Transfer thread Summer 2015

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DHCanary said:
I know Hull played a 5 man defence a lot, using wing backs. The difference between a ML, DML and WL player is probably a reflection of the opposition, with him playing deeper against stronger teams. I probably should have phrased my earlier comment as "paying £15m for someone turning out at LB".

That was my impression from Whoscored, DH, where they list Hull's dominant formation as a 3-5-2. I had thought Brady was a LW who could also play at LB, but it seems as if he is more like BJ. Is that the case, or is he a LW dropping back into DML or CM? His number 11 implies the latter, but numbers can be deceptive.
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carrabuh said:
We need to get Mad Brewer on this board.

He's always interesting.
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goldeneadie said:
Apparently Arsenal will look to offload Sonogo this summer. I know absolutely nothing except Wenger thought highly of him. Any thoughts?
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He has the touch, flair and control of Ade Akinbiyi <yikes>
Touch. Wouldn't. Bargepole.
 
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He is bad then. Thought he would be better than that. Clubs still paid good money for him though, strangely it would seem. Remember him and Darren Eadie making their debuts against Bayern. Eadie looked great, Akinbiyi not so.
 
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THURNBY YELLOW said:
What is it with us and Huddersfield? That would be Holt, Butterfield, The lad that was injured a lot for us (striker) can't think of his name but he scored a few for the Terriers last season and now Hooper. Very odd, is it just a way of players eventually moving from Leeds to Huddersfield?
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I think it's a relationship thing. The impression I get is that football is still quite a lot about who you know and how easily you can work with them, and if you get on and behave sensibly in the ludicrous world of football transfers, people will want to deals again.

I suspect ever since we got a decent advance deal for Pilks, our board and their board have decided that they like doing business with each other because they know people aren't going to behave stupidly. It works more in their favour at the moment because obviously we have more players that they might be interested in than they do, but I wouldn't be surprised that if they have something of a gem we might be front of the queue by virtue of a good relationship.
 
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ColkOfTheBarclay said:
Van Ginkel would be a great player to get as Wes's understudy. Plays anywhere across the midfield but primarily used as a CAM. We don't exactly need to bolster our midfield options much but one really good attacking CM is who I'd be after and Ginkel fits that bill.
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I don't think Van Ginkel would be seen as Hoolahan's understudy for very long!
 
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I'm going to put Van Ginkel in the same pile as Rosicky:

i.e. Not Going To Happen
 
Ah, but if we had got him the first time I doubt we would have spent last season in the championship, thus depriving us of doubling the binners, again, and then beating them in the playoffs. Side note:- we have doubled the d binners FOUR times since they last accomplished this feat against us. Ancient history? Meaningless.
 
goldeneadie said:
Ah, but if we had got him the first time I doubt we would have spent last season in the championship, thus depriving us of doubling the binners, again, and then beating them in the playoffs. Side note:- we have doubled the d binners FOUR times since they last accomplished this feat against us. Ancient history? Meaningless.
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To be honest I don't think it was ever on the cards.
 
ColkOfTheBarclay said:
Van Ginkel would be a great player to get as Wes's understudy. Plays anywhere across the midfield but primarily used as a CAM. We don't exactly need to bolster our midfield options much but one really good attacking CM is who I'd be after and Ginkel fits that bill.
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As I understand it AN sees Andreu as competition and eventual replacement for Wes having got him fit and strong enough for our game in the last 4 months and with pre-season training to come.
 
1950canary said:
As I understand it AN sees Andreu as competition and eventual replacement for Wes having got him fit and strong enough for our game in the last 4 months and with pre-season training to come.
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Seems fair enough. Certainly showed some impressive signs at Hamilton, hope he can bring that goal scoring knack to us.
 
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