Summer transfers
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Terrier? Sniffing around? He must be the dogs boll*cks : )
BoscombeCherry
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As good a season as he's had, I think we need to upgrade Zemura. Another option at right wing and a centre half or two. I genuinely wouldn't be upset if we held back on investing too much in the squad and have a strategy in place to get new stadium/training facilities.
Newcastle can f**k off
wimborne cherries
First Team
Need 6/7 minimum. Both full backs, CB, number 10, wingers both sides
johnbob
Star Player
Is good but needs to work on not getting caught under the ball over his head
Ivyhouse
Star Player
Are you assuming Travers will move on or don’t you think he’s up to it ?
DJ
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Sky asked Parker about plans for the Premier League before he’d even made it back to the dressing room. Nature of the beast.
MB1980
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Double raid on Blackburn for BD and Rothwell?. Thought BD was out of contract, but appears blackburn have 1 year option. Less inclined by him now, as thought worth it if on a free, but if available for less than value due to final year, could be an option.
Rothwell may be coming in then, although question marks over whether he's good dnough to make impact in pl? Certainly good option compared to what we currently have in that position though and Parker clearly rates him.
Defo need lb good enough to start and hopefully jz will continue to develop as a result, like Daniels.
Phillips could be realistic from Liverpool now. Get impression he's enjoyed his time here. Otherwise maybe look at ccv again, depending on fee?
I'd be surprised if Pearson didn't move on, hardly featured this season and he's easily good enough for top champ sides and assume wNts regular football at his age. Particularly as we have 2 pl standard dmcs in Cook and lerma. And don't think we can get away with shoe Horning either of them in the more forward roles like we've been able to do this season.
Honestly don't think any of our regulars will move on, this includes Solanke and Kelly. Maybe next summer they will, if they prove themselves or we get relegated. Just can't see anyone better than us coming in for them and if Newcastle Kelly rumours are true, just don't think he'd play that often, so bad move for him. If he does well with us, I'm sure he'd then get a decent move.
Rothwell may be coming in then, although question marks over whether he's good dnough to make impact in pl? Certainly good option compared to what we currently have in that position though and Parker clearly rates him.
Defo need lb good enough to start and hopefully jz will continue to develop as a result, like Daniels.
Phillips could be realistic from Liverpool now. Get impression he's enjoyed his time here. Otherwise maybe look at ccv again, depending on fee?
I'd be surprised if Pearson didn't move on, hardly featured this season and he's easily good enough for top champ sides and assume wNts regular football at his age. Particularly as we have 2 pl standard dmcs in Cook and lerma. And don't think we can get away with shoe Horning either of them in the more forward roles like we've been able to do this season.
Honestly don't think any of our regulars will move on, this includes Solanke and Kelly. Maybe next summer they will, if they prove themselves or we get relegated. Just can't see anyone better than us coming in for them and if Newcastle Kelly rumours are true, just don't think he'd play that often, so bad move for him. If he does well with us, I'm sure he'd then get a decent move.
JohnHold
First Team
I would let him develop a season or two more under a proven top level keeper, just as Ramsdale did under Boruc / Begovic
yesyescherry
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Ayoze Perez out of favour at Leicester, different type of striker
yesyescherry
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if I remember right he signed a quality CB for Fulham from abroad - was it Andersen?
JohnHold
First Team
This season's performance, and the squad strength we have now, are a testimony to the way we have recruited players, and the management of the finances.
Eddie left us with loads of potential, in Kelly, Solanke, Brooks, Lewis Cook, Ramsdale, Mepham, etc, etc, on top of the young AND saleable assets in Ake, Ramsdale, Wilson, Danjuma, Lerma, etc.
Not the bloated squads of high-earning demotivated imports, on contracts which make them unsaleable and valueless.
It is a credit to the recruitment team (a) having a strategy of bringing in potential, (b) having a strategy which stayed the same despite 4 managers coming and going.
It is also massive credit to senior management having put that in place and continued to fund it. All the things which many clubs talk about, but fail to put in place - responding to the whims of each successive manager. Imagine what a few Mourinho signings would do to the policy.
We have continued to bring in young potential. Maybe Keiffer Moore is the only slight departure, being a bit older and more of a journeyman, and Brady too.
Right now I think we need to add a couple of proven top level players - we've done enough of recruiting the best the Championship has to offer. To go further would be to build a team which will struggle in the Prem but be well suited to bouncing back the year after. So I'd turn away from Bowler, Rothwell, Lawrence, and get players a step higher.
Eddie left us with loads of potential, in Kelly, Solanke, Brooks, Lewis Cook, Ramsdale, Mepham, etc, etc, on top of the young AND saleable assets in Ake, Ramsdale, Wilson, Danjuma, Lerma, etc.
Not the bloated squads of high-earning demotivated imports, on contracts which make them unsaleable and valueless.
It is a credit to the recruitment team (a) having a strategy of bringing in potential, (b) having a strategy which stayed the same despite 4 managers coming and going.
It is also massive credit to senior management having put that in place and continued to fund it. All the things which many clubs talk about, but fail to put in place - responding to the whims of each successive manager. Imagine what a few Mourinho signings would do to the policy.
We have continued to bring in young potential. Maybe Keiffer Moore is the only slight departure, being a bit older and more of a journeyman, and Brady too.
Right now I think we need to add a couple of proven top level players - we've done enough of recruiting the best the Championship has to offer. To go further would be to build a team which will struggle in the Prem but be well suited to bouncing back the year after. So I'd turn away from Bowler, Rothwell, Lawrence, and get players a step higher.
