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Summer Transfer Rumours 2020 (DEADLINE DAY from pg.258)

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  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    ElliotCAFC said:
    Interesting thread here: https://twitter.com/blades_analytic/status/1149445756585218048?s=21
    I has to be said - all four of those through-balls were decent.  Shows he can pick a pass if given the options....over to you Messrs Gunter and Maatsen
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,592
    Impressive transfer window in the end given the cap, bar the lack of a goal scorer. Unless the Smythe loan is wide of the mark
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,816
    MaxicoCity said:
    A midfield five of Watson, Gilbey, Shinnie, Doughty, Maddison... pretty, pretty, pretty good. 
    I assume you're thinking that they will just pass the ball between them for 90 mins as there will be no-one in front of them to pass to........
  • Bexleyheath_Addick
    Bexleyheath_Addick Posts: 211
    edited October 2020
    I just know it'll be Paul Smyth who signs, and i feel sorry for him already  :D
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,032
    Dazzler21 said:
    SamE7 said:
    I know what we should do, let's knock him before we've even seen him play 
    Think people are underwhelmed we've not brought in another striker, Shinnie is a solid player at this level. 
    Agreed. It's not about whether the player is good or not, it's about whether they fill the gap that needed filling

    MaxicoCity said:
    A midfield five of Watson, Gilbey, Shinnie, Doughty, Maddison... pretty, pretty, pretty good. 
    Plus Williams and Levitt, and indeed Pratley and JFC. Aneke is really an attacking midfielder too. And that's not including Morgan
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,816
    ricky_otto said:
    Shinnie is a very good signing for us.

    hopefully another striker  - just hoping it’s not Smyth.
    I'm expecting it to be Smyth.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,886
    edited October 2020
    golfaddick said:
    MaxicoCity said:
    A midfield five of Watson, Gilbey, Shinnie, Doughty, Maddison... pretty, pretty, pretty good. 
    I assume you're thinking that they will just pass the ball between them for 90 mins as there will be no-one in front of them to pass to........
    I know you're being facetious but there are 18-20 clubs in this league who would love to swap their strikers for Conor Washington, Omar Bogle, Chuks Aneke (and Paul Smyth?).

    Do we have the best striker options in the league? Probably not, I haven't properly reviewed the whole league. Is it good enough to get us out of this league if the rest of the team performs behind them? I think so.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,697
    Just don’t see the point in letting Bonne go ...
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,460
    edited October 2020
    golfaddick said:
    MaxicoCity said:
    A midfield five of Watson, Gilbey, Shinnie, Doughty, Maddison... pretty, pretty, pretty good. 
    I assume you're thinking that they will just pass the ball between them for 90 mins as there will be no-one in front of them to pass to........
    Bogle, Aneke, Washington, Davison

    People writing off these forwards with no idea how they'll score without service. 

    Any striker without service will struggle. That was a big part of our problem last season.

    If the midfield can chip in with goals too we'll do well and be in/around where Bow wants us... 
  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    ricky_otto said:
    Shinnie is a very good signing for us.

    hopefully another striker  - just hoping it’s not Smyth.
    It is Smyth.

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  • Rylo
    Rylo Posts: 860
    Dazzler21 said:
    golfaddick said:
    MaxicoCity said:
    A midfield five of Watson, Gilbey, Shinnie, Doughty, Maddison... pretty, pretty, pretty good. 
    I assume you're thinking that they will just pass the ball between them for 90 mins as there will be no-one in front of them to pass to........
    Bogle, Aneke, Washington, Davison

    People writing off these forwards with no idea how they'll score without service. 

    Any striker without service will struggle. That was a big part of our problem last season. If the midfield can chip in with goals too we'll do well. 
    Boom. And there it is.
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 10,814
    Quiet happy with how the squad has come together together. Don't think fans can be making the 'we lack quality' excuse anymore. 

    Think we will have plenty of goals in us with the talent we have in midfield. In previous years where we would need a Taylor to create something out of nothing, feel like whoever plays up top now won't be feeding off scraps. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,028
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,028
    Sounds like Paul Smyth hasnt been agreed yet...
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,816
    ElliotCAFC said:
    Interesting thread here: https://twitter.com/blades_analytic/status/1149445756585218048?s=21
    Interesting because he sounds like what Williams said that HE was - the player that sets up the player that puts the ball in the box for someone to score.

    We just need that bloke in the middle popping up from 5 yards to tap it in. THATS WHAT WE HAVENT GOT
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,217
    That’s a terrific league one signing.

    Proven at the very top of the league, what more could you want.

    Oztumer has never been an integral part of a league one championship winning XI, Shinnie has.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,765
    Dazzler21 said:
    golfaddick said:
    MaxicoCity said:
    A midfield five of Watson, Gilbey, Shinnie, Doughty, Maddison... pretty, pretty, pretty good. 
    I assume you're thinking that they will just pass the ball between them for 90 mins as there will be no-one in front of them to pass to........
    Bogle, Aneke, Washington, Davison

    People writing off these forwards with no idea how they'll score without service. 

    Any striker without service will struggle. That was a big part of our problem last season.

    If the midfield can chip in with goals too we'll do well and be in/around where Bow wants us... 
    Really don't see it as writing them off, but the fact is we got rid of a proven goal scorer at the level above and haven't replaced him 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited October 2020
    dickplumb said:
    ricky_otto said:
    Shinnie is a very good signing for us.

    hopefully another striker  - just hoping it’s not Smyth.
    It is Smyth.
    Great. Just what we need, a striker who doesn’t score. 
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,714
    LargeAddick said:
    Just don’t see the point in letting Bonne go ...
    Agreed. We got a good price for him but it's money we haven't been able to spend on a replacement.

    We've sold him to QPR and his replacement is going to be one of their players that they don't think is as good.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,460
    edited October 2020
    Dazzler21 said:
    golfaddick said:
    MaxicoCity said:
    A midfield five of Watson, Gilbey, Shinnie, Doughty, Maddison... pretty, pretty, pretty good. 
    I assume you're thinking that they will just pass the ball between them for 90 mins as there will be no-one in front of them to pass to........
    Bogle, Aneke, Washington, Davison

    People writing off these forwards with no idea how they'll score without service. 

    Any striker without service will struggle. That was a big part of our problem last season.

    If the midfield can chip in with goals too we'll do well and be in/around where Bow wants us... 
    Top 10 Strikers so far this season:
    (Note Hanlan and Piggott in there)

    #PlayerNat_Age_Club GP_GS
    1
    Joe PigottJoe Pigott
    Centre-Forward
    		England26AFC Wimbledon53
    2
    Harvey SaundersHarvey Saunders
    Centre-Forward
    		England23Fleetwood Town43
    3
    Jonson Clarke-HarrisJonson Clarke-Harris
    Centre-Forward
    		England
    Jamaica    		26Peterborough United52
    4
    Brandon HanlanBrandon Hanlan
    Centre-Forward
    		England23Bristol Rovers52
    5
    Conor WashingtonConor Washington
    Centre-Forward
    		Northern Ireland
    England    		28Charlton Athletic42
    6
    Joe GarnerJoe Garner
    Centre-Forward
    		England32Wigan Athletic42
    7
    James DalyJames Daly
    Centre-Forward
    		England20Bristol Rovers42
    8
    Ellis HarrisonEllis Harrison
    Centre-Forward
    		Wales26Portsmouth FC42
    9
    Dominic SamuelDominic Samuel
    Centre-Forward
    		England
    Antigua and Barbuda    		26Gillingham FC32
    10
    Luke JephcottLuke Jephcott
    Centre-Forward
    		Wales
    England    		20Plymouth Argyle22

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  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,217
    As I said about 24 pages ago, bring Pigott home.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,032
    Callumcafc said:
    golfaddick said:
    MaxicoCity said:
    A midfield five of Watson, Gilbey, Shinnie, Doughty, Maddison... pretty, pretty, pretty good. 
    I assume you're thinking that they will just pass the ball between them for 90 mins as there will be no-one in front of them to pass to........
    I know you're being facetious but there are 18-20 clubs in this league who would love to swap their strikers for Conor Washington, Omar Bogle, Chuks Aneke (and Paul Smyth?).

    Do we have the best striker options in the league? Probably not, I haven't properly reviewed the whole league. Is it good enough to get us out of this league if the rest of the team performs behind them? I think so.
    But you can go on past performance as an indication
    Washington - never scored more than 13 in a L1 season
    Bogle - yet to be prolific higher than L2
    Aneke  - struggles to stay fit
    Smyth - not a striker, has hardly scored in his career

  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,739
    The fact that some are "underwhelmed" is crazy. 

    8 signings in 3 weeks is amazing and there good signings, relevant to what we need. 

    Bar the 3 that already signed, we would never have imagined being in this position where we can put a whole new squad together. 

    Personally happy with all of them! 
  • ElliotCAFC
    ElliotCAFC Posts: 2,554
    I’m shocked we haven’t taken Joe Garner from Wigan. They’re still in administration and would likely sell him on the cheap. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,886
    I thought Bonne's replacement was Bogle or am I getting it confused here?

    I would much rather have Bogle and Smyth than a disinterested Bonne.

    Macca's success relies on him putting in 100%, chasing down lost causes and putting pressure on the back line. He had no interest in doing that in his last two weeks with us.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,261
    golfaddick said:
    ElliotCAFC said:
    Interesting thread here: https://twitter.com/blades_analytic/status/1149445756585218048?s=21
    Interesting because he sounds like what Williams said that HE was - the player that sets up the player that puts the ball in the box for someone to score.

    We just need that bloke in the middle popping up from 5 yards to tap it in. THATS WHAT WE HAVENT GOT
    Bogle has not even played a single minute of football for us but apparently we don't have a striker who can score from 5 yards. You are my favourite parody account.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,402
    Callumcafc said:
    I thought Bonne's replacement was Bogle or am I getting it confused here?

    I would much rather have Bogle and Smyth than a disinterested Bonne.

    Macca's success relies on him putting in 100%, chasing down lost causes and putting pressure on the back line. He had no interest in doing that in his last two weeks with us.
    No, you're right. Everyone is crapping themselves for no good reason. Bring on Smyth
  • cafc_harry
    cafc_harry Posts: 3,365
    Sold Bonne for nearly 2 million and replace him with a free and a loan with a scoring record almost matched by Simon Church. On top of that we won’t pay a few hundred grand more for Sorba, who probably would have come in under the wage cap so that clearly isn’t the issue. I know we aren’t meant to be at all negative on here nowadays but I’m really not too inspired by that business. Oh well, in Bowyer and Gallen we trust. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,028
    Callumcafc said:
    I thought Bonne's replacement was Bogle or am I getting it confused here?

    I would much rather have Bogle and Smyth than a disinterested Bonne.

    Macca's success relies on him putting in 100%, chasing down lost causes and putting pressure on the back line. He had no interest in doing that in his last two weeks with us.
    Bogle was probably Taylor's replacement, big / strong and battler

    What we still need really for Bowyer's setup is a Grant / Leko type striker
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,460
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Would have liked one more perm, but if Bow and Gallen prefer Smyth, he'll do. 

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