Summer Transfer Window 2017

[a bell maul]

You have to say this slowly and with Littlefinger's voice.

That song 'without you', made well known by Harry Nilsson, was actually written and originally performed by Badfinger an early '70s British band (Welsh?)

 

[nsno-chris]

@GrandOldTeam can I have the Troy Deeney player sponsorship tomorrow at 11pm

 

[matty1878]

They have pace up top, we don't and it will cost us.

Who cares about Liverpool for the last time.

 

[TheAlmightyFloater]

FS it's not even Ramadan so what's the hold up...?

 

[Moomin]

I admit I didn't actually count but saw that number.
My count is: Gylfi, Rooney, Pickford, Keane, Sandro, Klaasen, Onyekuru (granted loaned out but he's not playing for the u23s) and Vlasic. So 8?

So a player loaned out for the season and a player who has'nt even signed you are counting as first team players.

 

[efcste97]

Only 24 more hours until we panic loan a striker, question is who will it be?

 

[Kever10]

Well, that's why Moshiri isn't definitely a fraud yet, because there's, erm, 'extenuating circumstances' that you mention about high-priced wantaway players.

So it may not be the same thing, but whilst I could excuse John Stones as that was a bit unexpected, we've had well enough time to know Lukaku and Barkley are off and bring in the replacements and spend properly accounting that money. FFP isn't the excuse - hell, selling players high allows you to spend more in principle. (I don't know if Mosh is a fraud, but there's grounds to suspect it, and he's been here long enough now to be able to dispel that if wanted to).

I don't know, maybe not expressing what I mean - perhaps I could do it in song...

@ijjysmith

But you completely ignored the bit where you said we've broken even and I said we've a net spend of £42m, and thats before the window is closed.

Also, as far as I'm aware, Barkley and Lukaku had offers on the table into the summer. Even if they had indicated they might want to leave, we offered them new deals until it was clear they were going, and then we tried to get the best deal for both. Just as other teams have done, Ie, Spurs, Arsenal, possibly Liverpool).

I think there's also a case here of Koeman making a very deliberate point about the previous regime and wanting to clean house and get everything his way. So the idea of selling is a deliberate ploy on his behalf as much as some cynical plot to be frugal.

But by the same token, I think it would be pointless and stupid to sell the players we have, and then just spend all the profits on top of what we spent just to prove a point. Like I say, it's common sense, and if we can buy, sell, strengthen and remain in profit, I see it as a positive. Plenty obviously disagree.

 

[Biome]

Only 24 more hours until we panic loan a striker, question is who will it be?

Okaka

 

[COYBL25]

@GrandOldTeam can I have the Troy Deeney player sponsorship tomorrow at 11pm

As long as I can have Shane Long, he's all yours x

 

[mccole]

 

[Moomin]

Who cares about Liverpool for the last time.

You seem to do by the looks of it. You have focused on Liverpool, instead of our lack of pace up front. Think you seem to be a bit obsessed with them.

I would not be upset if we signed Walcott, we need pace and could play in a 4-3-3 formation well.

 

[Mikelangelo]

@Mikey_Fitzgerald was adamant we should buy VVD for about 13 mio... but he got shot down as well. GOT is a fun place populated with fun people...but you wouldn't want any of them managing or selecting your team lol

you have a white creamy liquid on your cheek there mate....

 

[Kenshin]

Okaka

Allegedly

Sevilla want okaka

 

[aazak]

Not ITK, just confident that the facts add up to this:
There will be a striker and a left sided defender, plus a couple of u23s at least. There is a £60m credit facility in place, so no last minute sell-to-buy type problems. In a strange way it is a positive that names have not been leaked as it means there is still a chance of two quality signings. Plan B deals for both positions have been agreed in principle though and sadly I feel we'll have to live with at least one of these tomorrow.
Going to bed now - hopefully we'll all sleep better tomorrow night though.

 

[efcste97]

Reckon we will end up buying Vermaelen considering Koeman said he wanted a left sided CB who can cover at LB. Hope he ends up going to Villa instead.