Transfer Rumours Summer '23 Transfer Thread

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Geo10 said:
According to Twitter, Bradley is turning our 3 year offer down, he’s going to derby as they are making him captain.
Not a bad thing for us
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Whether it is true or not, for him at his age I'm sure he wants to play regularly, which would not necessarily be the case with us. Much better chance at a league lower and captain at Derby.

It will be interesting to see if Andy Smith gets closer to the first team, he did well at GY, I guess a lot depends on what happens with Greaves, as I cannot see him being happy with being back up to Macca and Alfie.
 
John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. said:
Whether it is true or not, for him at his age I'm sure he wants to play regularly, which would not necessarily be the case with us. Much better chance at a league lower and captain at Derby.

It will be interesting to see if Andy Smith gets closer to the first team, he did well at GY, I guess a lot depends on what happens with Greaves, as I cannot see him being happy with being back up to Macca and Alfie.
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I'd like to see Smith given a chance, but I also wouldn't be be averse to seeing a bit more pace in the back line also.

If I could have my cake and eat it kinda scenario.
 
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John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. said:
Whether it is true or not, for him at his age I'm sure he wants to play regularly, which would not necessarily be the case with us. Much better chance at a league lower and captain at Derby.

It will be interesting to see if Andy Smith gets closer to the first team, he did well at GY, I guess a lot depends on what happens with Greaves, as I cannot see him being happy with being back up to Macca and Alfie.
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I don’t think Greaves will be back up, I know he’s not flavour of the week at the minute but I still think he’s our best centre half and should only keep getting better and better. He’ll be in the team on merit I’m sure.
 
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Amin Yapusi said:
Because I think Greaves is better than them both. You need more than 2 centre halves in a squad.
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You may but what makes you think Rosenior agrees with you? Of course you need more than 2 but that doesn't mean Greaves is an automatic starter either.

Your comment just seemed quite absolute for something we saw little evidence of last season.
 
Greaves has a higher ceiling than both McLoughlin and Alfie Jones but in terms of where they are right now, all three are about equal. I don’t buy the idea that Macca is ‘much better’ than Greaves. I think that’s just the same ‘flavour of the month’ bias that City fans show all the time i.e. McLoughlin is the best thing since Maldini and Greaves is now suddenly ****e. All three are very solid centre-halves for a team which has aspirations for top 6. We’re blessed that we have three very good centre-halves contracted to 2026 and we shouldn’t be talking down any of them.
 
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Kalman said:
Greaves has a higher ceiling than both McLoughlin and Alfie Jones but in terms of where they are right now, all three are about equal. I don’t buy the idea that Macca is ‘much better’ than Greaves. I think that’s just the same ‘flavour of the month’ bias that City fans show all the time i.e. McLoughlin is the best thing since Maldini and Greaves is now suddenly ****e. All three are very solid centre-halves for a team which has aspirations for top 6. We’re blessed that we have three very good centre-halves contracted to 2026 and we shouldn’t be talking down any of them.
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I don't believe Jones or McLoughlin are significantly better than Greaves, I merely think that Rosenior thinks they're his two preferred CBs as things stand, which is why I disagreed with the notion Greaves was a walk up start next season.
 
Kalman said:
Greaves has a higher ceiling than both McLoughlin and Alfie Jones but in terms of where they are right now, all three are about equal. I don’t buy the idea that Macca is ‘much better’ than Greaves. I think that’s just the same ‘flavour of the month’ bias that City fans show all the time i.e. McLoughlin is the best thing since Maldini and Greaves is now suddenly ****e. All three are very solid centre-halves for a team which has aspirations for top 6. We’re blessed that we have three very good centre-halves contracted to 2026 and we shouldn’t be talking down any of them.
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I don't disagree that at present all are about a similar level, I guess it will be down to Liam's man management to keep players happy that are not playing every week.
 
SydneyTiger14 said:
I don't believe Jones or McLoughlin are significantly better than Greaves, I merely think that Rosenior thinks they're his two preferred CBs as things stand, which is why I disagreed with the notion Greaves was a walk up start next season.
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I always thought Greaves actually looked good at left back when Christie was on the other side, we seemed to become a back 3 in possession and Christie would go very very high. Coyle doesn’t offer that in comparison and hence we looked much more rigid with him in the side
 
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big vern said:
I would not say overrated. His progress before last season was not notch. Unfortunately last season his form did plateau a little. He is still doing well for a young larker.
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not notch eh - no doubt an expression from yoof gang culture
 
big vern said:
I would not say overrated. His progress before last season was not notch. Unfortunately last season his form did plateau a little. He is still doing well for a young larker.
Vern.
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He added goals to his game last season. That's some 'plateau'.
 
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