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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Aug 18, 2024 9:42:14 GMT
Wiki says he’s got a €60m release clause.
I guess Sporting are not insisting on us matching that?!
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Post by spot51 on Aug 18, 2024 9:55:54 GMT
Fernandes is hot property. He is, like Archer, ready to play first team football but at Sporting (last season's champions at a canter and already top of the current table) opportunities there are limited. Looks like another club giving one of their kids a break rather than watching from the bench. Gives Russ more options and I'll not be surprised to see us morph to 4-2-3-1 which seems to be the way these days.
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Post by THE BEAST on Aug 18, 2024 11:18:03 GMT
WE NEED A NEW fecking STRIKER THAT CAN ACTUALLY SCORE GOALS!!!
FFS, the feck are they doing buying all these fecking idiots like Archer
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Post by threehundred on Aug 18, 2024 11:30:30 GMT
Portugal is a conveyor belt of technucal midfielders. This kid is another who is highly rated and someone I'm surprised we can go for. Established at u21 level, can play 8 or 10 positions, had a bit of a breakout season last year in an unfancied team on loan. Looks like he's in and around that Sporting first 11 this season. This isnt a stab in the dark, he is going to end up developing into a full Portugal international. Everything transfer-wise now is about managing the money remaining, so I'd be surprised if we can or will go back for O'Riley. We've looked at 2 keepers that would be expensive to sign, but the more likely bet is a loan. For Ramsdale, they clearly want to sell him and Im not sure there's an obvious benefit to Arsemal in agreeing a loan. Likewise, especially with Steele starting yesterday despite officially being their backup, there isnt much sense/reason in Brighton agreeing to a loan. The loan is what we'd like because there is no desire to demote Bazunu. I'm doubtful we can prise these loan options (yet, at least) and have to plan for different eventualities. Steele is probably on paper the weakest of the ones we're linked with but also the one who would seem most likely. You are right - Portugal is currently a conveyor belt of technical midfielders… but that’s why there is absolutely no guarantee that the kid will graduate to full honours. This just smacks of a punt - and one we can ill afford. He could prove to be a great signing and, of course, I hope it pans out that way. I don’t profess to know anything about him. He just seems as likely to be the next Sulemana as the next Lavia. It is all about managing the money! Someone that can immediately improve the 1st team is what we need - not another prospect. THE BEAST is right - give us a keeper and/or a striker - not another roll of the dice. Or spend the cash on O’Riley, who sets them up and knocks them in too, rather than constantly feck about with low-ball offers for him. I guess that ship has sailed though. And see my point about Dibling’s pathway. Development of our own academy players is potentially far more lucrative than bringing in more young players from outside with a potential upside. Good luck to this kid. I’ll cheer him on. I just feel this is another crass move from a naive board that clearly hasn’t fully learned lessons it should have from its last PL splurge.
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Post by THE BEAST on Aug 18, 2024 11:40:05 GMT
Portugal is a conveyor belt of technucal midfielders. This kid is another who is highly rated and someone I'm surprised we can go for. Established at u21 level, can play 8 or 10 positions, had a bit of a breakout season last year in an unfancied team on loan. Looks like he's in and around that Sporting first 11 this season. This isnt a stab in the dark, he is going to end up developing into a full Portugal international. Everything transfer-wise now is about managing the money remaining, so I'd be surprised if we can or will go back for O'Riley. We've looked at 2 keepers that would be expensive to sign, but the more likely bet is a loan. For Ramsdale, they clearly want to sell him and Im not sure there's an obvious benefit to Arsemal in agreeing a loan. Likewise, especially with Steele starting yesterday despite officially being their backup, there isnt much sense/reason in Brighton agreeing to a loan. The loan is what we'd like because there is no desire to demote Bazunu. I'm doubtful we can prise these loan options (yet, at least) and have to plan for different eventualities. Steele is probably on paper the weakest of the ones we're linked with but also the one who would seem most likely. the irony of all this is that ANY goalkeeper we get that has been linked with us so far is a massive improvement over Gavin the polo I do not know where they get this "future top goalkeeper" stuff about him… He is even worse than that donkey they ended up sending to Norwich… staggering lack of awareness around this position…
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Post by stsaint on Aug 18, 2024 11:46:18 GMT
WE NEED A NEW fecking STRIKER THAT CAN ACTUALLY SCORE GOALS!!! FFS, the feck are they doing buying all these fecking idiots like Archer I know. Can you believe that Chelsea want to get rid of Lukaku and City were happy to sell Alvarez yet we haven't had the balls to buy either. WHERE IS OUR AMBITION!!!
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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Aug 18, 2024 11:53:04 GMT
Wiki says he’s got a €60m release clause. I guess Sporting are not insisting on us matching that?! I hope Saints aren’t going “Shit. I could have sworn they said 16”.
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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Aug 18, 2024 11:55:11 GMT
WE NEED A NEW fecking STRIKER THAT CAN ACTUALLY SCORE GOALS!!! FFS, the feck are they doing buying all these fecking idiots like Archer I know. Can you believe that Chelsea want to get rid of Lukaku and City were happy to sell Alvarez yet we haven't had the balls to buy either. WHERE IS OUR AMBITION!!! SR are still the same clowns who spunked £40m on TP and Sulemana and people are still willing to give them the benefit of the doubt? Want to buy some magic beans?
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Post by Mandochris on Aug 18, 2024 11:55:45 GMT
TBF Archer only arrived on Friday and probably hasn't shaken hands with his teammates. Russ now has a week for the two new boys to get familiar.
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Post by threehundred on Aug 18, 2024 12:00:01 GMT
the irony of all this is that ANY goalkeeper we get that has been linked with us so far is a massive improvement over Gavin the polo I do not know where they get this "future top goalkeeper" stuff about him… He is even worse than that donkey they ended up sending to Norwich… staggering lack of awareness around this position… You and I have very different views on Gavin, fella, but the truth is he’s fucked for the season. That can has been kicked a country mile down the road and we should forget about him and his strengths/weaknesses/potential (or lack of) and concentrate on the here and now. McCarthy is our number one. Last time that was true, to a man we lamented his shot-stopping, which is nowhere near the requisite level. He’s still shit at that, but has now been asked to develop a new skill in the near twilight of his career - “footballing “. And Jeez - his skills with the ball at his feet make Ian Dowie look like Lionel fecking Messi. Our system is nailed-on. We need a ball playing keeper, who can preferably keep goal too. And we need him yesterday.
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Post by threehundred on Aug 18, 2024 12:21:06 GMT
Meanwhile, Leicester sign Oliver Skipp
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Post by choixkoix on Aug 18, 2024 12:28:03 GMT
We wanted Skipp too apparently. I think all 3 promoted clubs have recruited well, but with last weeks' signings I think we have done the best business of the three. They've each signed a couple of excellent players ... we've signed several.
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Post by threehundred on Aug 18, 2024 12:34:48 GMT
We wanted Skipp too apparently. I think all 3 promoted clubs have recruited well, but with last weeks' signings I think we have done the best business of the three. They've each signed a couple of excellent players ... we've signed several. Check out the back page of today’s Observer sport section for an article on Leicester and PSR. Sobering.
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Post by stsaint on Aug 18, 2024 13:39:23 GMT
I know. Can you believe that Chelsea want to get rid of Lukaku and City were happy to sell Alvarez yet we haven't had the balls to buy either. WHERE IS OUR AMBITION!!! SR are still the same clowns who spunked £40m on TP and Sulemana and people are still willing to give them the benefit of the doubt? Want to buy some magic beans? You are right. We should hold resentment against them forever for not being perfect. That sounds like a healthy approach that I can get on board with.
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Post by spot51 on Aug 18, 2024 18:35:50 GMT
Meanwhile, Leicester sign Oliver Skipp 2 or 3 points deductions should wipe that improvement off the scorecard. EDIT - I see you read the same article.
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