Transfer targets (29 Viewers)

[Tea & Busquets]

If we are to play with 2 wide men then you need at least 4 in your squad, possibly 5.

You need to be able to cope with injuries, suspension, poor form, and fatigue.

We currently have 2, with EMC that makes 3.

I’d like one more proven and one young punt.

Great minds think alike buddy

 

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[Martin180]

Great minds think alike buddy

What's your thoughts on Femi Azeez ? Worth a punt? Mate of mines cousin is a royals fan and he raves about him

 

[Martin180]

The attacking midfield/wide areas are where our biggest transfer focus should be in any case. Then sorting a Godden replacement, Dasilva and Kelly upgrades.

Think we definitely need another centre back too

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Think we definitely need another centre back too

Yes, but unless we plan to alternate defensive pairings, this is not as big a priority as further up the pitch.

 

[shepardo01]

As much as I love Sheaf... if the big money comes in, take it imo.

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Who plays in midfield then!?

 

[TomRad85]

Who plays in midfield then!?

Well we buy... obviously

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[shepardo01]

Well we buy... obviously

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Who!????

 

[Tea & Busquets]

Who!????

Erm…someone?

 

[TomRad85]

Who!????

I mean, I'm not scouting for us so it's weird you ask me. We're supposedly after Kyprianou so there's one.

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[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Could we play a more traditional 4-3-3 next year without a number 10 and bin Palmer off as well?

Could well see a midfield 3 of Sheaf holding and two number 8 type players either side of him?

Similar to how we finished last season with Eccles, Kelly and Hamer as the midfield three

I think it could work more than the 4-2-3-1

 

[skyblue_55]

You have to seriously look at the spine of the side ……. A quality goalkeeper would definitely take us to another level , with the Rotherham keeper , still being mentioned & a swap with Wilson or Collins would be good . The centre half position is still a quandary , as Kitchin is no Fadz & we miss a warrior type leader at the back & alongside, Thomas isn’t there yet . Palmer , again after today , the Chelsea bias is crap , as he shouldn’t have been on after 20 minutes, as he was that poor & he is no O’Hare .
Stansfield today showed pace & awareness , with a great engine …… should we try to get him on loan from Fulham …. I know loans aren’t Doug’s bag , but Doug’s lack of football knowledge has let us down in the January market .

 

[TomRad85]

I am actually looking forward to the summer as I think we'll do some exciting business, I just don't want to have to go through shit like today to get there.

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[Matt smith]

No. Our defensive record before today is top 5. They were given no protection at all today from midfield.

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Missed Eccles, Josh tracks that run for the 1st

Eccles is properly underrated for the work he does

 

[Matt smith]

I am actually looking forward to the summer as I think we'll do some exciting business, I just don't want to have to go through shit like today to get there.

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I think we will too.

 

[TomRad85]

I think we will too.

If I was a betting man I reckon we're looking at around a £15 million spend.

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[fernandopartridge]

Missed Eccles, Josh tracks that run for the 1st

Eccles is properly underrated for the work he does

Kelly would have tracked it too

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[Matt smith]

If I was a betting man I reckon we're looking at around a £15 million spend.

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Agreed fella. My positions of priority are changing by the week, but the wings are of such importance imo.

haji and Emc is naughty on the left

we need a top right winger to compete with tastu

I’d like kyprianou

Im just 50/50 on whether the two Centre backs are good enough to be first choice, they need to iron out the mistakes that’s for sure

 

[Martin180]

Kelly would have tracked it too

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Just a touch slower

 

[Matt smith]

Kelly would have tracked it too

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Yes fair comment, torp looked off the pace, big summer needed to get him up to speed with the rigor of the league

 

[Martin180]

You have to seriously look at the spine of the side ……. A quality goalkeeper would definitely take us to another level , with the Rotherham keeper , still being mentioned & a swap with Wilson or Collins would be good . The centre half position is still a quandary , as Kitchin is no Fadz & we miss a warrior type leader at the back & alongside, Thomas isn’t there yet . Palmer , again after today , the Chelsea bias is crap , as he shouldn’t have been on after 20 minutes, as he was that poor & he is no O’Hare .
Stansfield today showed pace & awareness , with a great engine …… should we try to get him on loan from Fulham …. I know loans aren’t Doug’s bag , but Doug’s lack of football knowledge has let us down in the January market .

I can't see how we have been let down in the transfer market to be honest

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

No. Our defensive record before today is top 5. They were given no protection at all today from midfield.

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Yep they allowed the passes unhassled and didn’t follow the runs by their players

 

[ptr]

Could we play a more traditional 4-3-3 next year without a number 10 and bin Palmer off as well?

Could well see a midfield 3 of Sheaf holding and two number 8 type players either side of him?

Similar to how we finished last season with Eccles, Kelly and Hamer as the midfield three

I think it could work more than the 4-2-3-1

Said this on another thread. Midfield and therefore defence is far too exposed when we have a CAM.

 

[TomRad85]

Wonder if we might just go 442 next season.

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[SBT]

Wonder if we might just go 442 next season.

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I can’t think of another way to make sure Wright, Simms, Sakamoto and EMC are all on the pitch at the same time.

 

[ptr]

As much as I love Sheaf... if the big money comes in, take it imo.

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For fuck sake

 

[TomRad85]

For fuck sake

What's the issue?

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

What's the issue?

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It's the last straw for him mate, tough day.

 

[TomRad85]

It's the last straw for him mate, tough day.

Selling high is literally how clubs like ours continue moving forward. Baffling that people find this so hard to grasp. If we can still spend and keep him too then great, but if its him that funds the next spend then so be it, £15 million or whatever it is we'd sell him for can do a lot of damage.

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

Selling high is literally how clubs like ours continue moving forward. Baffling that people find this so hard to grasp. If we can still spend and keep him too then great, but if its him that funds the next spend then so be it, £15 million or whatever it is we'd sell him for can do a lot of damage.

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I mean there's no debate to be had, money like that is near impossible for clubs like us to refuse. The question is whether anyone's prepared to pay it.

 

[TomRad85]

I mean there's no debate to be had, money like that is near impossible for clubs like us to refuse. The question is whether anyone's prepared to pay it.

I can't answer that one, but I do think his value with us is probably at its peak atm.

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

I can't answer that one, but I do think his value with us is probably at its peak atm.

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That's the whole point behind these 4 year contracts we've handed out I think, so the value peaks halfway through and we can raise enough in fees to go again. Though as Hamer showed, if we decide to sell next summer we can still get a good sum for him.

 

[TomRad85]

That's the whole point behind these 4 year contracts we've handed out I think, so the value peaks halfway through and we can raise enough in fees to go again. Though as Hamer showed, if we decide to sell next summer we can still get a good sum for him.

Selling him next summer is also fine, if we need to go again after spunking bonus Vik money this summer.

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

Selling him next summer is also fine, if we need to go again after spunking bonus Vik money this summer.

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The other question is which of the new intake might fetch a big fee next summer also. If Sakamoto comes back from his injury in similar form to how he was before, he'll be in high demand with a year to run.

 

[shmmeee]

The other question is which of the new intake might fetch a big fee next summer also. If Sakamoto comes back from his injury in similar form to how he was before, he'll be in high demand with a year to run.

Wright, Simms, Saka, MvE

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Wright, Simms, Saka, MvE

In such a case would we sell the lot plus Sheaf in order to simulate a year's parachute money?