IMO this guy would be perfect as our creative midfielder. There are reports that Sunderland are interested and the price is around ?4m which for me seems very cheap.

 

I know there is the arguement of coming up North, but if he is willing to go to Sunderland (which he might not be for all I know) then he is willing to go anywhere.

 

There are a lot of if's and but's, but for me I would be very dissapointed if he ended up going to somewhere like Sunderland and we hadn't tried to sign him.

Getting left behind? Balls.

 

Who have Fulham signed who you would've taken at the price they've paid?

Who have Sunderland signed who you would've taken at the price they've paid?

 

The only one is Malbranque, maybe - we don't know what Riga will do.

 

Our two major deals have probably been done nice and early for the first time ever, our squad will be nice and settled by the Stoke game, and in the last week of the window, we'll probably bring in a couple more like we usually do.

 

Get a grip people.

I agree with Tyler, I think we'll make one more "decent" signing (which'll be a centre half) and then we'll probabably sign 2 or 3 "bench warmers / squad fillers" in the last two weeks of the transfer window

I agree with Tyler, I think we'll make one more "decent" signing (which'll be a centre half) and then we'll probabably sign 2 or 3 "bench warmers / squad fillers" in the last two weeks of the transfer window

 

And because we have a new method of signing players, .i.e. not tittletattling over the garden wall with the gutter press till there's a done deal, the signings may well happen, but we aren't aware of them yet.

Keep the faith, brothers and sisters!

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We do need a couple or even three players in.

 

We have a solid first eleven but no back up and no flair.

Noted. Im sure we will cope handsomely when we play Sunderland in November with Diouf and Steed coming at us!

 

Like Ani said, we are short on numbers and IMO we need to move a bit quicker in getting players in or we may have a bad start to the season again especially if we suffer suspensions or injuries.

Michael Dawson has signed a new 5 year deal so no chance of him coming to Bolton. Not that he was going to, its just that whenever new CB potentials are named he's always on the list

I'm not concerned with who fulham or sunderland buy

 

Fulham have a new manager doing his thing, Sanchez did the same last year, it made c?ck all difference

 

I've already said my bit about Keane and his transfer policy

 

megson has his targets, he's got 3 of them, he's still after harper and hopefully there'll be a defender thrown in before we're done

 

so long as teams like fulham and sunderland don't buy our targets, who and for how much they sign is of no importance

I'm not concerned with who fulham or sunderland buy

 

Fulham have a new manager doing his thing, Sanchez did the same last year, it made c?ck all difference

 

I've already said my bit about Keane and his transfer policy

 

megson has his targets, he's got 3 of them, he's still after harper and hopefully there'll be a defender thrown in before we're done

 

so long as teams like fulham and sunderland don't buy our targets, who and for how much they sign is of no importance

very very true.

 

So, can we stop being so f?cking negative please, folks?

very very true.

 

So, can we stop being so f?cking negative please, folks?

 

Folks being negative on here .... never

Just posted this on the WBA bid thread. Then read this one so-

 

We've traded players like other teams in our position have to do. We may also have a youngster or two to add to the squad for the season. (Woolfe, Dzemali, Obedayi, Sinclair. not Vaz Te.

 

What is hacking me off that moment is the fact that we are dragging our feet with Megsons Third of "the three" Harper. We have offered 3m and Boro have offered the same. For the sake of 1m more get the f**ker signed and stop arsein about.

Malbranque would have a been agreat signing and I cant believe he has gone to Sunderland, does anyone know if we even tried to sign him?

Lost Anelka & Diouf....got in Elmander & Riga (who?)....we reeeeeeally need some firepower.

Malbranque would have a been agreat signing and I cant believe he has gone to Sunderland, does anyone know if we even tried to sign him?

 

Probably not.

 

I like Malbranque...

 

But I like our policy of signing players who have good injury / appearance records, are relatively young, and aren't asking for tons of money too.

 

Time will tell - but so far, I'm happy with Megson's transfer dealings

 

But I was happy with Lee's this time last year too

Lost Anelka & Diouf....got in Elmander & Riga (who?)....we reeeeeeally need some firepower.

 

not slagging off the players we have signed, probably be awsome and worth every penny, but i would have gone in for aj and steed instead, but thats just my opinion, maybe we did, who knows. but i do think we will struggle for goals this season.

not slagging off the players we have signed, probably be awsome and worth every penny, but i would have gone in for aj and steed instead, but thats just my opinion, maybe we did, who knows. but i do think we will struggle for goals this season.

 

They'd have cost a lot more in wages and in fees (as I'm sure you know)

 

That would have meant at least one less signing this summer so the comparison is probably:

 

AJ / Malbranque OR Harper / Elmander / Riga

 

 

I'm not convinced by Johnson, he's OK but that's all... Elmander may be better than OK

 

Fingers crossed I guess

I'm not convinced by Johnson, he's OK but that's all...

I disagree, I think somebody like Johnson playing off Davies would be pretty good. I know you can't really compare, as we don't know much about Elmander, but I would rather we had spent ?13M on AJ, than c?10M on Elmander, I base that on the fact that I know what Johnson is, and what he is all about, and I know little or next to nothiing about Elmander I am happy to be proved wrong though once the season starts though (hopefully)

kamara at fulham

 

surely hes on his way out now

 

just checked and he arrived at west brom post megson

 

i think im relieved at that, but not completely sure

I disagree, I think somebody like Johnson playing off Davies would be pretty good. I know you can't really compare, as we don't know much about Elmander, but I would rather we had spent ?13M on AJ, than c?10M on Elmander, I base that on the fact that I know what Johnson is, and what he is all about, and I know little or next to nothiing about Elmander I am happy to be proved wrong though once the season starts though (hopefully)

 

Indeed - time will tell on this one

 

I'd rather have Elmander, and maybe ?3-4m left for someone else to come in too

 

Because I don't think Johnson alone would've been enough for us

 

Let's hope I'm right. I'm bound to be one day.

What is hacking me off that moment is the fact that we are dragging our feet with Megsons Third of "the three" Harper. We have offered 3m and Boro have offered the same. For the sake of 1m more get the f**ker signed and stop arsein about.

 

Reading claim today that they don't need to sell anyone, now Kitson's gone. And they say they've had no offers for any players except Kitson.

Reading claim today that they don't need to sell anyone, now Kitson's gone. And they say they've had no offers for any players except Kitson.

As with all things, it'll have very little to do with Reading, it'll depend on which players want to stay, and which want to go. If Harper wants to go back to the Premier League, he will, no matter if Reading need to sell or not.

I agree, but I was referring to Ratwhite moaning about Megson haggling over the fee for a player Reading say they've received no offers for!

Noted. Im sure we will cope handsomely when we play Sunderland in November with Diouf and Steed coming at us!

 

...and that should worry us how? Must be about 10 more clubs we face with more serious threats so why should we flinsh at this one?

He has to be the best named footballer in the Premiership

He has to be the best named footballer in the Premiership

 

Who is?

Who is?

 

To clarify - Steed Malbranque.