Summer Transfer Window 2017

[The_La]

Arnautovic btw. Would have been reasonably interested in him last summer. But we're out of his league now.
Leave him to the likes of West Ham.

 

[Kantareller]

Gylfi is good enough but not at £50m. God knows how much Arnautovic would cost.

I want Arnautovic nowhere near our club, even if he's cheap.

 

[sharkey1001]

A seductive one. He kept licking his lips a lot too. It was gross come to think of it.

I reckon Ronnie would be a disgusting lover!

 

[sageyefc]

Arnautovic is awful

 

[Milkman]

I reckon Ronnie would be a disgusting lover!

Maybe deserves it's own thread.

 

[sharkey1001]

Maybe deserves it's own thread.

"In ze Holland, this is a thing that I like..... "

 

[Blackwell Livermore]

We?

Is he trying to wangle his way back in to our club?

He convinced Rooney that his future lies with us.

 

[faddy the blue]

Ramirez is most certainly not a CM or CAM.

I expect that with the defense improved, we likely will play just one defensive mid, unlike last season, with Schneiderlin sitting in front of the back 4, allowing us to push 2 CMs forward. This means Klaassen and Rooney would likely start around there. Gueye is first backup for Schneiderlin and first option for games we decide to go defensive. Davies is the next option for all of the rest of the positions. I could easily see us pushing Rooney out wide if we brought in another CM. For example, front 3 would be Sandro, Giroud, Rooney, midfield would be Klaassen, Sygi up further, Schneiderlin in behind.

If we just make europa group stage, and a couple of cup quarterfinals, we will be playing 57-60 games this season. Thats enough to play everyone every other game and still play in nearly 30 each.

Rooney, Klaasen and Sigu are all very similar in qualities and all three lack pace. I see Sando perfect for playing just off the main striker. He would do great with Rooney or Giroud up front. However we really need pace in AM. Can't have Sigu and Klaasen in the same team. Too similar.

 

[davek]

Yes it is...serious Dave net spend means nothing....net spend will be relevant next year, this year we have ALOT of players to shift

Net spend means nothing.

'kin ell, I've heard it all now.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Stoke fans I work with will be gutted about Arnautovic

Might as well have a look at him as

- he can play both wing and striker
- he'll be cheaper now he's put a transfer request in
- on his day he's a good player

 

[GeorgeK]

What I am suggesting would not be a defender. More of a deeper sitting wide mid. Effectively its a centre mid who funnels back into the full back positions when we are defending.

Do you really want to see Davies get skinned every match by whoever he was up against on the wing.

Like it not they still have to be fullbacks. Until Guardiola actually proves that formation works (after all he did have a pretty poor season) I think we shouldn't be looking to copy it especially with players who can't do the traditional job as well.

 

[ijjysmith]

It's the ones that say 'hey, why don't we go for Diego Costa, Morata or Aubamayang' that make me laugh the actual hardest.

 

[Dwight K Schrute]

Someone's been leaking our dealings to Wikipedia again!

I for one am delighted to welcome Harry Arter to the club but am unsure about a nomark like Icardi. Does he run the channels?!

 

[Furey1878]

Did something similar when I wore my Everton shirt to a Toronto FC MLS game had a few calls out but as I was leaving the parking lot I saw another Everton shirt across the lot and he saw me we both pointed at each other in an Everton embrace and quickly chatted about never seeing fellow blues.
Taking over indeed!

Hello mate, this has nothing to do with your post but can you please change your avatar from that utter rat you currently have please?

 

[The Rhino]

Hope that sky/jim white are wrong we desperately need another LB going into the season with only one who's past his best days anyway isn't great news with Galloway gone on loan.

Also don't want Gray, he's a slightly better version of Lookman no way we should be paying £22 million for him - use that on another CB or top quality LB