Kid Icarus Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Howe's very good at turning water to wine, I think what I'd prefer would be for him to turn wine into wine from the holy grail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, Stottie said: Are we now a club that has clear targets, leaks them when the window is closed, and still ends up going for them? With Botman or Isak even, weren't enquiries made before it became clear in the press that we were in for them? There is nothing for the club to gain from "in for McTominay" coming out in the press in March. I think all the other clubs will be too busy targeting actual good midfielders to care about our pursuit of McTominay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Not a massive fan of McTominay. That's not to say he's a bad player, he just wouldn't be your Bruno esq signing. I suspect the reason we might be targeting the likes of him and Tierney is something to do with homegrown quotas? Or have I got that wrong and it doesn't work like that. Also, if we do sign him, it will be a decent deal. We won't over pay (I know value is a subjective thing). I'm certainly not worried. Our transfer team have nailed it so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 14 minutes ago, STM said: Not a massive fan of McTominay. That's not to say he's a bad player, he just wouldn't be your Bruno esq signing. I suspect the reason we might be targeting the likes of him and Tierney is something to do with homegrown quotas? Or have I got that wrong and it doesn't work like that. Also, if we do sign him, it will be a decent deal. We won't over pay (I know value is a subjective thing). I'm certainly not worried. Our transfer team have nailed it so far. We already have 16 homegrown players (players trained in England). Both of those add nothing to our home grown (at our club) quota. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 24 minutes ago, STM said: Not a massive fan of McTominay. That's not to say he's a bad player, he just wouldn't be your Bruno esq signing. I suspect the reason we might be targeting the likes of him and Tierney is something to do with homegrown quotas? Or have I got that wrong and it doesn't work like that. Also, if we do sign him, it will be a decent deal. We won't over pay (I know value is a subjective thing). I'm certainly not worried. Our transfer team have nailed it so far. It’s 100% an issue for us moving forward, when you consider who a lot of the current homegrown players in the squad are. Lascelles, Ritchie, Dummett, Darlow, Fraser, Lewis are all coming to the end of their time here (bit harsh on Lascelles possibly). Even Wilson, Trippier and Burn probably aren’t long term players. We have to replace some, if not most, with other homegrown players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 46 minutes ago, STM said: Not a massive fan of McTominay. That's not to say he's a bad player, he just wouldn't be your Bruno esq signing. I suspect the reason we might be targeting the likes of him and Tierney is something to do with homegrown quotas? Or have I got that wrong and it doesn't work like that. Also, if we do sign him, it will be a decent deal. We won't over pay (I know value is a subjective thing). I'm certainly not worried. Our transfer team have nailed it so far. We overpaid for Gordon tbh so wouldn’t rule out us overpaying for Mctominay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianSwan Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 No idea why you guys would want him, he's one of their weakest players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 I would not want Mctominay, it would not elevate us above longstaff, willock or big joe. What would be the point? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) Im usual positive for any transfer, but not this one. Serious question is he any better than Longstaff? If so what? I know Longstaff has more minutes this season but hes been superior to Mc this season. Edited March 20, 2023 by nufc123 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 42 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: We overpaid for Gordon tbh so wouldn’t rule out us overpaying for Mctominay. With Gordon, you can at least argue that you're investing in potential. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, The Prophet said: With Gordon, you can at least argue that you're investing in potential. Absolutely, I wasn’t a big fan of the signing but yeah there is definitely potential. Still think at 45 million we overpaid though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Sideward signing, if not a tad backwards. If we allocate a significant portion of our summer funds to him, it will be puzzling indeed. It's so fucking weird. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 McTominay’s ill disciplined and a walking red card, move over Nicky Butt and Alan Smith we’ve got our next manc reject. Give me North Shields finest any day ahead of this useless twat. If Tierney and McTominay are really the top targets the blue print for transfers appears to have changed. Give Nickson back full control if this is Ashworth and Howe working in tandem. Lets hope Ashworth was behind Brightons signings and not the chief scout who went to Chelsea. Paying over the top transfer fees for Top 4 rejects is not the way to topple them in the short or long term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 To reach the “next level” we need to sign players with proper technical ability to to progress even further. Scott doesn’t have this. We need players that are transformative and add top quality. It’s obviously not only about technical ability, but in CM i think it’s vital whether you are a DM or a more attacking one. Look what a player like Bruno can do because of his ability as well as being so press resistant. Get real quality in and keep the current starting players as squad players if the new ones are on a different level. It doesn’t have to be proven big names. But there’s tons of young good quality players out there with the added bonus of having massive potential. Just an example, but someone like say Ugarte for £40-50m is a much much better investment than Mctominay for £20m or whatever. Probably even more. He’s a limited player even if Howe could get him to perform better than he is now. Can’t make wine out of water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Let's not overreact like guys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Summer transfer window is going to be so much fun! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Ikon said: Can’t make wine out of water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Just now, MrRaspberryJam said: Bruce turned him to water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Just now, MrRaspberryJam said: He wasn’t as bad in the Bundesliga as he was with us playing in the wrong position in a new league with the pressure of the #9 shirt in a shit team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Just now, Ikon said: He wasn’t as bad in the Bundesliga as he was with us playing in the wrong position in a new league with the pressure of the #9 shirt in a shit team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: McTominay’s ill disciplined and a walking red card, move over Nicky Butt and Alan Smith we’ve got our next manc reject. He has zero career red cards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Just now, SteV said: He has zero career red cards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Just now, MrRaspberryJam said: He was good under Rafa despite not scoring. Howe did the world for him after Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 minute ago, SteV said: He has zero career red cards. That’s because he plays for the mancs part time, those yellows will be sharp upgraded just watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Just now, Ikon said: He was good under Rafa despite not scoring. Howe did the world for him after Bruce. But you're admitting here that he's improved Almiron and Joelinton, no reason why he couldn't do the same with McTominay. I mean, don't get me wrong the thought of getting McTominay isn't an exciting one, but Howe is more than capable of getting a tune out of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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