Transfer Rumour 25/26 Summer Transfer Window (40 Viewers)

[TomRad85]

Players leave football clubs and that’s OK

Sure, it's ok to like players currently at the club too.

 

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

Why would he come to us to sit on the bench, waiting for a player who plays every minute of every game to get injured?

I refer the honourable gentleman to the 'Grallen' midfield we had to resort to for a number of games recently. Morris is one of the best players for what he does in the division besides...Grimes.

 

[TomRad85]

To be clear, having Hamer and O'Hare as squad players and possibly McCallum too would show how far this team has come, but they're all strong options in this league for their respective positions.

That and fucking up Sheff Utd's season in one fell swoop is tough to resist.

I'd take Hamer as despite my disagreement with my friend above who may or may not be related to him, I actually think he's good for 20 min cameos in the Prem, even if existing Prem managers don't seem to think so.
I see no worth in the other 2 for where we are now.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

If Brau isn’t deemed good enough cover i’d like us to get a LB

Something like
Rak Sakiyi
Harry amass both on loan

and then a box to box all star midfielder on a permanent would be enough for me this Jan

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I'd take Hamer as despite my disagreement with my friend above who may or may not be related to him, I actually think he's good for 20 min cameos in the Prem, even if existing Prem managers don't seem to think so.
I see no worth in the other 2 for where we are now.

If we're talking until the end of the season and not looking at the summer recruitment, it'd solve the depth issues at left back and in attacking midfield with two players who are already familiar with the club.

 

[shmmeee]

Sure, it's ok to like players currently at the club too.

And it’s OK to be rational about players abilities and not just claim every player we have is the greatest ever. Our team can always get better and that’s no shade on those already in it.

 

[SBT]

Personally I think we have more than enough cover at CM this midfield to get us through the season and I wouldn’t be bringing in another one in January unless they were certified PL quality.

 

[shmmeee]

If we're talking until the end of the season and not looking at the summer recruitment, it'd solve the depth issues at left back and in attacking midfield with two players who are already familiar with the club.

I think McCallum could balance the side nicely tbh and would be good challenge for Dasilva plus the ability to rest MvE without losing the long throw. Hamer fits in well for cameos when the midfield three need a break same for O’Hare and the three behind the striker. I think they’d be a perfect January

 

[blunted]

Ruling out one of the most complete midfielders I have ever seen in a City shirt since 1980 seems premature to me. Grimes is absolute class and the first name on the team sheet this season and next.

Absolutely agree, with the proviso that we are currently in the second tier and The PL has got exponentially better since 1980.
His passing is exceptional, but in the PL passing between the lines gets way harder.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Personally I think we have more than enough cover at CM this midfield to get us through the season and I wouldn’t be bringing in another one in January unless they were certified PL quality.

I expect whoever we sign in January it's with that in mind.

 

[procdoc]

Anis Mehmeti would be a cracking signing

 

[shmmeee]

I think it’s really hard to get PL quality at this point TBH. Out of interest how many of last seasons promotion January signings are starting regularly?

 

[SBT]

I expect whoever we sign in January it's with that in mind.

In which case that would be a lot of money to spend on a position where we’re already well covered.

 

[TomRad85]

And it’s OK to be rational about players abilities and not just claim every player we have is the greatest ever. Our team can always get better and that’s no shade on those already in it.

I know, I'm not sure where I've said we can't? If we got promoted we'd need loads of new players. We also have a handful of players that could and indeed might have to, step up.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

In which case that would be a lot of money to spend on a position where we’re already well covered.

A loan with obligation to buy if promoted perhaps.

 

[procdoc]

I think it’s really hard to get PL quality at this point TBH. Out of interest how many of last seasons promotion January signings are starting regularly?

Le Fee is at Sunderland, ain’t got a clue about Leeds and Burnley though

 

[Matt smith]

I can’t see Gus coming back

we do need a box to box midfielder though

would be a great signing

but victor Torp is fucking superb

 

[SBT]

A loan with obligation to buy if promoted perhaps.

Then who drops out at CM? Torp presumably? I just don’t see the point.

 

[TomRad85]

Anis Mehmeti would be a cracking signing

This would be an actual good signing. Not sending a life raft to O'Hare in Bluntsville.

 

[procdoc]

This would be an actual good signing. Not sending a life raft to O'Hare in Bluntsville.

Also would be cheaper

 

[blunted]

Completely overhauling a team that got promotion seems to be working for Sunderland as it did for Forest before them, but as I mentioned previously both needed to do so having only been promoted via the play offs, and so had a weaker starting position than those promoted automatically.

It doesn't always work though. Ipswich previously had a similar team ethic that we seem to have this season and spent big in the PL, but having then been relegated and despite having a very strong squad on paper, are struggling to find that togetherness they previously had.

Ipswich went down the road of buying all the best Championship players. Clearly, not a template to follow. They went for quantity over quality.
That said, a PL side better than Sheff U should have bought Vic and Gus.

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[SBT]

Look Gus was amazing fun to watch and probably one of my top 5 City players ever but we’ve moved on as a club and as a unit, I just don’t see how he’d fit into this team, as much as I’d love to have him back.

 

[shmmeee]

Rushworth
MvE Thomas Kitching McCallum
Torp Grimes
Saka Rudoni Memeti
Wright

Dovin
KKH Lats Woolf Dasilva
Eccles Hamer
BTA O’Hare EMC
Simms

Drop Eccles +1 CB and that’s your match day squad. Perfection.

 

[SleepyGinger]

Our squad is in a healthy position where there is little to no dead wood.

if we went up this year I’d be happy with Dovin, MVE, Thomas, Kitching, Dasilva, Grimes, Torp, Rudoni, EMC, BTA, Wright and Sakamoto in the squad. New contracts for MVE, Wright ETC.

Haven’t seen enough of KKH and Woolfenden but if we decided to move them on we’d have plenty of suitors. Simms and Eccles would go for decent money to a championship team. Would have no trouble finding a home for Bidwell, Lati and Allen who are proven championship players.

I’d back the recruitment team to find 8-10 players to the that nucleus of the squad that would make us capable of staying up. Our squad is a lot better than Sunderland’s was when they went up.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Then who drops out at CM? Torp presumably? I just don’t see the point.

It's less about pushing players out of the side and more not having to pray we don't get an injury.

 

[procdoc]

Then who drops out at CM? Torp presumably? I just don’t see the point.

You’d have competition for places which is a good thing. The drop off from Torp to Allen and Andrews is sizeable for example.

 

[SBT]

It's less about pushing players out of the side and more not having to pray we don't get an injury.

We have loads of capable CMs in case we get an injury (and we’ve already had many).

If we get in a PL-calibre CM even on loan then they will expect to play every week - we’re not dropping Grimes, so does Torp get benched? I just don’t see it.

 

[shmmeee]

Exactly this it’s a long season and a squad game. You want to be able to take players off and not lose control like we did yesterday. And have everyone fresh for the run in. Plus frankly not throw every cup game.

 

[procdoc]

Exactly this it’s a long season and a squad game. You want to be able to take players off and not lose control like we did yesterday. And have everyone fresh for the run in. Plus frankly not throw every cup game.

I don’t think we lost control yesterday.

 

[shmmeee]

I don’t think we lost control yesterday.

I think we did once all our subs were on. Especially in midfield.

 

[Matt smith]

This would be an actual good signing. Not sending a life raft to O'Hare in Bluntsville.

I’d love Mehmeti, we’re not known to be in for him though are we?

3 assists yesterday

 

[Matt smith]

I think we did once all our subs were on. Especially in midfield.

You didn’t need to take Torp and Eccles off imo

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

We have loads of capable CMs in case we get an injury (and we’ve already had many).

If we get in a PL-calibre CM even on loan then they will expect to play every week - we’re not dropping Grimes, so does Torp get benched? I just don’t see it.

In cases where we have three games in a week, being able to play someone nearer to Torp's ability as opposed to Jamie Allen's would be a clear advantage. The games where it's been just Grimes and Allen in the middle have been real hard work because it's just not Allen's game and especially not from the start.

Likewise I wouldn't be signing a winger with a view to dropping Sakamoto or EMC.

 

[shmmeee]

You didn’t need to take Torp and Eccles off imo

You do if you’re heading away to second in a few days. We’re going to see it more the next few months I think as games come quickly. Lampard seems to like playing players for 60/70/80 mins for a couple of the games in a three game week.

 

[TomRad85]

Deadly Dean Austin has got a couple of wank-worthy January signings lined up I'm sure. Lampard has talked about bringing in players a fair bit now and King certainly will want to help get us over the line and onto the gravy train.