Rafalove Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Fucking Pickford can tell it’s a bank holiday because people are definitely on cowies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, gbandit said: There’s absolutely zero chance Pickford would come here Good! He’s a fucking tit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) Personally I think our 1st priority should be a top quality CB and CM and RW in no particular order. Strengthen the 1st eleven to begin with. On top of that we should be looking at getting in a freebie like Tosin and a striker to replace Wilson that is more reliable. Some would say that we have enough in midfield. Yes we have the numbers but not the quality and technical ability, never mind in depth as we use 3 midfielders. Not sure who I’d be looking to move on but the lack of quality there needs to be fixed. I know it sounds obvious, but a quality CM would help us to control games much better and often that’s where games are won. We have an ice cold striker (hot) in Isak and if we can sort out our defending and become solid again then it’s looking very good. Defensively I think we can improve massively with just some pace in one of the CB and midfield. If we buy well a CB doesn’t have to cost a fortune as the unit is more important than the individual. Think there are cheaper options out there than Cb’s with massive reputations that cost more than they are worth because of the hype around them. Finding a quality striker even close to Isak is much much harder and expensive and not always a guaranteed buy even when super expensive. Whatever players we go for they have to have amazing technical ability. Especially in midfield and attack. Get this right and it should be looking very very good going forward. Balance is key. I would like a 1st class GK but I reckon that will have to wait. I don’t want players like Onana who will only improve us out of possession. Feels like a sideway step and a waste of money. Edited March 31 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 2 minutes ago, Ikon said: Personally I think our 1st priority should be a top quality CB and CM and RW in no particular order. Strengthen the 1st eleven to begin with. On top of that we should be looking at getting in a freebie like Tosin and a striker to replace Wilson that is more reliable. Some would say that we have enough in midfield. Yes we have the numbers but not the quality and technical ability, never mind in depth as we use 3 midfielders. Not sure who I’d be looking to move on but the lack of quality there needs to be fixed. I know it sounds obvious, but a quality CM would help us to control games much better and often that’s where games are won. We have an ice cold striker (hot) in Isak and if we can sort out our defending and become solid again then it’s looking very good. Defensively I think we can improve massively with just some pace in one of the CB and midfield. If we buy well a CB doesn’t have to cost a fortune as the unit is more important than the individual. Think there are cheaper options out there than Cb’s with massive reputations that cost more than they are worth because of the hype around them. Finding a quality striker even close to Isak is much much harder and expensive and not always a guaranteed buy even when super expensive. Whatever players we go for they have to have amazing technical ability. Especially in midfield and attack. Get this right and it should be looking very very good going forward. Balance is key. I would like a 1st class GK but I reckon that will have to wait. I don’t want players like Onana who will only improve us out of possession. Feels like a sideway step and a waste of money. If I offered you Scalvini, Y Fofana and Gibbs White, partly funded by sales of Longstaff, Miggy and Wilson, would you take it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Mikky said: If I offered you Scalvini, Y Fofana and Gibbs White, partly funded by sales of Longstaff, Miggy and Wilson, would you take it? Maybe not my absolute top choices but I wouldn’t be complaining, good signings. I’m not even sure what my choices would be like. Scalvini sounds good from what I’ve read but I haven’t seen that much of him tbh. Think I’d like more technical ability than what Fofana has. MGW is good but I wonder if we could find better value for money from abroad. Edited March 31 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 8 minutes ago, Ikon said: Maybe not my absolute top choices but I wouldn’t be complaining, good signings. I’m not even sure what my choices would be like. Scalvini sounds good from what I’ve read but I haven’t seen that much of him tbh. Think I’d like more technical ability than what Fofana has. MGW is good but I wonder if we could find better value for money from abroad. I think Fofana is technically excellent from what I have seen of him - really good passer of the ball, complemented by his physical stature he offers - I can see us going for him if Paul Mitchell comes MGW - I think he’s excellent, tactically so flexible in terms of positional play - as an all round winger there’s the likes of Kubo, Nico Williams, Cherki, Zhegrova Kubo for me, if the deal was right then MGW Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 13 minutes ago, Mikky said: I think Fofana is technically excellent from what I have seen of him - really good passer of the ball, complemented by his physical stature he offers - I can see us going for him if Paul Mitchell comes MGW - I think he’s excellent, tactically so flexible in terms of positional play - as an all round winger there’s the likes of Kubo, Nico Williams, Cherki, Zhegrova Kubo for me, if the deal was right then MGW Kubo would be exciting and taps into the Japanese market, which should appeal massively to club and adidas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 MGW has been brilliant for Forest. They're pretty much a one man team. Grafts his bollocks off and never goes hiding. Think he'd be excellent here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 19 minutes ago, toon25 said: MGW has been brilliant for Forest. They're pretty much a one man team. Grafts his bollocks off and never goes hiding. Think he'd be excellent here. Agree he’d be an excellent player for us. Only concern is the amount of outlay on a single player when the entire squad seems to need strengthening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Wonder if we'll intensify our efforts to get Lloyd Kelly now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 4 hours ago, toon25 said: MGW has been brilliant for Forest. They're pretty much a one man team. Grafts his bollocks off and never goes hiding. Think he'd be excellent here. Him and Gordon play brilliantly together for the U21s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 4 hours ago, toon25 said: MGW has been brilliant for Forest. They're pretty much a one man team. Grafts his bollocks off and never goes hiding. Think he'd be excellent here. Such a shame there's players out there who we could bring here, but are restricted by Financial Unfair Play rules. We have a half decent squad, just needs a few key additions, and a few players moved on, and we'd be a CL regular club no problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Tosin and Kelly in and spent what's left on a RW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 If we can get an RW that can also fill in up front that would be the dream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Think a striker is just as important as a rw tbh. Don’t get me wrong we have more quality at cf, but we also are also more prone to injury there aswell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funtime Frankie Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I think shopping list for summer after sales of Miggy Longstaff Lewis Hayden Fraser Ritchie - released to free up 50k a week. Dubs Larius Wilson To bring in Kelly on a free Scalvini or inacio David or Sesko Muric as back up to Pope RW either Kubo, Chiesa or Olise MGW, Cherki or Eze Those changes will make us so much stronger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) 4 hours ago, Funtime Frankie said: I think shopping list for summer after sales of Miggy Longstaff Lewis Hayden Fraser Ritchie - released to free up 50k a week. Dubs Larius Wilson To bring in Kelly on a free Scalvini or inacio David or Sesko Muric as back up to Pope RW either Kubo, Chiesa or Olise MGW, Cherki or Eze Those changes will make us so much stronger the problem is you've got to find buyers for that first list who are also prepared to pay them something near the daft wages they are on here. unless they're free agents me may struggle to shift them. Edited March 31 by huss9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funtime Frankie Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 3 minutes ago, huss9 said: the problem is you've got to find buyers for that first list who are also prepared to pay them something near the daft wages they are on here. unless they're free agents me may struggle to shift them. That's true, the legacy of the Ashley years, bang average players on high wages Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsonsWonderland Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I would love to add some raw gems into the squad / academy as well.. long term it's these players the likes of Chelsea and Man City flip to balance the FFP books. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsonsWonderland Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) Looking at Chelsea's first squad players out on loan and its almost criminal that the likes of Luton, Sheffield etc have to scrape a squad together whilst the big clubs can allow such talent to go out on loan. If there was a rule change I would say 5 over 21s out on loan at anyone time. Edited March 31 by RobsonsWonderland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Just now, RobsonsWonderland said: Looking at Chelsea's first squad players out on loan and its almost criminal that the likes of Luton, Sheffield etc have to scrape a squad together whilst the big clubs can allow such talent to go out on loan. If there was a rule change I would say 5 over 23s out on loan at anyone time. i think a new loan rule is coming that is similar to what you mentioned, 6 players maybe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Newcastle will speed up their search for a centre-back this summer and offer 32-year-old English defender Paul Dummett a new contract after captain Jamaal Lascelles was ruled out for up to nine months with a knee injury. (Newcastle Chronicle) Not an April Fool on the Dummett part sadly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 At least with Dummett he’s a player with an injury-free track record. Can’t see him having any issues if needed to be called upon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Just now, gbandit said: At least with Dummett he’s a player with an injury-free track record. Can’t see him having any issues if needed to be called upon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 11 minutes ago, gbandit said: At least with Dummett he’s a player with an injury-free track record. Can’t see him having any issues if needed to be called upon That’s great. He can barely move now but at least he’s always ready to play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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