Hopefully Bruce isn't serious about this German " striker " who has kicked about 4 goals in 200 games FFS
They were all fringe players though and Snodgrass/Brady are better than Ince. Elmo is better than Rosy even at right back and Huddlestone, Livermore and Diame are all better than Quinn. People really are overreacting about them leaving
Elmo is a great right winger but he is nowhere near Rosey as a full back. His positional play is poor and gets caught out too many times as a Full Back.
I thought this was interesting.. "Derby, favourites ahead of the Tigers for promotion, have signed five players already, while Wolves, Leeds and Fulham have all shown an ambitious willingness to open their chequebooks. City, meanwhile, are one of only four clubs in the Championship yet to sign a new player this summer and have just 20 senior professionals on their books. Three of those (Nikica Jelavic, Dame N'Doye and Abel Hernandez) are unlikely to stick around, while a further two (Robert Snodgrass and Mo Diame) will be injured for the opening month. Harry Maguire and Brian Lenihan are yet to start a league game for the club and then there is Jake Livermore, suspended for allegedly failing a drugs test." Makes the fact we're yet to sign a new player that bit more peculiar....
Why Hull City need to give fans 'reason to believe' as pre-season training begins please log in to view this image TWELVE months after making plans for the Europa League and Premier League, Hull City return to pre-season training today with glitz and glamour no longer on their horizon, writes Philip Buckingham. Neither, it seems, is there much sign of optimism. Six weeks after relegation, ending a two-year stint among the top-flight's elite, City have much work to do before convincing supporters the next 10 months will bring about their swift return. The summer has so far served to engender an uneasy mood hanging around the KC Stadium. No new faces have yet been recruited and the loss of both Stephen Quinn and Tom Ince last week, departures against Steve Bruce's wishes, has weakened City's hand significantly ahead of the Championship's kick-off. All that can quickly change with a few ambitious signings but a relegated club needs to give fans cause to believe again. City are so far struggling on that front this summer. Others are stealing an early march in the Championship arms race. Derby, favourites ahead of the Tigers for promotion, have signed five players already, while Wolves, Leeds and Fulham have all shown an ambitious willingness to open their chequebooks. City, meanwhile, are one of only four clubs in the Championship yet to sign a new player this summer and have just 20 senior professionals on their books. Three of those (Nikica Jelavic, Dame N'Doye and Abel Hernandez) are unlikely to stick around, while a further two (Robert Snodgrass and Mo Diame) will be injured for the opening month. Harry Maguire and Brian Lenihan are yet to start a league game for the club and then there is Jake Livermore, suspended for allegedly failing a drugs test. The number of players you can feel certain will still be here past the transfer window closing can be counted on two hands. Uncertainty may soon be given a squad number, such is its presence in the dressing room. Losing both Quinn and Ince last week felt irresponsible and sloppy. Both could have been assets in the Championship but have been lost to rivals. Quinn should have been tied down sooner, shown appreciation and felt worth. Ince, too, could have been made to stay had it not been for an ill-advised release clause Derby exploited. Bruce's stern words to a national newspaper on Saturday also did little to reassure fans that the good ship City is sailing through mill pond waters. "I saw Tom Ince as an integral part of my plans," said Bruce. "But Derby met the buy-out clause and then it was the choice of others to let him leave. "We shouldn't be selling our top young players when trying to put together a team to challenge for an immediate return to the Premier League." Such has been the mutual affection between Bruce and the club's owner Assem Allam, this has been the closest thing yet to a division during their three years together. Nick Barmby, lest we forget, was clearing his desk soon after his criticisms of the board in April 2012. It is understood Bruce was unaware of the clause included in Ince's deal and has been deeply frustrated at seeing a potential star of the Championship leave for a promotion rival. The £5m recouped is decent business in many ways but brings no guarantees of a replacement. So with Quinn and Ince joining the released Liam Rosenior and Paul McShane, City are now four valuable squad members down without compensation. A time to judge the successes of a transfer window comes at its closure, of course, but the Tigers' shopping list is getting longer. Depending on how easily shifted the attacking trio are, City could yet need as many as eight signings. Finding quality at a good price will only get harder. The biggest positive, and one fans can only hope endures, is the retention of the crown jewels. Robbie Brady, Ahmed Elmohamady and James Chester all remain with City and to lose one of those, especially without first finding replacements, would only trigger panic. City came down making all the right noises they would be back but the next 33 days need to bring proof they can walk the walk through 2015-16. Some of Bruce's best signings, such as Elmohamady, Quinn and Michael Dawson, came very late in summer and history suggests the City boss should again find a few aces up his sleeve. In the meantime, pre-season begins today with the Tigers in need of some good news. http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull...6837547-detail/story.html#fdw8uzz05LUFYcoP.99
Mike White @mikewhitesport Sources in Wales tell us #hcafc yet to make any contact with Cardiff for Peter Whittingham & that player may not be keen on a move away.
Norwich pursuit of Hull winger Robbie Brady halted by his £7m price tag Norwich are balking at Hull City's £7million valuation of transfer target Robbie Brady. The Republic of Ireland international is wanted by Canaries boss Alex Neil as he prepares for life in the Barclays Premier League. But their hopes of landing Brady are being threatened by Hull's high asking price. Norwich are prepared to pay in the region of £4.5million for Brady this summer - but are currently unwilling to meet the former Manchester United's man full price tag. Brady was a regular for Steve Bruce's side last season, making 34 appearances for the Tigers as they were relegated for the top-flight. The 23-year-old Irishman has 13 senior caps for his country, scoring three goals. He joined Hull permanently in 2013 following two successful loan spells at the club from United. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-Brady-halted-7m-price-tag.html#ixzz3f6Hw7Bgx
£4.5? They're having a laugh. We got that for Ince and he barely kicked a ball last season. We want double that for Brady
