Cosmik Debris

Purely because I cant be bothered to look myself but is there anything to back up Jack playing as a CM. I know he is not your standard winger but why is everyone so keen to move him there when he does so much good work on the left? If Barkley came into the middle he would compliment Jack not jeopardise a move to the middle, and if Deano wanted Jack staying central then why has never done so before ( from what I can recall)

Love the line of him being a nice problem to have.. This is exactly how I see him as he most definitely has all the attributes to be a good player.. Pace , dribbling, passing , strength, work ethic ..... and although his stats don’t weigh up he has a good shot on him. If he keeps on working on positioning, coupled with practicing his shot choice in regards to the open areas of the goal, then he could go on to do well.. Maybe just needs to get a break of a few goals to build his confidence..

Still be better option than Taylor

I said before I had worries about his off field antics but that and his wages aside he would be a great addition. The lad ticks all the right boxes for his skills and is a proven PL English player so would be right at home.. If we get this done then it would be fantastic

I was worried about Barkleys off field antics but to be fair he would be a great addition who would improve us massively.. RLC is too much of an injury concern, Barkley would be a statement of intent

Commentator: A very satisfactory start WTF, this was a piss poor , boring and extremely lucky start, there was nothing satisfactory about it.. Would rather we played our hearts out , created chances and excitement but lost than have to watch that shite all season.. There are glimmers of a team and thankfully a lot of positives, Konsa and Martinez for sure, Watkins played well but we don’t have the players to utilise him and not even Jack as he has forgotten how to pass the feckin ball.. Cash looks decent, some lovely crosses. Everyone else either are not good enough or we’re off there games, it’s the first game so they get some leeway but at the moment we are looking like it’s gonna be another relegation battle.. room for improvement for sure but yay 3 points

Ooooohhhhhhh... so close

On this performance Barkley would be a huge upgrade

Time for Davis to score

GGGGGGGOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLLL

How do you know this?

Spot on, there are other areas that are far more pressing than another fricken striker. There are some folks who need to get a grip on things and stop playing Fifa... If Targett, Mings or Konsa get injured then we are in the shit cus there ain’t no one to cover. This is where we need to be strengthening first before anything else

I agree with Martinez and Watkins but I worry that Barkley could be a bad influence on people like Jack. He has had a few drinking incidents so I would stick clear of him

That’s all we ever do on VT... loads think it’s sorted and are trying to add him to their dream team, and loads of us are sceptical that there is anything in this.. Either way we are gonna jump to conclusions until anything that feels real is actually reported, for now we all keep hopeful that this one comes off

WTF Martinez out

Yawn

Comedy gold

Yup seen all that, read the sound bites but I still ain’t convinced there is any legs in this... Honestly not looking to piss on anyone’s chips but our business has followed a certain path yet this is completely different, so if somethings looks like it ain’t happening then usually that’s your outcome.. This being football can mean less predictability and I genuinely hope this does happen even if it’s on deadline day, but right now it just don’t feel right for one reason or another..

Could be ironic that you chose mr fake news himself

Or is it just a load of old bollox.........

After all this he will defo be a shock signing

Rachica inbound ......

Major ? Hmmmm

This ain’t a dig as I am guilty of this too be we are all getting carried away with things. To be a real force again we need to build a team over time so another striker shouldn’t be on our shopping list till we strengthen other areas. Our realistic goal is mid table stability so a CB , LB I feel are the the potential pitfalls facing us. Hause struggles and Taylor is a liability, we have got in Martinez who should help but a striker is defo on the nice to have and not a priority in any way.

Watkins will start all games with Davis as sub and Traore as cover... Then there is Wesley to hopefully come back at some point and cost 22m.. Are we really gonna pay all that money for Edouard to sit on the bench, or move Watkins to the wing when it all points to him being purchased as a striker? it’s unlikely we will play 2 up front and is unlikely we are buying this dude even though he does look a player for sure