Summer Transfer Window 2019

[CRIMHEAD]

It's unreal mate, every player he can give you a breakdown,he knows all the tactics and now he's started on finances, really quite something the amount of football the guy must watch.

To be clear, I used to do corporate finance and audit / accounting for a living. I can read a financial statement. I also admit freely when I know little about the player. You all probably know more about English soccer than I do, honestly.

 

[buskwhi2]

To be clear, I used to do corporate finance and audit / accounting for a living. I can read a financial statement. I also admit freely when I know little about the player. You all probably know more about English soccer than I do, honestly.

It’s not called soccer for starters

 

[arminisgod]

You do realise its not a choice between the 2?

you think we can afford to buy 2 top strikers? who else is available on a free. I have no idea.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

Free...but according to the article everyone is believing wants more than the £100k he’s currently on a week.

That’s quite an expensive free.

Bingo. The fees aren't going to get us in trouble. We need to lower wages. I don't see any chance we sign Welbeck on a free.

 

[larrygobfiend]

Anyway, Welbeck is the most West Ham signing imaginable.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

It’s not called soccer for starters

That came from England, not America. The English called it that.

 

[Toast]

you think we can afford to buy 2 top strikers? who else is available on a free. I have no idea.

Andy Carroll.
Lorente.
Sturridge.


*Shivers.

 

[blulouie]

To be clear, I used to do corporate finance and audit / accounting for a living. I can read a financial statement. I also admit freely when I know little about the player. You all probably know more about English soccer than I do, honestly.

Soccer

Its Football

 

[arminisgod]

Andy Carroll.
Lorente.
Sturridge.


*Shivers.

I'd have Sturridge

 

[Eggs]

I'd have Sturridge

...that’s fine, as long as Everton won’t.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

Soccer

Its Football

It's also not Outside Back, but I'm going to keep using it!!!!!!!!

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

That doesn’t make it right though. And I think it’s about the same.

These conversations always seem to boil down to the choice of signing the supposed target in question or nobody at all.

I'd much rather Brands did his magic and unearthed a young, raw talent for a small fee and small wages as third choice (assuming we sign a bigger name) than a free crock on massive wages.

 

[buskwhi2]

you think we can afford to buy 2 top strikers? who else is available on a free. I have no idea.

We don’t necessarily need another 2 strikers. Even if we sold niasse, tosun and others (lookman, Walcott, Henry and others are possibilities) then one top class striker along with DCL and Richarlison who can also play there would be enough. Maybe buy a young striker with potential or another winger etc.

The point is there are plenty of options and a deal for welbeck has more going against it than for. The only positive I can see is that he’s free but that normally means high signing on fee and higher wages.

 

[ijjysmith]

These conversations always seem to boil down to the choice of signing the supposed target in question or nobody at all.

I'd much rather Brands did his magic and unearthed a young, raw talent for a small fee and small wages as third choice (assuming we sign a bigger name) than a free crock on massive wages.

Exactly. I can’t really be doing with people advocating spending mad wages someone like Welbeck because he’s better than what we’ve got...which he might not be anyway.

 

[JimmyK]

To be clear, I used to do corporate finance and audit / accounting for a living. I can read a financial statement. I also admit freely when I know little about the player. You all probably know more about English soccer than I do, honestly.

From what I've seen over the last week or two on here, I'm inclined to agree.