Transfer Rumours Summer 2025 Transfer Thread…

[Ric Glasgow]

I didn't say he was **** ffs, I just said he lost the ball too often and he did.

You're hardly giving him a glowing accolade by saying he lost the ball 'almost every time',are you?

 

[Plum]

I'd forgotten about Millar's questionable final ball until it was mentioned here. I think as OLM said, it's easy to lump him and Belloumi together and forget about the specifics of each.

I think it was Stoke away where Millar put crosses into the stand two or three times. I think his left foot particularly was a bit unpredictable. But he was a very good dribbler and we really missed that. Bit like Grosicki in profile - he could cause teams a lot of problems with his pace and dribbling but he didn't half miss a lot of chances.

I always felt he was inclined to take on one man too many. Could be there was no-one available to pass to, or he didn't look up enough, we'll find out soon enough hopefully. But he isn't **** and he's no Belloumi.

 

[TIGERSCAVE]

Barry can play centrally as well as wide. He’d be a superb purchase.

I suspect city might be brokering a philogene type deal

 

[balkan tiger]

No need to start crying, Brady

Yes - you picked up Millar had been spelt Miller. And it's player's. Or do we have multiple players called Millar?

Not my specialist subject but are you sure about that ' ?

 

[PLT]

The spelling of Millar is one of those, like Selles, that many phone keyboards will autocorrect to the more conventional spelling even if you type it correctly.

 

[bradymk2]

Not my specialist subject but are you sure about that ' ?

 

[Ric Glasgow]

Not quite, read my next post for more stats. He was by far our best option for left wing, dragging us up the pitch frequently, but his crossing wasn't great. I'd much rather have him on the left wing than many of the people who tried to fill in for him, so Burstow, Lincoln, Joseph, Gelhardt(?), Amrabat... I won't count Barry cos he barely got on the pitch

I read it,it's both interesting and very confusing in the big picture of things.

I think he's decent and if he comes back in good nick from his injury(not always guaranteed),I think he's got the ability to cause defences problems.Of course,I could be totally wrong.

 

[bradymk2]

I read it,it's both interesting and very confusing in the big picture of things.

I think he's decent and if he comes back in good nick from his injury(not always guaranteed),I think he's got the ability to cause defences problems.Of course,I could be totally wrong.

Never know how a player will be after that type of injury
Especially players who thrive on explosiveness and fast turns
Everything the knee hates

Twt

 

[Vern]

Not sure about Barry. The step up to championship is a big one and he appears very injury prone.
He looked neat and tidy while he was fit but I think he would be a massive gamble.

 

[Christophalophados]

Maybe he needs an overlapping fullback with him, Giles?

Giles put in the second most successful crosses into the box for us last season FWIW, with 11/60 in 10 games.

Coyle was first by a wide margin, with 33/166 so successful 1 in 5. I'd love to know how many of those were when he cut in on his left, cos it bet it isn't many.

 

[tigerrev]

Not my specialist subject but are you sure about that ' ?

Yes I am. Without the ' the word becomes players (indicating more than 1 player.) As far as I am aware we only have one player called Millar.

 

[Chazz Rheinhold]

Little bit fractious on here today

just chill the **** out

 

[TigerGaz]

A fully fit front line of Barry, Belloumi & Mcburnie would be nice. Millar as a good option of the bench, not got the same quality as Belloumi but every time he got the ball he was direct and got us up the pitch.

 

[Barrington Womble]

That's an expensive shirt.

"give us an H"

 

[willyfog]

I don’t think we saw the best of Millar as he never got a good run of games. His Canada trips meant Walter always played him on the bench the following game.

What I did see was someone who was quick and direct with the ball at his feet, defenders were terrified of getting caught too far up the field and the opposition often doubled up on him.

While this doesn’t always lead to goals it did put the opposition in a more conservative defensive set up and allowed us more space in the middle of the pitch - which unfortunately Walter didn’t want to play in.

 

[Kempton tiger]

Barry can play centrally as well as wide. He’d be a superb purchase.

I was about to quote this. He might have the impact of a Carvalho when played centrally.

 

[Kempton tiger]

Never know how a player will be after that type of injury
Especially players who thrive on explosiveness and fast turns
Everything the knee hates

Twt

Some players recover well from acl injuries and some struggle. I recall Shearer and Roy Keane both having acl surgery and coming back very strong. Before posting this, I googled Shearer's injury. It was a rupture but he played on and scored 2 goals that game after the injury. ****in mental.

 

[jhe10]

... Amir Hadžiahmetović ...

TLDR

 

[Chazz Rheinhold]

Some players recover well from acl injuries and some struggle. I recall Shearer and Roy Keane both having acl surgery and coming back very strong. Before posting this, I googled Shearer's injury. It was a rupture but he played on and scored 2 goals that game after the injury. ****in mental.

He lost five yards of pace and had to adapt his game

 

[bradymk2]

He lost five yards of pace and had to adapt his game

Shearer had that immense technical ability and shot that enabled him to still be a top striker

It can be brutal for a winger