Transfer Rumours Summer 2024 transfer thread

[Tony Angelino]

I can’t see any reference to this Q&A

 

[Gone For A Walk]

remember when our threadbare squad beat Leicester 2 1 in 2016

It was threadbare, but there was some real quality in it, including attacking threat, and it wasn't as threadbare as this squad is.
Great day though.

 

[rovertiger]

Not difficult in RL when you are only playing against another eleven clubs who all have the same budget to spend. ( next to nowt)

It's a completely different sport so no comparison and off hand I can't remember if/when that was.

 

[Cityzen]

If it is a Q&A for once I hope it is selected fans and journalists. If it’s a free for all like the last one then I think the fire alarm will be working overtime…

You want it to be like this forum where only the opinions which meet with the approval of those in charge and their lickspittles are considered acceptable?

 

[Ric Glasgow]

I hope they're vetting who asks the questions... if he's pissed off with the negative vibe it could push him further away.

And Fener have a 7.30 kick off Champs League qualifier tomorrow 7.30 kick off.

Just nice questions and unbridled adoration while he lies on the floor licking his own bollox?

 

[The B&S Fanclub]

New owner, Michael Knighton, sat with him, payment to follow.


The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.

Good move. As long as he doesn't run onto the KC pitch, heading the ball, before volleying it into the south stand goal, and wearing those tight shorts!!

 

[DuaneDarby18]

Just nice questions and unbridled adoration while he lies on the floor licking his own bollox?

Thanks for that image!

 

[Cityzen]

Who's asking the questions and who has been invited?

People who go in Botanic and went to Turkey?

 

[HCAFCHangout]

Appears to be sponsors only being invited. Company I work for has one and he's just mentioned he's invited

 

[Ric Glasgow]

Thanks for that image!

I've been watching the Daughter's dog this weekend

 

[Cityzen]

Good move. As long as he doesn't run onto the KC pitch, heading the ball, before volleying it into the south stand goal, and wearing those tight shorts!!

It is amazing to think he could have bought Man Utd for £20 million.

 

[PLT]

Appears to be sponsors only being invited. Company I work for has one and he's just mentioned he's invited

İn which case, is it actually a Q&A for public consumption? Or just a more routine sponsors' event?

 

[TwoWrights]

Just nice questions and unbridled adoration while he lies on the floor licking his own bollox?

What a talent, will Simon Cowell be there?


The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.

 

[HCAFCHangout]

İn which case, is it actually a Q&A for public consumption? Or just a more routine sponsors' event?

No idea. I doubt he would make the venture out for nothing

 

[Gone For A Walk]

But if that's the case why spend £1.5m on a pitch? Why bring Oscar back on massive wages? The lad's useless unless he's in the penalty box and why take a punt on a manager that plays kamikaze football who's never had any real success as a manager? Keep it safe, stable, and target players in L1/L2 to fill the squad out as they're cheap and there are plenty of decent players.

First off, he isn't "useless unless he's in the penalty box". That's a ridiculous thing to say. Secondly, Oscar at £20k a week = £1 mill for the season. How much do you think it would cost to instead go out and buy and then pay the wages for a decent striker who can score goals?

 

[JoelTheTiger]

You want it to be like this forum where only the opinions which meet with the approval of those in charge and their lickspittles are considered acceptable?

Nope, I just don’t think now is the time for people to be asking about whether Harry Vaughan is the second coming of George Best or whether they can get a joint City and FC pass…

 

[Cityzen]

Nope, I just don’t think now is the time for people to be asking about whether Harry Vaughan is the second coming of George Best or whether they can get a joint City and FC pass…

Won’t be as bad as back in the Christopher Needler days when we were in danger of going out of business and the first question at the AGM in the gym was from some old bloke about who should take our corners. As if that had anything to do with the owner. And back then there were questions about catering and the toilets. It made you despair.

 

[Leon...]

İn which case, is it actually a Q&A for public consumption? Or just a more routine sponsors' event?

Good question. If it is for sponsors then rationally, you would expect this to be a stablising mission given the uncertainty and the state of the first team squad.

 

[HCAFCHangout]

Holding an invite only midday Q&A that isn't just a press conference seems really weird to me.

 

[Gone For A Walk]

That, or even having looked at the free agent list at the end of the season and having a few ready to sign the dotted line on contract expiry. We got Drameh after weeks, but willock i thought would've been already made a done deal before the season ended, plus a couple more.

But i felt the same with the manager. When Rosie got **** canned, whether you agreed and the time or not I at least expected that they had a replacement lined up. But no, we were scrabbling round trying to find a manager with no real idea who they would want as a transfer target.

Im sure by the end of the transfer window we'll have a squad with no danger of a relegation fight- but after finishing 7th (and sacking the manager) and getting 30m for 2 players I'd have wished that wasn't the target.

That simply isn't true.
They had Walter identified as their man from the off. It then took a bit of time, but not that long at all in the scheme of things, to come to agreement with him, and his chosen assistants, to sort out the contracts and other paperwork. And then Walter also had a family holiday arranged.
During that process of course they would also have been talking plans & targets etc