Transfer Rumours Summer Transfer window

Getting Mepham in as a temporary starter/squad player is starting to look more and more appealing like.

 

That's cool, not sure I have said that you're doing anything wrong.

It's all good. Some like to talk about the concerns we have, some like to wait it out and just let **** happen. All the same, we will still be there on Saturday.

 

Interesting point that. The club are clearly aiming higher. However, he would absolutely walk into our starting 11 currently.

 

Still think Lucumi might happen but if I was a betting man I'd say we will sign a centre back in the next 5 days but that centre back hasn't been linked yet.

 

Bournemouth need him at the moment

 

I think he’s been waiting for a better offer but I believe he now sees us as his best option …

… that's fair enough for me, can’t expect to just snap our fingers.

It’s not like we’re big hitters, I’m amazed at who we’ve brought in tbh.

 

I was just going to post something along those lines. I think a name is going to come out of the blue.

 

I thought that when we didnt get him on a permanent as soon as possible that we must have had at least a couple of irons ready to pull out of the fire. We are still waiting......

 

Think we have to tether ourselves to perspective during these lulls.

I’m getting as antsy as anyone about the lack of CB signing ahead of West Ham, but if you’d told any of us the transfer window we’ve had to date back in May, we’d have been in disbelief.

Whether it’s in time to play the opener or not, I’m confident the club will have a few CBs in the door before the window shuts. I think the lads we do have are more than capable of putting in strong performances if called upon, even if it’s not ideal.

 

Seems like he's the one we've identified. However, that comes with in-built delays. We absolutely can't go chasing a deal for a 27 year old with only a year left. We have to make them sweat to get a sensible price. But the schedule for that is up to Bologna - and is likely to go closer to the deadline than we'd ideally prefer.

 

Yep....that's been our MO.

 

Dango Outtara makes a lot of sense, shame about AFCON but I wouldn’t say no to him

 

Go anywhere else and work there I need something to happen

 

I think you're right mate. As it stands,it seems to be the position we've found more difficult than even the striker,which historically is always difficult.

 

I’d lost faith in Mepham long before he was dropped.

It took RLB longer but I’ve never thought we’d make the deal permanent.

He's good in the Championship but not consistently PL standard in my opinion.

 

Dango would be a dream signing for me, cant see us pulling it off but if they do I will also be pulling it off

Also no links to him yet like

 

Outtara would be a great signing for us, would be that versatile winger that can play across the front three, and RLB knows him too. He's left-footed as well

 

I'm starting to dislike Afcon.

 

Lucumi is a top quality cb and Italian teams are a right stubborn lot re fees etc.

They know they have to sell him because he’ll leave for free next summer if not. It’s all part of the negotiating game. Standard practice.

 

Aye, we need better, but he'd be a perfect early season stop gap, and later squad player. Particularly as he has played a canny few Premier League games and already knows his way around the club.