NUFC Transfer Rumours

[Thumbheed]

11 minutes ago, LionOfGosforth said:

 

I actually agree with your point, chance creation and goals scored wasn't our problem last year. On the flip side, maybe we score 95+ with a killer at RW? 

 

No arguments against that at all, but the counter point is had we conceded 10 less goals last season, wouldn't that have had a bigger impact?  

[Thumbheed]

15 minutes ago, Mikky said:

CB - RW - CF were the priority this summer 

 

1 of 3 in so far - hopefully the other 2 to follow 

 I personally would like to see another CM but doesn't seem to be on the agenda this year. 

[gdm]

10 minutes ago, LFEE said:

 

 

 

 

I remember it being an open secret at the time and some of our journalists mentioned it in Podcasts etc but here is a recent one…

 

 

Who cares anyway it was a throw away comment about Ashley breaking our transfer record. If Almiron did break it it was a disgrace it took that long. End of the day it’s no relevance to this transfer window 

[LionOfGosforth]

5 minutes ago, Thumbheed said:

 

No arguments against that at all, but the counter point is had we conceded 10 less goals last season, wouldn't that have had a bigger impact?  

 

Yeah I don't know what was going on mid-season when we were conceding goals all over the place, really bad ones as well. 4 at home to Luton was just crazy. I think Pope was the biggest miss of all.

[et tu brute]

We need both a top quality right winger and centre half. It will not be a good window if we don't bring in both. Still 12 days though, and.it's where we are at the end of the window that matters

[SUPERTOON]

Anyone think there is a chance we don’t do any further business (incomings) ?

[gbandit]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

Anyone think there is a chance we don’t do any further business (incomings) ?

Nah, but I’m becoming less convinced that we’re going to make a statement signing 

[Kanj]

Guehi and Chiesa, get it done. 

 

Pope

 

Tino/Trips

Schar/Guehi

Botman/Burn

Hall/Kelly

 

Tonali/Longstaff

Bruno/Miley

Joelinton/Willock

 

Chiesa/Murphy

Isak/Wilson/Osula

Gordon/Barnes

 

Great depth ^^ and some interesting combinations could be had with that. 

 

 

Edited August 19, 2024 by Kanji

[Geordie Boyo]

8 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Anyone think there is a chance we don’t do any further business (incomings) ?

Well, you have to look at it this way. There’s a chance something might happen, but if you’re being honest with yourself, the likelihood is that there could be a chance that something just might not happen. 

[SUPERTOON]

2 minutes ago, Kanji said:

Guehi and Chiesa, get it done. 

 

Pope

 

Tino/Trips

Schar/Guehi

Botman/Burn

Hall/Kelly

 

Tonali/Longstaff

Bruno/Miley

Joelinton/Willock

 

Chiesa/Murphy

Isak/Wilson/Osula

Gordon/Barnes

 

Great depth ^^ and some interesting combinations could be had with that. 

 

 

 

Don’t get the obsession with Chiesa.

[Kanj]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

Don’t get the obsession with Chiesa.

 

Would be available for a decent fee and under Eddie could really flourish. Outside of his injury he has had some shocking coaching at Juve. 

 

 

Edited August 19, 2024 by Kanji

[Andy]

Are Chiesa's knees not knackered? Just regurgitating opinions from people who actually claim to have watched him play recently, but I was under the impression he can barely run any more

[Matt1892]

Nobody should care about Mike Ashley.

 

It is the here and now we should care about, and if we have serious aspirations of being a Champions League level club we need better players through the door.

 

 

[Kanj]

4 minutes ago, Andy said:

Are Chiesa's knees not knackered? Just regurgitating opinions from people who actually claim to have watched him play recently, but I was under the impression he can barely run any more

 

He played 37 times in all comps last season. 10 total goals. 3 assists. 9 of the goals were in the league. Looks like he started most of those. 

 

 

Edited August 19, 2024 by Kanji

[Kid Icarus]

1 minute ago, Matt1892 said:

Nobody should care about Mike Ashley.

 

It is the here and now we should care about, and if we have serious aspirations of being a Champions League level club we need better players through the door.

 

Nee offense but if enjoying supporting my football club is the aim, I'm not being told what I should and shouldn't care about from the group of people whose every post suggests they're having a pretty shit time.

 

[LFEE]

45 minutes ago, gdm said:

Who cares anyway it was a throw away comment about Ashley breaking our transfer record. If Almiron did break it it was a disgrace it took that long. End of the day it’s no relevance to this transfer window 

I was asked to provide evidence 🙂

[gdm]

17 minutes ago, LFEE said:

I was asked to provide evidence 🙂

Fair enough not having a dig I was just saying it was just a throw away comment from myself about Ashley breaking the transfer record twice wasn’t intended to start a big debate 

[TRon]

44 minutes ago, Andy said:

Are Chiesa's knees not knackered? Just regurgitating opinions from people who actually claim to have watched him play recently, but I was under the impression he can barely run any more

 

Does he even play RW?

 

[timeEd32]

48 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Anyone think there is a chance we don’t do any further business (incomings) ?

 

If we're not able to (or don't want to) sell Miggy, Trippier, Targett, etc. then we have a very interesting decision to make. I think the Guehi fee is pushing at or beyond the limit of what we can do. He's clearly our number one target - do we wait and try to go back in January or next summer? We'd probably need some indication he's not going to commit to Palace sometime this season, but if he doesn't the vultures will well and truly be circling a year from now. No guarantee he doesn't end up at Liverpool or elsewhere.

 

If not, do we go on to our next CB target or wait until next summer? It doesn't seem like we can turn around and spend a huge fee on a RW instead because then we'd be in a tricky spot for dealing with our backline next summer.

 

There'd be a definite risk, but part of me really likes the idea of saving our money for January/June to try to take advantage of others who are struggling with PSR.

 

I imagine these are all the scenarios we're playing out while trying to flog Miggy and Targett to all corners of the globe.

[gdm]

Transfer window has been so underwhelming I don’t think I’m at the point where I can quite believe we won’t do anything. I’d be massively shocked if we’ve bid £60m for Olise and £65m for Guehi and we end up not spending that money. 
 

I’ve said it and it’s not popular with some but any less than a centre half and a winger and at least one of them being a statement signing will be nothing short of a failure of a window. I’m sure we’ll get something done. The fact the majority of business this window is being done over the last week or two is encouraging 

[Danh1]

8 minutes ago, gdm said:

Transfer window has been so underwhelming I don’t think I’m at the point where I can quite believe we won’t do anything. I’d be massively shocked if we’ve bid £60m for Olise and £65m for Guehi and we end up not spending that money. 
 

I’ve said it and it’s not popular with some but any less than a centre half and a winger and at least one of them being a statement signing will be nothing short of a failure of a window. I’m sure we’ll get something done. The fact the majority of business this window is being done over the last week or two is encouraging 

I just cannot see a right winger signing sadly, and that is our most pressing area to improve. 
 

It’s been a shit window in general. Brighton have made some good signings, Villa okay too. Them aside I can’t say I’m that impressed. Chelsea are fucking pathetic 

[gdm]

Just now, Danh1 said:

I just cannot see a right winger signing sadly, and that is our most pressing area to improve. 
 

It’s been a shit window in general. Brighton have made some good signings, Villa okay too. Them aside I can’t say I’m that impressed. Chelsea are fucking pathetic 

Begrudgingly Man Utd have made decent signings 

[Deuce]

7 hours ago, Disco said:

Looks like he might be going back to City

Not if wor Todd has anything to say about it

[janpawel]

1 minute ago, Danh1 said:

I just cannot see a right winger signing sadly, and that is our most pressing area to improve. 
 

It’s been a shit window in general. Brighton have made some good signings, Villa okay too. Them aside I can’t say I’m that impressed. Chelsea are fucking pathetic 

Said it before but we are a good RW and CB away from imo having the best team outside city / arsenal / Liverpool (well not Chelsea but they don't put it together well) . If we keep the team as it is now, then I don't think we do

 

BTW crazy Brighton have signed 3/4 Right Wingers. Almost like they know there is a shortage of top players there and they'll be able to flog them at a profit in the near future 

[Danh1]

1 minute ago, janpawel said:

Said it before but we are a good RW and CB away from imo having the best team outside city / arsenal / Liverpool (well not Chelsea but they don't put it together well) . If we keep the team as it is now, then I don't think we do

 

BTW crazy Brighton have signed 3/4 Right Wingers. Almost like they know there is a shortage of top players there and they'll be able to flog them at a profit in the near future 

Fully agree, they’re the two areas we need to improve the most. I think we challenge for the title this season with those two additions, given that we have no European football distraction.

 

I think Gheui (no idea how to spell it) gets done, but just cannot see a RW signing. We seem happy to go with pea head and Murphy, which is a mistake imo.