Summer window

Ffs, only leaving us with a handful of midfielders. Negligence. Speakman out.

 

I posted a nice little post thanking Gooch for his services last night.

Here's one for Stewart, Ba bye.

 

Have to say that the club and Speakman deserve some serious credit in turning down some serious advances for our best talent.

 

Neil, Clarke, Roberts and Ekwah ?

 

I know you are not his greatest fan but that is a very telling statement you just gave. Sounds like we won't be messed around and strong willed to turn down some tempting offers. Onwards and upwards. Enjoy the match today with your weeman mate

 

Cheers mate.

I honestly try to be reasonable and logical. And fair does here. Could have been a different feeling today if he rolled over and sold Roberts and others. There was certainly an opportunity to do so.

 

Do you think we will get back in to talks with Roberts about a new contract now?

 

Wtf happened with Cannon, Everton really are a shambles of a club especially how they handle young players. The info I was given on this was either wrong, which I doubt, or Everton panicked when they couldn't get their targets in.


Having said that I was also told, by a different lad, that we'd approached Jonny Evans for a years contract ...

... he's just done that at Man Utd

 

Good post mate. I don't think any club will have a perfectly balanced squad and given we're in the middle of a massive transition from L1 it looks pretty good to me. We're always going to look at what could be done better and where there's room for improvement but it's looking pretty good and we'll give most teams a game I reckon.

Who would you like to see developed in the role out of interest, I have the tactical nous of a cheese sandwich so no idea really

 

Really important this. Not that players won't be sold, they are sold by every club. But to draw a line in the sand that says you can't have any player on the cheap, and you can only have them when we are ready to sell.

That's started with Stewart's fee. Good signs.

 

Best phrase of the thread.

 

Stewart sets a base price for future sales.

He was our 3rd most valuable asset with a year left and we’ve got up to £12million.

Jacky is most saleable asset, with 3 years, so we looking at close to double, at least.

 

11 out Inc loans and 10 in. Pretty decent when you compare the names

 

Thrilled with this window , and looking forward to reading back a page or two to catch up before the game. .OaU.

 

Word of caution. Players need to settle and big changes are rarely good, many foreign players who sometimes struggle. I think long term a cracking window but it might not go to plan immediately.

 

When Stewart was first mooted to be leaving I was completely gutted, however this saga has dragged on so long I was more than happy to see him go especially at the fee we got for him.
Don’t wish the lad Ill and hope he continues with his fitness but not against us when we visit St Mary’s.
Also sorry to see Gooch leaves, bleeds red and white that lad also hoping Embo’s loan gets him back to his best as I for one would have him back in a heartbeat.
OaU and happy to put my trust in the back room staff HTL.

 

I'm still finding the sale of Ross Stewart incredible. For all his undoubted skill and ability he was injured in the most innocuous circumstances, especially the warm up incident before the 'Boro game. I just feel there is more injuries to come and we are well rid with several thousand quid in the bank

 

Did you expect him to say something like " I have left a massive club to come to this little **** outfit "

 

International break will help in the immediate short term, hopefully they get a few behind closed doors games in with the new lads. But agree, we will need to be patient with them

 

That has been the plan