Roma havent given up on Gittens loan and buy option 4.2 & 47mill.(Pys/ Gianluca di Marzio)

Edited 10 hours ago10 hr by OTL

Might sound crazy but I’d rather just go with what we have than panic buy last minute. Tosin & Murdyk type players is what you end up with when you buy this late in the window, or worse still buy a dud on a Blue Co 6yr contract that you can’t shift.

That or sign Samir El Mourabet from Strasbourg who I rate highly, and send Essugo on a permanent transfer the other way.

2 minutes ago, OTL said:

Roma havent given up on Gittens loan and buy option 4.2 & 47mill.

I'd take that if we can't bin Pedro Neto on deadline day.

Neto, Quenda and Estevao are good enough for backup options for Rogers and Palmer in a season with no European football.

6 minutes ago, markpitts said:

Might sound crazy but I’d rather just go with what we have than panic buy last minute. Tosin & Murdyk type players is what you end up with when you buy this late in the window, or worse still buy a dud on a Blue Co 6yr contract that you can’t shift.

That or sign Samir El Mourabet from Strasbourg who I rate highly, and send Essugo on a permanent transfer the other way.

We literally have 2 right backs sharing minutes in midfield.

Absolutely not.

9 minutes ago, OTL said:

Roma havent given up on Gittens loan and buy option 4.2 & 47mill.

We’d be f**king stupid not to be jumping at that. Value for moneywise, the worst value signing of the BlueCo era. To recuperate anything is a huge win for us.

8 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

We literally have 2 right backs sharing minutes in midfield.

Absolutely not.

Let play devil’s advocate; you get £140m for Enzo from City tomorrow, and you pay £65m for Camara and Kone £75m for Kone?

30 minutes ago, OTL said:

Roma havent given up on Gittens loan and buy option 4.2 & 47mill.(Pys/ Gianluca di Marzio)

LOL cannot be true. Too good to be true.

Mind you is just a buy option I guess.

7 minutes ago, markpitts said:

Let play devil’s advocate; you get £140m for Enzo from City tomorrow, and you pay £65m for Camara and Kone £75m for Kone?

I still have a feeling that, should we get such money for Enzo, we are going to get Adam Wharton.

Unlike Bournemouth I don't think Palace turn down a huge offer.

9 minutes ago, markpitts said:

Let play devil’s advocate; you get £140m for Enzo from City tomorrow, and you pay £65m for Camara and Kone £75m for Kone?

Camara alone is fine.

3 hours ago, markpitts said:

Let play devil’s advocate; you get £140m for Enzo from City tomorrow, and you pay £65m for Camara and Kone £75m for Kone?

For extra perspective, that would be paying £65m for a kid who is equally likely to be the next Bakoyoko or Tchouameni, and £75m for a player who has a similar injury record to Lavia despite playing in much less intense leagues:




We do need midfield cover, but not at that cost and risk. I'd keep the powder dry for January where both Alex Scott and Adam Wharton will be readily available.

14 hours ago, timetowaste said:

Absolutely laughable that these are the guys we're looking at to replace Enzo. Yesterday showed how badly we need a midfielder and getting a cheaper option like Kone or Camara is a big step backwards for the squad.

That only stands if Fernandez was key to us moving forward. I’d argue both Camara and Kone are better suited to Alonso’s midfield than Enzo ever could be

6 hours ago, markpitts said:

Let play devil’s advocate; you get £140m for Enzo from City tomorrow, and you pay £65m for Camara and Kone £75m for Kone?

But I'd bite your hand off for Camara and Fabian Ruiz.

But I'd still like to get Anselmino a domestic loan and then sign a further CB on a permanent. Ideally I'd like 3 signings today, and all to be needle movers.

I’m a bit split on making signings today. It’s clear we are in serious need of improving our midfield. We’re close to not even having one with Moi injured and Lavia inevitably being injured soon.

The start we’ve had has I think made many of us think a title challenge is coming and that addressing these issues now is imperative. But if you consider finishing 10th and being terrible last year, 5th and CL football would be brilliant progress. And CL next year and extra cash could (and with time to assess) could result in much better signings next summer and then a title challenge.

Not good at practising patience though. Get the chequebook out!!

Is Essugo really so bad that he can't get any minutes in midfield ahead of Gusto and James? If so, why the hell did we sign him?