July 1, 20179 yr Happy First Transfer Window Day, everyone. Hope you all wake up to plenty of presents under the Transfer Window Tree. Wonder what big announcement our club will give us today. If Chelsea is anything like that old aunt we never see or hear from until Christmas, it'll probably be the news that Lipton will become the official tea bag for 2017-18
July 1, 20179 yr 11 hours ago, enigma said: making those profits Throw in Matic and Costa soon and it should be 200m!
July 1, 20179 yr On 24/06/2017 at 04:23, DonAntonio said: If the 1st comes and all I see is willy holding the new shirt I'll feel cheated alone and vulnerable It's even worse than you feared LOL :)
July 1, 20179 yr I did say people who thought we were keeping all these big signings under wraps until July 1st were going to be sorely disappointed..
July 1, 20179 yr 1 hour ago, Zeta said: I did say people who thought we were keeping all these big signings under wraps until July 1st were going to be sorely disappointed.. What an exciting day, working all day, come home and see we've announced a free goal keeper, ecstatic. Surely we'll be busy next week, pre season starts July 22nd.
July 1, 20179 yr 3 hours ago, Sexyfootball said: It's even worse than you feared LOL :) Yeah, he's not even holding a shirt!
July 1, 20179 yr 4 hours ago, RMH said: Not sure what to think... Willy is crap and so far... so bad? If we haven't bought in players by this time next week, that is when i will be a bit concerned. We have sold or released 6 players in the last 6 months and only 1 of those players have been replaced, and it was easy because it was a free transfer. We have the Champions League next season, i was hoping for a bigger squad, not a smaller one. It was fine last season because we only really had the League and FA Cup to deal with, but with the Champions League, we need a big squad to compete. I'm not sure i understand the logic behind getting rid of so many players before bringing new ones in, it leaves us in a tricky position. Clubs could demand more money from us because they know we have the money and will be desperate to find replacements, or they could even pull out of any potential deal because they don't want to sell, and that really would leave us in the sh*t. Right now, i am a bit twitchy, but mostly calm. If our squad wasn't so thin then i would be fine with our situation. I gotta say, i'm not a fan of our sell before we buy strategy, seeing such a thin squad with only sh*tty media rumours to go on for replacements doesn't exactly fill me with confidence. I wasn't expecting 5 signings today, but i was hopeful we would be beyond the negotiating phase with our replacements by now. Maybe we are already past that point, but it would put my mind at ease if our replacements were already confirmed rather than still be rumours. Edited July 1, 20179 yr by Scott Harris
July 1, 20179 yr I wasn't expecting five signings either, but at least a mention of Bakayoko having the medical test soon would have been nice...
July 1, 20179 yr Great irony that after all the funds raised from player sales this year our first signing is free.
July 1, 20179 yr 1 hour ago, Scott Harris said: If we haven't bought in players by this time next week, that is when i will be a bit concerned. We have sold or released 6 players in the last 6 months and only 1 of those players have been replaced, and it was easy because it was a free transfer. We have the Champions League next season, i was hoping for a bigger squad, not a smaller one. It was fine last season because we only really had the League and FA Cup to deal with, but with the Champions League, we need a big squad to compete. I'm not sure i understand the logic behind getting rid of so many players before bringing new ones in, it leaves us in a tricky position. Clubs could demand more money from us because they know we have the money and will be desperate to find replacements, or they could even pull out of any potential deal because they don't want to sell, and that really would leave us in the sh*t. Right now, i am a bit twitchy, but mostly calm. If our squad wasn't so thin then i would be fine with our situation. I gotta say, i'm not a fan of our sell before we buy strategy, seeing such a thin squad with only sh*tty media rumours to go on for replacements doesn't exactly fill me with confidence. I wasn't expecting 5 signings today, but i was hopeful we would be beyond the negotiating phase with our replacements by now. Maybe we are already past that point, but it would put my mind at ease if our replacements were already confirmed rather than still be rumours. I agree. It creates a lose-lose situation that we can't afford as a club fighting for honours. It's sad that the club behaves like this after experiencing at least 2 failed summers right after winning the Prem.
July 2, 20179 yr 12 hours ago, Zeta said: I did say people who thought we were keeping all these big signings under wraps until July 1st were going to be sorely disappointed.. Caballero is fundamental to Nike's bottom line!
July 2, 20179 yr At the end expect something like this: Ins: Caballero (Free) Bakayoko (35mil) Rudiger (30mil) Lukaku (70mil) RWB (25mil) Total 160mil Outs: Cuadrado (17mil) Traore (9mil) Begovic (10mil) Ake (20mil) Atsu (6mil) Pasalic (5mil) MVG (5mil) Piazon (5mil) Kalas (5mil) Costa (30mil) Matic (40mil) Total 140mil
July 2, 20179 yr 2 hours ago, didierforever said: At the end expect something like this: Ins: Caballero (Free) Bakayoko (35mil) Rudiger (30mil) Lukaku (70mil) RWB (25mil) Total 160mil Outs: Cuadrado (17mil) Traore (9mil) Begovic (10mil) Ake (20mil) Atsu (6mil) Pasalic (5mil) MVG (5mil) Piazon (5mil) Kalas (5mil) Costa (30mil) Matic (40mil) Total 140mil You forgot to include Oscar, we haven't spent that money yet
July 3, 20179 yr Author Terry looks set to join Villa then! Lots of rumours for us but nothing concrete yet, other than Willy
July 3, 20179 yr 1 hour ago, Blue_candy said: if no signings announced by next week i think everyone will panic including me Pretty sure everyone wont
July 3, 20179 yr 2 hours ago, Blue_candy said: if no signings announced by next week i think everyone will panic including me How do you get through a typical day without collapsing ?
July 3, 20179 yr Guys, come on, stop bumping the official confirmed transfer thread and raising my hopes.
July 3, 20179 yr 15 minutes ago, yorkleyblue said: Still no-one announced ????? I'm gonna bounce in a minute! I have a mental picture I'll never get rid of...
July 3, 20179 yr 8 hours ago, Xfaxtor said: Pretty sure everyone wont if we resort to panic buys this season then this season will be finished before it has started, maybe am just being too negative though :P
July 3, 20179 yr 28 minutes ago, Blue_candy said: if we resort to panic buys this season then this season will be finished before it has started, maybe am just being too negative though :P Wasn't Alonso and David Luiz panic buys?
July 4, 20179 yr We must be planning something BIG. Hopefully announce Lukaku, Bakayoko and Rudiger on the same day.
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