wormy Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 18 minutes ago, STM said: Anybody else think McTominay wasn't the worst shout after all. @Mods ban him again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAK Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Fezzle said: Adidas deal is irrelevant to this season unless i missed us wearing their gear already mind..... Just dont see us buying a Tonali replacement when hes back in 6 months, its wasting that extra money and then some. Just loaning Phillips for example would probably mean £5m+ fee and the same again in wages, theres a sizable chunk of the cash from most those new deals spent already without thinking about actually buying someone FFP is a three year rolling period so if we signed a midfielder in January and six months latter the adidas money comes in both transactions would fall in that 3 year rolling period. Let’s see how the hierarchy play this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 1 minute ago, wormy said: @Mods ban him again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 9 minutes ago, STM said: His form has been fantastic for club and Country recently. I'm saying I want him but I do see why he was wanted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Unbelievable said: You what mate..? I mean the Bruno role. Slap bang in the middle. Edited October 25, 2023 by madras Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, madras said: I mean the Bruno role. I agree nobody of the others offers quite what Bruno does, but not many players in world football would. I’m sure with the numbers and profile of player Howe at his disposal he’d be able to create a functioning midfield if need be. If Bruno is also out for months it’s evidently a different matter, but take away the best two midfielders from any team and they would feel the consequences. Losing Tonali for the rest of the season is a big setback, but I trust Howe to make it work with the players we have at the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Julian Draxler appears sick of the Middle East. He could do with a cheeky loan move to the North East of England… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 1 hour ago, TRon said: I read a bizarre article in the Athletic this morning about possible replacements where they were looking at possible replacements, and ruling out the likes of Kalvin Phillips because he wasn't as versatile as Tonali and able to play 6 or 8. You could just play him as a 6 and move Bruno into the 8 position surely? You could argue Phillips isn't good enough maybe, but we have enough attacking midfielders to bring in a defensive one I would have thought, as long as he's a decent enough standard. I don't want any players blighted by the curse of Southgate near my club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, Emotic said: Julian Draxler appears sick of the Middle East. He could do with a cheeky loan move to the North East of England… Sounds like the archetypal Howe personality, there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Unbelievable said: I agree nobody of the others offers quite what Bruno does, but not many players in world football would. I’m sure with the numbers and profile of player Howe at his disposal he’d be able to create a functioning midfield if need be. If Bruno is also out for months it’s evidently a different matter, but take away the best two midfielders from any team and they would feel the consequences. Losing Tonali for the rest of the season is a big setback, but I trust Howe to make it work with the players we have at the club. I'm just worried about losing Bruno and having to play a square peg for a long December and possibly beyond. I'm all for getting someone, even on loan for that role in January. It's not that they don't offer what he does, it's that they look unsuited to the role. Edited October 25, 2023 by madras Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Dodgy as fuck that mind ? draxler just went for a bovril. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezzle Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 49 minutes ago, SAK said: FFP is a three year rolling period so if we signed a midfielder in January and six months latter the adidas money comes in both transactions would fall in that 3 year rolling period. Let’s see how the hierarchy play this one. Three year rolling seasons not each rolling minute.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 How long is Barnes out for ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankpingel Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Just now, Ben said: How long is Barnes out for ? Due back January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Emotic said: Julian Draxler appears sick of the Middle East. He could do with a cheeky loan move to the North East of England… Bring him home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 To be fair to Draxler, who hasn't at some point just wanted to walk away from their job Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 14 hours ago, frankpingel said: Due back January. December isn’t it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSG Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 15 hours ago, Emotic said: Julian Draxler appears sick of the Middle East. He could do with a cheeky loan move to the North East of England… Why would a club from Qatar loan a player to us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 48 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: December isn’t it? Nope, hoping to start training again in the new year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 16 hours ago, Emotic said: Julian Draxler appears sick of the Middle East. He could do with a cheeky loan move to the North East of England… Being honest mate that’s exactly the type of character neeone wants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 A striker please. With one of Isak/Wilson constantly injured, it would be nice to have something from the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 minute ago, STM said: A striker please. With one of Isak/Wilson constantly injured, it would be nice to have something from the bench. Yeah. Hard game to get brought into as a sub. But I thought Wilson looked miles off it for the most part. He is going to get burnt out fairly sharpish. As it was kind of accepted last season he can’t do two games a week. I know it’s being smart after the event and there has been some hard luck with Tonali and Barnes. But the more you look at the transfer window. The worse it gets. It might have been fine if we were in the Europa or not in Europe at all. But we have invested in two fullbacks who don’t play. As we obviously thought the deals were too good to pass on. Yet ended up basically the same (or worse due to injuries) in the final third. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 ^my rebuttal to that is they need to then speculate a bit more if they take the chances on the fullbacks like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 hour ago, NSG said: Why would a club from Qatar loan a player to us? ££££££££ if that doesn't make sense you are truly lost in present day football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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