Now That's What I Call Transfer Rumours! 7

[KaKa]

Just now, Sean said:

No-one "has" to argue - you are all just choosing to ffs 

 

Nah, I think something in us won't allow us to do otherwise until this damned window is shut! 

[NWMag]

I think Pedro could still happen late on, if Watford change their tune. It seems the deal was all but signed, and personal terms agreed, so if they do change their mind it would be pretty quick to finalise. 

[thomas]

if we're done it's still been a good window. if we get more that's just gravy at this point

 

[engages troll mode] unfortunately for the bed wetters we're not going to recycle the entire squad in 2 windows.

[Flip]

1 minute ago, NWMag said:

I think Pedro could still happen late on, if Watford change their tune. It seems the deal was all but signed, and personal terms agreed, so if they do change their mind it would be pretty quick to finalise. 

 

Find a compromise. £27.5m up front. £2.5m if we make the CL. Played as a #10 at the weekend and was fantastic apparently. 

[et tu brute]

4 minutes ago, gdm said:

There is 100% where he said things changed slightly after Wilson’s injury. In terms of price is down to interpretation but come on we are on verge of signing pedro before the injury then we go back to Isak after it. Something changed 

 

 

 

 

 

I watched his conference and he didn't say that at all. When asked the question he was keen to point out that Wilson's injury was not serious and that they both could play together. You stick to your budget though and let's see what happens.

[Stifler]

2 minutes ago, thomas said:

if we're done it's still been a good window. if we get more that's just gravy at this point

 

[engages troll mode] unfortunately for the bed wetters we're not going to recycle the entire squad in 2 windows.

As any true northerner will tell you though, a dinner/tea without gravy is pointless having in anyway.

[Jinky]

28 minutes ago, Cronky said:

 

That is the biggest exaggeration in the history of the Universe.

 

No, that is the biggest exaggeration in the history of the Universe.

 

(I'm Spartacus etc)  

[gdm]

7 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

I watched his conference and he didn't say that at all. When asked the question he was keen to point out that Wilson's injury was not serious and that they both could play together. You stick to your budget though and let's see what happens.

Mate I’ve literally heard him saying and a journalist has quoted him saying it. The injury to Wilson made us change slightly.   I could give you footage of him saying what Waugh has quoted him saying and you’d still argue you were right

 

oh look another journalist saying it after howe Interview 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 30, 2022 by gdm

[The Prophet]

"Is that because the budget is exhausted?

 

"Your words Luke, not mine."

 

[The College Dropout]

29 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

 

Keep seeing this. I don't think I've ever seen him play anywhere other than in the middle. Has he played on the right much before?

Someone posted his touches and runs against Barca. Almost exclusively on the right inside channel. The actual positions don’t vary much from the positions Almiron takes up.  Think Henry at Arsenal. A lot of time in the channel. 
 

it’s not the same as RW In a 433 but you can see how it would work. 

[et tu brute]

1 minute ago, gdm said:

Mate I’ve literally heard him saying and a journalist has quoted him saying it. The injury to Wilson made us change slightly.   I could give you footage of him saying what Waugh has quoted him saying and you’d still argue you were right

 

 

 

Changed slightly as in they didn't go for Pedro when Isak become available. Pedro was well in the works before Wilson got his injury. Isak had been on the list of top targets since January, but Sociadad did not want to sell. As I said you stick to your budget theory. 

[The College Dropout]

Chris Waugh said the same in The Athletic.  
 

Plans changed decisively after the City game. Seeing how good we could be and the massive gulf after Wilson was injured.  With the Chairman there they pivoted decisively.  
 

You can link all the articles from established journalists or quotes from Howe. People don’t care they want to stick to their opinion. 
 

The evidence suggests the plans changed after City.  Some won’t accept that. 

[gdm]

14 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

Changed slightly as in they didn't go for Pedro when Isak become available. Pedro was well in the works before Wilson got his injury. Isak had been on the list of top targets since January, but Sociadad did not want to sell. As I said you stick to your budget theory. 

Oh now ur agreeing he did say it but It just meant something different

 

if we don’t spend more, unlike you I wont be giving it the I told you so pish 

 

 

Edited August 30, 2022 by gdm

[gdm]

1 minute ago, The College Dropout said:

Chris Waugh said the same in The Athletic.  
 

Plans changed decisively after the City game. Seeing how good we could be and the massive gulf after Wilson was injured.  With the Chairman there they pivoted decisively.  
 

You can link all the articles from established journalists or quotes from Howe. People don’t care they want to stick to their opinion. 
 

The evidence suggests the plans changed after City.  Some won’t accept that. 

Thank you. 

[The College Dropout]

3 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

Changed slightly as in they didn't go for Pedro when Isak become available. Pedro was well in the works before Wilson got his injury. Isak had been on the list of top targets since January, but Sociadad did not want to sell. As I said you stick to your budget theory. 

Isak didn’t become available.  We played well, Wilson got injured. The Chairman and the leadership team decided to increase what we were willing to pay for our actual top target and sent a delegation to Sociedad the next day to get a deal done.  
 

In reality it was a fairly big pivot.

[SUPERTOON]

 

[Kanj]

Hope we see another big push for someone to enhance the mid with bruno 

[PlymouthGeordie]

45 minutes ago, Cronky said:

 

That is the biggest exaggeration in the history of the Universe.

 

Depends how you rate the players named.

 

I think Bruno is top 4 quality and Joelinton is top 6. Where as Longstaff is a bottom 6 player (even that is generous).

 

I don't fault his effort but he is so slow over the first 5 yards, stupidly ponderous on the ball and he gives the ball away for fun.

[et tu brute]

4 minutes ago, gdm said:

Oh now ur agreeing he did say it but It just meant something different

Yeah I just watched it again and he did say it, doesn't change your theory on the budget being a load of shite though (it actually enforces this because they were looking to bring Pedro in anyway before Isak become available).

[McCormick]

1 minute ago, PlymouthGeordie said:

 

Depends how you rate the players named.

 

I think Bruno is top 4 quality and Joelinton is top 6. Where as Longstaff is a bottom 6 player (even that is generous).

 

I don't fault his effort but he is so slow over the first 5 yards, stupidly ponderous on the ball and he gives the ball away for fun.

Yeah, rooting for the lad after that really endearing interview but I doubt he makes it into any PL starting 11.

[Flip]

2 minutes ago, PlymouthGeordie said:

 

Depends how you rate the players named.

 

I think Bruno is top 4 quality and Joelinton is top 6. Where as Longstaff is a bottom 6 player (even that is generous).

 

I don't fault his effort but he is so slow over the first 5 yards, stupidly ponderous on the ball and he gives the ball away for fun.

 

Is Big Joe really top 6? What top 6 side would get into? I think Joelinton is improving massively, but top 6 is a bit of ridiculous statement despite him being Brazilian

[McCormick]

Top 8 is probably more accurate.

[khay]

It will be a travesty if Big Joe does not make it to the World Cup. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

5 minutes ago, Kanji said:

Hope we see another big push for someone to enhance the mid with bruno 

That would be the biggest impact signing for sure IMO. As much as Miggy is average, he can contribute with Isak and Bruno moving defenders around and threading balls though. 

[gdm]

4 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

Yeah I just watched it again and he did say it, doesn't change your theory on the budget being a load of shite though (it actually enforces this because they were looking to bring Pedro in anyway before Isak become available).

We were looking to bring pedro in way under the £40m budget. Wilson gets injured and as Howe put it things changed slightly. There were clearing meetings after Wilson got injured. As o said before you even started arguing the reasons things changed slightly was open to interpretation but keep on arguing she trying to prove me wrong. 
 

 

 

Edited August 30, 2022 by gdm