley has had that has improved players. All of those 5th/6th options, were wasted money under previous managers mostly ending up loaned out with us paying part of their wages until they have seen out their contract. If they had bought a couple of 1st choice players instead, they could probably have sold them on for a profit and they would probably have been more cost-effective in the long run. Would Lascelles have developed into the player he is currently under any other manager - he was pretty much ignored by the previous managers. If the club end up selling him for a big fee then that will be purely down to Rafa. Rafa wanted to keep Thauvin didn't he? Wonder how he'd have turned out with the right manager Did he? That's news to me, my impression was that Thauvin didn't want to be here and pretty much made that obvious. Eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Rafa was more than happy to keep him but he didn't want to be here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Rafa was more than happy to keep him but he didn't want to be here. Yep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Rondon is so poor, it actually makes me WANT Josh King. You’ll probably get your wish now we’ve received the extra £2m to make it a pound for pound swap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Going with the worst case from this point, I'm hopeful we'll sign a striker (probably Rondon) and with Lejeune's injury a free or loan centre-half (like Reyes) is also a priority. If those two things happen, then our transfer business has been satisfactory under the circumstances Ashley imposes on us Unfortunately, the worst case also includes players sold and replaced inadequately (like Lacselles). That would be entirely unsatisfactory Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Chron think Gayle is probably off in the Rondon swap deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Going with the worst case from this point, I'm hopeful we'll sign a striker (probably Rondon) and with Lejeune's injury a free or loan centre-half (like Reyes) is also a priority. If those two things happen, then our transfer business has been satisfactory under the circumstances Ashley imposes on us Unfortunately, the worst case also includes players sold and replaced inadequately (like Lacselles). That would be entirely unsatisfactory If they stupidly sold Lascelles Wed be absolute certainties to go down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Don't really wanna see Gayle go tbh. Simply no need for it, either. Leaves us with one very unconvincing target man, one total question mark with an average record in a poorer league and Joselu. I hope Perez fancies being really good again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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