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Post by spot51 on Jun 16, 2024 8:49:41 GMT
This Ghoddos thing seems to have legs. I’m not sure he does though. It is a no-brainer. He is out of contract. Came through Scandi football and ended up at Brentford. If you cut him in half it would say "Sport Republic" like "Blackpool" in a stick of rock. He has over 50 caps for Iran and has played in World Cups. YES FFS!
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jun 16, 2024 10:55:58 GMT
This Ghoddos thing seems to have legs. I’m not sure he does though. It is a no-brainer. He is out of contract. Came through Scandi football and ended up at Brentford. If you cut him in half it would say "Sport Republic" like "Blackpool" in a stick of rock. He has over 50 caps for Iran and has played in World Cups. YES FFS! Again, makes some sense. I'm not going to get too bothered about us getting in a few experienced squad players on frees at this stage as we have lost a fair bit of the squad as loans or out of contract. I don't think there's any point moaning we're not getting in anyone decent as none of them will move until July at the earliest, and we'll probably have to wait for their first choices to not work out before they'll agree to come to us. So I expect we could well see more of these frees and some younger gambles before the real business starts
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Post by choixkoix on Jun 16, 2024 11:06:19 GMT
The market is always slower and more complex when there's a summer international tournament.
We need quantity and quality. Can understand both Lallana and Ghoddos signings. In fantasy world, they're who you sign at the end of the window when you've done your major business and have no cash left but need some depth. In reality, they're low risk depth that others will go for if you wait and more quickly gettable than some of the more exciting names we are linked with.
Would love if it we signed Rodon. Thats a PL player who hasnt had a PL club put faith in him.
Interesting how all the links we hear about tend to be AMR/ST/DC and GK. That suggests to me we have hope on Flynn signing as we arent being linked with DMs. On the opposite side of the coin, no reports of any sniffing around any left backs....
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Post by crazydanny on Jun 18, 2024 12:40:49 GMT
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Post by crazydanny on Jun 18, 2024 13:11:26 GMT
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Post by threehundred on Jun 18, 2024 13:12:58 GMT
Bloody hell… are we really migrating from Rugrats to Dad’s Army..?
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Post by choixkoix on Jun 18, 2024 13:47:50 GMT
Not sure how I feel about either of those tbh. Perraud I understand if we sign a LB. Ings, I think it would be interesting seeing him in a Martin team playing on the shoulder of defenders, and being expected to stay centrally more than before, but if you sign him, you sign a weak fitness record, no resale value and still a chunky wage.
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Post by earlscourtsaint on Jun 18, 2024 14:09:17 GMT
Last January I was massively in the 'go and get Ings' brigade, but that was for a push for a promotion from the Championship, now that the focus has changed and we target 8 or so teams that we could beat, our tactics have to change, and I don't see how Danny Ings fits into that or improves the squad - West Ham are mid table and he didn't feature much for them, and they clearly want to offload him and his wages, which remember is why he left us in the first place (depending on which rumour you believe) so for a journo to link him back to us is an easy fit (will Springsteen wear denim, hmmmmm) so for me, it's a no - we absolutely need more striking options, but not this one
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Post by vectis on Jun 18, 2024 14:09:31 GMT
Not sure how I feel about either of those tbh. Perraud I understand if we sign a LB. Ings, I think it would be interesting seeing him in a Martin team playing on the shoulder of defenders, and being expected to stay centrally more than before, but if you sign him, you sign a weak fitness record, no resale value and still a chunky wage. I imagine the plan would be to sign Ings along with someone younger like Delap. And we likely have the Domina kid coming. But who knows. We seem to be pushing heavily for this Soule lad too.
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Post by vectis on Jun 18, 2024 15:31:07 GMT
Not sure how I feel about either of those tbh. Perraud I understand if we sign a LB. Ings, I think it would be interesting seeing him in a Martin team playing on the shoulder of defenders, and being expected to stay centrally more than before, but if you sign him, you sign a weak fitness record, no resale value and still a chunky wage. I imagine the plan would be to sign Ings along with someone younger like Delap. And we likely have the Domina kid coming. But who knows. We seem to be pushing heavily for this Soule lad too. Oh well, scratch that. Apparently nothing in the Ings rumours. According to Alfie House.
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Post by channonite on Jun 18, 2024 16:31:47 GMT
I imagine the plan would be to sign Ings along with someone younger like Delap. And we likely have the Domina kid coming. But who knows. We seem to be pushing heavily for this Soule lad too. Oh well, scratch that. Apparently nothing in the Ings rumours. According to Alfie House. If Alfie is saying there is nothing in the Ings rumour, then that is likely to be right
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Post by choixkoix on Jun 19, 2024 0:00:28 GMT
Linked now with Cameron Archer. Would love that, he looked like a cut above the raw fledgling strikers that relegation threatened clubs usually rely on. Pace and can whack them in from 25 yards too.
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Post by crazydanny on Jun 19, 2024 8:04:36 GMT
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Post by spot51 on Jun 19, 2024 8:13:23 GMT
Good work Maya. Keep 'em coming.
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Post by THE BEAST on Jun 19, 2024 8:22:11 GMT
I don't care about children for the youth teams
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