Summer window

Our four summer signings should be ready to hit the ground running. All been playing football at a respectable level against blokes, not u21s. I wouldn’t be worried about any of them having to come straight into the team tbh, maybe Semedo because his role is arguably the most “important” one as a lone striker.

Lihadji should be ready after pre-season too he’s been here 6 months now.

 

I have a feeling Semedo might hit the ground running.

He has been at one of the biggest clubs in the world, one of the very top creators of players, since he was 8.

He won’t be phased.

 

Sheff Utd might work for him. But I think he'll find a bit difference playing his home games at Turf Moor, especially if they struggle.

Deserves a proper go in the Premier League though, and I'm surprised UTD aren't having a good look at him, at least until Christmas.

 

Yep. Clarke is adaptable and improving. If he had a disadvantage when playing with no centre forward it was that Ahmad preferred to go to the left and link with Roberts.

 

Of course but then who doesn’t.

 

Remember Leicester away, heskey hadn't scored for years, loads of our lads piled on him for first goal scorer... bookies did a runner at half-time

 

There was that other Leicester lad as well, name escapes. No goal in 23 or summat.

Obv he scored as we lost 1-0. Pffft

Adebayo or summat.

 

1-1 hemir

 

Well

 

Ffs I’m always posting in the wrong threads. Apologies!

 

Who is Ogunsuyi? Not come across that name before

 

Young academy lad, great player. Belgium youth international.

 

Nice that we are spreading our net far and wide, even for young lads

 

ade akinbad-buy i think, only goal he got that season iirc

 

I do believe that was the only goal of the game aswell.

 

For me, I'm glad the whole Simms thing has been sorted. I'd say good luck at Coventry but I just don't like them. I couldn't be arsed with another 6 weeks of speculation. Once the Dialo situation is sorted one way or another, I'll be glad of that aswell.

 

Remember when he got George McCartney by the throat, I think he was playing for Burnley, and McCartney stood there cool as f**k with a look on his face of "What the f**k you doin, mate"?

 

Which is probably one of the reasons we weren't in for him, if we signed him yes he would have cost 3.5million, he may have done ok, we get promoted it has now cost us 8 million , which some may think is good business however if he has not stepped up to PL level then it will be time to move him on and if that's the case then teams looking to buy him will probably not be prepared to pay more than 8 million for him.
I do think he would help us get promoted bit I don't think we would get promoted because of him if that makes sense.
If Stewart was fully fit last season I believe we would have challenged for the title, if we'd had Simms all season I just think we would have finished in a higher play off position. I think the club probably have a really good idea if Stewart is going to sign . They possibly have someone lined up that they believe will contribute as much as simms but with more promise for future value.
IMHO if the club wanted him and believe he would develop in to a premier league striker he would be here , I don't think it's a case of us being priced out the deal or unprepared to pay the asking price, I think it was a case that we think there are better options

 

Great post mate

 

Didn't Collymore do it as well. Not scored for ages and hit a hattrick against us. One went in off the bottom of his studs, I think we lost 5-2 and we played well.