So who we signing next?

[seagullmouse]

Simple question - who will be the next signing by SuperGus?

I.e. not who would you like us to sign (Owen nonsense etc), I guess I mean who are we in talks with and could sign soon?

 

[Seagull on the wing]

No need to ask that question I'm afraid...as soon as anybody knew it would be on here quicker than a flash!

 

[seagullmouse]

Cheers

So is it that we don't know or that Gus and team on holiday or something?

 

[hastings]

Well it certainly aint going to be Danny Hollands.

 

[seagullmouse]

Wow, really nada going on then. Come on Gus we are starting to fall asleep on NSC, people are starting to talk about all kinds of nonsense. How about another cheeky bid for Buckley just to give us something to talk about for a week or so.

 

[Marshy]

Yeah that Buckley is nailed on, then we can all worry about Benno going :-(

 

[porkypie]

George Boyd, after peterbrough get beat in the play off final!

 

[seagullmouse]

George Boyd, after peterbrough get beat in the play off final!

Boyd wouldn't get in ahead of Barnes/Hoskins would he?

 

[RM-Taylor]

George Boyd, after peterbrough get beat in the play off final!

The same George Boyd who (apparently) Forest and Middlesbrough both want? Unlikely

 

[Rookie]

Nobody knows which is the best part of the whole Poyet/Bloom era

 

[Waynflete]

Meite, Zuiverloon and Barnes released by West Brom. Would we want any of those?
Baggies release trio - Yahoo! Eurosport

 

[porkypie]

Unlikely

Why?

 

[yorkshire seagull]

I've heard that we are one of the 5 clubs that have made an offer for Bradley Johnson, who is out of contract at Leeds. Perhaps this might be an early signing?

 

[seagullmouse]

Meite, Zuiverloon and Barnes released by West Brom. Would we want any of those?
Baggies release trio - Yahoo! Eurosport

I imagine a few would be in for Barnes, might be worth a shot, wonder what kind of wages he'll command

 

[seagullmouse]

I've heard that we are one of the 5 clubs that have made an offer for Bradley Johnson, who is out of contract at Leeds. Perhaps this might be an early signing?

Where did you hear that? Its so easy to make this stuff up [see Owen thread]

 

[brightonmark1234]

from the argus website

Poyet: Hunt for strikers will be tough

Gus Poyet admits he faces his toughest battle of the summer to bring in new firepower.

The Albion boss wants two more strikers on board in time for the Championship kick-off to compete for places with Ashley Barnes and new boy Will Hoskins.

Crystal Palace yesterday confirmed the arrival of Glenn Murray at Selhurst Park on a three-year contract after a deal was struck at the weekend.

Poyet, who was unwilling to satisfy out-of-contract Murray’s wage demands during negotiations dating back to last summer, admitted: “I always say it is very important to get the strikers in because they are the most difficult.

“You get them in as soon as possible. Of course you do the deals you can but I like to get strikers in first.”

Ideally Poyet would like to sign players who, like Hoskins, have Championship experience.

Asked what was required in the second tier, he replied: “Quality, quality, quality.

“You’re playing against better defenders, stronger defenders, quicker defenders, better teams, better managers.”

Poyet has challenged Jamie Smith to regain the form which made him an early-season success last year and add to his attacking midfield options.

The former Crystal Palace youngster was lively in the pre-season friendly against Aberdeen and the opening day success at Swindon. However, he quickly slipped out of the first-team reckoning and was sidelined by a fractured metatarsal towards the end of the season.

Now he has agreed a six-month deal and been urged to turn it into something more long-term.

The Albion boss said: "He is a very good footballer. Everybody was surprised when I complimented him at the start of last season when he had not been playing before.

"Then he sort of disappeared. I know he was injured for some of that.

"We would like him to get back to what he was doing. He knows me and what I want to do."

 

[yorkshire seagull]

Where did you hear that? Its so easy to make this stuff up [see Owen thread]

I live in Leeds, and it was in the local paper the other night. Can't remember all the other 4 teams, but Ipswich were definitely one of them.

 

[seagullmouse]

I live in Leeds, and it was in the local paper the other night. Can't remember all the other 4 teams, but Ipswich were definitely one of them.

Same with Boyd, sure he'd do a job but not sure if he'd knock in more than 10 and probably a squad player. Is he better than Barnes/Hoskins?

 

[8ace]

I live in Leeds, and it was in the local paper the other night. Can't remember all the other 4 teams, but Ipswich were definitely one of them.

Aren't Norwich meant to be after Johnson and Snodgrass?

 

[bhaexpress]

I've heard that we are one of the 5 clubs that have made an offer for Bradley Johnson, who is out of contract at Leeds. Perhaps this might be an early signing?

Couple of Premier teams are in for Johnson and remember his issue with Leeds was about money. As far as Forest and Middlesbrough are concerned Forest's average gate last season wasn't a lot higher than what we hope for at the Amex and (thanks to a fairly modest season) Middlesbourgh's was actually a bit over 16000. Mind you I expect both of those two to be challenging next season.