Transfer Rumours Transfer Thread

[DAPARKERSAFC]

My verdict:

Outgoings; terrible business. Not being able to get rid of players on permanent deals was dissapointing and ultimately had an effect on signings.

Incomings; absolutely terrific given the budget. We now have 2 senior players for every position plus some talented youngsters to call on. I dont think that the squad is paper thin, Grayson just had to utilise it. He knows the demands of the league so I'd hope to see it .

Like many the only dissapointing thing was not getting a striker in, we lack a target man who is good in the air.

The season starts next game for me. A so so start, let's ****ing have it.

 

[Nacho]

I doubt that in the history of football a side has ever spent so little and improved the squad as much as we just have. Bearing in mind this is the era where Jonny Evans costs 30 mil.

 

[Burly Hurley]

I doubt that in the history of football a side has ever spent so little and improved the squad as much as we just have. Bearing in mind this is the era where Jonny Evans costs 30 mil.

Get your feet back on the ground Nacho. They haven't played together yet.

I like the optimism but we've had a lot of false dawns after transfer windows have closed.

 

[Nacho]

Get your feet back on the ground Nacho. They haven't played together yet.

I like the optimism but we've had a lot of false dawns after transfer windows have closed.

Don't see why I should, I know these three are good players. Besides I'm not saying they're amazing world beaters, more making the point that for the money spent the club has done brilliantly. Also including the players we'd already signed under Grayson.

 

[Burly Hurley]

Don't see why I should, I know these three are good players. Besides I'm not saying they're amazing world beaters, more making the point that for the money spent the club has done brilliantly. Also including the players we'd already signed under Grayson.

I agree about the 3 lads we've got in. A much better standard than I was expecting. I'm just nervous about getting carried away with it though.

Bri said something along the lines of the best team from that squad will do alright in this league. We just need to wrap them up in cotton wool.

 

[jdsafc]

My verdict:

Outgoings; terrible business. Not being able to get rid of players on permanent deals was dissapointing and ultimately had an effect on signings.

Incomings; absolutely terrific given the budget. We now have 2 senior players for every position plus some talented youngsters to call on. I dont think that the squad is paper thin, Grayson just had to utilise it. He knows the demands of the league so I'd hope to see it .

Like many the only dissapointing thing was not getting a striker in, we lack a target man who is good in the air.

The season starts next game for me. A so so start, let's ****ing have it.

Unfortunately mate the problem here was created when we bought them. We priced everyone else out at that point

 

[Brian Storm]

I agree about the 3 lads we've got in. A much better standard than I was expecting. I'm just nervous about getting carried away with it though.

Bri said something along the lines of the best team from that squad will do alright in this league. We just need to wrap them up in cotton wool.

Impossible though. This is the championship. It's physical and the games come thick and fast. Injuries are part of the game, they will happen.

 

[Nacho]

I agree about the 3 lads we've got in. A much better standard than I was expecting. I'm just nervous about getting carried away with it though.

Bri said something along the lines of the best team from that squad will do alright in this league. We just need to wrap them up in cotton wool.

I'm not getting carried away myself unless you consider no longer feeling like we might be in danger of relegation getting carried away but yeah some will be a little bit. We've done well in the transfer market but within strict limitations.

How much have we spent on transfers, around 2 mil? And we've got all these players (and some I've forgotten probably):

Steele
Ruiter
Browning
Galloway
Wilson
McManaman
McGeady
Williams
Grabban
Vaughan

That's a stupendous effort considering that McGeady alone is worth a few mil easy. Plus none of these lads are crocks, has beens or have bad attitudes.

 

[Brian Storm]

I'm not getting carried away myself unless you consider no longer feeling like we might be in danger of relegation getting carried away but yeah some will be a little bit. We've done well in the transfer market but within strict limitations.

How much have we spent on transfers, around 2 mil? And we've got all these players (and some I've forgotten probably):

Steele
Ruiter
Browning
Galloway
Wilson
McManaman
McGeady
Williams
Grabban
Vaughan

That's a stupendous effort considering that McGeady alone is worth a few mil easy. Plus none of these lads are crocks, has beens or have bad attitudes.

And Williams

Agree relegation battle should be well and truly out of our minds. I think we're set up nicely for a promotion push next season especially if Short manages to sell. Rome wasn't built in a day and the best things come to those who wait. I'm positive but well aware of our limitations.

 

[Nacho]

And Williams

Agree relegation battle should be well and truly out of our minds. I think we're set up nicely for a promotion push next season especially if Short manages to sell. Rome wasn't built in a day and the best things come to those who wait. I'm positive but well aware of our limitations.

Aye Williams, how could I forget him. I think we're going to enjoy watching Sunderland again once they've bedded in, sure there will be the occasional spanking but enough about my sex life, on the whole it'll be a good watch and we'll be nice and safe in the table.

McGeady, McManaman and Williams I expect to be creating loads of chances, I wouldn't want to play against those three.

 

[Brian Storm]

Aye Williams, how could I forget him. I think we're going to enjoy watching Sunderland again once they've bedded in, sure there will be the occasional spanking but enough about my sex life, on the whole it'll be a good watch and we'll be nice and safe in the table.

McGeady, McManaman and Williams I expect to be creating loads of chances, I wouldn't want to play against those three.

Really looking forward to this season. My only dread is our split personality fan base who I think will spoil our fun. Everyone was on a high after Norwich, two bad results and the poison is there in droves. Why can't they just go with the flow and enjoy the ride with all it's ups and downs? It's going to be a roller coaster but I suspect a large chunk of our fan base don't have the stomach for it. We're only 5 games in and already in that space of time large chunks have declare both a promotion challenge and a relegation battle. And people think i'm crazy!

 

[Brian Storm]

***Updated 31/08/2017***

Goalkeepers

Sam Johnstone (Man Utd) Chronicle

Tomasz Kuszczak (Birmingham) birmingham vitalfootball

Rob Green (Leeds) Yorkshire Evening Post

John Ruddy (unattached) HITC

Alex Smithies (QPR) Get West London

Wiktor Bieniek (SMS Łódź) Twitter

Darren Randolph (West Ham) Twitter

Shay Given (unattached) Sunderland Echo

Robbin Ruiter (unattached) vi

Jason Steele (Blackburn) The Sun

Cédric Carrasso (unattached) Nottingham Post



Defenders

Guillermo Varela (Man Utd) Chronicle

Brendan Galloway and Tyas Browning (Everton) Sky Sources

Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) Chronicle

Cyrus Christie (Derby) Mirror

Michel Morganella (Palermo) forzapalermo

Aden Flint (Bristol City) Bristol Post

Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) Birmingham Mail

Marc Wilson (Bournemouth) Twitter

Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) Mirror Football

Alex Baptiste (Middlesbrough) HITC

Andrea Ranocchia (Inter) Calciomercato

Ezequiel Schelotto (Sporting CP) Tuttomercatoweb

Sean Raggett (Lincoln City) Twitter

Ben Heneghan (Motherwell) footballinsider247

Grant Hanley (Newcastle) the scottish sun

Tosin Adarabioyo (Manchester City) The Mirror





Midfielders

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) Chronicle

Jonny Howson (Norwich) Yorkshire Evening Post

Kenny McLean (Aberdeen ) Get West London

Robert Snodgrass (West Ham) Northern Echo

Ben Watson (Watford) Watford Observer

Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint-Germain) Get West London

Badou N’Diaye (Osmanlispor) Daily Mail

Ryan Woods (Brentford) Chronicle

Patrick McEleney (Dundalk) Twitter

Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) The Sun

Yassine Ayoub (Utrecht) HITC

Ben Pearson (Preston) HITC

Jonny Williams (Crystal Palace) Sky Sports [Added 31/8/17]

Wingers

Aiden McGeady (Everton Winger) Telegraph

Max Gradel (Bournemouth) HITC

Sheyi Ojo (Liverpool) the4thofficial

Jamie Murphy (Brighton) Sky Sports

Ryan Kent (Liverpool) Express

Callum McManaman (West Brom) HITC [Added 31/8/17]



Strikers

Pierre Xavier Fonkeu (Club Bruges Striker) Chronicle

Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) Northern Echo

Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) forzapalermo

Andre Gray (Burnley) The Transfer rumour mill

Daryl Murphy (Newcastle) The Sun

James Vaughan (Bury) Twitter

Ross McCormack (Aston Villa) Chronicle

Cameron Jerome (Norwich) The Sun

Lewis Grabban (Bournemouth) Twitter

Tom Lawrence (Leicester City) Foxesofleicester

Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) Daily Mail

Joe Lolley (Huddersfield) Daily Mail

Paul Smyth (Linfield FC) Belfast Telegraph

Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) Thestar

Jurgen Locadia (PSV) Twitter [Added 31/8/17]

 

[Nads]

Really looking forward to this season. My only dread is our split personality fan base who I think will spoil our fun. Everyone was on a high after Norwich, two bad results and the poison is there in droves. Why can't they just go with the flow and enjoy the ride with all it's ups and downs? It's going to be a roller coaster but I suspect a large chunk of our fan base don't have the stomach for it. We're only 5 games in and already in that space of time large chunks have declare both a promotion challenge and a relegation battle. And people think i'm crazy!

We are all ****ing crazy mate SAFC is the bipolar of football.

 

[Nacho]

***Updated 31/08/2017***

Goalkeepers

Sam Johnstone (Man Utd) Chronicle

Tomasz Kuszczak (Birmingham) birmingham vitalfootball

Rob Green (Leeds) Yorkshire Evening Post

John Ruddy (unattached) HITC

Alex Smithies (QPR) Get West London

Wiktor Bieniek (SMS Łódź) Twitter

Darren Randolph (West Ham) Twitter

Shay Given (unattached) Sunderland Echo

Robbin Ruiter (unattached) vi

Jason Steele (Blackburn) The Sun

Cédric Carrasso (unattached) Nottingham Post



Defenders

Guillermo Varela (Man Utd) Chronicle

Brendan Galloway and Tyas Browning (Everton) Sky Sources

Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) Chronicle

Cyrus Christie (Derby) Mirror

Michel Morganella (Palermo) forzapalermo

Aden Flint (Bristol City) Bristol Post

Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) Birmingham Mail

Marc Wilson (Bournemouth) Twitter

Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) Mirror Football

Alex Baptiste (Middlesbrough) HITC

Andrea Ranocchia (Inter) Calciomercato

Ezequiel Schelotto (Sporting CP) Tuttomercatoweb

Sean Raggett (Lincoln City) Twitter

Ben Heneghan (Motherwell) footballinsider247

Grant Hanley (Newcastle) the scottish sun

Tosin Adarabioyo (Manchester City) The Mirror





Midfielders

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) Chronicle

Jonny Howson (Norwich) Yorkshire Evening Post

Kenny McLean (Aberdeen ) Get West London

Robert Snodgrass (West Ham) Northern Echo

Ben Watson (Watford) Watford Observer

Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint-Germain) Get West London

Badou N’Diaye (Osmanlispor) Daily Mail

Ryan Woods (Brentford) Chronicle

Patrick McEleney (Dundalk) Twitter

Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) The Sun

Yassine Ayoub (Utrecht) HITC

Ben Pearson (Preston) HITC

Jonny Williams (Crystal Palace) Sky Sports [Added 31/8/17]

Wingers

Aiden McGeady (Everton Winger) Telegraph

Max Gradel (Bournemouth) HITC

Sheyi Ojo (Liverpool) the4thofficial

Jamie Murphy (Brighton) Sky Sports

Ryan Kent (Liverpool) Express

Callum McManaman (West Brom) HITC [Added 31/8/17]



Strikers

Pierre Xavier Fonkeu (Club Bruges Striker) Chronicle

Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) Northern Echo

Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) forzapalermo

Andre Gray (Burnley) The Transfer rumour mill

Daryl Murphy (Newcastle) The Sun

James Vaughan (Bury) Twitter

Ross McCormack (Aston Villa) Chronicle

Cameron Jerome (Norwich) The Sun

Lewis Grabban (Bournemouth) Twitter

Tom Lawrence (Leicester City) Foxesofleicester

Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) Daily Mail

Joe Lolley (Huddersfield) Daily Mail

Paul Smyth (Linfield FC) Belfast Telegraph

Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) Thestar

Jurgen Locadia (PSV) Twitter [Added 31/8/17]

That who we were linked with?

 

[Brian Storm]

That who we were linked with?

Yeah but it's missing loads.

 

[Brian Storm]

We are all ****ing crazy mate SAFC is the bipolar of football.

You know it crazy when I'm rational in comparison.

 

[Nads]

Just been having a look through the free agents list on Sky.

Joe Ledley, Giuseppe Rossi and Jan still all unattached.

 

[Jack TheLad]

Just been having a look through the free agents list on Sky.

Joe Ledley, Giuseppe Rossi and Jan still all unattached.

Surprised at Ledley, first team footballer at Palace to no club.

I'd take Rossi, not heard much since he left Man Utd really but been at Fiorentina and Villarreal so might be worth a punt?

 

[Nads]

Surprised at Ledley, first team footballer at Palace to no club.

I'd take Rossi, not heard much since he left Man Utd really but been at Fiorentina and Villarreal so might be worth a punt?

Aye I assumed Ledley had been snapped up, he's a very decent player. Probably a position we don't need but he would improve the squad.

Rossi is still averaging 1 in 3 but he is also still injured a fair bit. I'd imagine he'd be far too good for this league if fit but that 'if' is a major gamble.

There's a fair few more decent players unattached to be fair.

 

[Nacho]

Aye I assumed Ledley had been snapped up, he's a very decent player. Probably a position we don't need but he would improve the squad.

Rossi is still averaging 1 in 3 but he is also still injured a fair bit. I'd imagine he'd be far too good for this league if fit but that 'if' is a major gamble.

There's a fair few more decent players unattached to be fair.

I was reading that last night, think it said Rossi is in the middle of a long term injury.

I wondered if Rickie Lambert might be worth a punt, he's 35 but he's the type of forward we need and is surely better than nobody.