S8TY Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 14 minutes ago, Animal is a Ram said: Also sniffing around Jota and Forestieri, apparently. I like Fulhams style of play reminds me of us a few seasons ago...Jota and Forestieri are both game changers when there on form.... exciting players that cost a bit but sounds like Fulham are going for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gccrowdpleaser Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I'm absolutely convinced we don't need an expensive signing. The key has to be the clichéd 'piece of the jigsaw' . Just like Eustace cost very little but knitted things together. Leon Osman came in all those years ago and linked things nicely. We need that one player that fits the mould. David Davies at Brum was an interesting shout the other day. At first I thought 'God no' but the more I think about it the more I think he would be ideal. Or certainly that sort of player would. Strong. Mobile. Gives everything. Likes a tackle. Covers loads of ground. There must be other similar players. Not glamorous. Not necessarily ripping up trees at their club but that does a job that this team needs. There would be lots more satisfaction in getting that sort of deal done for a few hundred thousand vs blowing 5 million on another championship name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gccrowdpleaser Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 7 minutes ago, curtains said: I do know he has had fitness issues but I think his goals early season got the Geordies to the Premier League along with the likes of Richie and the lad signed from Liverpool by McClaren Shelvy Would love a Shelvey type player. That mobility is what we miss. I do mean type player rather than Shelvey himself. He has a few too many issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzamurray Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Betvictor have us at joint 4/1 favourites to sign Joel Campbell.. Might be something in it somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 1 minute ago, muzzamurray said: Betvictor have us at joint 4/1 favourites to sign Joel Campbell.. Might be something in it somewhere? Probably - something somewhere has stuck a fiver on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8TY Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 if you look at how many miles Kante and most cdm's put in it would be beneficial to get someone in midfield with good mobility.to play with Huddlestone or Thorne....as much as i like both Thorne and Huddlestone and on paper it looks good i don't think they are mobile enough to be in a 2 in 4231 and any other combination with huddlestone with the players we have doesn't look right either....if we could find another cm with loads of energy it would certainly help but hopefully without spending a fortune...really hope GR has someone in mind as i think our midfield has been quite poor this season so far.....I haven't seen us control a game for long periods except for Bolton but i think they'll be struggling to stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gccrowdpleaser Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 5 minutes ago, Saity said: if you look at how many miles Kante and most cdm's put in it would be beneficial to get someone in midfield with good mobility.to play with Huddlestone or Thorne....as much as i like both Thorne and Huddlestone and on paper it looks good i don't think they are mobile enough to be in a 2 in 4231 and any other combination with huddlestone with the players we have doesn't look right either....if we could find another cm with loads of energy it would certainly help but hopefully without spending a fortune...really hope GR has someone in mind as i think our midfield has been quite poor this season so far.....I haven't seen us control a game for long periods except for Bolton but i think they'll be struggling to stay up. Jack Colback would be decent and could improve us - surplus to requirements at Newcastle. Covers lots of ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 30 minutes ago, gccrowdpleaser said: I'm absolutely convinced we don't need an expensive signing. The key has to be the clichéd 'piece of the jigsaw' . Just like Eustace cost very little but knitted things together. Leon Osman came in all those years ago and linked things nicely. We need that one player that fits the mould. David Davies at Brum was an interesting shout the other day. At first I thought 'God no' but the more I think about it the more I think he would be ideal. Or certainly that sort of player would. Strong. Mobile. Gives everything. Likes a tackle. Covers loads of ground. There must be other similar players. Not glamorous. Not necessarily ripping up trees at their club but that does a job that this team needs. There would be lots more satisfaction in getting that sort of deal done for a few hundred thousand vs blowing 5 million on another championship name. This is why i think either Bannan or Bridcutt would have been good signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoneedshuls Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 We won't sign anyone else this window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Betting Odd's ahead of deadline day - Gayle - 33/1 - 9th Fave Jota - 25/1 - 7th Fave Downing - 25/1 - 2nd Fave McCormack - 28/1 - 5th Fave Moult - 16/1 - 6th Fave Rhodes - 12/1 - Joint 4th Fave Luke Shaw - 16/1 - Joint 3rd Fave Current odds suggest we aren't close to anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8TY Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 If we have to go with what we've got so be it ...it wont change my support of the club but looks like we are a bit short and still unbalanced but its obviously difficult for GR to shift out players no one wants...quite a few contracts up next season and i for one would not be looking to renew many if any of them...maybe Thorne if he can prove his fitness...such a shame he has so many injuries and not quite sure we'll ever see him consistently enough. Also someone mentioned GR has gone away to portugal so maybe thats our business done...the way he was speaking on tv recently hes been very busy on his laptop and working hard to get the right players...must be genuinely quite time consuming and tiresome i can imagine in todays transfer market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaRam Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Suprised we haven't tried to move on a few of them, Russell and Pearce would bring in some funds. Maybe we have tried, who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I would find it strange if we didn't get anyone, Rowett at the fans forum was again talking about us going for top 6 at the very least, but also alluded to the fact that if we didn't sign anyone he wouldn't be surprised if the current crop were to fail. He knows what he has isn't good enough, if we go as we are all of the pre-season excitement would be for nothing. I would be able to get slightly optimistic if I hadn't witnessed Sheff United away, Wolves at home, Sunderland away, to know we aren't much better. Wisdom, Huddlestone, Nugent, Keogh, Vydra and Lawrence are real positives, the rest are all a bit meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gccrowdpleaser Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Suggestion on Twitter that we have agreed a fee for Marcus Maddison. Seems to be on a specific Peterborough gossip thing. He's got a couple right in the past a day or two before it seems there is much press activity. Would be amazing if we could get his energy in and send a couple out to Peterborough as part of the deal. Wishful thinking I'm sure and probably grasping at straws but... You never know. DMac has been asked for a rebuttal in the connected tweets and had ignored it. In the meantime he has replied to several random fan tweets about someone scouting at the game and another about him shouting at players. Just ignored this one though...maybe adds fuel to the fire. Before any of the usual suspects dive in with 2 feet... I am aware twitter is not a valid source I am not saying this will happen I am not stating that DMac replies to every tweet I am not saying he is better/worse than Russell/Weiman etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, gccrowdpleaser said: Suggestion on Twitter that we have agreed a fee for Marcus Maddison. Seems to be on a specific Peterborough gossip thing. He's got a couple right in the past a day or two before it seems there is much press activity. Would be amazing if we could get his energy in and send a couple out to Peterborough as part of the deal. Wishful thinking I'm sure and probably grasping at straws but... You never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gccrowdpleaser Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, curtains said: Looks like Sammon with hair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gccrowdpleaser Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 8 minutes ago, gccrowdpleaser said: I like this... Don't bin this deal sign him quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DcFc Dyycheee Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 27 minutes ago, gccrowdpleaser said: Suggestion on Twitter that we have agreed a fee for Marcus Maddison. Seems to be on a specific Peterborough gossip thing. He's got a couple right in the past a day or two before it seems there is much press activity. Would be amazing if we could get his energy in and send a couple out to Peterborough as part of the deal. Wishful thinking I'm sure and probably grasping at straws but... You never know. DMac has been asked for a rebuttal in the connected tweets and had ignored it. In the meantime he has replied to several random fan tweets about someone scouting at the game and another about him shouting at players. Just ignored this one though...maybe adds fuel to the fire. Before any of the usual suspects dive in with 2 feet... I am aware twitter is not a valid source I am not saying this will happen I am not stating that DMac replies to every tweet I am not saying he is better/worse than Russell/Weiman etc He's not coming down from the Premier League on massive wages, we won't be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Willow Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 31 minutes ago, gccrowdpleaser said: I am not saying he is better/worse than Russell/Weiman etc 19 minutes ago, gccrowdpleaser said: He's a class. I like him. Russell and Weiman both can't hit that container in a thousand years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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