Summer Transfer Window 2019

[Yarrgh]

When do we announce the retained list so we can see who is being binned?

When they find a bin big enough is my guess.

 

[blue to the bone]

It's a risk though, for each of the players you've mentioned there's a Veretout or Ndong. It could pay off handsomely, it could be a disaster, and that's why people are dubious. Selling a player you know is good to replace them with someone who might be good is always a worry.

Obviously you just have to trust the people in charge to know what they're doing ultimately, whether they decide to keep him or not.

I agree. But you cant say either that you wont get a replacement for 30 million.

 

[BillLovesRoo]

Gueye was originally bought cheap.
So was ngolo kante .
Ndidi and doucoure as well .
They are out there .
I am not one of the experts that knows the strength and weakness of every player in every league.
But that is why we pay scouts and directors of football .

Ndidi cost 22m quid

 

[JimmyK]

I agree. But you cant say either that you wont get a replacement for 30 million.

Oh definitely, I took his post to mean a player that you wouldn't really see as a gamble though, which is why I used the examples I did.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Sissoko cost his team the Champions League final and Arnautovic is being hounded out by his own fans, I’m glad we stayed away.

That's one way of looking at it.lol

As I said, I don't want them at Everton either so lets agree to agree.

 

[Barnfred 55]

It was more the fees for them. Giroud is a fine striker (although I think he’d be terrible for Everton given our lack of pace) but paying 40 mill for a 30 year old was ridiculous for a club in our position. Equally Sissoko has had some decent form recently but that would have been another huge outlay for us. Arnautovic would have been better than any of our current strikers for sure but I think Koeman initially wanted him to play out wide. It was Moyes who really revitalised Arnautovic at West Ham by playing him through the middle.

That's fair enough. Didn't realise the reported Giroud fee was so high at the time. Think he went to Chelsea for about £15m. Sissoko is inconsistent. Can be either top drawer or total poo. There doesn't seem to be any in between. I actually think Arnautovic would have been decent value at £20m. But he's a bit of a nob as we've seen.

Glad we didn't buy them but you can see why we were interested is the point I was making.

One could argue that it might have been better had we bought them, because the money we saved we subsequently wasted on other even worse players.

 

[sharkey1001]

No signings until the kit comes out folks, if you think about it realisticly, they are not going to stand there holding last seasons shirt are they?

So August then? Logs out...

 

[Brisan123]

Lossl
Atal - Keggers - Mina - Digne
Rabiot - Isco
Lozano - Viking - Rico
Werner
​

First game of the season.

Where’s Gomes
Where’s Zouma
Where is Pedro ( the Brazilian one )
And where the hell is little Bernie

 

[Brisan123]

Lossl
Atal - Keggers - Mina - Digne
Rabiot - Isco
Lozano - Viking - Rico
Werner
​

First game of the season.

I think I can safely assume that @orly has been informed of this post as it would mean he can close the index immediately and award you the 1st 2nd and third place trophy’s

 

[ijjysmith]

When do we announce the retained list so we can see who is being binned?

Friday

 

[ijjysmith]

Friday

@orly

 

[Brisan123]

three cats in the bag.

I’m not sure wether I should inform @ only or the RSPCA

 

[MikeH72]

When do we announce the retained list so we can see who is being binned?

We’re not allowed to announce anything while Trump is in the UK because we’ve been told not to steal any headlines.

 

[Brisan123]

Hey I’m just here for the dream 11’s.

Zat has been very quiet on the under 15 dream team 11 for some reason

 

[Toast]

That's one way of looking at it.lol

As I said, I don't want them at Everton either so lets agree to agree.

Too much agreeing in here today.

Someone offer someone out FFS.