Summer Deals (1 Viewer)

Tom 'ccfc' Percival · May 16, 2011

With a realistic transfer budget, who would we like to see come in?

skyblue_rich · May 16, 2011

Would love to have Bullard but I think we will only get free transfers. But would like to see Adam Le fondre, Danny Green and Joe murphy at the ricoh

IrishSkyBlue · May 16, 2011

Does anyone know how much thorn is even getting to spend in the summer? wed be lucky to have a million to spend?

Tom 'ccfc' Percival · May 16, 2011

My guess would be a million & i doubt we would have much more. I think le fondre would be good too, as long as he doesnt turn out like eastwood...

skyblue_rich · May 16, 2011

Rumours are that AT will have the same budget as AB, so around half a million, since AB only bought platt and lukas. Le fondre and green would both be gambles but I trust thorns eye for a bargain

Tom 'ccfc' Percival · May 16, 2011

Rumours are that AT will have the same budget as AB, so around half a million, since AB only bought platt and lukas. Le fondre and green would both be gambles but I trust thorns eye for a bargain

Where'd you get that from?

MatthewWallis · May 16, 2011

skyblue_rich said:
Would love to have Bullard but I think we will only get free transfers. But would like to see Adam Le fondre, Danny Green and Joe murphy at the ricoh

erm, Bullard is available on a free, but agree with you on Joe Murphy

skyblue_rich · May 16, 2011

I meant that Bullard wages would be too high for us, and it's just my personal opinion to replace Gunnar and marlon. Wouldn't mind kevin Phillips since he has played for nearly all the other midlands clubs.

Tom 'ccfc' Percival · May 16, 2011

Philip's legs will go very soon, he cant go on for much longer. I think pace is important, so maybe this mcdonald from norwich..

kg82 · May 16, 2011

skyblue_rich said:
I meant that Bullard wages would be too high for us, and it's just my personal opinion to replace Gunnar and marlon. Wouldn't mind kevin Phillips since he has played for nearly all the other midlands clubs.

Blues might still want him next season the rate they're going at!

Sky Blue Tom · May 16, 2011

If we onle got half a million last season, how could we have afforded juke and platt, juke alone cost us 1 million...?

skyblue_rich · May 16, 2011

Phillips would be good for a year, and is a top goal scorer, his positioning is still class. Never seen this macdonald play so not sure. But we defo need some pace in our squad especially in the midfield, all of them are too static

kg82 · May 16, 2011

Tom 'ccfc' Percival said:
Philip's legs will go very soon, he cant go on for much longer. I think pace is important, so maybe this mcdonald from norwich..

Actually I'd disagree with that. When we played them in the cup he was my man of the match. His movement was quality. He's still got it and I'd say probably will for another couple of years!

skyblue_rich · May 16, 2011

Juke is 1mil over several years based on goals and appearances, so probably we only paid 500k upfront and platt was only 50k.

Tom 'ccfc' Percival · May 16, 2011

But we defo need some pace in our squad especially in the midfield, all of them are too static

Surely then you dont want bullard? I would personally like to see clingan defensive mid and bullard at the point, with 2 quicker midfielder inbetween. But striker still takes priority for me.

Sky Blue Tom · May 16, 2011

I don't agree that the midfield is to static, I think thorn will get the best out of carl baker who will be amazing for us next season, aswell as sammy clingan and hopefully gunnar too!

skyblue_rich · May 16, 2011

I wouldn't have baker in my midfield. And clingam and bell are too slow. I assume Gunnar is going to leave so if we are going to sign another midfielder I would prefer if they had pace, or if they were a class player like bullard

Knowledge · May 16, 2011

Bear in mind, the transfer budget isn't related to fee's alone, the overall budget given to the manager includes salary/bonuses etc and is worked out overall for the year. Hence Boothroyd spent most of his on carsley and King.

sw88 · May 16, 2011

Whether Clingan is too slow (ur opinion Rich, not mine, which your entitled to) or not, he suits the way Thorn wants us to play and was outstanding for the last run of games under Thorn.

Baker just doesnt cut it for me. This shown when he replaced macca when he got injured. Macca is an average player himself, but he def suited the role they were being asked to play more than Baker did. Ihope he proves me wrong next season though!

skyblue_rich · May 16, 2011

Agree that clingam is a good passer and overall a very good championship midfielder, and that position is made for him since he doesn't now look too exposed for pace as he did under AB when him and carsley played together. Agree with your on baker, he has the skill but can't use it effectively, perhaps league 1 is his level, hope I'm wrong tbh

skyblue_rich · May 16, 2011

Andros Townsend is another player I was very impressed with as well as mkandawire, when they played for millwall against us. Isn't neil dannes also available for a free?

Sutty · May 16, 2011

We paid money for Keogh, Platt and Jutkiewicz in the Summer, as well as splashing out sizable wages on (I would imagine) King, Carsley and McSheffrey. With the wages of Carsley, King and McIndoe off the books, as well as the smaller wages like Westwood, possibly Gunnar and maybe O'Donovan, we should have a decent budget for this year.

Murphy seems an obvious replacement for Westwood. What about that Jungschlager bloke from de Graafschap? I know he was rumoured and is out of contract. I'd like to see someone like Adam Le Fondre, though this Cody McDonald seems reasonable as well.

Sky Blue Tom · May 16, 2011

Sorry for my bad spelling buy what about peterbouraghs striker? Player of the season in league one and looks like he would be a great striker for the sky blues mackail- smith he's called

ccfc1973 · May 16, 2011

Id like us to go for Nunez who played for scunny against us and was quality and pacy and I gather is available from Leeds
Id like to see us get a quality young player called Jose Baxter from everton on loan to replace gunnarsson
Murphy as he's free
Nugent on a free
And love to see Danny fox back
Bullard would be great but its papertalk

sw88 · May 16, 2011

Mackail-Smith is available on a free (I think) but there will be bigger / more financially equipt than us in for him! He wud be a bloody amazing signing for us if we got him though. Really envied Peterborough's strike force of him and McLean when they were in the Championship.

skybluegod · May 16, 2011

It does'nt matter who we want it's who AT wants and i'm sure he'll make a good decsion and bring in good players or just bring the best out of the players we got already :jerkit:

ajsccfc · May 16, 2011

QPR were linked with Mackail-Smith the other day.

skyblue_rich · May 16, 2011

Barry Fry said on the radio yesterday that P'boro had agreed with boyd, mackail-smith and lewis all leave at the end of this year if they want to. But I can see all of them going to better clubs then us

Sky Blue Tom · May 16, 2011

QPR are linked with everyone. But they may not get games as they will be buying a few players for the premier league. Maybe he would get more games if he was to play championship football

Tom 'ccfc' Percival · May 16, 2011

Nugent on a free

He'd never join us

rob9872 · May 16, 2011

The most amazing thing on this thread is that I've learnt we actually paid real money for Platt. Who would have thought? Is this confirmed or speculation? Colchester representatives must have found it hard to keep a straight face when they did that deal!

Sky_Blue_Daz · May 16, 2011

Scott Brown and Tom Hately {Marks Son} Winger for Motherwell

sw88 · May 16, 2011

skyblue_rich said:
Barry Fry said on the radio yesterday that P'boro had agreed with boyd, mackail-smith and lewis all leave at the end of this year if they want to. But I can see all of them going to better clubs then us

Id take all of these, but dont think we'll get a look in. Plus not all are out of contract I dont think and we know from past experience Fry will ask for silly amounts of money (that we wont consider, let alone be able to afford)

sw88 · May 16, 2011

rob9872 said:
The most amazing thing on this thread is that I've learnt we actually paid real money for Platt. Who would have thought? Is this confirmed or speculation? Colchester representatives must have found it hard to keep a straight face when they did that deal!

Funny post

jwoodall · May 18, 2011

Tom 'ccfc' Percival said:
With a realistic transfer budget, who would we like to see come in?

What about david norris who is a free and adam lefondre

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