Transfer rumours

[Mase]

Indeed we are John, and we're also going to get used to the fact that we're not going to be giving the great majority of youngsters a "chance" in the first team.

I don’t think anyone is asking for the majority to be given a chance. However Pep did give a good number of them a chance against Wycombe last season, and with us having one of the smallest squads in the league if we want to keep first teamers fresh for the run in we need to think about giving kids a chance in the early rounds of the cups. Most likely why players like Walker were on their arse towards the end of the season

[john@staustell]

Indeed we are John, and we're also going to get used to the fact that we're not going to be giving the great majority of youngsters a "chance" in the first team.

If everyone here finally gets to realise that, it will be a great day

Twas ever the same really - when we were crap, so were the youngsters. Now we have good youngsters the first team is stellar!

The youngsters are an important part of the financial business. Not too many Fodens about though

[Outcast]

Indeed we are John, and we're also going to get used to the fact that we're not going to be giving the great majority of youngsters a "chance" in the first team.

If everyone here finally gets to realise that, it will be a great day

Twas ever the same really - when we were crap, so were the youngsters. Now we have good youngsters the first team is stellar!

The youngsters are an important part of the financial business. Not too many Fodens about though

Palmer?

[Mase]

Indeed we are John, and we're also going to get used to the fact that we're not going to be giving the great majority of youngsters a "chance" in the first team.

If everyone here finally gets to realise that, it will be a great day

Twas ever the same really - when we were crap, so were the youngsters. Now we have good youngsters the first team is stellar!

The youngsters are an important part of the financial business. Not too many Fodens about though

Palmer?

It’s weird. We’re a completely different set up with the best academy facilities in England and up there with the best in the world. We are setting standards. It’s not 2004 anymore and we have Palmer and McAtee coming through - not Lee Croft.

[hayling22]

Maybe it's just paper talk, and maybe Ake wants regular starts, but I don't see why we would consider selling him.
Most of the time at least one of our CB's is crocked (Usually Stones)
Last seson even Fern slotted in, so selling Ake would leave us vulnerable at CB, and I don't see anyone else ready to step up

[Mase]

Maybe it's just paper talk, and maybe Ake wants regular starts, but I don't see why we would consider selling him.
Most of the time at least one of our CB's is crocked (Usually Stones)
Last seson even Fern slotted in, so selling Ake would leave us vulnerable at CB, and I don't see anyone else ready to step up

Ake has said he’s looking forward to coming back and challenging for the first team more this season. Just paper talk with him.

[john@staustell]

Maybe it's just paper talk, and maybe Ake wants regular starts, but I don't see why we would consider selling him.
Most of the time at least one of our CB's is crocked (Usually Stones)
Last seson even Fern slotted in, so selling Ake would leave us vulnerable at CB, and I don't see anyone else ready to step up

Ake has said he’s looking forward to coming back and challenging for the first team more this season. Just paper talk with him.

Hopefully so. Good player, versatile. Also his recent injury needs time to heal and therefore not really a great time to buy him for big money, makes no sense.

[john68]

I keep reading that this player or that would be good as a squad player. Totallydisagree with that. At the level we are at and the level we are tryingto reach, there can be no such thing as a squad player.
If we need to rotate the first selkections for any reason, exhaustion, muscle fatigue or injury, the player stepping up has to be as good as the player he's called upon to replace.
In the last couple of seasons, we have been forced to prioritise competitions and risk weakened teams in cup semi finals. That is a weakness that has to be strengthened and a gap in our squad that needs to be plugged.

The danger is that some players of world class may play less games than they would want to but it is a danger we have to accept. Ideally, we need two first teams with the 'squad players' being the cherry picked kids we believe could make it in our 1st team.

We are now in the later stages of our project that promised football domination, like a boxer who has used previous rounds to soften up an opponent, we have to be equipped to knock them out.

[Dubciteh]

Talk of chelsea wanting zinchenko now too. Sell them a job lot at this rate!

[City64]

Talk of chelsea wanting zinchenko now too. Sell them a job lot at this rate!

Not a chance Zinchenko would even think of joining Chelsea with there pro Russian / Abramovich links . Utter crazy transfer speculation bullshit time is upon us .

[Mase]

Rags paying £56m for de Jong?!! Has the market taken a dip with player prices now?

[Nigels Tackle]

Rags paying £56m for de Jong?!! Has the market taken a dip with player prices now?

barca want / need to get rid of him to finance the lewandowski deal

[Mase]

Rags paying £56m for de Jong?!! Has the market taken a dip with player prices now?

barca want / need to get rid of him to finance the lewandowski deal

I don’t suppose it helps only having the Rags interested in your player. Says it all about de Jong’s level I guess.

[Dimples]

Rags paying £56m for de Jong?!! Has the market taken a dip with player prices now?

barca want / need to get rid of him to finance the lewandowski deal

I don’t suppose it helps only having the Rags interested in your player. Says it all about de Jong’s level I guess.

Looks that way.
No club seems to be desperate to sign De Jong, aside from the Rags.
De Jong does not seem to be desperate to join the Rags. Why would he, no CL football and not a chance of winning anything decent in the short term.

The Rags seem to be sixth or seventh choice for players on the move, behind City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal and maybe Newcastle.
Newcastle are building slowly because they cannot attract top players yet, the Rags seem to be declining fast because they can no longer attract top players.
Could they clash in a battle for sixth and seventh place this season?

If the Rags do not pull something out of the hat soon, I think they are looking at sixth or seventh - VAR or no VAR.
Ronaldo is due a strop as well, he is only interested in the CL, Thursday night football is not for him and at his age he cannot afford to waste a season.

All good, I think.
Even better when I consider Liverpool to be weaker with Mane gone, despite all the hype around Nunez and Diaz.
Also, IMO, VVD and Salah are on the decline.

[Mase]

Rags paying £56m for de Jong?!! Has the market taken a dip with player prices now?

barca want / need to get rid of him to finance the lewandowski deal

I don’t suppose it helps only having the Rags interested in your player. Says it all about de Jong’s level I guess.

Looks that way.
No club seems to be desperate to sign De Jong, aside from the Rags.
De Jong does not seem to be desperate to join the Rags. Why would he, no CL football and not a chance of winning anything decent in the short term.

The Rags seem to be sixth or seventh choice for players on the move, behind City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal and maybe Newcastle.
Newcastle are building slowly because they cannot attract top players yet, the Rags seem to be declining fast because they can no longer attract top players.
Could they clash in a battle for sixth and seventh place this season?

If the Rags do not pull something out of the hat soon, I think they are looking at sixth or seventh - VAR or no VAR.
Ronaldo is due a strop as well, he is only interested in the CL, Thursday night football is not for him and at his age he cannot afford to waste a season.

All good, I think.
Even better when I consider Liverpool to be weaker with Mane gone, despite all the hype around Nunez and Diaz.
Also, IMO, VVD and Salah are on the decline.

I’d love to know his thoughts on choosing Barca over City based on money. Love it when this happens to a player.

[Dubciteh]

Heard de jong is already on 375k/wk meaning wont be many in the queue for him, only really rags or psg.

[Dubciteh]

Look likes steffan is going to Middlesbrough on loan for a year and we sign the other steffen. Whod have thoight this time last year Bazanu would be playing at a higher level than Steffen.

[johnny crossan]

Raphinha to the Chavs for £60m, looks like Raz is staying - hooray

[Outcast]

Raphinha to the Chavs for £60m, looks like Raz is staying - hooray

Sorry to break it to you, but the Sterling deal is going through. They were after Dembele but sounds they opted for Raphinha

[johnny crossan]

Raphinha to the Chavs for £60m, looks like Raz is staying - hooray

Sorry to break it to you, but the Sterling deal is going through. They were after Dembele but sounds they opted for Raphinha

Two £50m players to compete with Havertz?