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[Albion] There is ZERO chance of SIGNING anyone today.
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Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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He is the current NSC whipping boy, could move on to Duffy shortly I think. We do need one you know,
Machiavelli
Well-known member
It's not often, but I disagree with most of this:
-- King's record is hardly stunning. Check out Propper's record for Holland, where he plays a little more advanced.
-- Propper really didn't look tired yesterday, he was all over the place, and had an excellent game
-- missing Sidwell? He'd just give loads of free kicks away, especially around our penalty area.
-- we do, however, need added depth, quality and competition in CM
-- both Gross' and Propper's range of passing would benefit from a speedster up front
Lawro's Lip
New member
Listening to Total Football podcast their guest Miles Jacobson, director of Football Manager says that even after signing Locadia we are still one of 6 clubs interested in Dembélé. Don’t know how ITK he is but interesting if true.
Ecosse Exile
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It could be argued it makes it more likely.
I dont know how much money Bloom is prepared to throw at our survival hopes but if he is thinking along the same lines as the support then he knows we need two strikers.
Rumours that Dembele doesn't fancy the move, if so perhaps he will have watched the game on Saturday and thought he could make a difference, also may be looking at us signing Locadia and thinking, well they're clearly showing ambition to stay up.
Who knows?
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Argus talks about a striker to replace Izzy Brown rather than a direct replacement.
No talk of a Sidwell replacement yet, so that could imply Groß being the 4th central midfielder if we get a 5th striker, and/or an increased role for Molumby.
So, looking like just 1 striker in ( unless the Goldson loan happens ).
No talk of a Sidwell replacement yet, so that could imply Groß being the 4th central midfielder if we get a 5th striker, and/or an increased role for Molumby.
So, looking like just 1 striker in ( unless the Goldson loan happens ).
James Bond's body double
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I think Dembele, thinks he is better than he is. Waiting on a top club to come in for him, not happened yet so unlikely too. He needs to look a bit lower prove he can cut it in the league with a struggling team, then the big boys will come calling. Or he is just happy carrying on the in the Mickey Mouse league.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
It would be lovely to sign a player today, but we don't have a league game for a over a week now, so I guess the pressure is off / the horse has bolted?
DarrenFreemansPerm
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He should perhaps look at Van Dijk’s path, Celtic>Southampton>Liverpool. No harm in building a reputation at a ‘smaller’ club in the Premier League first, but sadly too many young players have a Billy Big Bollocks attitude from the start.
severnside gull
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Thats where I found this thread. Disgraceful. Need some rumours. Need some optimism.
Thats where I found this thread. Disgraceful. Need some rumours. Need some optimism.
S'hampton Seagull
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I don't think we've recovered from the Locadia signing yet! My feeling is another striker will come in and Hemed will go. We will also see a CM plus a CB, so 3 more in 1 out.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
It's interesting to consider the implications if Chelsea don't cancel the Izzy Brown loan.
We are allowed 2 loans in total ( from England ).
If Goldson is to go out on loan, it may mean a loan is required to replace him.
It may also be that striker 2 is to be a loan.
Striker 2 may well be a buy, but an Ulloa/Hemed additional upgrade as well would require a loan.
Another issue : If striker 2 is U21 ( ie Dembele ) then we have room in the 25 for a midfield signing.
If striker 2 is, say, Fyodor Smolov or Florin Andone, and over 21, then to also bring in an over 21 midfielder we'd probably need to loan out Skalak.
Lots of connected possibilities, but let's just get striker 2 in soon and take it from there.
We are allowed 2 loans in total ( from England ).
If Goldson is to go out on loan, it may mean a loan is required to replace him.
It may also be that striker 2 is to be a loan.
Striker 2 may well be a buy, but an Ulloa/Hemed additional upgrade as well would require a loan.
Another issue : If striker 2 is U21 ( ie Dembele ) then we have room in the 25 for a midfield signing.
If striker 2 is, say, Fyodor Smolov or Florin Andone, and over 21, then to also bring in an over 21 midfielder we'd probably need to loan out Skalak.
Lots of connected possibilities, but let's just get striker 2 in soon and take it from there.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Other than Schelotto, I thought Propper was our next best player Saturday, his late arrival into the box to crash Gross's cross onto the post is what we need to see more of. When Propper and Gross look up, which they both do, they are lucky if they see 2 decent options going forward, let alone 3 or 4. Our lack of pace means defences are pushing right up as Bournemouth did, with Izquierdo benefitting but unfortunately not finishing. Some extra pace up front will hopefully change that and give a bit more dynamism to our forward play.
Johnny RoastBeef
These aren't the players you're looking for.
- Jan 11, 2016
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Is there any reason Chelsea shouldn't cancel Brown's loan? Surely his wages are covered by insurance?
BensGrandad
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I read in the papers yesterday that Reading are trying to buy a CB from Brentford but the price is a stumbling block. Could we offer them Goldson on loan?
Johnny RoastBeef
These aren't the players you're looking for.
- Jan 11, 2016
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Pace and speed of play are crucial. Look at Liverpool last night, slow build up play meant they lost to Swansea, compared with how fast they played against City.
If we could increase the speed of our passing we'd pull teams out of shape and make many more goal scoring opportunities.
OzMike
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Goldson, a bit of an enigma.
He doesn't get much game time but when he does he justifies his selection, yet we don't see him again for ages.
There are other players that I would loan out before considering him to be honest.
He doesn't get much game time but when he does he justifies his selection, yet we don't see him again for ages.
There are other players that I would loan out before considering him to be honest.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Well I'd have thought it was a formaility, but it was reported it hadn't been done yet yesterday.
BensGrandad
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Perhaps we havent bothered to request the cancellation as they do not have another loan in mind.
GT49er
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But I don't suppose we want to go on paying all or part of his wages just for fun. No good reason not to ask for the loan to be cancelled, incoming loan or not.