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The 2017 Summer Transfer Rumours Thread (Deadline Day from page 264)

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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Lafferty is a massive troublemaker, the Unionist equivalent of James McLean but with more diving and fouling. Doubtless the Rangers fanboys on here think he's a patriotic hero though
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40382916

    Wilder said the club are also hoping to secure moves for Charlton midfielder Ricky Holmes and Southend midfielder Ryan Leonard.

    "I think it's common knowledge we have bids out for Ricky and Ryan, but we understand that these deals don't always get completed," he said.

    "Some players you get in quickly and it's easy and some take a bit of time. You can reach a point where you have to move on.

    "We want players in quickly but sometimes you have to be patient. Some of the best business we did last year was in August."
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Scoham said:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40382916

    Wilder said the club are also hoping to secure moves for Charlton midfielder Ricky Holmes and Southend midfielder Ryan Leonard.

    "I think it's common knowledge we have bids out for Ricky and Ryan, but we understand that these deals don't always get completed," he said.

    "Some players you get in quickly and it's easy and some take a bit of time. You can reach a point where you have to move on.

    "We want players in quickly but sometimes you have to be patient. Some of the best business we did last year was in August."

    Robinson is just as guilty of it but it's not right that managers get away with comments like this. Publicly tapping players up.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    It's headhunting. The title 'tapping up' is absolute BS... It and other laws of football are mad when compared to recruitment law.
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,364
    edited June 2017

    Scoham said:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40382916

    Wilder said the club are also hoping to secure moves for Charlton midfielder Ricky Holmes and Southend midfielder Ryan Leonard.

    "I think it's common knowledge we have bids out for Ricky and Ryan, but we understand that these deals don't always get completed," he said.

    "Some players you get in quickly and it's easy and some take a bit of time. You can reach a point where you have to move on.

    "We want players in quickly but sometimes you have to be patient. Some of the best business we did last year was in August."

    Robinson is just as guilty of it but it's not right that managers get away with comments like this. Publicly tapping players up.
    Katrien would actually earn a bit of respect from me if she came out and told Wilder to sod off
    Of course that wont happen.

    In all seriousness though Wilder sounds sort of defeated in this.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,220
    Scoham said:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40382916

    Wilder said the club are also hoping to secure moves for Charlton midfielder Ricky Holmes and Southend midfielder Ryan Leonard.

    "I think it's common knowledge we have bids out for Ricky and Ryan, but we understand that these deals don't always get completed," he said.

    "Some players you get in quickly and it's easy and some take a bit of time. You can reach a point where you have to move on.

    "We want players in quickly but sometimes you have to be patient. Some of the best business we did last year was in August."

    Where's the it's happening man?
  • Sheffield United have done some really good early business already, they brought in Enda Stevens from Portsmouth and George Baldock from MK Dons.
  • FAVADDICK
    FAVADDICK Posts: 584
    Dazzler21 said:

    It's headhunting. The title 'tapping up' is absolute BS... It and other laws of football are mad when compared to recruitment law.

    Dazzler don't worry about that you just get on to your contact and find out who this player is ??
  • MKDinpeace
    MKDinpeace Posts: 37
    Looks like Ben Reeves isn't signing a new deal with us and likely to be signing elsewhere in the next 48 hours - another of our players has taken his shirt number (10), and he hasn't been at pre-season training so far. Our official site mentioned another player's absence from training (international duty), but didn't mention Reeves at all.

    99.9% sure he's leaving us, and I'm expecting him to sign for you soon.
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  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,669

    Looks like Ben Reeves isn't signing a new deal with us and likely to be signing elsewhere in the next 48 hours - another of our players has taken his shirt number (10), and he hasn't been at pre-season training so far. Our official site mentioned another player's absence from training (international duty), but didn't mention Reeves at all.

    99.9% sure he's leaving us, and I'm expecting him to sign for you soon.

    If he does sign for us I will be delighted.
    Thanks for posting and good luck next season
  • FAVADDICK
    FAVADDICK Posts: 584

    Looks like Ben Reeves isn't signing a new deal with us and likely to be signing elsewhere in the next 48 hours - another of our players has taken his shirt number (10), and he hasn't been at pre-season training so far. Our official site mentioned another player's absence from training (international duty), but didn't mention Reeves at all.

    99.9% sure he's leaving us, and I'm expecting him to sign for you soon.

    Oh please be true that would be unreal imagine our front 4 would be the dogs bollocks !!!
  • Chef_addick
    Chef_addick Posts: 2,196
    FAVADDICK said:

    Looks like Ben Reeves isn't signing a new deal with us and likely to be signing elsewhere in the next 48 hours - another of our players has taken his shirt number (10), and he hasn't been at pre-season training so far. Our official site mentioned another player's absence from training (international duty), but didn't mention Reeves at all.

    99.9% sure he's leaving us, and I'm expecting him to sign for you soon.

    Oh please be true that would be unreal imagine our front 4 would be the dogs bollocks !!!
    Only if Ricky stays
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625

    FAVADDICK said:

    Looks like Ben Reeves isn't signing a new deal with us and likely to be signing elsewhere in the next 48 hours - another of our players has taken his shirt number (10), and he hasn't been at pre-season training so far. Our official site mentioned another player's absence from training (international duty), but didn't mention Reeves at all.

    99.9% sure he's leaving us, and I'm expecting him to sign for you soon.

    Oh please be true that would be unreal imagine our front 4 would be the dogs bollocks !!!
    Only if Ricky stays
    IF he signs it means Ricky's going.
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722

    FAVADDICK said:

    Looks like Ben Reeves isn't signing a new deal with us and likely to be signing elsewhere in the next 48 hours - another of our players has taken his shirt number (10), and he hasn't been at pre-season training so far. Our official site mentioned another player's absence from training (international duty), but didn't mention Reeves at all.

    99.9% sure he's leaving us, and I'm expecting him to sign for you soon.

    Oh please be true that would be unreal imagine our front 4 would be the dogs bollocks !!!
    Only if Ricky stays
    IF he signs it means Ricky's going.
    Would we be ok with that though?
  • FAVADDICK
    FAVADDICK Posts: 584
    Why does that mean Ricky is going
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,669
    FAVADDICK said:

    Why does that mean Ricky is going

    FAVADDICK said:

    Why does that mean Ricky is going

    Because golfaddick said so
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    FAVADDICK said:

    Why does that mean Ricky is going

    Because this was becoming dangerously close to a positive thread and we can't have that
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476
    edited June 2017
    I think most of us expect Holmes to go if Reeves signs as we can't cope with the idea of Roly giving us a decent squad.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    Not quite sure how you'd fit Holmes, Marshall, Clarke and Reeves in the same team. I know we need depth, but there's also Fosu and Aribo as attacking midfielders.
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  • Essex_Al
    Essex_Al Posts: 3,582

    Not quite sure how you'd fit Holmes, Marshall, Clarke and Reeves in the same team. I know we need depth, but there's also Fosu and Aribo as attacking midfielders.

    It would be fun trying though mate!
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Dazzler21 said:

    It's headhunting. The title 'tapping up' is absolute BS... It and other laws of football are mad when compared to recruitment law.

    Fair point, but it's the law in football. I'm aware I'm probably stretching it with this specific comment if I'm using it as an example of tapping up but you see it all the time.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,220
    Swisdom said:

    FAVADDICK said:

    Why does that mean Ricky is going

    Because this was becoming dangerously close to a positive thread and we can't have that
    Or maybe as the senior management were quoted in April after a 13 million pound loss that it would not happen again. Maybe if they are not going to sell, then a small budget has been given to the manager for now, unless money can be raised from outgoings. Holmes and Konsa are the 2 favourites for that to happen.

    Expect more cheap/free signings. You're deluded if you think otherwise.
  • FAVADDICK
    FAVADDICK Posts: 584
    Come on dazzler where are you don't let us down !!!
  • _nam11
    _nam11 Posts: 1,231
    edited June 2017
    Its healthy having competition. It's a long season. We had to patch Ricky up so much, as he was our only real winger.

    I'd rather have healthy (not over loaded) completion than having one or two. They could, be complacent, knowing they'll never be dropped.

    I liked Fox. But there was a time, where he needed some time out, but we had no depth to do this.

    Reeves, Fosu, Clarke, Marshall will be good, possibly one more winger. I'll be amazed if Ricky stays. The good thing about the four mentioned above, could in theory, play in a fluid 3, behind Josh. I'll be surprised if the 3 will be structured, and stick to their positions. All of the above have played wide, in the hole and also as inside forwards. Thumbs up so far from me.
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    shirty5 said:

    Swisdom said:

    FAVADDICK said:

    Why does that mean Ricky is going

    Because this was becoming dangerously close to a positive thread and we can't have that
    Or maybe as the senior management were quoted in April after a 13 million pound loss that it would not happen again. Maybe if they are not going to sell, then a small budget has been given to the manager for now, unless money can be raised from outgoings. Holmes and Konsa are the 2 favourites for that to happen.

    Expect more cheap/free signings. You're deluded if you think otherwise.
    Sorry, are you saying one would be deluded if one thought we will not sign anyone else, or deluded if one thought that a fee would be involved, or deluded if one thought we will not sell both Konsa and Homes?
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    Comment from a work colleague who is a long standing Reading season ticket holder:

    '.....btw you lot got a real bargain nicking Fosu from us, he's a fab talent'.
  • Sage
    Sage Posts: 7,278
    I genuinely think that Holmes will stay and that we will sign Reeves and another winger.

    We will be having 3 behind Josh and Robinson has said about a balanced squad. Two number 10s being Reeves and Clarke and 4 wingers being Holmes, Marshall, Fosu and another.

    There will be injuries and suspensions, loss of form etc. It would be silly if Holmes and Reeves were injured for example and we were only left with 3.
  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,186
    edited June 2017
    Sage said:

    I genuinely think that Holmes will stay and that we will sign Reeves and another winger.

    We will be having 3 behind Josh and Robinson has said about a balanced squad. Two number 10s being Reeves and Clarke and 4 wingers being Holmes, Marshall, Fosu and another.

    There will be injuries and suspensions, loss of form etc. It would be silly if Holmes and Reeves were injured for example and we were only left with 3.

    If this Reeves bloke signs he'd better do the bloody business.
  • Sage
    Sage Posts: 7,278

    Sage said:

    I genuinely think that Holmes will stay and that we will sign Reeves and another winger.

    We will be having 3 behind Josh and Robinson has said about a balanced squad. Two number 10s being Reeves and Clarke and 4 wingers being Holmes, Marshall, Fosu and another.

    There will be injuries and suspensions, loss of form etc. It would be silly if Holmes and Reeves were injured for example and we were only left with 3.

    If this Reeves bloke signs he'd better to the bloody business.
    I personally rate him very highly and think he will be a key player for us going forward this season.