Bloxwich Owl Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 WHO????? Wolves are believed to be close to signing Reims defensive midfielder Prince Oniangue The 27-year-old Congo international was believed to be shown around Compton Park today ahead of rumoured £1.9m move. New Wolves owners Fosun have made it no secret they want to bring in new signings as Wolves look for a route back to the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Big DM from French second division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Villa in talks with Patrick Bamford about a move to Villa Park. They will have some good striking options, but not much creativity in midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyowl1 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Villa can sign who they like as I'm no longer bothered we've done our job and got our 3pts at home from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls77 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Beauchief Owl said: I think the club rejected Brum's initial offer of a reported 200K but then accepted improved offer. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11694/10530851/dundee-striker-greg-stewart-rejects-move-to-birmingham-city Must have improved the offer to him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 A couple of losses really seem to have made the Dr at Villa splash the cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 28 minutes ago, WalthamOwl said: A couple of losses really seem to have made the Dr at Villa splash the cash. If we get beat on Saturday, I wonder if DC will do the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night-Owl Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 minute ago, gurujuan said: If we get beat on Saturday, I wonder if DC will do the same? Whatever the result Saturday, we still need to bring in a quality centre back and a quality defensive/combative midfielder of a high enough standard to improve what we've got. Ideally I'd love for us to bring in someone like Bruno Manga and Berem Kayal or Jeff Hendrick but I can't see fellow promotion rivals selling to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adem Poric Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, Milan Missing Marble said: Whatever the result Saturday, we still need to bring in a quality centre back and a quality defensive/combative midfielder of a high enough standard to improve what we've got. Ideally I'd love for us to bring in someone like Bruno Manga and Berem Kayal or Jeff Hendrick but I can't see fellow promotion rivals selling to us. I don't think you've mentioned Bruno Manga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 32 minutes ago, Milan Missing Marble said: Whatever the result Saturday, we still need to bring in a quality centre back and a quality defensive/combative midfielder of a high enough standard to improve what we've got. Ideally I'd love for us to bring in someone like Bruno Manga and Berem Kayal or Jeff Hendrick but I can't see fellow promotion rivals selling to us. Yes, I had hoped we'd have had a couple more in by now. Games are coming thick and fast and we don't want to get off to another slow start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night-Owl Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Emyr Huws is a quality signing for Cardiff and someone I would've liked us to bring in but I don't think he'll be as effective for them as he was at Huddersfield? Cardiff are a far more defensive side than Huddersfield even though they're a much stronger side. Despite all the big spending by the likes of the relegated sides, Wolves and potentially Derby too. I can see the continuity at some of the established sides at this level such as ourselves; Brighton, Ipswich, Birmingham and Cardiff, plus Norwich's readymade quality side at this level being stronger and having more momentum than the biggest spenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night-Owl Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 6 minutes ago, gurujuan said: Yes, I had hoped we'd have had a couple more in by now. Games are coming thick and fast and we don't want to get off to another slow start Aye but like the owlsman pointed out in his thread earlier today our continuity and momentum could be more beneficial. Plus it could give us a head start on some of the big spenders and teams with a lot of upheaval and changes on and off the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 30 minutes ago, Milan Missing Marble said: Emyr Huws is a quality signing for Cardiff and someone I would've liked us to bring in but I don't think he'll be as effective for them as he was at Huddersfield? Cardiff are a far more defensive side than Huddersfield even though they're a much stronger side. Despite all the big spending by the likes of the relegated sides, Wolves and potentially Derby too. I can see the continuity at some of the established sides at this level such as ourselves; Brighton, Ipswich, Birmingham and Cardiff, plus Norwich's readymade quality side at this level being stronger and having more momentum than the biggest spenders. As things stand, we're top six challengers like last season, which means we're set for another exciting season, without the cup run of course. Don't think we've yet done the sort of business that would see us close the gap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyowl1 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 minute ago, gurujuan said: As things stand, we're top six challengers like last season, which means we're set for another exciting season, without the cup run of course. Don't think we've yet done the sort of business that would see us close the gap Although I would like to see a few more in , I think the signings of Fletcher and Abdi really does bring us on. Last season we drew far too many games at home which their presence may have made a differance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night-Owl Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) 9 minutes ago, gurujuan said: As things stand, we're top six challengers like last season, which means we're set for another exciting season, without the cup run of course. Don't think we've yet done the sort of business that would see us close the gap To be honest with you I'm not sure either? Abdi and Fletcher are quality though and two defensive players of that level would really give us a top two looking side. It's hard to gauge this early on but going on last season, the slowish start gave us a lot to do. This season we don't need as many players and most of our rivals are like we were at the start of last season with lots of changes on and off the pitch. I think that could give us a better chance than last season and a head start. But to maintain a top two push all season in a tougher looking division, I do think we need a quality centre back and a quality defensive/combative midfielder. Get those in and I really think we could go up in the top two positions. Edited August 12, 2016 by Milan Missing Marble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelswfc Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 3 big things were responsible for us not getting promoted last season 1) Inability to beat teams that parked the bus. 2) Poor start 3) No replacement/alternative to FF I think the signings of Fletcher and Abdi go a long way to solving all 3 of these issues. More players would be fantastic, and I hope we sign some, but we have definitely improved on last season's squad already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night-Owl Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) 11 minutes ago, joelswfc said: 3 big things were responsible for us not getting promoted last season 1) Inability to beat teams that parked the bus. 2) Poor start 3) No replacement/alternative to FF I think the signings of Fletcher and Abdi go a long way to solving all 3 of these issues. More players would be fantastic, and I hope we sign some, but we have definitely improved on last season's squad already. I do agree with you. Fletcher and Abdi are quality at this level and good enough for the top flight. All I feel we lack is a consistent centre back partner for Lees and a combative defensive midfielder or defensive midfielder leader. Our biggest strength going into this season is our continuity and momentum. We haven't got as many players to blood in or changes on and off the pitch to get in the way of our early season push. Whereas many of our promotion rivals have got a lot of changes to deal with and players or coaches to gel in, etc which could play into our hands give established teams at this level like us; Brighton, Ipswich, Birmingham, etc a head start. Edited August 12, 2016 by Milan Missing Marble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IstillhateSteveBould Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Boro have just signed Fabio who can play either full back position. Wonder if that makes Reach available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Our big problem would be a spate of injuries. There's pretty much quality in every department of the side, but an injury or two at center back for instance and were in trouble. We only have one recognised left back currently after the Bennett deal fell through. There's still three or so weeks of the window to go, so I'm not too worried. The squad is far better and more settled than it was at this point last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Milan Missing Marble said: To be honest with you I'm not sure either? Abdi and Fletcher are quality though and two defensive players of that level would really give us a top two looking side. It's hard to gauge this early on but going on last season, the slowish start gave us a lot to do. This season we don't need as many players and most of our rivals are like we were at the start of last season with lots of changes on and off the pitch. I think that could give us a better chance than last season and a head start. But to maintain a top two push all season in a tougher looking division, I do think we need a quality centre back and a quality defensive/combative midfielder. Get those in and I really think we could go up in the top two positions. Pretty much my thoughts, if we can add real quality with those two purchases, a centre back, and a bit of steel in midfield, then bring in 2 or 3 loans to challenge, then we're talking about a serious challenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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