(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

Didn’t we pay around 1m for mcatee?
Levels above vic.. can’t believe we haven’t accepted it unless with add ons it totals 1m.

5 minutes ago, Eavesy said:

He’s had about a handful good 20 minute spells in a year and a half. 

He might be physically big but he barely ever dominates defenders and I’ve never seen him win a flick on or cushion a ball down to another player

If we are going long in the last 10 he’s the last thing we need to be booting it to. Better off sticking a centre back up there.

Snatch hands off for a million or anywhere close to that if it balances the books.

Revert back to 3 in midfield and 2 up top.

Charles, Collins and McAtee to cover the 3 with CMG back in a few months. 
 

4 players for 2 is more than enough. 
 

Can get a loan in in January if we get a few injuries.

What if Charles and one of the others gets injured like last season?

23 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

Is this an xhamster joke?

You're thinking of Ava.  You filthy pervert.

5 minutes ago, gonzo said:

What if Charles and one of the others gets injured like last season?

We can just change formation. We had loads of injuries last season, probably won't have any this year.

£1m is good money for him, but I am convinced he might still come good. 

Vic and Charles aren't good enough to get Bolton out of the 3rd Division.Raise whatever money possible from their sales.That's my opinion

Is Vic supposed to be a goalscorer or merely a forward type player? If the former how many goals has he scored in the last 12 months and apply simple maths to work the cost goal if we sell for 1mill. Therefore IMO time to cash in.

1 hour ago, Marc505 said:

Always wary of ITK accounts with only a dozen followers, but one is suggesting we're in talks with Spurs over Alfie Devine on loan

Sure we've been linked with him every window since he was born

35 minutes ago, Ani said:

We can just change formation. We had loads of injuries last season, probably won't have any this year.

£1m is good money for him, but I am convinced he might still come good. 

Aye our manager is well know for adapting and changing systems to suit missing personnel.

Especially when players tire during games

36 minutes ago, DazBob said:

You're thinking of Ava.  You filthy pervert.

Just googled her, her filmography is superb 

 

1 hour ago, Eavesy said:

He’s had about a handful good 20 minute spells in a year and a half. 

He might be physically big but he barely ever dominates defenders and I’ve never seen him win a flick on or cushion a ball down to another player

If we are going long in the last 10 he’s the last thing we need to be booting it to. Better off sticking a centre back up there.

Snatch hands off for a million or anywhere close to that if it balances the books.

Revert back to 3 in midfield and 2 up top.

Charles, Collins and McAtee to cover the 3 with CMG back in a few months. 
 

4 players for 2 is more than enough. 
 

Can get a loan in in January if we get a few injuries.

This is where I’m at. If he’s not the long term answer and we have short term options until January, I’d let him go.

We’ve already got people saying we can’t fit McAtee, Collins and Charles into the line up. When Lolos and CMG are back, the problem is intensified. If we have a major injury issue, there is still Dan (who I believe is also due to come good soon… 🙃)

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

I'm saying £1m is useless to us now and having Vic till at least Jan is worth every penny.

Unless there's another coming the door in the space of a few hours.

There's also free agents that don't have to sign today.

14 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

There's also free agents that don't have to sign today.

Speaking of which, Dwight Gayle is available still.

2 hours ago, Lancaster18 said:

Didn’t we pay around 1m for mcatee?
Levels above vic.. can’t believe we haven’t accepted it unless with add ons it totals 1m.

Depends on how you value a player I guess 

McAtee has one season in L1 under his belt 

Vic has five and 2 in the championship 

5 minutes ago, Zico said:

Depends on how you value a player I guess 

McAtee has one season in L1 under his belt 

Vic has five and 2 in the championship 

And we were absolutely flying with him and Charles up top last season.

Toney off to Saudi ! Chop your hands off for gambling over there. 

30 minutes ago, Zico said:

Depends on how you value a player I guess 

McAtee has one season in L1 under his belt 

Vic has five and 2 in the championship 

Since 2020/21 season

He scored 5 goals in 60 champ games..

25 goals in 85 league one appearances.

Can’t assist or hold the ball up.

If we go up we’d want to move him on anyway. For me find a decent prem loan easier said than done i know. Or like someone said Gayle is a free agent and proven scorer for a season.

 

37 minutes ago, Ani said:

Toney off to Saudi ! Chop your hands off for gambling over there. 

£300k+ a week will comfort his lack of England caps in the future 

Just now, Lancaster18 said:

Since 2020/21 season

He scored 5 goals in 60 champ games..

25 goals in 85 league one appearances.

Can’t assist or hold the ball up.

If we go up we’d want to move him on anyway. For me find a decent prem loan easier said than done i know. Or like someone said Gayle is a free agent and proven scorer for a season.

 

He holds the ball up fine

Always a surprising stat when people say we need a better goal scorer than Dion. 

18 minutes ago, deeane Koontz said:

He holds the ball up fine

To be fair he does, he's improved no end this season

40 minutes ago, deeane Koontz said:

He holds the ball up fine

He's the best partner for Dion too.

34 minutes ago, nantwichwhite said:

To be fair he does, he's improved no end this season

Was watching him last season Could tell he was learning how to shield ball and hold it up from/like CJ. He started backing in and position himself in nearly an identical way.

If a team the league above value him at 1m, and that's based on detailed analysis from scouts, I daresay there's probably more understanding than you're average fan. 

More to the point Evatt feels it's not enough which means Evatt values him higher than Mcatee.. (if I'm right in thinking we payed 1m for him). 

2 hours ago, Lancaster18 said:

Since 2020/21 season

He scored 5 goals in 60 champ games..

25 goals in 85 league one appearances.

Can’t assist or hold the ball up.

If we go up we’d want to move him on anyway. For me find a decent prem loan easier said than done i know. Or like someone said Gayle is a free agent and proven scorer for a season.

 

I guess they'd have to offer more than we value him at 

He's part of our plan, the plan is promotion  

Losing him weakens us, would need a ready made replacement of equal of better standard 

On deadline day 

I'm happy for him to stay

57 minutes ago, only1swanny said:

If a team the league above value him at 1m, and that's based on detailed analysis from scouts, I daresay there's probably more understanding than you're average fan. 

More to the point Evatt feels it's not enough which means Evatt values him higher than Mcatee.. (if I'm right in thinking we payed 1m for him). 

Your post is far more balanced than others of late, but there’s a lot of “experts know what they’re doing and fans don’t” at the moment.

There’s plenty of evidence (inside and out of football) to suggests that experts don’t always know best.

Ar least until midnight, Sunderland still hold the record third tier transfer fee paid. Over £3 million for Will Grigg, who delivered 5 goals in 47 appearances over three seasons in the third tier.

Closer to home, just look at the overwhelming reaction of Bolton fans, to the news that we’d paid good money - £300k - to sign Dan Nlundulu, who’d done nothing in half a season on loan.

15 months later, and it’s definitely average fan 1 expert Evatt 0.

Let’s not dismiss the opinions of fans who’ve watched and studied the game closely, for many years or even decades, but have never worked professionally in football.

Edited August 30, 20241 yr by Rival Son