thabucks Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 5 hours ago, duke313 said: The Mirror says we are "monitoring" Laporte's situation at City, do we not have enough left footed centre backs? Could he replace Diego Carlos whose clickbait linked with Inter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Why ? Ings hasnt really set the world on fire at west ham. He is past his best. We made right decision cashing in when we did. We got a real decent fee for him and got his wages off the books We have more if they're interested... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 With Barcelona potentially after Neymar I am wondering if we can try (again?) for Ferran Torres. Maybe see if there are any of their talented youngsters that they would look to sell on the cheap as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: With Barcelona potentially after Neymar I am wondering if we can try (again?) for Ferran Torres. Maybe see if there are any of their talented youngsters that they would look to sell on the cheap as well. I reckon the name talkSPORT were referring to was Neymar over Ollie… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Shout left wing/ second striker Jesper Lindstrom … 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 54 minutes ago, skarroki said: Neither currently at the club. Gallagher potentially on the move too. Adams isn't good enough for where they want to be but I'm sure Chelsea have weighed up the financial impact of losing Pulisic on the American market and bringing in the USMNT captain as an option in midfield probably helps mitigate some of the loss of earnings Whenever someone posts USMNT I read it as TMNT and the theme tune begins running through my head. Enjoy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 2 hours ago, The Moustache of Teale said: My strong suspicion here is that he’d drawn a childish picture of a cock and two balls, with some lines for pubes and some jizz spurting out of the end. Hence Darren Bent’s shocked reaction. That’s what I’d have put on the paper anyway. Well, would probably be more accurate than most of the crap they come out with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bobzy Posted August 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, alreadyexists said: I do trust Unai and the whole team really, but damn, I wish we still had Ings… if we did I’d be so confident about next year (and I’m already very confident!)! Ings is a fantastic finisher… but that’s it. (OK, sure, he seems like a nice guy too). I’m not sure there’s much that Ings does that Archer can’t do. Sure, he needs experience, but he’s a good finisher. The problem that a backup to Watkins has is that you’ve got to be such a complete player to work in our system. It’s partly why - I think - fans can’t quite fully get on board with Watkins. He’s basically like a solid 7/10… but EVERYWHERE. Are there better finishers? Yes. Are there quicker forwards? Yes. Are there better forwards at holding up the ball? Yes. Are there better forwards in the air? Yes. Are there better forwards who tick all of these boxes? There’s probably a handful. He’s such an underrated player. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted August 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 7, 2023 5 hours ago, Lerner's Driver said: I fully acknowledge the ridiculous, emoji worthy idiocy of what I am about to say, but Andy Bernstein on his Talk Sport show this afternoon was saying that United are looking for another "well known striker" this window, in addition to Hojlund. He said he couldn't name the player, but showed Darren Bent, his co-host, what he had written down and Bent couldn't believe it. I hope I am wrong and almost certainly am, but stranger things have happened. Couldn't be Ollie, could it? The craziest thing about this is that we're meant to believe that a journalist in possession of a juicy transfer rumour didn't spread it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, bobzy said: Ings is a fantastic finisher… but that’s it. (OK, sure, he seems like a nice guy too). I’m not sure there’s much that Ings does that Archer can’t do. Sure, he needs experience, but he’s a good finisher. The problem that a backup to Watkins has is that you’ve got to be such a complete player to work in our system. It’s partly why - I think - fans can’t quite fully get on board with Watkins. He’s basically like a solid 7/10… but EVERYWHERE. Are there better finishers? Yes. Are there quicker forwards? Yes. Are there better forwards at holding up the ball? Yes. Are there better forwards in the air? Yes. Are there better forwards who tick all of these boxes? There’s probably a handful. He’s such an underrated player. Ollie is also a positive representative of AVFC in his demeanor and image, etc. I hate having to root for an assh*le. Edited August 7, 2023 by maqroll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 3 hours ago, wishywashy said: Bingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Jadon Sancho plus £30 odd million for Watkins - anyone taking that ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, thabucks said: Jadon Sancho plus £30 odd million for Watkins - anyone taking that ? Not me 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, thabucks said: Jadon Sancho plus £30 odd million for Watkins - anyone taking that ? No thanks. Leave Sancho where he is and they can keep their pennies too as Ollie won't be leaving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, thabucks said: Jadon Sancho plus £30 odd million for Watkins - anyone taking that ? I'd do Rashford plus 10m for Watkins. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 14 minutes ago, thabucks said: Jadon Sancho plus £30 odd million for Watkins - anyone taking that ? No chance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 2 hours ago, thabucks said: Could he replace Diego Carlos whose clickbait linked with Inter ? Where has that comd from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, thabucks said: Shout left wing/ second striker Jesper Lindstrom … Double deal for Jobbe and Kolo Muani? £80mil ought to do it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 31 minutes ago, thabucks said: Jadon Sancho plus £30 odd million for Watkins - anyone taking that ? Sancho was great at Dortmund because of the system, we do not play close to that system so he'd look just as bad here, never mind the fact he'd need to learn a new position entirely to be effective. And we'd be going into the new season with a few quid, a fallen star and no striker with Prem experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 6 hours ago, jacketspuds said: Watkins certainly fits the high press mould that ten Hag would want. But he’s not going anywhere for less than £80m at least. We’d be screwed if we sold Watkins. There aren’t many forwards that offer everything he does, even if he is shit at penalties. Still think we need a LW / Number 10 type player. I'd sell him in a heartbeat for 80m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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