(That long since we've had any, couldn't find the thread)

Alan Nixon: "Top Liverpool starlet Cameron Branagan will Ben allowed out on loan in Jan.

Bolton lead the race for the 20 year old midfielder"

Edited December 11, 20169 yr by Ratwhite

5 minutes ago, masi 51 said:

Turned 30 and injured for most of last season.......Not who we should be targetting

Experience and quality on a free, I'm fine with it without being blown away.

If he's joined by one or two others with a bit more athleticism then it's hard to find fault.

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/26179456.bolton-wanderers-bid-invited-hull-citys-mason-burstow/

4 minutes ago, meanderson93 said:

Experience and quality on a free, I'm fine with it without being blown away.

If he's joined by one or two others with a bit more athleticism then it's hard to find fault.

Get 25 plus games out of him fine. Can take a gamble or two and he certainly would be that

5 minutes ago, Cheese said:

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/26179456.bolton-wanderers-bid-invited-hull-citys-mason-burstow/

Burstow would be a no from me, seen enough to suggest he's just a OK league 1 player

Think our medical team showed last season they could make players more robust. Tutu definitely springs to mind. If they can get the same out of Davies then he’ll definitely be an asset

I think Burstow has ability but is probably a couple of years off being good enough

A no from me

Just now, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I think Burstow has ability but is probably a couple of years off being good enough

A no from me

Toal and Forino are injury prone to have a third centre half just seems risky. His ability is not questioned if we can get 25 plus games

For all Johnston faults apart from that one bad injury he was dependable.

I will trust SS/Harkin on this one

6 minutes ago, masi 51 said:

Toal and Forino are injury prone to have a third centre half just seems risky. His ability is not questioned if we can get 25 plus games

For all Johnston faults apart from that one bad injury he was dependable.

I will trust SS/Harkin on this one

I'm assuming you mean Davies and not Burstow

For what it's worth, I agree with what you've written there

Edited June 10Jun 10 by Lt. Aldo Raine

35 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Burstow would be a no from me, seen enough to suggest he's just a OK league 1 player

He's only 22. Bags of potential if we can get him at a cut price.

31 minutes ago, Cheese said:

He's only 22. Bags of potential if we can get him at a cut price.

Out of interest what would you consider cut price given that Hull paid £2m and Transfermkt value him now at £2.1m according to Iles’ piece above?

3 minutes ago, Whitesince63 said:

Out of interest what would you consider cut price given that Hull paid £2m and Transfermkt value him now at £2.1m according to Iles’ piece above?

No idea on a figure, and I couldn't really give a fuck. But I wouldn't be disappointed if we signed him.

1 hour ago, L/H White said:

Burstow would be a no from me, seen enough to suggest he's just a OK league 1 player

That's where I'm at.
If we're signing a striker, it has to be one better than what we had in L1.

I like Mason, appears a good lad, good team member and has some good attributes, but I do feel top end of L1 might be his ceiling. When he came he was keen to indicate he saw himself as a no9, yet when he's had to play the role when Dalby's been out he hasnt been as effective as him.

If we were able to get Kenny back for anything like similar money or on loan again it'd be him over Mason all day for me, offers us pace in behind defenders and pressing ability we didn't have before he came.

Really not sure on Burstow. Solid/good player last season and contributed to promotion. His lack of pace in the second half of season worries me though. Running in treacle. Unless he was carrying an injury or something I think he would struggle to make an impact in the championship. Even if he was “only” £1m I think we can do better. Would love to be proved wrong mind you.

Of the two I’d also have Kenny all day long if we can.

Edited June 10Jun 10 by Bertie

offer them a 1m take it or leave it for Burstow and Palmer combined.....Hull need the money

Davies is an interesting one. It all depends on something none of us can predict - will he remain fit enough to contribute in the majority of games? If SS/FH think he can then that’s good enough for me.

Burstow, for me, would only be a yes if he was was a lot lot less than the £2m Hull paid (completely fished from thin air but £500k or less) and on the basis of him being a squad player. I still think he could be a useful sub, with time also (as a 22 yr old) to develop and better himself. He’s not up there with Kenny as to someone who I think could be signed as a primary striker for the championship.

59 minutes ago, masi 51 said:

offer them a 1m take it or leave it for Burstow and Palmer combined.....Hull need the money

Their owner also owns Maribor and another club

Expect some 'transfers' between Hull and them if they start getting desperate

Ben Davies Official

Davies signed.

When Mason B was scoring early season I said I had my doubts about him, but whilst he was scoring looked harsh. That day he missed a sitter at Northampton, not really done anywhere near enough to think he could be an effective starter at a higher level.

This is first season in ages we will be starting a season needing to improve to even hold our own. We need better players. Burstow for me is not a bad player but equally is not really good at anything, not tricky, not that fast, does not hold up the ball that well. He is young but next season I think we need experience or players that can be effective starters from day one.

Happy with Davies , won’t play every game & expect another LCB if Taylor moves on. Burstow I feel will cost more than we should be paying , 500k max for me .Kenny would be a better signing if we could get him for 1-1.5 mill.

Don’t think we’ll see ACD again & not desperately disappointed, he seemed to have lost that oblique turn than just left defenders for dead after his injury not saying I wouldn’t welcome him back though !

Ben Davies didn't play much last season for a relegated team (10 games) partly due to injuries.

2 hours ago, Whitesince63 said:

Out of interest what would you consider cut price given that Hull paid £2m and Transfermkt value him now at £2.1m according to Iles’ piece above?

500k at most (plus add on's if we win Champions league within three season!

21 minutes ago, desperado said:

Davies signed.

He looks like Harry Kane (after Crack Cocaine)