Smirking_Saint Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 5'9"?! Thought he was taller than that !? Jesus Ok, from what I have seen he is decent in the air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 Because squads have different weaknesses? Fairly obvious one isn't it? Not really. Go on any of their forum and none of them would consider JWP a starter for their teams. And they would be right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 (edited) Not really. Go on any of their forum and none of them would consider JWP a starter for their teams. And they would be right It's hilariously breathtakingly arrogant that people think an 18 year old who can't get In our team would go on loan to teams that finished around us, some of which we didn't beat and walk into their first team. It's like Sunderland fans saying they should loan us Connor Wickham to give him experience and he'd walk into our team and be our first choice striker. Edited 16 June, 2013 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 Not sold on Hooper really. Would be more interested in a striker in the mould of Roberto Soldado. Strong, good in the air and scores goals. He's like a more mobile Lambert and that's the sort of striker we should be looking at in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 Big big summer lined up @deark3009: @alex_crook Hi Alex,do you know how many players we would like to bring in? Cheers @alex_crook: @deark3009 i would expect 5-7 new arrivals With our 30M "war chest" qouted by The Mirror, that would be a minimum of 4.2M per player but having already spent approx 8M, we could spend 3.6M per player for the other 6. Looks like we might have to raid the lower leagues, don't expect any more "big" signings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 Don't think it will be that many, reckon 4 at most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 Might include a couple of free transfers/loans in that number though Dig Dig. Maybe we're building a squad big enough for European football this time next year? Also FWIW I think Miroslav Stoch would be a fantastic signing for us. Him and his fellow countryman Vladimir Weiss were incredibly unlucky to be overlooked by Chelsea and Man City for the first team, both good players now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 With our 30M "war chest" qouted by The Mirror, that would be a minimum of 4.2M per player but having already spent approx 8M, we could spend 3.6M per player for the other 6. Looks like we might have to raid the lower leagues, don't expect any more "big" signings! It could be 5 free transfers an one for £22m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 .......and we did so well without Cork at the start of last season....... I thought Cork did well last year and made us more solid. My reservations around him focus on his creativity and goal contribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 I thought Cork did well last year and made us more solid. My reservations around him focus on his creativity and goal contribution. Not his job. He's fine doing what he does, and vital to how we play. He's a ball winning midfielder who makes few mistakes and full of energy. Very important to us IMO, and any player who is going to force Morgan and Cork out the side are going to have to be very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 It could be 5 free transfers an one for £22m. One of those Journos is a lazy lying scumbag IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 With our 30M "war chest" qouted by The Mirror, that would be a minimum of 4.2M per player but having already spent approx 8M, we could spend 3.6M per player for the other 6. Looks like we might have to raid the lower leagues, don't expect any more "big" signings! That might depend on how many and which players we sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneysaint17 Posted 16 June, 2013 Share Posted 16 June, 2013 Budget will be flexible on whether the right players become available. After the clubs recent ambitious statements and Corteses showdown with the Liebherrs, I find it hard to believe we will be looking to spend just £20m more this summer. Certain circumstances, positive (bargains) or negatives (unable to attract higher quality players) might dictate otherwise, but given that I'd expect us bring in 2/3 high quality attacking players, a holding midfielder and a utility full back, I can see us spending quite a bit this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 One of those Journos is a lazy lying scumbag IMO I would suggest more than one of them is. How would they know how big our 'warchest' is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpin4rizeal Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 would love to see us go for osvaldo from roma, he seems to have it all plus has worked under poch before looks exactly what we need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 I would suggest more than one of them is. How would they know how big our 'warchest' is? Someone tells them. Tends to be how it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Someone tells them. Tends to be how it works who do you think it was? Reid, Cortese or Pochetino? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Or any number of other staff - accountants, assistants, secretaries, agents, their friends, people close to the Liebherrs. There are all sorts of people who could know about it - and all sorts of chancers who could make it up and try to dupe the media. But even tabloids like the Mirror tend to corroborate figures like that - ie they'll hear £30m from one person and present that figure to other people for confirmation, denial or correction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Or any number of other staff - accountants, assistants, secretaries, agents, their friends, people close to the Liebherrs. There are all sorts of people who could know about it - and all sorts of chancers who could make it up and try to dupe the media. But even tabloids like the Mirror tend to corroborate figures like that - ie they'll hear £30m from one person and present that figure to other people for confirmation, denial or correction. No Duncan, we do our business in private, no way would someone leak to the media how much we have to spend. You keep your head in the sand pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Hull sign Maynor Figueroa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Hull sign Maynor Figueroa Not a bad signing for Hull! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Phillipe Hosiner of Austria Wien.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermcpete Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Interesting snippets from BBC Sportsday: Son Heung-Min's agent claims a host of Premier League clubs were interested in signing the South Korea striker, 20, before he completed a £8.49m move from Hamburg to Bayer Leverkusen. Thies Bliemeister told German paper Bild: "Liverpool, Tottenham, Fulham, Southampton and Cardiff were interested in concrete terms. At the beginning and Manchester City. Chelsea and Manchester United have observed Son." and Lorient's former Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere, 30, is wanted by Everton, Swansea, West Ham, Sunderland and Southampton, as well as Lyon and Marseille, L'Equipe is reporting. So we're definitely on the look out for a striker, which is good - would have been delighted with Heung-Min, not so much Aliadiere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Would be very surprised if those clubs were looking at Aliadiere. Was poor at Middlesbrough in the NPC, no reason why he'd be able to make the step up to the prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 He's clearly come a long way since then. Can't see it somehow. Any idea how he's been getting on since he left Boro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Would be very surprised if those clubs were looking at Aliadiere. Was poor at Middlesbrough in the NPC, no reason why he'd be able to make the step up to the prem. less than 200 appearances in a 13 year career. He sounds like the Algerian Kieran Dyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Isn't he french ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Any interest is all on the back of this season, which could be considered risky I know, but he's been very good. 23 goals and more impressively given his past, he played over 50 games. I don't know, he always had a good bit of technique but carried no goal threat. Wenger saw potential in him so I'm sure he has something. Could hit the ground running and be a good top flight striker, or could flop badly again. I'd hope for much better, but wouldn't write him off. But Sagna and Ghervinioh say something about Wengers ability to spot potential... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 (edited) Phillipe Hosiner of Austria Wien.... The Austrian Michael Owen...? [video=youtube_share;TBA1kxv2J-A] Edited 17 June, 2013 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc4prem Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Isn't he french ?! Algerian French National Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Any interest is all on the back of this season, which could be considered risky I know, but he's been very good. 23 goals and more impressively given his past, he played over 50 games. I don't know, he always had a good bit of technique but carried no goal threat. Wenger saw potential in him so I'm sure he has something. Could hit the ground running and be a good top flight striker, or could flop badly again. I'd hope for much better, but wouldn't write him off. Saw him quite a few times for Boro as got a good mate who is a boro fan. He used to moan about him even when they were in the NPC. Runs around a lot but could play for 5 hours and wouldn't get close to scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Sagna has been a good signing hasn't he? Gervinho is rubbish but Wenger gets it right more than wrong, especially with cheaper young players. It's the bigger money more established signings he's been poor with. Sagna has dropped off a cliff in terms of performance over the last 2 years (seems to be irreplaceable in Wengers eyes when he clearly can't defend or attack any more). I always thought of Wenger being a bit hit and miss with the potential of players sometimes getting lucky and sometimes sticking by players that clearly aren't working way beyond what is rational really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Haha! Yeah it is a little too greedy, be happy with one for now... (though why walk when we can run!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Sagna has been a good signing hasn't he? he's terrible, or at least he's looked terrible for the last few seasons. Confidence is shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Scott Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 (edited) he's terrible, or at least he's looked terrible for the last few seasons. Confidence is shot. Same thing happened to Eboue there. The booing of him from Arsenal fans in one game I remember probably didn't help. Edited 17 June, 2013 by Saint Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Same thing happened to Eboue there. The booing of him from Arsenal fans in one game I remember probably didn't help. Never advocate booing on your own players, but to be fair to Arsenal fans Eboue had been terrible in so many games prior to that one. His confidence was so shot he couldn't control the ball never mind play for a CL side. Wenger should have replaced him long before he did and I think the fans were almost booing Wenger in a way for not going out and buying a new right back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Never advocate booing on your own players, but to be fair to Arsenal fans Eboue had been terrible in so many games prior to that one. His confidence was so shot he couldn't control the ball never mind play for a CL side. Wenger should have replaced him long before he did and I think the fans were almost booing Wenger in a way for not going out and buying a new right back. same thing happpened to Lloyd James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Hmm.... unnamed Premier League club spending big money on an Italian striker. May be nothing but... Anyone got a funny feeling? SkySportsNews: Sky sources: Udinese reject £8m bid from an unnamed Premier League club for Matej Vydra #SSN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 (edited) ... Edited 17 June, 2013 by trousers Bum.... beaten to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Hmm.... unnamed Premier League club spending big money on an Italian striker. May be nothing but... Anyone got a funny feeling? SkySportsNews: Sky sources: Udinese reject £8m bid from an unnamed Premier League club for Matej Vydra #SSN £8m isn't big money for us, it's standard fees these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel=God-Poyet=Sod Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 If I was to guess, I would say that club would be one of the promoted teams, or for some reason Fulham..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Hmm.... unnamed Premier League club spending big money on an Italian striker. May be nothing but... Anyone got a funny feeling? SkySportsNews: Sky sources: Udinese reject £8m bid from an unnamed Premier League club for Matej Vydra #SSN Crikey. I knew he was highly rated. Didn't know he was £8m rated though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Hmm.... unnamed Premier League club spending big money on an Italian striker. May be nothing but... Anyone got a funny feeling? SkySportsNews: Sky sources: Udinese reject £8m bid from an unnamed Premier League club for Matej Vydra #SSN He is at an Italian club but he isn't Italian - he is Czech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 How many booed him? Anyone on here? It's rarely the player, just the manager's decision to play them anyway. I never booed Jermaine Wright, just thought Burley was an absolute joke for picking him. If a player isn't trying and doesn't seem to give a sh1t, that's a different matter, and completely understandable for many fans that struggle to pay for tickets only to watch some lazy nobber pick up their fortune for nothing. loads of people booed him. SAme with Guly, any surprises his form went to pot last season when he became the whipping boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 He is at an Italian club but he isn't Italian - he is Czech. That's what I meant. Striker at an Italian club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 £8m isn't big money for us, it's standard fees these days. That's nearly a third of our entire transfer budget! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 £8m isn't big money for us, it's standard fees these days. It is for a player with only 1 years Championship experience under his belt. Eyebrows were raised last year when we splashed £7m on Jay Rod. £8m for a Championship player is big-ish money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Hmm.... unnamed Premier League club spending big money on an Italian striker. May be nothing but... Anyone got a funny feeling? SkySportsNews: Sky sources: Udinese reject £8m bid from an unnamed Premier League club for Matej Vydra #SSN Yep, wondered if it might be us as well. Don't know why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 That's nearly a third of our entire transfer budget! a third of what lazy, lying scumbag journos claim is out budget FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Got a feeling it might be Cardiff, only a guess though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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