But we've also lost Mata, Lingard and Pogba who all play in the center of midfield. We can't rely on Fred, MCT, DVB and Bruno. Who are literally the only recognised central of the park players we have on the books right now. So let's say 3 of those are first team, that still only leaves 2 back ups. We need squad players. It's a free and relatively inexpensive signing that I have no issue with at all.
Disagree 110%
- None of those clubs have changed manager at the end of the window.
Not hysteria at all. Window after window we watch areas of the squad be neglected which every fan and pundit to boot acknowledges needs to be strengthened. We buy players for positions without a clear plan as to how to utilise them and youth players without a clear plan of how to develop them. We are a shit show.
On the flip side, other teams work year round to ensure that preseason is used appropriately to bed in new players while we push the deadlines trying to get deals.
Diaz and Jota and Minamino and Nunez were prep for Salah and Mane leaving; It ain’t rocket science. The Haaland deal was only simple because they did the ground work. We seem to treat every deal like peace talks...bluffing our arses of and being left with desperation signings...Fellani, Amad, VDB as a cheap alternative to Grealish possibly. We are just odd and anyone that sits there and supports this obvious ineptitude is barmy! It’s not hysteria...it’ssaying what we see...year after year...
That option is stupid though isn’t it? If he has a good season, with the fact that he’s young and also Enlgish, he would be worth a heck of a lot more than £20m. This brain dead club, honestly.
If I just read the Record and A Bola reports, then I wouldn't even take it seriously. The O Jogo report, however, is real interesting. They state that Jorge Mendes actually met up with both Manchester United and Barcelona last week. However, even they don't state that Vitinha was necessarily discussed in that meeting.
Honestly, there's barely anything to go off of besides that one Jorge Mendes meeting. If this was planted in by someone from either Porto or Vitinha's camp, then why aren't the other Portuguese outlets reporting this (Jornal de Notícias, Correia da Manhã)?
There will be other PL clubs interested in taking him on loan. I imagine the likes of Brighton, Southampton and Leicester will be in for him.Ffs, Garner going on loan to Forest next season was one of the things I was most interested to follow. Now he can't because Henderson is being sent there without even an obligation to buy. If we are including an option to buy why not just sell him or at the least send him to Newcastle if nobody is willing to buy him.
Because Forest don’t want to buy him this summer. Clearly if Forest are going ahead with getting Henderson in they want him more than Garner. We can’t just “send” players to other clubs if they don’t want them.Ffs, Garner going on loan to Forest next season was one of the things I was most interested to follow. Now he can't because Henderson is being sent there without even an obligation to buy. If we are including an option to buy why not just sell him or at the least send him to Newcastle if nobody is willing to buy him.
Ffs, Garner going on loan to Forest next season was one of the things I was most interested to follow. Now he can't because Henderson is being sent there without even an obligation to buy. If we are including an option to buy why not just sell him or at the least send him to Newcastle if nobody is willing to buy him.
Nah it’s just a max of two players in on loan at any one time.What are they talking about I thought it was a maximum of 2 players from the same club?
It's one player from the same club.What are they talking about I thought it was a maximum of 2 players from the same club?
We have Chelsea to thank for this, they abused the loan system for years forcing the PL to take action.
Because Forest don’t want to buy him this summer. Clearly if Forest are going ahead with getting Henderson in they want him more than Garner. We can’t just “send” players to other clubs if they don’t want them.
Newcastle squashed those rumours. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...on-dominic-calvert-lewin-nathan-ake-transfer/There were plenty of reports of Newcastle wanting Henderson. Why not send him there since we wouldn't be loaning any of our players to Newcastle anyway? At first I thought maybe they were insisting on a buy option and we didn't want to sell but if we're prepared to include a buy option with Forest anyway it doesn't make any sense.
Would be good move for him. He'd be kept in his toes and constantly involved as he was at Sheff Utd. That will just drive his price up if he decides not to stay at forest past this season.That option is stupid though isn’t it? If he has a good season, with the fact that he’s young and also Enlgish, he would be worth a heck of a lot more than £20m. This brain dead club, honestly.
We have Chelsea to thank for this, they abused the loan system for years forcing the PL to take action.
Why on earth would you agree personal terms with a secondary target only to bin them off if your primary target agrees to join.None of those clubs had disastrous seasons either, nor squads needing 'open heart surgery', nor massively underperformed against their expectations or wage bill. Yet they have already strengthened with well thought out acquisitions.
If the club was well run it would already have primary and secondary targets lined up, fees and wages agreed. Instead yet again we're scrabbling about, chasing ghosts, releasing press bites.
It has been clear for months that signings are needed and in what areas.
Loan army, I like it.This rule has been in place the whole time that Chelsea have had their loan army. It's not a new rule.
There were loan rules changed that impact Chelsea's loan army. Though those changes were fifa or uefa wide. Those rules I linked are just for Premier League teams. You could, before this upcoming season, loan in or out as many players as you'd like as long as the other club wasn't in England.Loan army, I like it.
I was going off the date from the link, Jan 1st 2022 mentions 21/22 season somewhere too, assumed it was a new rule.
Bollocks. Clubs agree personal terms with players without buying them all the time, why the feck else would you bid for a player if you haven't already got an idea of what wages they expect ffs.Why on earth would you agree personal terms with a secondary target only to bin them off if your primary target agrees to join.
That’s the most disrespectful thing a club can do and would tarnish your name across the industry. No one would want to join for fear of being binned off at the last minute
I'm sorry but that's bollocks too.Bollocks. Clubs agree personal terms with players without buying them all the time, why the feck else would you bid for a player if you haven't already got an idea of what wages they expect ffs.
the professional football world is a massive nest of vipers. they would all happily shit on each other if the cheque is big enough, and they all know it, clubs, players and agents.Bollocks. Clubs agree personal terms with players without buying them all the time, why the feck else would you bid for a player if you haven't already got an idea of what wages they expect ffs.
Just as I thought but the new filters are good, apart from this oneDoes this even belong in the Utd thread anymore?
Not paying the release clause, sounds like us
You think clubs bid for players without first finding out what their wage expecations are?I'm sorry but that's bollocks too.
Forest aren’t gonna be paying 20 mil plus his wages either. So he’ll be back here and us trying to sell him again this time next year.We really need to be selling Henderson. We need the money to get the players in that we need. 120m plus sales is actually just 120m if you never fecking sell anyone.
Apparently it’s permanent if they stay up. I guess in some ways it’s a transfer just with a very low initial payment for the loan.Forest aren’t gonna be paying 20 mil plus his wages either. So he’ll be back here and us trying to sell him again this time next year.
Apparently it’s permanent if they stay up. I guess in some ways it’s a transfer just with a very low initial payment for the loan.