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Post by channonite on Jun 28, 2024 16:44:33 GMT
Of the two right backs we have allegedly bid for, I would far rather we signed Yusei Sugawara.
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jun 28, 2024 17:59:05 GMT
Yeah - great business for Besiktas, Tall Paul, Goztepe and SR. I’m not so sure about SFC. How much have we lost on the fella..? Depends how you look at it... I was sure we'd have to bin him off for 5m, so 14m when we paid 18m isn't quite as painful as expected.
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jun 28, 2024 18:00:07 GMT
Of the two right backs we have allegedly bid for, I would far rather we signed Yusei Sugawara. Arguably we need 2 RBs, so maybe Yusei no1 and Clever as no2?
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Post by crazydanny on Jun 28, 2024 18:22:22 GMT
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Post by Sir B3na1i on Jun 28, 2024 19:25:53 GMT
Who knew signing Downes would be so bitter sweet! It's the right move given KWP contract situation but damn I'm sad
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Post by crazydanny on Jun 28, 2024 19:35:38 GMT
Who knew signing Downes would be so bitter sweet! It's the right move given KWP contract situation but damn I'm sad It was bitter sweet last summer too after we had lost JWP.
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Post by Sir B3na1i on Jun 28, 2024 19:45:51 GMT
Who knew signing Downes would be so bitter sweet! It's the right move given KWP contract situation but damn I'm sad It was bitter sweet last summer too after we had lost JWP. True. But the difference there is that we knew that had to happen. I'd hoped promotion meant we'd get to keep KWP
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Post by crazydanny on Jun 28, 2024 19:49:16 GMT
It was bitter sweet last summer too after we had lost JWP. True. But the difference there is that we knew that had to happen. I'd hoped promotion meant we'd get to keep KWP True, he was one of our very few proven premier league quality players.
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Post by choixkoix on Jun 28, 2024 22:20:29 GMT
I'd be highly surprised if other clubs let us have a clean run at Sugawara.
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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Jun 29, 2024 6:54:40 GMT
I don’t begrudge KWP a move as he did a lot to help us get back up and if he moves to West Ham he’ll definitely get in the England team and win the World Cup.
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Post by earlscourtsaint on Jun 29, 2024 9:07:56 GMT
I’m quite liking the transfer policy atm - the players we are being linked with (reliably vs wild speculation) appear to be a good mix of proven experience and potential, unlike the summer of 2022 - if this lad is as good as Alfie suggests he really could be a future gem!!
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Post by spot51 on Jun 29, 2024 9:28:27 GMT
The Irish Press wrote about the transfer of the Waterford lad back in February. Irish Independent
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Post by saintsfan73 on Jul 1, 2024 8:58:25 GMT
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Post by choixkoix on Jul 1, 2024 9:09:30 GMT
I think O'Riley is going to be the one that rumbles on for several weeks. There's no way our opening bid would be 35m, other sources suggesting we have bid but for 20m. Russ loves him, he loves Russ, but it looks like we'd have to obliterate our transfer record to get him. With Onuachu and Sulemana on our books, struggle to see us doing that without a lot of wrangling to chip away at the fee.
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jul 1, 2024 9:23:57 GMT
I think O'Riley is going to be the one that rumbles on for several weeks. There's no way our opening bid would be 35m, other sources suggesting we have bid but for 20m. Russ loves him, he loves Russ, but it looks like we'd have to obliterate our transfer record to get him. With Onuachu and Sulemana on our books, struggle to see us doing that without a lot of wrangling to chip away at the fee. I imagine there'll be a game of bid tennis going on for a few weeks, then a midtable team will buy him and he'll score against us.
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