Summer transfer window.

[Sinski]

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I very much doubt that unless its a loan. Didn't they pay something like 70 million for him.

 

[preposterousvelios]

I very much doubt that unless its a loan. Didn't they pay something like 70 million for him.

Yh don't seriously think there's anything in this, was more posting as I was talking about him earlier today in this thread.

Him and his agent are defo trying to get him a move though.

 

[Swartzy]

Yh don't seriously think there's anything in this, was more posting as I was talking about him earlier today in this thread.

Him and his agent are defo trying to get him a move though.

I wouldn't listen to that matey, but if like you say, his agent is throwing his name out there, than something is seriously going on at that club..

Isak
Tonali
Woltermade

All using agents to get them out the door..
Howe wont be lasting the summer..

 

[brittcop1]

Our fans desperately need to get a clue about Barry vs other prem strikers

Delap has less xG per 90 mins and a THIRD of the goals per 90 mins than Barry while playing for flipping Chelsea. Not had a single key pass all season. Loses possession 1.5x as much. Lower pass completion. Won fewer possessions. Misplaced more passes.

All this on a team that has scored 47 goals to our 29. If you think we'd be much higher with Delap over Barry then you need to question why you think that.

Well our opinions are based on what our eyes see, not some computer generated XG

 

[GoldenToffee]

We need to be spending about a hunny million net in the summer, providing we aren't selling Branthwaite to generate a war chest.

We know we need at least a starting right back and striker, so you'd assume that's the best part of 50-60 million just on those. I wouldn't be surprised if the club persists with Mykolenko on the left though, sadly.

We'll be spending 20 million on Roehl, probably another 20m on George, so that's already 100 million.

 

[GoldenToffee]

We need to be spending about a hunny million net in the summer, providing we aren't selling Branthwaite to generate a war chest.

We know we need at least a starting right back and striker, so you'd assume that's the best part of 50-60 million just on those. I wouldn't be surprised if the club persists with Mykolenko on the left though, sadly.

We'll be spending 20 million on Roehl, probably another 20m on George, so that's already 100 million.

That said, if we DID bring in a class right back and a much better striker, and didn't lose any of our stars, we'd be infinitely better than we are.

I also forgot the 20-30 million we'll need for Grealish.

£120-130 million so far.

Surely the club has realised that 30 million gambles on unproven strikers needs to never happen again (Tosun, Beto, Barry). Yes there is a risk of an even more expensive flop, but go out there and find a player proven over numerous seasons in a top league, as opposed to a single 10-goal season striker who otherwise has proven nothing else.

 

[Bluebonic]

i’m in my leather bondage suit

Snap!

 

[Nymzee]

No chance, aside from the fact he is a massive yard dog, he is a walking card generator with some of the challenges he makes. Barry has shown he has a finish on him and if you look at his xG (6.64) and he has scored 5 goals so far so he is actually performing near to what would be expected. I really don't think some of our fans understand how little we create for the strikers during certain matches. We have the likes of Grealish, Ndiaye, KDH, Garner, Alcaraz, Dibling (not convinced on this one but willing to give it a bit of time) , George even Armstrong now but we don't know how to use any of them properly in an attacking sense. The 4-2-3-1 setup isn't so much the issue but the way we execute it and go about our business at times is as the striker (no matter who that is) is just feeding on scraps.

The one thing I would add though is that I think Barry’s poor movement will bring down the amount of chances we create because he’s either not in the box or he’s stood behind a defender when our attacking players look to do something.

 

[Zatara]

You're not wrong. I'm hoping it goes back the other way though tbh, positional posession football is so unbelievably boring at this point. Also just not as effective when you have teams like Bournemouth and Brighton who's whole game is about cutting passing lanes and man marking.

Think you can see with how City are using Cherki and now Saka being moved to the 10 at Arsenal that top managers are seeing the value of having a maverick player as the 10 who has license to be creative and make you more unpredictable in the final third.

Funny how were using our best 8 in KDH as our 10 and have our 2 summer signings who are actual 10s on the bench in Dibling & Alcaraz.

Oh, its not actually funny at all

Our fans desperately need to get a clue about Barry vs other prem strikers

Delap has less xG per 90 mins and a THIRD of the goals per 90 mins than Barry while playing for flipping Chelsea. Not had a single key pass all season. Loses possession 1.5x as much. Lower pass completion. Won fewer possessions. Misplaced more passes.

All this on a team that has scored 47 goals to our 29. If you think we'd be much higher with Delap over Barry then you need to question why you think that.

I think Moyes will sell Beto in the summer with 1 year on his contract.

Then go for Delap again.

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Quite surprising how Woltemade's seemingly suddenly been found out.

Or lost form? Did really well up to 13th Jan and since then taken part in 11 games with only 1 goal. That said he only played over 45mins in 6 of them.

Overall hes 17 starts in the league & 6 sub. 7 goals + 2 assists. Great numbers really. But seems like something may have changed.

That said, if we DID bring in a class right back and a much better striker, and didn't lose any of our stars, we'd be infinitely better than we are.

I also forgot the 20-30 million we'll need for Grealish.

£120-130 million so far.

Surely the club has realised that 30 million gambles on unproven strikers needs to never happen again (Tosun, Beto, Barry). Yes there is a risk of an even more expensive flop, but go out there and find a player proven over numerous seasons in a top league, as opposed to a single 10-goal season striker who otherwise has proven nothing else.

£20mil Grealish
£20mil Rohl
£20mil George
= £60mil

I think we'll also get Delap at £30mil
£90mil

On Moyes signings. Without a full back.

Frightening really.

 

[Nymzee]

Funny how were using our best 8 in KDH as our 10 and have our 2 summer signings who are actual 10s on the bench in Dibling & Alcaraz.

Oh, its not actually funny at all



I think Moyes will sell Beto in the summer with 1 year on his contract.

Then go for Delap again.



Quite surprising how Woltemade's seemingly suddenly been found out.

Or lost form? Did really well up to 13th Jan and since then taken part in 11 games with only 1 goal. That said he only played over 45mins in 6 of them.

Overall hes 17 starts in the league & 6 sub. 7 goals + 2 assists. Great numbers really. But seems like something may have changed.



£20mil Grealish
£20mil Rohl
£20mil George
= £60mil

I think we'll also get Delap at £30mil
£90mil

On Moyes signings. Without a full back.

Frightening really.

“It’s frightening when I make up numbers and make up signings and then complain about them”

 

[hetion]

Well our opinions are based on what our eyes see, not some computer generated XG

Do your eyes see Delap scoring more goals, getting in better scoring positions, setting up more shots, getting in better scoring positions, completing more passes than Barry? Because if so your eyes are lying to you.

 

[Nymzee]

Do your eyes see Delap scoring more goals, getting in better scoring positions, setting up more shots, getting in better scoring positions, completing more passes than Barry? Because if so your eyes are lying to you.

Still trying to die on the Barry hill eh? Interesting.

 

[Zatara]

Do your eyes see Delap scoring more goals, getting in better scoring positions, setting up more shots, getting in better scoring positions, completing more passes than Barry? Because if so your eyes are lying to you.

Still trying to die on the Barry hill eh? Interesting.

*Turns on Game of Thrones theme

The joust of the;

Interesting, positive intelligent poster

VS

Moodly, depressed, beligerent poster


Morrisons carpark awaits...

 

[hetion]

Still trying to die on the Barry hill eh? Interesting.

Haha yeah kind of. I don't think he's great right now, I just think a lot of people don't rate him accurately - stuff like saying having Delap instead would have us way higher in the league which is just mad

 

[MisterJ]

Yh don't seriously think there's anything in this, was more posting as I was talking about him earlier today in this thread.

Him and his agent are defo trying to get him a move though.

If it's not in Africa Foot then I'm not interested