[Albion] There is ZERO chance of SIGNING anyone today.

chaileyjem said:

Argus have the best current round up via
http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/alb...nor_Goldson_close_to_joining_Glasgow_Rangers/

TLDR. Albion still keen on Liam Moore, waiting for Sunderland to respond to their McNair bid, and are clearly looking for a striker - Tau is being tracked.
ie: A new CB, CM, a forward and probably a winger is on their shopping list, this summer. Preferably HGPs
And Baldock, Hemed, Skalak, Norwood will join Goldson in the opposite direction if they get decent offers.

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forumwayseagull said:

Interesting re Mcnair as Donald their Chairman has said our bid was lower than others and was rejected...(no contact since last bid....) supposedly...
Re Moore...Argus originally said no bid...reports now say we did bid but I assume was rejected?? can only assume we are either calling a few bluffs, moving on..or negotiating hard style typical of the Lizard and Barber approach..

I would have thought with impending sale of Goldson one of these will move on in few days...

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chaileyjem said:

interestingly the Argus now say that a "bid is on the table" for both McNair and Moore.

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forumwayseagull said:

Question is I suppose...old bid or new?

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hans kraay fan club said:

Losing both at once would be difficult, and would probably need a shift in formation - Stephens and Kayal in the middle, and Andone off Murray

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chaileyjem said:

TLDR. Albion still keen on Liam Moore, waiting for Sunderland to respond to their McNair bid, and are clearly looking for a striker - Tau is being tracked.
ie: A new CB, CM, a forward and probably a winger is on their shopping list, this summer. Preferably HGPs
And Baldock, Hemed, Skalak, Norwood will join Goldson in the opposite direction if they get decent offers.

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forumwayseagull said:

Question is I suppose...old bid or new?

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chaileyjem said:

I think this is the first time that the Argus have reported a Liam Moore bid. And i guess this is the increased bid The Sun etc were reporting we were "readying" late last week for McNair.

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Blue Valkyrie said:

Humemeier - > Balogun
(Hemed) - > Andone

Rosenior - >
Sidwell ( Ulloa loan in January squad ) - >
(Goldson) - >

(Skalak) - >
(Baldock) - >

(2 Keepers)


Between 2 and 7 still needed.

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Hugo Rune said:

With the exception of the two keepers and Goldson’s CB replacement, I see CH going for utility players who can play in a number of roles with a bias towards HGP.

Humemeier - > Balogun (full back/centre back)
(Hemed) - > Andone

Rosenior - > Balogun
Sidwell ( Ulloa loan in January ) - > McNair (centre back/midfield)
(Goldson) - > Moore HGP (centre back)

(Skalak) - > Percy Tau (winger/forward)
(Baldock) - > Nick Powell HGP (attacking mid/forward)

(2 Keepers) Button HGP & one other HGP

I’d like to think that the sales of Goldson, Skalak, Hemed, Baldock, Norwood & Towell would bring in £15m+ to help pay for some of the above!

So, 6 sales and 6 purchases in the next 8 weeks. That’s 1.5 bits of transfer action per week! Lovely stuff!

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Hugo Rune said:

With the exception of the two keepers and Goldson’s CB replacement, I see CH going for utility players who can play in a number of roles with a bias towards HGP.

Humemeier - > Balogun (full back/centre back)
(Hemed) - > Andone

Rosenior - > Balogun
Sidwell ( Ulloa loan in January ) - > McNair (centre back/midfield)
(Goldson) - > Moore HGP (centre back)

(Skalak) - > Percy Tau (winger/forward)
(Baldock) - > Nick Powell HGP (attacking mid/forward)

(2 Keepers) Button HGP & one other HGP

I’d like to think that the sales of Goldson, Skalak, Hemed, Baldock, Norwood & Towell would bring in £15m+ to help pay for some of the above!

So, 6 sales and 6 purchases in the next 8 weeks. That’s 1.5 bits of transfer action per week! Lovely stuff!

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forumwayseagull said:

So Balogun replaces TWO players?

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forumwayseagull said:

So Balogun replaces TWO players?

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Cowfold Seagull said:

Effectively ys. Think about it, how many times were both Goldson and Hunemeier needed together last season? they weren't. Plus Balogun can also play as a right back, so it could be said that he is replacing both Hunemeier and Rosenior. Sounds like good business sense to me.

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Icy Gull said:

Sounds a bit cavalier to me. What if Dunk and Duffy are both out at the same time?

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Blue Valkyrie said:

We could have a panic thread on NSC about which free agents are available.

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Icy Gull said:

Sounds a bit cavalier to me. What if Dunk and Duffy are both out at the same time?

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Hugo Rune said:

I see CH going for utility players who can play in a number of roles with a bias towards HGP.

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Hugo Rune said:

I’d like to think that the sales of Goldson, Skalak, Hemed, Baldock, Norwood & Towell would bring in £15m+ to help pay for some of the above!

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