Mazrim Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Anyone can play right back, Steve, you just have to ask them to put wor boots on. And what about socks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted July 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Mazrim said: And what about socks? Roll up wor sleeves and pull up wor socks Edited July 18, 2019 by fightoffyour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Batten down those hatches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) Jota’s fee what whatever it was be it £1-4million went into last years accounts & expenditure so should be counted this summer, same with Guilbert. My rough guesstimations is we have thus far spent around £99 million without any sales... Targett £11.5 mill Hause 3 mill Engels £7-9mill Mings £18.9 -£20mill Konza £12 mill El Ghazi £5 - £7 mill Wesley £22 mill So approx £84mill so far plus £15 mill for Douglas Luiz = £99 million mill spent thus far once confirmed . We have a reported max before sales of £140 mill to spend before FFP or whatever ... Caveat the above calculations do not include agents fees as have no way of knowing what these are so far but realistically we have spent over £100 million ... With poss GK another midfielder & Wing forward to go. We could bring in £20-£25 max in sales giving us around £55-65 million left to play worth at the upper level with sales included. We have Greene El Ghazi Jota Kodija and Ramsey to cover the wings. Kalinic Steer & Nyland to cover GK. so at a push I don’t think we need a new GK or a dedicated winger as such. I like Skov if poss though. Maupay/Leao can cover both so IMO that would be sufficient coverage if necessary. I’d sign Bayliss as a prospect for DM as Engels & Hourihane can cover that position. Up front is a slight concern though. Edited July 18, 2019 by thabucks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 17 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Good post. I agree with pretty much everything. I am still concerned about the dm position and the lack of depth in the rw and lw positions. Yes and me. I think we definitely need 2 DM's. Hourihane is a much better player when allowed to play as a centre midfielder, it's where his goals and assists generally come from. With two DM's available he no longer has to worry about playing out of position. Last night proved we need more depth on both wings. I imagine Smith knows this himself. RW needs some real quality, although Jota seemed to have a good game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 39 minutes ago, Ponky said: I also think we ought to be shopping for another right back as back up for Fred. I would not be surprised in the least if Bruce came in for Elmo at some point. Bree is not that player. I think you might be right, Stevie Four Times could well come in with an “audacious” bid for Elmo and perhaps one or two others. Ashley will have promised him a few bob to get the ball rolling and we need to be in position A to exploit that. If we can get good value for some of our squad players and have replacements lined up that would be better value then I think that’s an opportunity for us. That Hogan is some player with the right manager........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 18, 2019 Moderator Share Posted July 18, 2019 48 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Wow that's a throwback And still the go-to gangly bastard reference of choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Wow. It's quiter than a Delphinho Wednesday. Almost too quiet... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Guess they’ll all be travelling back today so probably not gonna be a lot of news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 No chance were signing Soler the ffp panel will never allow it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateer Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 7 minutes ago, Mazrim said: Wow. It's quiter than a Delphinho Wednesday. Almost too quiet... TBH, though, history tells us that Tumbleweed Thursdays are more eventful than Delphinho Wilderness Wednesdays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 52 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: Batten down those hatches! If we don't do we go again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsky_11 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 54 minutes ago, thabucks said: Jota’s fee what whatever it was be it £1-4million went into last years accounts & expenditure so should be counted this summer, same with Guilbert. My rough guesstimations is we have thus far spent around £99 million without any sales... Targett £11.5 mill Hause 3 mill Engels £7-9mill Mings £18.9 -£20mill Konza £12 mill El Ghazi £5 - £7 mill Wesley £22 mill So approx £84mill so far plus £15 mill for Douglas Luiz = £99 million mill spent thus far once confirmed . We have a reported max before sales of £140 mill to spend before FFP or whatever ... Caveat the above calculations do not include agents fees as have no way of knowing what these are so far but realistically we have spent over £100 million ... With poss GK another midfielder & Wing forward to go. We could bring in £20-£25 max in sales giving us around £55-65 million left to play worth at the upper level with sales included. We have Greene El Ghazi Jota Kodija and Ramsey to cover the wings. Kalinic Steer & Nyland to cover GK. so at a push I don’t think we need a new GK or a dedicated winger as such. I like Skov if poss though. Maupay/Leao can cover both so IMO that would be sufficient coverage if necessary. I’d sign Bayliss as a prospect for DM as Engels & Hourihane can cover that position. Up front is a slight concern though. Not how accounts work. Fees expensed over life of contract. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, AshVilla said: No chance were signing Soler the ffp panel will never allow it Irish defender in a rubbish container Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 17 minutes ago, tomsky_11 said: Not how accounts work. Fees expensed over life of contract. How much do you think we have spent ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 3 hours ago, wilko154 said: DM x 2 - Hourihane then pushes up to the fourth CM spot. Sell: Bjarnasson Assuming we get Douglas then I don't see us getting another DM unless, as you say, we sell Thor, and Thor is fine as a third-choice midfield IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) 28 minutes ago, tomsky_11 said: Not how accounts work. Fees expensed over life of contract. The basic point was that we had spent £99m this window. Which is true. Edited July 18, 2019 by hippo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 If you want to get really technical about it we’ve committed to spend £100M, I doubt we’ve actually paid all fees in full up front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 43 minutes ago, privateer said: TBH, though, history tells us that Tumbleweed Thursdays are more eventful than Delphinho Wilderness Wednesdays. The slow drawn out annihilation of spacetime as it approaches a black hole is more eventful than a Delphinho Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 56 minutes ago, Mazrim said: Wow. It's quiter than a Delphinho Wednesday. Almost too quiet... Marvellously quiet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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