Transfer Window Thread

[Coffee and TV]

In my opinion Mason Holgate is going to be a very good central defender, if he continues in his development as he his, he'll be a premier league players and a decent one at that, he's been playing at right back for us, but he'll be a centre half, to answer the question about have we brought any others through apart from stones and Holgate, Jacob Butterfield is a decent player but that's about it, I regularly watch or U18S & U21S and I'll go out on a limb and say we'll bring through 6/7 good players through in the next couple of years, 17 year old James Bree will take Holgates place if he leaves this summer, and that kid will go to the very top , like stonesy, all these kids coming through now would have been 9/10/11 years old when Leeds entered administration and Wednesday cut back on their spending at youth level, we've got kids from Wakefield Sheffield Doncaster and Rotherham way coming to us because we were investing in youth when others weren't, so we're benefitting now from getting players we otherwise wouldn't have .

Basically what's happening with us now, we moved to Finch Farm and invested in youth development at a time when Liverpool lost interest, now our 18 year olds and younger are miles ahead of theirs.

 

[ijjysmith]

If we don't sign someone who does incredible stepovers soon i'm going to cry.

 

[joger]

If we don't sign someone who does incredible stepovers soon i'm going to cry.

Neville coming out of retirement just for you.

 

[ijjysmith]

Neville coming out of retirement just for you.

His were incredible. But in the wrong way.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

If we don't sign someone who does incredible stepovers soon i'm going to cry.

I'm normally quite optimistic, but I've just got this funny feeling we'll see a centre-half come in, and then it will be cheque book back in the drawer.

 

[Raino85]

Roberto in the Echo today: “Ross Barkley is the freshest that I have seen him and I am looking forward to seeing him play on Tuesday and the way we want to play, midfield is a very important area and I feel now we have the options we are going to need during the season."

That's a bit worrying really isn't it?
Does that mean its a closed book on this number 10?
Beginning of the window he was definitely after one so why change up now?

 

[LocalNative]

That's a bit worrying really isn't it?
Does that mean its a closed book on this number 10?
Beginning of the window he was definitely after one so why change up now?

Cause we're skint.

 

[LondonBlue1980]

Cause we're skint.

Agreed
Watch how we are suddenly back in for a Number 10, if Stones is sold!

 

[toffeejack]

In my opinion Mason Holgate is going to be a very good central defender, if he continues in his development as he his, he'll be a premier league players and a decent one at that, he's been playing at right back for us, but he'll be a centre half, to answer the question about have we brought any others through apart from stones and Holgate, Jacob Butterfield is a decent player but that's about it, I regularly watch or U18S & U21S and I'll go out on a limb and say we'll bring through 6/7 good players through in the next couple of years, 17 year old James Bree will take Holgates place if he leaves this summer, and that kid will go to the very top , like stonesy, all these kids coming through now would have been 9/10/11 years old when Leeds entered administration and Wednesday cut back on their spending at youth level, we've got kids from Wakefield Sheffield Doncaster and Rotherham way coming to us because we were investing in youth when others weren't, so we're benefitting now from getting players we otherwise wouldn't have .

cheers mate couldn't recall any others apart from stones hence the questioning of nurturing young "talent". no offence intended of course. then again, difference between nurturing and producing.

 

[toffeejack]

Roberto in the Echo today: “Ross Barkley is the freshest that I have seen him and I am looking forward to seeing him play on Tuesday and the way we want to play, midfield is a very important area and I feel now we have the options we are going to need during the season."

Is he saying Cleverley is our new no.10?

maybe he views a no.10 as a striker rather than midfielder? here's hoping anyway. whenever he says anything positive people say "he always lies in the media" so we can say it when things seem negative as well!

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

That's a bit worrying really isn't it?
Does that mean its a closed book on this number 10?
Beginning of the window he was definitely after one so why change up now?

Maybe Martinez has seen something in training from a player that makes him think we don't need anyone in.

 

[bluemangroup]

Or he's blagging

 

[Dexter]

Well at least we can all stop dreaming of a boss number 10 coming in now because it sounds like Martinez has already sorted it.

No faith in Martinez at all, if he does'nt sign the type of player we need for that position by time the window shuts then he deserves the boot

 

[Gerbs]

had a debate with my brother yesterday on a completely hypothetical situation. Would you be happy if we sold stones for 30+ million and used that to bring in Isco? I'd be thrilled he said no way with an already skint CB situation.

 

[TheCount]

Roberto in the Echo today: “Ross Barkley is the freshest that I have seen him and I am looking forward to seeing him play on Tuesday and the way we want to play, midfield is a very important area and I feel now we have the options we are going to need during the season."

Is he saying Cleverley is our new no.10?

He's saying we'll go with what we've got.