Novocastrian Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 9 hours ago, Lotus said: From what little I’ve seen of Longstaff in a deeper role, he let players get in behind him too easy. He’s a bit slow and ponderous on the ball, even Colback ‘sacked’ him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Assuming we don’t have any more long term injuries I think we’ll be fine with Joelinton, Bruno, Willock and Longstaff and Anderson as cover. I can’t see us going for anyone else on the back of that. I was wondering whether it’ll have a knock on effect for Shelvey though? He only has to play a couple more games for an automatic new contract. I wonder if the club will try and offload him in January given his high wages and that he’s coming to the end of his career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 1 minute ago, St1pe said: I was wondering whether it’ll have a knock on effect for Shelvey though? He only has to play a couple more games for an automatic new contract. I wonder if the club will try and offload him in January given his high wages and that he’s coming to the end of his career. That’d be harsh as fuck tbf. Literally insult to injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) Howe would give him a new contract anyway imo. He'll still have a couple of year in him. I think it's clear the players who will get replaced and those who will just be upgraded over time. Shelvey is the latter imo. We can spend our money in other places Edited August 9, 2022 by Hanshithispantz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Will Shelvey even keep his place in the 25-man squad if he's going to be out until the World Cup? Obviously if there's nobody to fill the space then he will but they might just leave him out then add him back on in January depending on how the squad shapes out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyBlanco Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Still holding out hope for a pretty big name deal on the last day of the window ala Bruno. We deffo need another striker, if Forest can park the bus pretty effectively then we don’t have a chance when a much better team decide to do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 1 hour ago, SUPERTOON said: Can’t see it happening, doesn’t fit the profile we are looking at. I started to think that profile might change, if we can't get long term improvements we might end up going for somebody who just improves us for this season. But I'm not sure. Obviously a transfer would excite the fans, but I think I'd rather go with what we have, than sign some temp who isn't invested, or knows they're not staying. That said, if we can get any loans with a similar attitude to Targett, I'd snap your hands off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 15 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said: Still holding out hope for a pretty big name deal on the last day of the window ala Bruno. We deffo need another striker, if Forest can park the bus pretty effectively then we don’t have a chance when a much better team decide to do it. I agree with Benny Blanco from The Bronx. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_n_white Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) Conor Gallagher would be an interesting one, his stats for Palace last year were really good. Edited August 9, 2022 by black_n_white Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 I'd 100% take Gallagher. His form fell off for the last third of the season but he's only 22. Obvious talent and a very logical deal for us (even if it's a loan) now that we're another CM down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said: Still holding out hope for a pretty big name deal on the last day of the window ala Bruno. We deffo need another striker, if Forest can park the bus pretty effectively then we don’t have a chance when a much better team decide to do it. Much better teams won't do that, though*. I do agree, however, that we need to be more incisive in the opposition box. Most of our goals, since Howe took control, have either been crackers, or a little bit fortuitous. I don't think we can improve much on Wilson, and it's more a case of needing extra bodies in the box [I expected more from Willock, tbh] or somebody who can crack one in from outside the box, like Maddison. * Obviously the top teams can do that, if we go a goal behind, and they might destroy us as we go in search of the equaliser, but I'm not worried about the top 6 this season. Edited August 9, 2022 by Happinesstan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 A couple of shit sources reporting this, but we're desperate for a rumour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Just now, The Prophet said: A couple of shit sources reporting this, but we're desperate for a rumour. The fact i's come out of nowhere, and they say it will happen in the next few hours [very little mileage if it's untrue], means I want it to happen. But I haven't a clue about him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Really would rather spend that amount elsewhere tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 The new Xisco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Is he any good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, The Prophet said: A couple of shit sources reporting this, but we're desperate for a rumour. Canny record Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 1 minute ago, HTT II said: The new Xisco Are you saying it would be a Wise signing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Happinesstan said: Are you saying it would be a Wise signing? Wise has just signed Fabregas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 19 minutes ago, Happinesstan said: I started to think that profile might change, if we can't get long term improvements we might end up going for somebody who just improves us for this season. But I'm not sure. Obviously a transfer would excite the fans, but I think I'd rather go with what we have, than sign some temp who isn't invested, or knows they're not staying. That said, if we can get any loans with a similar attitude to Targett, I'd snap your hands off. That’s why I’d maybe just start looking at a couple of loan deals, even if it’s without and option to buy. Get some quality in but save the big money for another time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 40 minutes ago, St1pe said: Assuming we don’t have any more long term injuries I think we’ll be fine with Joelinton, Bruno, Willock and Longstaff and Anderson as cover. I can’t see us going for anyone else on the back of that. I was wondering whether it’ll have a knock on effect for Shelvey though? He only has to play a couple more games for an automatic new contract. I wonder if the club will try and offload him in January given his high wages and that he’s coming to the end of his career. I would. Think it’s a blessing in disguise longer term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, relámpago blanco said: Wise has just signed Fabregas Yeah, I've heard of him though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 De Tomas doesn’t seem intuitively a Howe signing. He doesn’t do the high press, which is his worst trait. He’d be good for a counter attacking side with no clue how to use their forward……so…..Everton then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure this new Raul de Tomas tweet is a rehash of the one that came out yesterday from some journo over in Spain. No new information. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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