Summer Transfer Rumours 2020 (DEADLINE DAY from pg.258)

Scoham said:

So Bowyer said in the interview with Ben Ransom that he wants 7/8 signings. I'd guess something like two right backs, two centre backs, a left back, a winger, a striker and a winger or striker as the 8th.

Included Watson so I reckon 6/7 more. 3/4 defenders and 2/3 wingers/strikers. 

Scoham said:

So Bowyer said in the interview with Ben Ransom that he wants 7/8 signings. I'd guess something like two right backs, two centre backs, a left back, a winger, a striker and a winger or striker as the 8th.

Bowyer has already spoken about wanting to send Josh Davidson out on loan. Around the current 1st team, no doubt there are a couple of other youngsters to go out also.

He'll be hoping to pull in squad replacements for those, perhaps?

Todds_right_hook said:

Marriott110 said:

BigRedEvil said:

Could do with Grant being sold to get a nice sell on fee to boost the budget and it won't be going to ESI 

According to sky WBA have offered a loan with an obligation to buy so any potential sell on would be through the door early next summer if Huddersfield accept

How would that benefit Huddersfield? Any loan fee wouldn’t be high enough to get them a replacement 

It doesn't really but Karlan has seemingly downed tools and wants out so it may be a case of getting whatever they can from him and moving on.

Seems not many agree but I still think we need at least another centre mid 

roseandcrown said:

Seems not many agree but I still think we need at least another centre mid 

Agreed... Our midfield options compared with last year with this is ridiculous - Still feels like many dont think an injury crisis could hit us again 

I mean what did we have in that area last season:

(15): Williams | Forster-Caskey | Gallagher | McGeady | Pratley | Morgan | Kayal | Smith | Davis | Field | Oztumer | Lapslie | Dempsey | Doughty | Vennings 

This season we've got

(12): Williams | Forster-Caskey | Pratley | Morgan | Oztumer | Lapslie | Watson | Gilbey | Levitt | Doughty | Dempsey | Vennings

Take the last two out as they need to go on loan and whilst we seem okay going forward, we still dont have a Cullen or a Bielik type player in there

Nor are we getting many goals from Midfield from that lot - Whereas in 2018/19 we had Aribo | Reeves | Bielik who chipped in with 17-goals with the over reliance on Taylor and Grant... Whilst I see Bonne potentially replicating and surpassing what Grant achieved for us that season (14), I dont see us having two Strikers get beyond that level unless Schwartz can settle quickly - Washington of course has had a good start and we can also rely on Doughty this season but can both be consistent enough in front of goal?

Thankfully we've only used the one loan slot at the moment

Tolaji Bola (Arsenal U23 Left-Back) was rumoured to be at the Doncaster game, how anyone knew who he was is beyond me though

Means we've still got three slots left available (as Bowyer never signs a sixth loan, apart from when he knew Field wasnt going to be fit), two of those I'd try and find CM's so that Dempsey and Venning in turn can go out on loan. I think then we should focus on getting our defence on permanent signings to get a settled back four

up_the_valley said:

Whatever happened to Diego Poyet? Was so good in his first spell. 

Chased the money and went to sit on West Ham's bench for 2 years

Why does our new signing look like my grandad? 

roseandcrown said:

Seems not many agree but I still think we need at least another centre mid 

Not my priority...

Yes it's great having lots of options in every position, but post lockdown we ended up fine in centre midfield, but short up front and at both left and right back. WE sent back Davis and Smith as we didn't need them

EastStand said:

Watson looks like my dad but the poor bloke is 2 years older than me.

Just goes to show exercise is fucking bad for you. 

Off to the ‘Hangover’ thread you go. I hope you had a good night.

thickandthin63 said:

Just wonder with the new found optimism if Phillips is having second thoughts,Charlton is going to be a good place to be.

Could sign a year extension with a release clause in that would be triggered if we don’t get promoted, would work for both parties I think?!

ButtleJR said:

thickandthin63 said:

Just wonder with the new found optimism if Phillips is having second thoughts,Charlton is going to be a good place to be.

Think Amos signed on the basis that he'd be no.1 though, I think we should let Phillips leave. 

It will be refreshing knowing now that if Phillips is sold we will invest back into the team. 

CHG said:

ButtleJR said:

thickandthin63 said:

Just wonder with the new found optimism if Phillips is having second thoughts,Charlton is going to be a good place to be.

Think Amos signed on the basis that he'd be no.1 though, I think we should let Phillips leave. 

It will be refreshing knowing now that if Phillips is sold we will invest back into the team. 

I think that’s the most frustrating thing about last 3/4 seasons. Excluding Lookman we’ve lost all our best players for basically nothing and haven’t been able to bring replacements in.

To think we received less than for 10 million for Grant, Konsa, Pope, Aribo, Bauer & Fosu and only seen 200K spent on Bonne. 

ForeverAddickted said:

roseandcrown said:

Seems not many agree but I still think we need at least another centre mid 

Agreed... Our midfield options compared with last year with this is ridiculous - Still feels like many dont think an injury crisis could hit us again 

It's not that, but in that case should we be having three for every position just in case. You don't have 10 CM's because you might have 5/6 injuires in that positon. Does that mean we need 6+ CB's and Strikers? We'd end up with a squad of about 35 (impossible because of salary cap anyway unless they are all kids). 

I actually agree I would have another CM in terms of quality but we need to focus on getting 3/4 defenders and a striker before we start worrying about the midfield.