NUFC Transfer Rumours

[Paully]

56 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

What's Botman got to do with it?

A Tina Turner classic!

[BennyBlanco]

1 hour ago, ads said:

Come in here probably every waking hour hoping for a crumb of a rumour and am routinely left dejected.

 

I sneered at the bed wetters getting angsty in the first couple of days in June, now my sheets are well and truly soaked.

 

Our recruitment - as usual - moving at the pace of coastal erosion

[Mahoneys Tache]

39 minutes ago, Mister_Glass said:

What's Botman but a second hand emotion?

Who needs a bot when a bot can be broken? 

[southernmag]

The thing is, people in here bit the doubters heads off early last summer, and we know what a debacle/non event it indeed turned out to be. This summer is giving off at least as many warning signals.

 

For what it's worth I think we will sign people, it'll just be almost exclusively Howe specials - PL/English talent for big money, with few if any low cost continental signings, and minimal clearing of the deadwood.

 

Hope I'm wrong.

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by southernmag

[Kanj]

Howe’s way has been pretty fun on the pitch though right? 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

2 minutes ago, southernmag said:

The thing is, people in here bit the doubters heads off early last summer, and we know what a debacle/non event it indeed turned out to be. This summer is giving off at least as many warning signals.

 

For what it's worth I think we will sign people, it'll just be Howe specials - PL/English talent for big money, with few if any low cost continental signings.

 

Hope I'm wrong.

 

Is it? Such as?

 

The real transfer window hasn't even opened. 

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by AyeDubbleYoo

[southernmag]

1 minute ago, Kanj said:

Howe’s way has been pretty fun on the pitch though right? 

 

It has, that's why I'm not in full pessimism mode. Yet.

[54]

4 minutes ago, southernmag said:

For what it's worth I think we will sign people, it'll just be Howe specials - PL/English talent for big money, with few if any low cost continental signings.

 

Hope I'm wrong.

So quality signings that help take us to the next level?

 

Give me more of that.

[kingxlnc]

I have a feeling we're going to sign an 80M player this window. 

Don't ask me why. Just a feeling.

[southernmag]

11 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

Is it? Such as?

 

The real transfer window hasn't even opened. 

 

 

 

 

Off the top of my head:

 

- Numerous other clubs making signings already while we don't 

- apparent minimal interest in very good free transfers/low cost options

- apparent (obviously very unconfirmed) interest in dubious targets like DCL

- indications we want to resign Wilson, Ruddy etc

- Eddie apparently not wanting to work with/listen to a DOF who likes signing cheaper continental talent 

- our DOF leaving after one year, at about the worst possible time

- our CEO also leaving, again at a suboptimal time

- similar lack of impetus at the same stage last summer

 

Some of those assertions won't be correct. And I'm 60% confident we'll have a decent window. I just don't buy the whole "shut up it'll be fine", "poster x has this view, can you believe this guy!?", "if Eddie wants player x it's good enough for me" schtick.

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by southernmag

[southernmag]

6 minutes ago, 54 said:

So quality signings that help take us to the next level?

 

Give me more of that.

 

Good track record so far, admittedly. I just think it's high risk if that's your only strategy. Better to mix it with Huijsen style signings too.

[Ben]

15 minutes ago, southernmag said:

 

Off the top of my head:

 

- Numerous other clubs making signings already while we don't 

- apparent minimal interest in very good free transfers/low cost options

- apparent (obviously very unconfirmed) interest in dubious targets like DCL

- indications we want to resign Wilson, Ruddy etc

- Eddie apparently not wanting to work with/listen to a DOF who likes signing cheaper continental talent 

- our DOF leaving after one year, at about the worst possible time

- our CEO also leaving, again at a suboptimal time

- similar lack of impetus at the same stage last summer

 

Some of those assertions won't be correct. And I'm 60% confident we'll have a decent window. I just don't buy the whole "shut up it'll be fine", "poster x has this view, can you believe this guy!?", "if Eddie wants player x it's good enough for me" schtick.

 

 

 

 

Pffftttt...........Southern Softy, Eddie's got this.

[timeEd32]

27 minutes ago, southernmag said:

The thing is, people in here bit the doubters heads off early last summer, and we know what a debacle/non event it indeed turned out to be. This summer is giving off at least as many warning signals.

 

For what it's worth I think we will sign people, it'll just be almost exclusively Howe specials - PL/English talent for big money, with few if any low cost continental signings, and minimal clearing of the deadwood.

 

Hope I'm wrong.

 

 

 

 

After the Minteh/Anderson mess last summer it became pretty clear that there wasn't much money to spend. This summer is not at all the same. There's zero question we'll be buying players.  

 

Also not sure why people have one foot off the ledge when all the press have done so far is name players we've been previously linked with. 

[Fenham Mag]

34 minutes ago, kingxlnc said:

I have a feeling we're going to sign an 80M player this window. 

Don't ask me why. Just a feeling.

 

What's above a purple player?

[TRon]

5 minutes ago, timeEd32 said:

 

After the Minteh/Anderson mess last summer it became pretty clear that there wasn't much money to spend. This summer is not at all the same. There's zero question we'll be buying players.  

 

Also not sure why people have one foot off the ledge when all the press have done so far is name players we've been previously linked with. 

 

I think the reason people start getting anstsy is because while it's somewhat clear which players we want, their club valuations seem to rocket when our interest becomes obvious. This means if a deal gets done, it's generally going to take a while to get to an agreed price. If at all. See Guehi last season. 

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by TRon

[Pablo123]

1 minute ago, Fenham Mag said:

 

What's above a purple player?

A purple-headed warrior

[LFEE]

34 minutes ago, southernmag said:

 

Off the top of my head:

 

- Numerous other clubs making signings already while we don't 

- apparent minimal interest in very good free transfers/low cost options

- apparent (obviously very unconfirmed) interest in dubious targets like DCL

- indications we want to resign Wilson, Ruddy etc

- Eddie apparently not wanting to work with/listen to a DOF who likes signing cheaper continental talent 

- our DOF leaving after one year, at about the worst possible time

- our CEO also leaving, again at a suboptimal time

- similar lack of impetus at the same stage last summer

 

Some of those assertions won't be correct. And I'm 60% confident we'll have a decent window. I just don't buy the whole "shut up it'll be fine", "poster x has this view, can you believe this guy!?", "if Eddie wants player x it's good enough for me" schtick.

 

 

 

Apart from the teams above us (league position and PSR bandwidth) has anyone signed anyone of note?

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by LFEE

[Shearergol]

Just now, LFEE said:

Apart from the teams above us as anyone signed anyone of note?

 

Are we not hoping to catch the teams above us like?

[SteV]

5 minutes ago, LFEE said:

Apart from the teams above us (league position and PSR bandwidth) has anyone signed anyone of note?

 

 

 

Brighton signing that Greek kid, and the odd loan made permanent (Todibo, Alcaraz). But not really, no.

[The Prophet]

Not a lot we can do about it. It's the teams with no PSR shackles that have done a majority of the business.

[Toonjam88]

I just have bloody Tina Turner songs going round my head now 😡😂😂

[SUPERTOON]

I think there are some understandable concerns about no business yet, although it is early. Having said that we have failed to strengthen in 3 consecutive windows, and after last summers nightmare, I can understand a few doubts amongst us. 

[ianbeany]

I trust Eddie.  He's simply the best

[Toonjam88]

6 minutes ago, ianbeany said:

I trust Eddie.  He's simply the best

I hope he realises we don’t need another hero 

[nufc123]

7 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

I think there are some understandable concerns about no business yet, although it is early. Having said that we have failed to strengthen in 3 consecutive windows, and after last summers nightmare, I can understand a few doubts amongst us. 

If we dont get up to speed later this month, its going against everything Howe said (I dont blame him just to say that).