Summer transfer thread

I've been very dismissive of the Stoke thing but at what point do we worry that a 9am press conference hasn't started by 9.30am... and the club have seemingly leaked two exciting signings this morning... the day after our manager is odds on favourite to join another club?

 

Fingers crossed mate, done the usually YouTube scouting mission and decided he’s class

 

Safc tinted glasses on I don’t see any reason to leave what he has here to go to Stoke, even further from his family too

 

You ok?

 

My son scouted him and gave a thumbs up

 

sunderland fan in me mate. things going too well etc

 

He went from 2/1 to 11/10 overnight

Don’t see why he’d leave us though. Stoke have done their business already. He’s got players he wanted here and more to come in within the next few days. There’s more expectation on Stoke than Sunderland this season and I genuinely think we’ll finish above them.

 

me neither mate. just the sunderland fan in me.

if stoke approached last night, then the way the club might be preparing with a PR fall out is to leak to a trusted press outlet news of two incomings...

Two news stories like that, before 9am, is mental. it felt too good to be true. which suggested leaked by the same side. and if its by the same side its from our side. and if we are leaking...

... man I hate being an over thinker

 

Hopefully it’s about signings and not the dreaded haha

 

although I don't believe for a second he would leave...according the Stoke Sentinel (Their evening paper) AN is current 5/4 favourite

 

I miss the days of an evening paper

 

If I’ve learned anything following this club it’s always expect the worst haha

 

Alternatively this press conference could start with Neil, Stewart, van Hecke and Michut all walking out holding hands and joyfully smiling with their new contracts.

 

Cant believe Stoke will look anywhere other than Dyche personally

 

That’s who we go for if Neil decides to move to another mid table championship side.

 

My ONLY other slight concern with Neil (and its slight) is that I'm pretty sure his family still live in the north west from his Preston days?

 

https://giphy.com/gifs/wizard-of-oz-scarecrow-dorothy-gale-tVCUH17qtqV0s

 

Deep breaths Adam.. it’s friday, we’ll announce a new signing at 5pm and then we’ll tak 3 points off Norwich tomorrow

 

thanks mate. maybe I should go and do some work rather than wait for this presser to start

 

I genuinely can't think of a single reason Alex Neil would join Stoke.