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How long we got left for the deal sheets? Any news on Pembele, Anderson, Ba, Etc. Thought we would have sorted a few more outgoings.
 
I think you've interpreted what was said completely wrong.

He said that he first talked to Sunderland over a month ago. Yet, we've only submitted a bid today.

He was obviously on a short list, we've spoken to the player, agent, club etc. but then I think we've gone for Guiu instead.

Once Guiu has gone back and Lucumi wasn't coming, we've spent that budget on a striker and brought in a defender on loan instead.

I think the deals today perhaps show that we're close to the limit of what we were comfortable spending this window.
It also shows how smart we are for doing what you said after not getting lucumi

superb
 
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So only these flour left. Surely they are released to go and give themselves a chance of a new club
Ba, Pembele, Matete, Poveda

I'm sure it was reported that Poveda was on a pretty low contract that was boosted by appearance money and bonuses, so I can see his contract being paid up so he can move on. A gamble that didn't work out, but didn't cost much either.

Matete probably released on a free, though maybe if not, he's another supposed to be on a fairly small contract (league one terms) so it wouldn't hurt us much if we can't clear him out until January. Club outgrew him very quickly.

Ba, by most accounts has pretty much dropped off the planet. It seems his confidence is totally shot and hasn't done enough anywhere for anyone to be interested in. Probably released/paid up but I'd not be surprised if he either winds up playing somewhere like Cyprus or Malta or even drops out of football all together. A shame, he showed flashes in his first season with us that there was a decent player there, but something has gone completely wrong with him.

Pembele, released or maybe given a loan to somewhere where the transfer window hasn't shut yet. I'm not sure if his knee injury took more out of him than was thought or whether it's an attitude thing with him. If the others were outgrown or unlucky or simply relatively cheap gambles that didn't pay off, he's a major disappointment. He's given me the impression that he doesn't want to be here and never did want to. I could understand it if he was a superstar or had better offers from elsewhere, but he's not. It almost feels like the club have forgotten him.

Anderson. Release, though it could be like one of those wildlife videos where they try to release the captive animal back into the wild, but it crawls back into the carry box and goes to sleep. Apparently turned down opportunities to leave on loan and permanently, hasn't had a future here for over a year, yet still around the place. Rumours go that Joe Anderson is actually possessed by the spirit of a recently dead Jack Rodwell, hence why he never plays but won't leave. I'm changing my mind about releasing him. We probably need to get a couple of priests in to do an exorcism to get rid of him. Another cheap gamble that didn't work out.
 
I still can't believe how much we've spent. I thought Le Fee was the marquee signing and we'd mebees pick up one or two for < 10m.
Doesn't seem 2 minutes since we were scratching around for free transfers and journey men.
Credit to the people running our club and long may it continue.
 
Quite simply a stunning window all things considered. A little bit gutted we didn’t get Lucumi - Bologna are stubborn sods! Possibly a one to revisit in January depending on how the new defence gets on. Best of luck to all the lads leaving us as well. Thank you all for contributions getting us back to the Premier League - now let’s build on a cracking start to the season. Perfect timing for the international break as well to give the new lads time to bed in and to get to know each other! Onwards and upwards!!

Funnily enough, they may have done us a favour here. I don’t think we get Geertruida/Brobbey if we sign Lucumi. Had we signed him I reckon we’d have potentially had to tell Chelsea no if the funds weren’t available.
 
One hell of a transfer window. Given ourselves a chance. We've done so much good work but I still fear not enough. I don't think we create enough chances and I think that will come to roost.

But we've given ourselves MUCH more of a chance than I thought we would.
I guess there are 2 trains of thought on that.
1. We are not good enough to create the chances we need (like against Burnley)
Or
2. We create chances but need a bit more time to get used to how RLB wants to play and time to gel together.

By the way I think I am option 2 and really think we may improve exponentially this season and surprise even more teams.
We will probably have a better idea after 15 games or so but for now I am in the very optimistic camp.
 
Well the club blew my expectations way out the water from just about day one. Reckoned about 5 or 6 for first team with a lot of young prospects, aiming to try and stay up but realistically planning to go down and then bounce back with a vengeance. Instead we have shifted gear to some steroid fuelled crazy version of the recruitment model. Whatever happens from this point on KLD has absolutely delivered. If we stay up he will be spoken of in same terms as Sir Bob and big Niall Quinn.

Now how much powder do we have left for the January window…
 
If Traore had been the first signing of the window probably would have thought a solid enough addition to the squad, it's just compared to all the others seems a bit anticlimactic. Sure he'll do a job for us.

He's probably, apart from Xhaka the only one we knew anything about having been in the PL. The rest I'll admit are unknowns. To me anyhow.
 
Well,I'm delighted with this window,I think the club have been brilliant and we have a real chance to stay in this league this season.
Anyone got any idea how much we've paid for Brobbey and Traore?
 
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