Summer '24 transfer window

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What the **** is going on here? Read somewhere, probably here that he was on 18 at Preston. That might mean we don't even need to break our wage structure. Weird.

Have to assume it is a long term deal, four or five years.

Agree,if Fishy is correct,it seems odd. At 29,to take a pay cut must mean the length of the deal....4 or 5 years would take him to 34 ish.
Very surprising for us to break our previous recent protocols.
 
When Browne and Norwood were supposedly head to head, I thought to myself surely the common sense move, especially for Speakman, would be the more mobile, younger midfielder? I'm glad we've seemingly went and done that. Not that it rules out Norwood, but given our midfield I'd be shocked if we spunked more big wages on another midfielder.
 
I have only really seen PNE when they've played against us in recent years, and majority of the time we have outplayed them so never watched Browne to any extent or at least he never stood out like say Millar did in the home game but on paper he seems a good solution and more favorable than other options
 
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Apologies gents it’s been a hectic week work wise so haven’t had much chance to come on here …

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that two free agents had been up, one being Norwood who it’s nearly at a full agreement with. As Fishpaste has reported Browne has become favourite over Norwood in past couple of days with talks progressing very well. I wouldn’t rule out getting both but we need to ship a few players on first. Would be a real coup (Browne). With the Neil contract I’ve still heard the same that it’s all agreed and is a matter of it just being announced.

Ontop of the two free agents, a striker has been up on Friday (no idea who)
 
I have only really seen PNE when they've played against us in recent years, and majority of the time we have outplayed them so never watched Browne to any extent or at least he never stood out like say Millar did in the home game but on paper he seems a good solution and more favorable than other options

Yep. Even if you just take it on face value.

300+ Championship games
35 International Caps
Energetic midfielder
Club captain of a perenneal midtable championship side for the last 4 years
Not even 30 yet
That side were willing to offer him a 3 year deal to keep him.


And then compare that to the midfield we do have.

Its such a no-brainer that it deserves its own category of no-brainerness
 
Superb signing. Versatile, leader, quality on and off the ball, he's even good in the air for a smaller player. Let Neil sit and dictate and allow Browne to do the running.

Agree he'd be a good signing and I'd prefer him over Norwood. One thing in your post that struck me was the smaller player comment. He looked a decent height when we've played them previously. Certainly thought he looked a six footer but seems that he's only around 5 10.
 
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Interested to see how he slots in. Seems to be capable of doing a bit of everything in midfield, will we be asking him to get forward or sit deep? So hard to say when we don't really know what the preferred shape will be for RLB.
 
Apologies gents it’s been a hectic week work wise so haven’t had much chance to come on here …

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that two free agents had been up, one being Norwood who it’s nearly at a full agreement with. As Fishpaste has reported Browne has become favourite over Norwood in past couple of days with talks progressing very well. I wouldn’t rule out getting both but we need to ship a few players on first. Would be a real coup (Browne). With the Neil contract I’ve still heard the same that it’s all agreed and is a matter of it just being announced.

Ontop of the two free agents, a striker has been up on Friday (no idea who)

I can't see us signing both Browne and Norwood. Browne would be the preference for me and I'm assuming it would mean that Embo and Jay would be moving on.
Love to know who the striker is.
 
Fingers crossed we get this one over the line making it a canny start to the window,be more settled when we get a striker through the door tho
 
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Reckon we would still need a back up to neil

If we go with a CM 3 then could be:
Neil
Browne Jobe

Then options of ekwah n rigg for the box to box roles so id still like another CDM

I'm curious to see what he does with LON, there's a tiny part of my brain that is saying he'll have a new (or old) position again this season.
 
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