woodsaint1

6 weeks ago there probably werent any offers on the table

Just shows how fickle football fans are. United fans stormed the ground demanding a change in ownership, yet fast forward a few months and the same fans are creaming themselves over the amount of business they could potentially do this summer. It was all to do with the debt the Glaziers were saddling the club with and nothing to do with being in City/Liverpools shadow. Yeah right

Cant really compare him to Watkins when he had only signed a new 4 year contract the summer before he joined Villa

People commenting that Guehi to Palace is great business. Didnt look up to much in the playoff final and will cost up to 20 million. Palace have lost half their team, Eze is out for a long part of the season, Zahas future still in doubt and Vieira is unproven in management at this level. Can only see them struggling at the moment

No idea what went on at Birmingham, sometimes its difficult for players joining on loan midway through the season to garner the managers faith, particularly given that they were firmly in a relegation battle. What I can judge Valery on is his performances in a Saints shirt and he falls way short of what we should expect as a first team squad full back. He had that run during the 18/19 season and looked decent, but his performances since then have tailed off badly (off field issues could be a factor, who knows). While we had 11 shockers in the 9-0 defeat to Leicester, his performance was abysmal. Defensively weak, which for some full backs can be countered by good attacking qualities, but not the case with Valery. Can see him being sold to a French team and we could a few mill for him.

A player we've been linked with in the past. Coming off another excellent season for AZ. Wonder if another CM/AM is a target for us this window given that we've let Jankewitz go and Lemina will likely follow suit. Also its still not clear when Smallbone will return. On another note, we often find ourselves linked with the same players as Rennes/Atalanta (Salisu and Maehle come to mind).

Its looks like N'Lundulu or Obafemi are off according to Obafemis recent social media

Theres also a big chance he'll find his level in the Swiss league and we'll not hear of him again

Hopefully for a decent fee. More money in the coffers for strengthening the team. Maybe we are in the market for a CM after all

Ever since the Bournemouth away/League Cup final white/red. Just need to keep it simple and Hummel seem to recognise that

Looks promising. Wouldnt have thought that we would have already shipped out Hoedt, Lemina and Gunn permanently by mid July. Helps free up some much needed funds. Long and Valery next please.

Both would be way beyond our wage structure (Giroud will get offers from top CL clubs so not a chance we'll be in the mix). Still think Ings will be here until next season unless we get an offer of around £25m which I cant see. If we can pick up Armstrong now and he has a season alternating with Ings/Adams it would be great. We then would have Jan and next summer windows to identify another striking option. If we let Ings leave now we honestly need two strikers this window to make up for the shortfall. There is a big risk neither hit the ground running and could be the difference between relegation and survival.

Wouldnt say hes got the injuries completely under control, missed quite alot of games last season. Yes no serious injuries like before, but niggly ones which all add up. We also had to be very cautious with him and he only played 60-65 minutes for alot of games

Lemina leaving at cut price is inevitable. Hes a year left and has hardly been pulling up trees with his performances the last few years. We paid £15m for him four years ago so would be happy recouping a third of that tbh. It has been confirmed by Dan Sheldon that we do have interest in Armstrong, just looking some leeway on the price. Inevitable bargaining from both sides as he has a short contract to run. If we manage to sign Perraud, Williams, Armstrong and a winger, while keeping the likes of Ings and Vesty it will be a great window. Add Delaney in there and it'll be a superb window. Not to mention we're making good ground on clearing some of the deadwood from the squad.

Junior Firpo off to Leeds for €15m it seems. All very odd when it was reported that they were no longer interested in Perraud due to the price

Definitely agree that another CM should be on our radar, and there might be something in it given the links we've had (Delaney, Maitland Niles, Svanberg to name a few). Can understand the occasional rumour being nonsense but theres been a few. The only thing is that its likely way down the club priorities after a starting LB, LB and RB cover, CF

Maehle looking quality. Why did we not sign him 🤷🏽‍♂️

Yes they all get basic fitness programmes for maintainence purposes, but some players take it upon themselves to work with qualified fitness coaches to push themselves further

Good to hear. Also seen that Salisu has been putting extra fitness work in too

Agree with everything you've said, except that. Durinh the 16/17 run in when they became our CB pairing, Yoshi was always the more solid imo

Agree. Dont get the clamour around Phillips. Hes had a few good games, but also looked clumsy at times. Stephens in a Liverpool shirt came to mind. Capable of the rare blinder of a performance, but most games will throw a mistake or two in there

The state of Bednarek for that last Sweden goal 🤦🏽‍♂️

They're paying close to 10 million up front for him and a four year deal. We picked up Walcott on a free transfer and reduced wages over a two year deal. Its simple mathematics, maybe you need a new abacus

If your granny had balls she'd be your grandad

We were previously interested, but unfortunately it seems we opted for the cheap Walcott option as he will have a better influence on the young players 🤦🏽‍♂️. That being said, theres no guarantee this kid will adapt well to the PL, could be another Elyounoussi