BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Well let us all hope that it does not include the player that has publicly ridiculed us if rumours are true Which rumours are they? Bolasie’s instagram story I’d appreciate it if someone could translate it though :P What the hell is that all about? Do clubs not check to see if players are actually willing to play for them, before they persue them for a week? Surely that’s page 1. Link to post Share on other sites
Duvel 2,446 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I'm assuming when he says 8 or 9 fell through he's including ones that we never managed to get accepted bids for, because if we've failed at negotiating personal terms with 8 or 9 players that'd be a new low. Oh yeah you're right some of those 8/9 will be bids we got knocked back with. Like when we tried to sign Millwall's best 2 players at half four in the afternoon. I wonder why they didn't accept our bid. Link to post Share on other sites
Boro Badger 87 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 DOES ANYONE HAVE A SEVERE CASE OF DEJA VU THIS MORNING?! Apologies for the capital letters, but I'm still in disbelief that we offered a combined total of £6m for two of Millwall's best players on deadline day. It's insulting to them and embarrassing for us - all so we could say 'we tried'. Bolasie won't be coming here on loan. Why would he? He doesn't have to no matter what Everton say or do. It's Jese Rodriguez all over again. It's clear now that Pulis is Mowbary 2.0. He's been brought in as a firefighter so the club can recover from Monk's disaster (Monk being Strachan 2.0). What a strange unsettling end to a terrible transfer window for MFC. The club is paying the price for chopping and changing manager and strategy year on year. I wish they'd just come out and say it rather than put on a transfer deadline pantomime. I'd be much prouder of a club putting youth first, rather than PR first. Still, UTB and all that. I'll be glad when the match rolls around and we can support the youngsters. Really want to see at least Wing and Tav starting and Chapman coming on. Link to post Share on other sites
ManBearPig 1,853 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 We can only get 4 players maximum now anyway. Not the 7-8 quoted from above. Only 5 can be in the match day squad. Hugill will be one of them. I imagine that Besic will be the 2nd. Which only leaves us with 3 options. So where do we see the 3 options being? RB - Martina LW- RW - I think we have enough cover at CB, CM with Besic, and then ST. Link to post Share on other sites
Uwe 3,545 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Pathetic transfer window. It’s not over yet mate. Cal it when it’s done Link to post Share on other sites
Will 2,958 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Well let us all hope that it does not include the player that has publicly ridiculed us if rumours are true Which rumours are they? Bolasie’s instagram story I’d appreciate it if someone could translate it though :P What the hell is that all about? Do clubs not check to see if players are actually willing to play for them, before they persue them for a week? Surely that’s page 1. I was under the impression that all clubs would check that at the very least, it would appear from some of our transfer targets that we don't (Jese, Bojan and Bolasie). Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,280 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 How can you aim to sign 7 players and miss out on all of them? What are we doing! Probably by having to sign 7 players rather than 2 or 3. Link to post Share on other sites
Will 2,958 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 We can only get 4 players maximum now anyway. Not the 7-8 quoted from above. Only 5 can be in the match day squad. Hugill will be one of them. I imagine that Besic will be the 2nd. Which only leaves us with 3 options. So where do we see the 3 options being? RB - Martina LW- RW - I think we have enough cover at CB, CM with Besic, and then ST. Why can we only get 4 players maximum now? Link to post Share on other sites
Borodane 6,299 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 DOES ANYONE HAVE A SEVERE CASE OF DEJA VU THIS MORNING?! Apologies for the capital letters, but I'm still in disbelief that we offered a combined total of £6m for two of Millwall's best players on deadline day. It's insulting to them and embarrassing for us - all so we could say 'we tried'. Bolasie won't be coming here on loan. Why would he? He doesn't have to no matter what Everton say or do. It's Jese Rodriguez all over again. It's clear now that Pulis is Mowbary 2.0. He's been brought in as a firefighter so the club can recover from Monk's disaster (Monk being Strachan 2.0). What a strange unsettling end to a terrible transfer window for MFC. The club is paying the price for chopping and changing manager and strategy year on year. I wish they'd just come out and say it rather than put on a transfer deadline pantomime. I'd be much prouder of a club putting youth first, rather than PR first. Still, UTB and all that. I'll be glad when the match rolls around and we can support the youngsters. Really want to see at least Wing and Tav starting and Chapman coming on. If it was simply a case of acting as a firefighter we would have found a much cheaper option than paying 7 million for Flint or 5 million for McNair let alone spending 2 million on a loan for Hugill. Fair enough that he isn't given the same loose pursestrings as Monk (which isn't a viable solution in the Championship anyway). He is experienced enough to know that quality over quantity is better. This is the first time the window has been like this and I reckon it's taken a lot of getting used to by many clubs. Think a lot of clubs have been nervous about selling because noone actually knows how the coming loan window will pan out. Link to post Share on other sites
Borodane 6,299 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 We can only get 4 players maximum now anyway. Not the 7-8 quoted from above. Only 5 can be in the match day squad. Hugill will be one of them. I imagine that Besic will be the 2nd. Which only leaves us with 3 options. So where do we see the 3 options being? RB - Martina LW- RW - I think we have enough cover at CB, CM with Besic, and then ST. Why can we only get 4 players maximum now? I guess he is thinking about the matchday squad where we can only have 5 and already have Hugill. It makes sense though because why would we loan someone who can't get into the matchday squad. 3 will be enough though. A utility full back, Besic and a winger and then keep Braithwaite on board. Link to post Share on other sites
ladyspite 385 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 We can only get 4 players maximum now anyway. Not the 7-8 quoted from above. Only 5 can be in the match day squad. Hugill will be one of them. I imagine that Besic will be the 2nd. Which only leaves us with 3 options. So where do we see the 3 options being? RB - Martina LW- RW - I think we have enough cover at CB, CM with Besic, and then ST. Why can we only get 4 players maximum now? I guess he is thinking about the matchday squad where we can only have 5 and already have Hugill. It makes sense though because why would we loan someone who can't get into the matchday squad. 3 will be enough though. A utility full back, Besic and a winger and then keep Braithwaite on board. Think we will sell Braithwaite.... if he dident like to play under Pulis before, why wouldhe now when we are even worse..... :-P Link to post Share on other sites
Will 2,958 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 We can only get 4 players maximum now anyway. Not the 7-8 quoted from above. Only 5 can be in the match day squad. Hugill will be one of them. I imagine that Besic will be the 2nd. Which only leaves us with 3 options. So where do we see the 3 options being? RB - Martina LW- RW - I think we have enough cover at CB, CM with Besic, and then ST. Why can we only get 4 players maximum now? I guess he is thinking about the matchday squad where we can only have 5 and already have Hugill. It makes sense though because why would we loan someone who can't get into the matchday squad. 3 will be enough though. A utility full back, Besic and a winger and then keep Braithwaite on board. We need a minimum of two wingers, preferably cover for both fullbacks, ideally a CB and Besic. It makes sense because injuries happen. Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,280 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I think we'll be fine for CBs, I think we might have to bite that bullet and if needed, bring Wood into the squad. Link to post Share on other sites
ManBearPig 1,853 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I think we're good at CB, a defender who can cover at RB and LB though is where we need cover. CM with Besic to help depth. RW AND LW are priority areas and we need instant starters. Link to post Share on other sites
Duvel 2,446 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Pulis said we're well stocked for centre backs after the Millwall game. Link to post Share on other sites
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