Re: The Summer Transfer Rumour Thread - Part II

by Kick Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:29 am

I'd just like to say, at this point, I'm happy to sign who ever, Cavani, Pogba or some unknown CF from Bulgaria. This window has been fantastic and I don't think the club will spoil that now.

by Shed Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:30 am

Kick wrote:I'd just like to say, at this point, I'm happy to sign who ever, Cavani, Pogba or some unknown CF from Bulgaria.

How bout a contract extension for Torres?

by Kick Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:32 am

Sign, not re-sign Wink

by Shed Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:34 am

Anyway, would love Cavani, but again, would be at all dissatisfied with Remy.

by Blue Barrett Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:39 am

I can't think of any "young 21 year old CF" we could sign mate Laughing

the best one in the world just got sent to Everton Laughing

by Shed Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:41 am

Blue Barrett wrote:I can't think of any "young 21 year old CF" we could sign mate the best one in the world just got sent to Everton

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by Kick Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:42 am

I know but we have some pretty good scouts, you never know who will turn up.

I mean, did you hear of Pasalic before we signed him? Or Kalas? Omeruo?

No offence intended at all, I just think we could sign someone we haven't even heard of yet.

by Blue Barrett Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:49 am

None taken at all. That's a possibility. But I very much doubt they'd want to hand such a player the responsibility of being our No.2(we all know Drogba is the No.3 option).

And no, Shed, Bamford isn't ready Laughing

by Shed Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:51 am

This is all posited on the prospect of Torres leaving, which is, I'm sad to remind us all, still a long-shot.

by Kick Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:52 am

I don't think it'd be for number 2. More likely a young player to spend a season learning off Drogba and Costa.

As bad as it sounds, as long as Torres and Drogba are around, we're not going to have a new No.2.

I think Drogba would make a fine impact sub, tbh.

by Kick Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:53 am

Shed wrote:This is all posited on the prospect of Torres leaving, which is, I'm sad to remind us all, still a long-shot.

A U-21 player would no require Torres to leave.

by Shed Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:56 am

But why would A.) Mourinho bring in a 4th striker if he's unlikely to ever see the much of the pitch with those 3 in front of him, or B.) such a player come knowing beforehand that that would be his situation?

by Kick Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:00 am

Well, unless we intended on selling Lukaku, we would have anyway.

So I don't see the difference.

As for B, ask Atsu, Pasalic, or the many other players who, when the signed, didn't seem to have much chance of making it to the first team.

by Shed Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:06 am

Kick wrote:As for B, ask Atsu, Pasalic, or the many other players who, when the signed, didn't seem to have much chance of making it to the first team.

Precisely - they were all sent immediately out on loan to improve as players and gain first-team experience. So why wouldn't this U21 striker not want to as well?

by Kick Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:11 am

How about MVG or Lukaku when he originally signed?

by Shed Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:27 am

Kick wrote:How about MVG or Lukaku when he originally signed?

Lukaku probably should and would have gone out on loan had AVB not screwed up yet again and thrown him on pointlessly against Norwich to make it impossible.

Plus he was a fan, so it makes his willingness different that it would be with just a normal player with no attachment to the club.

As for MvG, there's a difference in competing for 2 or 3 spots with Ramires, Lampard and Mikel as your only competition, and the one place in the team a striker has to fight for.

by Kick Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:35 am

Well, Torres could be comparable to Mikel in this senario and Drogba to Lampard.

I certainly don't think it is impossible for a young CF to get game time.

by Shed Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:36 am

Kick wrote:Well, Torres could be comparable to Mikel in this senario and Drogba to Lampard.

2 or 3 spots in the team for 4 players versus 1 for 4. Like I said before.

by Kick Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:40 am

And what if we go behind and Jose switches to the 3-5-2?

by Shed Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:43 am

More contingencies. No player with half a brain is going to think like that.

by Kick Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:48 am

You never know.

by Shed Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:50 am

Besides, why bring in someone else when we could just keep someone like Bamford back whom we already own and who's shown his potential in England?

by Kick Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:54 am

Because Bamford should be loaned again.

by Shed Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:55 am

But the mythical U21 addition shouldn't be...

Why?

by Kick Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:55 am

So that he stays here and gets club trained for our CL games Thumbs up

by Shed Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:57 am

And that would apply not to Bamford why?

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