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Transfermarkt have him valued at double that, 25yo, in a position we need. Sign him up.

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We did have links to a few keepers earlier this summer and we appear to know for sure Ramsdale is off with 5 weeks left of the transfer window. Lumley has gone so we need another keeper regardless. Hopefully we land on the logic that we bring in a new number 1. Loan with an option to buy to replace Ramsdale makes sense, keeps the flexibility there to bring him back if everything aligns. Someone like Rushworth (just joined Coventry unfortunately) would do for this season, someone with potential to be a PL keeper. Maybe we will tap into the German market again, the first 2 signings from Bundesliga look decent so far.

I like this guy’s view that players like Bednarek leaving allow us to keep Dibling and Fernandes. If only that were true…

I’m still pretty convinced it will have reduced his wages for a fair representation of the squad player status he will likely be over the contract period. I do agree the extension was unnecessary otherwise but that 3rd year is probably to offset those wages being spread out.

Small sample size indeed, but both new signings look to be encouraging so far. Quarshie looks a starter already, which for £3m looks great value. Downs we need to see more of but a great finish today. imagine if Edwards and Quarshie end up being our starting partnership, only £6m combined!

Is this because Alfie 100% expects him to leave this summer? Alfie did make comments about David Brooks wanting to move up north to be near family, which nobody else reported. Struggling to see what else has been written about Ramsdale or his close friends.

Yes, that’s correct. I had to settle for the Kingsland near the away fans but would also have preferred a Northam ticket. Assume we can’t transfer seats once they open up the exchange?

You do you @gio1saints, think I’ll just stick to ‘Quarshie’ or ‘Joshua’. It is an encouraging interview, saying the right things and has the raw attributes we were missing. Will be interesting to see how many minutes he gets this season, we have A LOT of options at present.

I understand that we do have an option to extend his contract by another year. Not sure we should take up that option, unless we were to arrange a loan with wages covered and hope his stock rises to sell next summer. Having tried that with PSV and his stock actually drop, I’d just get what we can and move on.

Can’t agree with this, GK was by far our weakest position. For 2 seasons running we had statistically the worst starting goalkeeper. Signing Ramsdale for £18m wasn’t the mistake, not signing another 4 or 5 players of that proven PL quality was.

The only concern is playing to the strengths of these players to get such returns. They all need us to play quite differently I think. I don’t think we can play with 2 inside forwards and a CF for example, it lacks the creativity and we are seeing a real lack of connection across the front 3 or 4 in preseason so far. I appreciate Still is a flexible manager but we do need to have a default formation/style and I’m not sure I see one that plays to the strengths of all of these players. We might be better suited deciding who we are going to back and playing to their strengths, then looking to move on those that don’t fit, allowing us to bring in new players that do. It’s a real headache as we don’t want to be strengthening rivals or losing proven goalscoring but on the other hand we need to see a front line that can be effective together.

Ramsdale was £18m plus add ons, I assume no add ons were met given how the season went. Wages I think were £120k/week in the PL. You’d hope he’s currently on the 40% relegation wage reduction but some press reports have suggested we are willing to pay him £100k/week to keep him. Personally think this was a decent signing for a fair fee, it’s just a shame other than Matty Fernandes, that we didn’t sign any other new players up to the PL challenge. I think Bazunu cost us £12m for reference.

We’ve been comfortably second best. Not really had a phase of play where we have controlled the game. Not very encouraging.

Bazunu making some great saves, that’s 2 worldies and 1 solid save now.

Looks so much more accomplished, his loan has done him no harm at all.

Great save Bazunu tbf

Daily Echo reckon Edwards at RB, guess it’s just about fitness mins for him having just come back. Might suggest Stephens and Quarshie are currently front runners to start vs Wrexham?

Matsuki might end up on loan elsewhere. THB obviously not fit to travel but could leave. Dibling we also will struggle to keep. Flynn missing is the one that really stands out as a problem for us, I hope his injury isn’t a bad one! We need him fit and ready for the season in 19 days.

I think that’s the only clear message here. He must 100% be going, which isn’t a surprise with his release clause.

So no THB, Downes, Dibling or Matsuki - all of which had reported injuries.