Summer transfer thread

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Not for me I am afraid. I am not sure what he would have to offer us. He isnt past it like Defoe was, but I dont see him fitting in this squad we are building. He couldnt play the role Stewart plays, nor the one Broadhead did. He may play from the left but that is a high energy, high pace role under Neil. I cant really see us taking him, even on a free, and I reckon Speakman will be wary after his Defoe experience.

Spot on.This is a non starter.We won't do it.
 
I'm not even on the fence with Borini. I am so far beyond the fence its untrue. I'm not even in the garden. I'm hiding in the cellar.

I think he'd be a terrible signing. And signing him "because we have no cover for Stewart and we might not get Clarke" when there are TWO MONTHS of the transfer window left is a ridiculous argument.

Availability isn't an attribute. There are lots of "available" players. I'd like to think we spend a fair amount of time trying to make unavailable ones more available.
 
I'm not even on the fence with Borini. I am so far beyond the fence its untrue. I'm not even in the garden. I'm hiding in the cellar.

I think he'd be a terrible signing. And signing him "because we have no cover for Stewart and we might not get Clarke" when there are TWO MONTHS of the transfer window left is a ridiculous argument.

Availability isn't an attribute. There are lots of "available" players. I'd like to think we spend a fair amount of time trying to make unavailable ones more available.
Agree on all counts. Borini was great for us when he was on loan, but was horrific when he signed permanently. He was a disgrace in the relegation season.
 
Agree on all counts. Borini was great for us when he was on loan, but was horrific when he signed permanently. He was a disgrace in the relegation season.

every where he goes he barely plays. its absolutely nuts that we are still the club he has played the most games for by quite some margin. and he was barely here 5 mins

he's been surviving off his reputation as having high potential forever.
 
Boring was a credit to himself when he was on loan. He then very publicly said he didn't want to sign for us, came only when he was told he wasn't wanted at Liverpool and was short of options.

He was very limited in his second time here, with only BSA getting much out of him.

Not for me. His agent is doing his job, but I'd rather he looked somewhere else for his client's last pay deal
 
With all the data analysis that the recruitment team do these days, they will have come up with a significant size list of potential targets that could be suitable for the team. Do you think Borini's name would be anywhere near that list? I don't, so why entertain the idea just because he fancies it and he played for us years ago? Speakman and Neil will have no sentimentality in this case so I can't see it happening. however, I might be wrong and analysis may show he'd be a good fit,.
 
every where he goes he barely plays. its absolutely nuts that we are still the club he has played the most games for by quite some margin. and he was barely here 5 mins

he's been surviving off his reputation as having high potential forever.
spot on. I’m sick of those players that they say “he’s going to make a good player” over and over. And still say it when they’re 29!! Had potential to be a top player but, once he had his contract, turned to ****.
 
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Fabio Borini would be a terrible signing for us, but a great one for him for obvious reasons, and being 31 he's bound to look at opportunities towards the end of his career so I can't blame him (his agent) for trying.

He's (probably well) past his best and he'd be far too slow (and old) for the S.A.F.C. style, and his experience wouldn't help 'cos he wouldn't be able to contribute where it matters and lead by example, so it's definitely a 'no' from me :emoticon-0145-shake
 
The Borini link is all wrong for me. We set the profile of the players we want for the team, not working out how we fit in a player who’s being peddled by his agent. If he fit the profile and was what we needed then he should already have been on the radar. Same for that Ronaldo fella in Manchester looking for a new club, he can sling his hook too ;-)
 
Eriksen to Man Utd according to SSN

Do Man Utd really need another No.10?
Probably not, but then again their current number 10s had really awful seasons. It was only really De Gea & Ronaldo that could claim to have had a good season.

Eriksen was quality for Brentford, obvious question marks remain about his overall fitness but I think he’s one of the best midfielders in the world. I really rate him.
 
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Fabio Borini would be a terrible signing for us, but a great one for him for obvious reasons, and being 31 he's bound to look at opportunities towards the end of his career so I can't blame him (his agent) for trying.

He's (probably well) past his best and he'd be far too slow (and old) for the S.A.F.C. style, and his experience wouldn't help 'cos he wouldn't be able to contribute where it matters and lead by example, so it's definitely a 'no' from me :emoticon-0145-shake
I'm sure it's been mentioned somewhere that the club aren't interested,
 
He plays on the left but can also play wing back which would help if Cirkin is injured as we’ve nobody to cover him as of yet either with Huggins never fit and probably the first choice right back when he is fit. Managed 9 goals in 19 starts season before last from the wing so defo still has an eye for it. I’d prefer to have a smaller striker on the bench to throw on and go more direct with a runner off Stewart if we’re struggling to get into a game second half tbh but whether or not that’s Borini is another question. Agree with him not really fitting the profile but we have a very young squad and some experience wouldn’t go amiss IMO.

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