Blue Juice
Player Valuation: £25m
I think I'd vomit if we payed 30mil for Danny Welbeck to be our starting striker
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ijjysmith
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I mean I'd take Cavani if I had to.
blueboy1945
Player Valuation: £8m
This is probably everything I would have liked to say myself mate, a succinct summing up of where we are at right now.
Can't really see us improving on last season without some very astute buys coming in, just hope Walsh and Koeman are well aware too!
ijjysmith
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Luke Garbutt scored yesterday mate. For Everton I should add.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Problem with Welbeck is that even in a United system and an Arsenal one which don't put that much demand on 'running a lot' he has a woeful injury record, can only imagine that becoming even worse in our managers system.
Be paying 30m for 10-15 games a season, he also would solve the pace issue we have (when available) but would in no way shape or form solve the biggest issue which is a massive disconnect between the midfield and strikers - which honestly can only be sorted with bringing in someone who can serve as a focal point and hold up the ball
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Idea behind defensive cover would IMO anyway be having someone who when others are out can be relatively relied upon to not be injured already himself
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Was it in the under 23's pre season game mate?
Honestly forgot he was even still at the club, signed a new contract and then just disappeared on bad loan after bad loan.
My guess is that Martina is somehow gonna provide cover for both spots, which is an absolutely horrendous thought, means that even after Coleman is back we are still likely to see him starting games - only this time way out of position which should make him even more rock solid...
a bell maul
Player Valuation: £30m
I am a fan of Cuco as well mate, but I would not go so far as to call him 'rock solid'. In my opinion, he's more a flair player with great energy and pace and a wicked cross ball.
longers
Parcheggia l'autobus
Welbeck!!
His grinding and pressing skills are world class so I expect this one to go through.
Foot Long Hot Dog
Player Valuation: A packet of pork scratchings
Call me old fashioned but I prefer strikers who score plenty of goals. Welbeck doesn't, it's a no from me.
Deulofeumygod
Player Valuation: £35m
We just get linked with any striker who doesn't get first team action. Chill.
brieverton
Player Valuation: £40m
I doubt it if we'll sign the striker this week.
It will be Sigurdsson alone if that gets done at all. Just to get that done would be something, even though it would probably be the end of the month before he is match fit anyway.
The momentum and excitement seems to have drained away with each passing week, which is a real shame considering we got out of the blocks so fast. I did think that the Lukaku transfer would have triggered a second wave of signings, but it has not proved to be, which is not particularly the clubs fault, though I think very much like Witsel last year, too much time has been wasted pursuing Sigurdsson. Clubs can smell that need a mile off, and Swansea have exploited it. Proper planning is about having other viable options, as well as efficient execution.
We have to judge the window on the whole period, so if they get in the additional three than RK wants and which we badly need, then in overall terms it will be very successful, at least in terms of reshaping the squad and getting targets in. It will be on RK's shoulders to make a team from so many new individuals.
I hope it won't be a case of things just petering out between now and August 31 though, we badly need those extra signings to turn a good window into a very good one. We probably won't have an opportunity to bring in players in quantity terms alone on this level again for another generation, and we will also have to incorporate stadium financing and repayments very soon. Next summers window I predict will be interminably boring compared to this, so we have to strike whilst the iron is hot, so to speak.
It will be Sigurdsson alone if that gets done at all. Just to get that done would be something, even though it would probably be the end of the month before he is match fit anyway.
The momentum and excitement seems to have drained away with each passing week, which is a real shame considering we got out of the blocks so fast. I did think that the Lukaku transfer would have triggered a second wave of signings, but it has not proved to be, which is not particularly the clubs fault, though I think very much like Witsel last year, too much time has been wasted pursuing Sigurdsson. Clubs can smell that need a mile off, and Swansea have exploited it. Proper planning is about having other viable options, as well as efficient execution.
We have to judge the window on the whole period, so if they get in the additional three than RK wants and which we badly need, then in overall terms it will be very successful, at least in terms of reshaping the squad and getting targets in. It will be on RK's shoulders to make a team from so many new individuals.
I hope it won't be a case of things just petering out between now and August 31 though, we badly need those extra signings to turn a good window into a very good one. We probably won't have an opportunity to bring in players in quantity terms alone on this level again for another generation, and we will also have to incorporate stadium financing and repayments very soon. Next summers window I predict will be interminably boring compared to this, so we have to strike whilst the iron is hot, so to speak.
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