The #LUFC Breakfast Debate (Fri 13th July)

Good Morning Everyone

Southampton have announced that they are willing to loan former England keeper Fraser Forster out on loan, AND pay most of his £65,000 per week wages.

Unsurpringly Aston Villa and Birmingham both very quickly throw their hats in the ring.

The Saints have just splashed out 10m on Leeds loan target Angus Gunn, and with Alex McCarthy first choice at St Mary's, Forster is surplus to requirements.





Where does this our keeper situation? Birmingham will be desperate to get rid of Stockdale now, Forster could come to Elland Road on the cheap or do we let the Blackman deal go through?

Taling about the Blackman deal, an agreement has been made with both player and club - all that remains is his medical.

Will the Forster saga throw a spanner in the works?





Fulham are looking to bring Dwight Gayle to Craven Cottage on a season long loan.

Dwight Gayle or Hernandez / Kodjia or Assombalonga?

Who would you rather have?





Its Friday 13th today...

Anyone superstitious?

Any Friday 13th stories?

 

Morning.. is Rad still managing to pull the wool over peoples eyes?
Has Belgrano walked yet?

 

Good Morning to Matt and co from a dull Bardsey
Frazer Foster has the experience but one wonders why has he suddenly lost favour?
I prefer to give Blackman a chance because of his age
Gayle for me Marriot too and Kodji
Its about time we signed someone before they all get new clubs
How will a former company of AR going bust affect us kit can only happen at Leeds!

 

I thought comrade you were going to watch England in the final as you say you are never wrong so go and watch the reserves on Saturday you can cosy up to Putin

 

What company?
Hasn’t he just staked the house by outbidding Sky to show Scum Ronaldo games.. we mean nothing to Rad apart from a supply of pocket money..

 

Morning all

 

You sound pleased we didn’t make it?
Surely your bitterness cant mean you put ego before country...
I am gutted because we had enough chances to win the game.
Great experience though.
Would go back for a proper visit if the border stays open. Fantastic place....

 

Good morning all...

It seems we will need to wait for Chelsea to appoint a new manager before they entertain the prospect of Blackman leaving, he was at TA two weeks ago so I don’t believe the medical rumours.

I’d prefer Foster on loan personally and Gayle on loan over Hugill any day of the week. I just don’t get what we are playing at, we obviously have wages spare after the departures, we had a £10m lump sum investment from the Americans and still had surplus from transfer activity and sell on clauses.

Hernandez on a free, Gayle and Foster on Loan, three players to make a difference and would cost us next to nothing. In Hernandez we might pay a £3m signing on fee but make it £5m and lower his wages, when you compare that to a possible £10m for Roofe it’s a no brainer.

Rads has absolutely NO excuse this season not to bring in some top quality, I can’t remember a season before (at this level) where the likes of Gayle, Hernandez, Vydra, Stockdale, Foster, Kodjia and Assombalonga were all available.

With the appointment of a fanfair coach who players “supposedly” should be falling over themselves to work with and money in the bank it would be criminal if we’re looking up the next signing on Wiki or it’s the Jerry guy.

As it stands at the moment we have two options up front, Roofe who divides opinion and Taylor who is an unknown quantity and has pretty much zero chance of lasting a whole season, we really need to get our fingers unstuck.

 

Totally agree with you. I have tried to be rational about this but now at the point where I am really concerned. I too really thought that with the apparent calibre of el loco that we were going to have players queuing up to get on board. Another day gone without a sniff of quality and no frigging info coming from the club. I am in despair

 

Good morning everyone! In more depressing news, it looks like Bartley is about to complete a 4 million pound deal to the Baggies. I can't work that one out personally. He was well loved and respected the last time he played here and his best mate in Ayling is here. He has the calmness, authority/leadership that helped give us one of the best defences in the League under Monk. Cooper and to a lesser degree Pontus don't always show all of those attributes. Injury worries aside, surely it was a no-brainer.

 

Morning all
Well another day/week nearly over and still no progress on inspirational signings.
Mr playboy Radz is turning out to be a right tight B with his purse strings.
Just got the feeling that nothing of note is going to happen. So have decided to prepare for next season as detailed.

 

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   Elland Back‏@EllandBack1
   @PhilHayYEP With Saints making Fraser Forster available for loan and willing to pick up the majority of his £65k pw wages, could this effect Blackman coming to ER. Birmingham want Forster, therefor will have to get rid of Stockdale, or perhaps we will go after Forster?
   
   
   

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Phil Hay‏@PhilHayYEP
Replying to @EllandBack1
as of yesterday evening, Blackman was close to being sorted. Expecting him to sign.

 

Morning Glory, perhaps two signings today.

I heard LUFC have fixed their fax machine...

 

Morning Mike, it will be EITHER Kodjia or Gayle will (more than likely) Hugill coming over on a season long loan.

Leeds won't risk 6m on a league 1 player I don't think.

 

Morning Bucks

 

Morning ristac, Blackman is third or 4th choice at Stamford Bridge. I can't see why the loan should effect a New Manager as Blackman will not be in his plans.

Saints fans very unhappy with Forster, he needs to re find his confidence.

Hernandez and Vydra still possibilities but their wages demands are close to 50k per week each, and Leeds refuse to go near that, and you can't blame them.

Both players are not being swarmped with offers, and both want to stay in England. Leeds are leaving the offers on the table.

We are trying to sign one of the five: Vydra, Hernandez, Kodjia, Gayle or Assombalonga.

 

Morning Norm

 

Hi Johhny, Bielsa did not want Bartley. Bartley let Leeds know that he'd prefer a move to ER, but Bielsa was not up for it.

 

Morning 2pennth

 

Morning Ell. Hope we have something to cheer us up today.