STM Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Just now, gbandit said: Apart from Tierney, which has gone cold, who else have we been solidly linked with at LB? Nobody. Which is odd. You'd almost think we weren't looking at left backs. Yet we were linked with Livramento. Sometimes I wonder if the players we'd like, just aren't available. I mean, there's nothing you can do if the quality you want just isn't out there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, gbandit said: Apart from Tierney, which has gone cold, who else have we been solidly linked with at LB? Nope, although I think the Tierney link will resurface now that Arsenal are looking to sell players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon88 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, gbandit said: Apart from Tierney, which has gone cold, who else have we been solidly linked with at LB? Maehle & Federico Dimarco Edited July 8, 2023 by Toon88 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I’m sure there must be a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes to do with a LB. It’s the clearest position to upgrade given we have barely any tactical options there. We either have Burn who’s solid defensively but terrible at carrying the ball and completely unsuited to making deep runs. Or, Targett who’s good defensively and will make overlapping runs and put in good crosses but again can’t carry the ball. I’d be genuinely amazed if we aren’t looking at players who can both bring the ball forward comfortably and also make deep overlapping runs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 29 minutes ago, Manxst said: Badly need to sort the defence out? We’ve just come off a season where we conceded the fewest goals in the whole league (joint with the league winners, and a margin of 10 less goals than the next best team). Schar/botman etc can't be playing every Wednesday and Sunday all season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Just now, astraguy said: Schar/botman etc can't be playing every Wednesday and Sunday all season Agreed that we need some quality cover for injuries and suspensions, but “badly need to sort the defence out” was maybe worded incorrectly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Manxst said: Agreed that we need some quality cover for injuries and suspensions, but “badly need to sort the defence out” was maybe worded incorrectly? No if either of them get injured we are fucked, we had the joint best defence yes but look at man city's cover to ours Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 If the Barnes reporting is true I'll be very interested to see if that's the only winger we bring in. Reports were that we wanted a versatile forward and he's really not that. My gut says it's gonna be ASM out and Barnes in, straight swap of out and out LW players that opens up some wiggle room this season in terms of FFP. However, we really don't know. Still holding out hope for Chiesa at RW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, astraguy said: No if either of them get injured we are fucked, we had the joint best defence yes but look at man city's cover to ours I think that having “cover” isn’t the same as “badly need to sort the defence out”. But I understand your point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Shak said: If the Barnes reporting is true I'll be very interested to see if that's the only winger we bring in. Reports were that we wanted a versatile forward and he's really not that. My gut says it's gonna be ASM out and Barnes in, straight swap of out and out LW players that opens up some wiggle room this season in terms of FFP. However, we really don't know. Still holding out hope for Chiesa at RW. I’d say we’d get more back from Saudi than we spend on Barnes. Might allow some flex on an incoming RCB, LB or RW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 There’s a degree of pragmatism with our business, in no small part due to FFP but also because we’re way ahead of expectations on the field. I get the impression we’d much rather do the deal that works for us - even if it’s not necessarily one of the ‘problem’ positions - than buy someone we’re not convinced about to plug a gap. I wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t get a CB or a LB this window, just because there might not be a deal to be done that makes sense. We’ll just have to wait and see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpeth mag Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, gdm said: He will be playing tonight in the u21 final if anyone fancies a bit of Wise scouting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Howay Freddy Cheezo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 2 hours ago, morpeth mag said: He will be playing tonight in the u21 final if anyone fancies a bit of Wise scouting Channel 4 for anyone without uefa tv. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 2 hours ago, gdm said: I hear Tottenham are looking at him as a partner for Kane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Emotic said: I hear Tottenham are looking at him as a partner for Kane. Kane and Ruiz. I get ya. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Please go sign Harwood-Bellis, perfect addition for that RCB spot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 8 hours ago, gdm said: Gordon > Ruiz. Next please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Zero said: Gordon > Ruiz. Next please. Based on purely 1 game I wasn’t impressed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 19 minutes ago, gdm said: Based on purely 1 game I wasn’t impressed How are you doing Dennis? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 That Chelsea center back Brighton want looks very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 12 minutes ago, Ben said: That Chelsea center back Brighton want looks very good. Massive future ahead of him, can see why Chelsea don't want to sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, The Prophet said: Massive future ahead of him, can see why Chelsea don't want to sell. He’s their FFP reserve card., when they’re on the brink they can flog him and it’s another £50m profit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Only 2 years left on his contract and he doesn’t want to sign a new one supposedly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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