rodders0223 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Heaven forbid we sell a promotiom rival one of our shittest players. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas_Mike Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 2 hours ago, Gary Thomas said: Good post, where I am now - 3 weeks away from the start of the season with pretty much the same squad apart from a few fringe players leaving and three decent in. Still reasonably positive, but need to get our business done pretty quickly now. Well with anyone who is anyone when it comes to signing players over in China, I doubt any new signing is immanent. What I am waiting for next is the leaked list of players who have been told to find other clubs............ Next Weekend should be good for that as we will have to start playing the team we want to start the season with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Islam Slimani is a target according to the Daily Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 11 minutes ago, useless said: Islam Slimani is a target according to the Daily Star. Must be true if they're reporting it! Who does he play for? I've never heard of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 He plays for Sporting Lisbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holtern8 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Sporting Lisbon. I think somebody forgot to tell the Daily Star we are no longer a Premier League club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Ah well, it's probably a load of rubbish but better some links than none at all. There was a link earlier to Sebastian Haller from FC Twente. It was on Football Insider so may well be a load of crap too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Leicester were linked to Islam Slimani earlier in the window. I think it's safe to say we're not shopping in the category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Slimani will go for 20 + million, he's far too good for the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958Villan Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 3 hours ago, Jareth said: So I think I read that Richards, Lescott and Bacuna were not involved today and that this means they are offski. Get them out and sign two strikers and a 'creative' player and we'll be golden. Don't get too excited Jareth, Richards and Bacuna were both injured in Austria and Les cotton replaced Okore today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958Villan Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 5 hours ago, useless said: The Chronicle are reporting that Newcastle have discussed the possibility of signing Sinclair. I think it would be a mistake to sell him to a promotion rival. Edit: The Chronicle is a local paper in the North East of England, pretty much their version of the Birmingham Mail, might even be run by the same company. I'd take a straight swap with Henri Saivet coming our way.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) If we can get this Slimani, then that would soften the blow of losing Sinclair. Edited July 16, 2016 by useless Losing Sinclair wouldn't be a blow in of itself, but we have to be careful who we sell him to considering he scored 27 goals last time he was in the Championship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) We haven't done enough so far and it's as simple as that. People were saying at the end of last season that this squad needed a HUGE overhaul otherwise it would face relegation again; well not a lot has changed. Putting the happy clappy Dr Xia is the bestest and we're going to be one of the top three clubs in the world bullshit aside...we're still a joke football club with a LONG, LONG way to go. Edited July 16, 2016 by Morley_crosses_to_Withe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 6 minutes ago, useless said: If we can get this Slimani, then that would soften the blow of losing Sinclair. Kind of like a fat girl telling you she doesnt love you anymore because you slept with her hot friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Kendrick's Dentist Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 15 minutes ago, 1958Villan said: Don't get too excited Jareth, Richards and Bacuna were both injured in Austria and Les cotton replaced Okore today. Played well today did Les Cotton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Probably would be a replacement for either Gestede or Kozák, but with Napoli and Everton being interested too, his arrival here is probably unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 29 minutes ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said: We haven't done enough so far and it's as simple as that. People were saying at the end of last season that this squad needed a HUGE overhaul otherwise it would face relegation again; well not a lot has changed. Putting the happy clappy Dr Xia is the bestest and we're going to be one of the top three clubs in the world bullshit aside...we're still a joke football club with a LONG, LONG way to go. It doesn't need a huge overhaul it just needs a decent turnover in players. Our squad was unbalanced last year and if you add in the returning loanees we are bloated. If we never sold anyone we'd need a goalscorer then our squad would be easily playoff material. To win the league I would want a new RD another CM and a goalscorer. Golini Elphick Amavi Grealish Traore Bennett Gardner Tshibola all hardly played last year through one reason or another so to me they're all improvements to the squad. We haven't done enough yet but it's 3 weeks to the 1st game and 6 till the window closes then I think there's a loan window. Calm down no team has their finished squad yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I don't know anything about the player or the level of interest of other clubs in him, but I would have thought so. The link came from the 'Daily Star', who I believe don't have the best of reputations when it comes to reports of this nature (no offence Daily Star readers), so we might not even be interested in him at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 6 minutes ago, useless said: I don't know anything about the player or the level of interest of other clubs in him, but I would have thought so. The link came from the 'Daily Star', who I believe don't have the best of reputations when it comes to reports of this nature (no offence Daily Star readers), so we might not even be interested in him at all. Very likely we aren't. Last January, we were linked to alot of players according to a variety of news sources, and they proved to be 100% wrong because we signed bugger all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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