Summer Transfer Window 2017

[efc4evermichael]

McGeady sale to

Klaassen 24m
Pickford 30m
Keane 30m
Sandro 5.2m
Henry 7m
Rooney 10m
Bowler 2m

108.2m

Geri 10.5m
Lukaku 100m
The Clev 8m

118.5m

 

[ProZ]

I'm not going to mention net spend again in fear of getting whacked

 

[ProZ]

McGeady sale to

Lad we got 238k that's Rooney for a week.

 

[Blue_Berry]

Thinking about it tbh, does seem like we are sell to buy. Hear me out here, Lukaku deal must've been sorted ages ago which is why we got these deals in early. Rooney will be Lukaku's replacement and Giroud looks like this year's Witsel - we won't sign another CF, worryingly.

Spending has suddenly just dried up following the Lukaku departure - if money really was no object we would've sorted the Gylfi deal much earlier as well as a new LB. I reckon we're trying to find buyers for Barkley etc. before progressing with those. Hope I'm wrong but that seems the way it is atm. Very fishy.

...or we won't overpay for players, especially where a bit of patience will bring him in at an acceptable price.

Fools and money are easily parted - unless you happen to be City I guess....

 

[whiteshadow]

Looking at those pie charts, Spurs must be wondering how they never won the league. Scored the most goals and conceded the fewest, yet only finished second. Surely that has to be a 'first'.
Keane and Pickford will help our defence, although baines and Williams are another year older. It remains to be seen whether sandro and Rooney can get us those extra goals.

Yeah, Spurs were playing some great football last year. They owned us at WHL. Not many teams made us look that bad but they were on another level.

I'm hoping Barcelona or Real try buying some of their best players. Levy doesn't like paying high wages and they'll be more restricted due to financing the new stadium so fingers crossed.

 

[Tez]

We need Sigurdsson to sign. Bloody pie charts.

 

[Blue_Berry]

Isn't it just good business so far? If we can strengthen without massive "net transfer spend" then that is healthy. We should not ignore the fact the wage bill will be pushing £20m higher now.

Per annum...

 

[BinglyBlue]

Bye McCarthy, cheers for the service

 

[Goat]

Isn't it just good business so far? If we can strengthen without massive "net transfer spend" then that is healthy. We should not ignore the fact the wage bill will be pushing £20m higher now.

Wages, signing on fees, agents fees, but hey, its ALL about net spend.

Loyalty bonuses for players sold as well, it all adds up.

 

[a bell maul]

Don't forget Gibson the 6m 16 year old wonderkid left back centre back full back half back lad who has just signed

good point

 

[blulouie]

Bye McCarthy, cheers for the service

Where's he going mate ?

 

[davek]

Wages, signing on fees, agents fees, but hey, its ALL about net spend.

Loyalty bonuses for players sold as well, it all adds up.

Ha Ha Ha. Have you forgotten those vaults?

 

[ProZ]

Where's he going mate ?

Mccarthy just came out the closet as bye, must have gave him a service?

 

[davek]

A week to go to the season start for us, and three until the PL kicks off. We now have an attack that has no firepower.

Even if I say so myself, I cant help think this was a prescient piece: https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/are-we-going-to-end-up-with-a-pop-gun-attack.97318/

 

[a bell maul]

Bye McCarthy, cheers for the service

I wonder where he'll end up? Barcodes perhaps?