Transfer Rumours Summer 2025 Transfer Thread…

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Not sure how Vaughan would fit with them these days, but on paper, a loan back to his old team Oldham could be a catalyst.
 
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PLT said:
Never known a player who barely plays be so scrutinised as Vaughan is. He seems to really bother people for some reason.

Hughes is obviously talented and has huge potential but I think some of the talk about him right now is a bit over the top. He has loads of desirable raw skills but his defensive outcomes aren't actually that good. There were games last season where Macca or Jones were blocking everything and saving our clean sheet, I don't think Hughes did that sort of thing as much. I think he's still yet to become that really solid defender, but as someone else said that will probably come in time.

And finally on the strikers. I don't get how we can have McBurnie, Frigan, Joseph and Destan all at the club. Maybe if we played a front two regularly but then Gelhardt obviously makes that unlikely. I agree about getting rid of Palmer if someone wants him but I still think that leaves a lot of attacking players kicking their heels if we get everyone we want.
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Don't forget we always get great amounts of freakish injuries.
 
Kalman II said:
Hughes is better than what Greaves was at his age, in my opinion. I don’t think we’ve had a centre-back as good on the ball than Hughes before. Comfortable on the ball and great passing range and vision for such a young lad, never mind a young centre-back. He could probably play well as a DM if we played him there.

Greaves is a more aggressive centre-back. Hughes is smarter.
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Reminds me of Beckenbauer in many ways. :emoticon-0148-yes:
 
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Macca is a limited footballer who gets the most out of his game with an exemplary attitude.

Rosenior talked about Jones as a Rolls Royce footballer but he was definitely off his game last season. His passing really fell away.

Greaves has great composure, strong in the air and can pass a ball. He was definitely rash in the past and could be done for pace.

Hughes for me had the potential to go beyond Greaves. He is also super composed and has a better range of passing, matches Greaves for heading ability, but perhaps a bit quicker than Greaves or at least he reads the game a bit better so never seems to get caught out in this way.
 
willyfog said:
Macca is a limited footballer who gets the most out of his game with an exemplary attitude.

Rosenior talked about Jones as a Rolls Royce footballer but he was definitely off his game last season. His passing really fell away.

Greaves has great composure, strong in the air and can pass a ball. He was definitely rash in the past and could be done for pace.

Hughes for me had the potential to go beyond Greaves. He is also super composed and has a better range of passing, matches Greaves for heading ability, but perhaps a bit quicker than Greaves or at least he reads the game a bit better so never seems to get caught out in this way.
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If you look at the 2000s and 2010s, lots of the top teams in the Premier League had a typical partnership of a really aggressive centre-half and a really composed one who was better on the ball. Think Vidić-Ferdinand or Terry-Carvalho. Even now you have Konaté-van Dijk and Gabriel-Saliba.

For me, Greaves is more like Vidić/Terry/Konaté/Gabriel. A no-nonsense defender who steps up to win the ball and makes impressive slide tackles. Hughes is more like Ferdinand/Carvalho/van Dijk/Saliba in that he’s more composed on and off the ball and has great passing range.

Greaves and Hughes would’ve made some pairing.
 
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Kalman II said:
If you look at the 2000s and 2010s, lots of the top teams in the Premier League had a typical partnership of a really aggressive centre-half and a really composed one who was better on the ball. Think Vidić-Ferdinand or Terry-Carvalho. Even now you have Konaté-van Dijk and Gabriel-Saliba.

For me, Greaves is more like Vidić/Terry/Konaté/Gabriel. A no-nonsense defender who steps up to win the ball and makes impressive slide tackles. Hughes is more like Ferdinand/Carvalho/van Dijk/Saliba in that he’s more composed on and off the ball and has great passing range.

Greaves and Hughes would’ve made some pairing.
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Although I’ve never seen John Terry almost run through a full team and nearly score the goal of the century. I can’t remember which game that was but it was ridiculous close ball control for almost half the length of the pitch.
 
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TwoWrights said:
If he gave posters £5 every time he mentioned Norwich first, and they gave him £1 for every time they did that, he'd be quids in. :emoticon-0138-think


The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
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And, as you know I have no interest in them. But you are quicker on the uptake than some.
 
PLT said:
Never known a player who barely plays be so scrutinised as Vaughan is. He seems to really bother people for some reason.

Hughes is obviously talented and has huge potential but I think some of the talk about him right now is a bit over the top. He has loads of desirable raw skills but his defensive outcomes aren't actually that good. There were games last season where Macca or Jones were blocking everything and saving our clean sheet, I don't think Hughes did that sort of thing as much. I think he's still yet to become that really solid defender, but as someone else said that will probably come in time.

And finally on the strikers. I don't get how we can have McBurnie, Frigan, Joseph and Destan all at the club. Maybe if we played a front two regularly but then Gelhardt obviously makes that unlikely. I agree about getting rid of Palmer if someone wants him but I still think that leaves a lot of attacking players kicking their heels if we get everyone we want.
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I reckon it's because of the daft George best comment.
 
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