Summer '24 transfer window

Not sure strikers moved that well last season and when they did (egRusyn) couldn’t hold the ball because of physical weakness or unrefined first touch .

 

He wasn’t really, he played the equivalent of eight games. Jobe probably played CF more than him.

 

Agree. No way the midfield/wingers weren’t playing balls into the box because they had nobody to aim for, they had just got used to playing without a striker and didn’t look up to play those balls often enough IMO.

 

Yep. I remember a few times when Clarke should have played it to Rusyn instead of doing his own thing.

 

Rusyn was on the shoulder quite a bit but rarely did the ball get put through for him. I can recall once at Swansea and his standing foot went as he shot and it skewed wide.

 

I'm think it was also glaringly obvious that we didn't hold it up particularly well..I think we need a bit of both

 

Jobe is listed on transfermarkt as having played 10 games as a striker last season. I'm not bothered enough to count his minutes to see how many time he completed the full game. Rusyn appeared in 21 games, I assume almost all of those appearances were as a striker.

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Isn't the issue with Stansfield he doesn't want to move this far North or was that just made up last time he turned us down?

 

Mendy training on his own is encouraging that the club obviously think he’s going to leave but less encouraging that he won’t be properly fit if he joins.

 

I think this is suggesting he has returned to team training as he has been training alone all summer

 

Did they deliberately re-create the mayenda chance there?

 

I honestly think the club will have moved onto other targets

 

Cole Palmer signs a 2 year contract extension until… 2033

 

Cane’s first game of the season is this Saturday. Rowe at Norwich took himself out of contention as a clear signal that he wants to leave. If Mendy plays I would be surprised if he ends up at SAFC later in the window.

 

ah I see. In that case it’s discouraging on both parts

 

Obviously I am just assuming, but breach of contract will come around if he "refuses" to train wont it? young family he's hardly going to forego wages on a deal that may never happen

 

He’s got to make sure he hasn’t burned his bridges, he’s made it entirely clear that he wants to leave but it isn’t actually up to him and it’s better to be playing than training alone all summer. Magic Johnson is testimony to the damage a year of no competitive football can do when he left us.

 

I'd rather Mendy be involved with actual training and games if he is going to sign later in the window. Last thing I want is to sign him and have to wait until October before he is fit.