Premier ram Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 57 minutes ago, Eoghan1884 said: If we could get a deal done for Adam Phillips it would be perfect. Plays well in a midfield 2 or 3 as an 8 or 10. He’s 26 so coming into his prime years and his style of play could see him still playing his best football into his mid 30s. I suggested him previously this window but after watching him again last night he’s undeniable quality. Has a great delivery and is great at finding pockets of space in and around the box and not to mention his knack for goals. In his last 3 seasons with Barnsley and Morecambe in league one, he’s gotten 26 goals and 23 assists in 120 games. Thats averaging nearly 19 goal contributions a season. If we could get a deal done for him it wouldn’t surprise me if he took to the championship seamlessly. Said to my mates in the ground last night that Phillips would be ideal for us, think he would command a big fee though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoghan1884 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 3 minutes ago, Premier ram said: Said to my mates in the ground last night that Phillips would be ideal for us, think he would command a big fee though I’d imagine around 1.5-2 million. I seen Preston were heavily interested early on in the window but got Thordarsson (who we also looked at) instead as he was only 700-800k reportedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 8 minutes ago, Premier ram said: Said to my mates in the ground last night that Phillips would be ideal for us, think he would command a big fee though He was someone I mentioned early doors on the transfer thread. I'm quite surprised Styles is back there as well. Been blooded in the championship so knows what it's about now and looks better than League 1. I also like Jordan Houghton at Plymouth. Good at retaining the ball and a decent range of passing. A year left on his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valakari Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 We already have Liam Thompson, don't forget him, as Warne seems to! Sparkle and r_wilcockson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 I’m glad we’ve sorted our midfield and striker concerns with Philips and Coburn. Hopefully the acquisitions team have loaded the cheque book into the van and are on their way. Our usual fee applies. Now, who can suggest a quick young CB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 1 hour ago, Anag Ram said: I’m glad we’ve sorted our midfield and striker concerns with Philips and Coburn. Hopefully the acquisitions team have loaded the cheque book into the van and are on their way. Our usual fee applies. Now, who can suggest a quick young CB? Quick CBs are like rocking horse s***, especially the ones we can afford. You only have to be a half-decent defender with pace and you’re worth £20m in this day and age. Take a chance on a loan player, but ultimately understand that he may be completely overwhelmed with poor positioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Just now, Ambitious said: Quick CBs are like rocking horse s***, especially the ones we can afford. You only have to be a half-decent defender with pace and you’re worth £20m in this day and age. Take a chance on a loan player, but ultimately understand that he may be completely overwhelmed with poor positioning. What is that Rhys Williams like that's been made available by Liverpool? I know he's had an unsuccessful time in recent years but didn't he perform reasonably well in the Premier league a few years ago when Liverpool had an injury crisis in defence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 28 minutes ago, Ambitious said: Quick CBs are like rocking horse s***, especially the ones we can afford. You only have to be a half-decent defender with pace and you’re worth £20m in this day and age. Take a chance on a loan player, but ultimately understand that he may be completely overwhelmed with poor positioning. 19 year old Ashley Phillips from Spurs a shout? Signed from Blackburn at a young age as being a sort of “next big thing”, spent the second half of last season on loan at Plymouth in the championship playing in 18 games. No idea what he’s actually like, but could be the right profile for a younger prem loan looking for another champ loan to build his experience. Eoghan1884 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeTownRams Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 I know it’s a simplistic view but if we can consider forking out 1m+ for a gk then we need to be looking at spending the same and more to get a proven and good striker. Whilst I will judge things at the start of the season it does worry me that we haven’t already tied up that striker seeing as it’s been seen as our number one priority since most of last season. I thought we would have tied someone up early…. And I mean on a permanent not a loan. If we don’t get goals we will struggle it’s as simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 27 minutes ago, CapeTownRams said: I know it’s a simplistic view but if we can consider forking out 1m+ for a gk then we need to be looking at spending the same and more to get a proven and good striker. Whilst I will judge things at the start of the season it does worry me that we haven’t already tied up that striker seeing as it’s been seen as our number one priority since most of last season. I thought we would have tied someone up early…. And I mean on a permanent not a loan. If we don’t get goals we will struggle it’s as simple as that. Has it been the number one priority since most of last season? We scored goals last year, have extended Collins’ contract and signed Yates, it’s not like we’ve done nothing up front. I’d argue not having a first choice goalkeeper and needing to replace the several bodies in midfield was a more pressing priority. Yes we don’t have a “marquee” striker (yet), but we have some options, the GK and Midfield departments needed sorting. All the noise from Warne’s most recent post match interviews suggest we’re pursuing a loan for a striker that will improve the options. Donkey Derby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKWORTHRAM Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 32 minutes ago, CapeTownRams said: I know it’s a simplistic view but if we can consider forking out 1m+ for a gk then we need to be looking at spending the same and more to get a proven and good striker. Whilst I will judge things at the start of the season it does worry me that we haven’t already tied up that striker seeing as it’s been seen as our number one priority since most of last season. I thought we would have tied someone up early…. And I mean on a permanent not a loan. If we don’t get goals we will struggle it’s as simple as that. I've said this before but honestly what striker do you expect us to sign for between £1-£2 million. When you consider Osula is going for £10 million, Fulham want £6 million got Jay Stansfield. The striker will more than likely be a loan or we might get lucky with one from abroad. But that will come with risks. r_wilcockson and DCFC1388 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoghan1884 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 (edited) Curtis Davies just retired, may not be a transfer suggestion but a coaching one. I really hope we get him involved in the 21’s or 18’s, having someone like him here would be great. He just gets it and loves the rams. Obviously that’s only if he wants to be a coach at some stage. Edited August 1 by Eoghan1884 RoyMac5, RammingStone66, Premier ram and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 3 minutes ago, Eoghan1884 said: Curtis Davies just retired, may not be a transfer suggestion but a coaching one. I really hope we get him involved in the 21’s or 18’s, having someone like him here would be great. He just gets it and loves the rams. Obviously that’s only if he wants to be a coach at some stage. Pretty sure he did some badges while he was still playing with us, unless I imagined it. Agree though, born to coach, but he's also a very intelligent and articulate guy and won't be short of media opportunities either. Kathcairns, cstand and Eoghan1884 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 1 hour ago, Caerphilly Ram said: 19 year old Ashley Phillips from Spurs a shout? Signed from Blackburn at a young age as being a sort of “next big thing”, spent the second half of last season on loan at Plymouth in the championship playing in 18 games. No idea what he’s actually like, but could be the right profile for a younger prem loan looking for another champ loan to build his experience. We shouldn’t ever consider signing players from Tottenham as they have always been rather poor and we might as well chuck Arsenal into that pot as well unless it’s Charlie George and we are top of the league and in the European cup. MackworthRamIsGod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeTownRams Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 1 hour ago, Caerphilly Ram said: Has it been the number one priority since most of last season? We scored goals last year, have extended Collins’ contract and signed Yates, it’s not like we’ve done nothing up front. I’d argue not having a first choice goalkeeper and needing to replace the several bodies in midfield was a more pressing priority. Yes we don’t have a “marquee” striker (yet), but we have some options, the GK and Midfield departments needed sorting. All the noise from Warne’s most recent post match interviews suggest we’re pursuing a loan for a striker that will improve the options. Yes…. It was talked about endlessly…. It’s a priority and has been for a while… well, that’s how i have read it… and yes, we scored goals last year but we were far off being top scorers… and that was L1…. The new additions I see as adequate support players but not the quality striker we really need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammed79 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 1 hour ago, Sparkle said: We shouldn’t ever consider signing players from Tottenham as they have always been rather poor and we might as well chuck Arsenal into that pot as well unless it’s Charlie George and we are top of the league and in the European cup. Arturo lupoli is hurt by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 (edited) That Vipotnik has gone to Swansea Edited August 1 by May Contain Nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 9 minutes ago, Rammed79 said: Arturo lupoli is hurt by this. Ghally was it from Spurs wasn’t bad…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood P Dowd Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Dave McKay wasn’t a bad player 😂😂😂 Kathcairns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddielewis Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 15 minutes ago, May Contain Nuts said: That Vipotnik has gone to Swansea Really good signing could easily make them serious cash next summer if he starts firing for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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