spike1867 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Bearing in mind our supposed financial limitations, are there any players in those championship squads either probably going down or potentially that we could snaffle for a bargain? I think we would all say that Sunderland and Burton are gone, so those two with Bolton, Birmingham, Barnsley and Reading who realistically would they need to offload to balance the books? Is there anybody there playing below their level? Is there anybody who has impressed you this year who would be worth a look at? Any of their loan signings who we could take from their parent club next season after having a hard season/half season in the Championship? I'll start the ball rolling with... Birmingham Harlee Dean Bolton Jon Flanagan (on loan from Liverpool but likely to move this summer) Barnsley Oliver McBurnie (on loan from Swansea) Reading John Swift Struggling for any from Sunderland and Burton to be honest. Flanagan if he moves down to the Championship full time will attract a decent fee. Transfermarkt have him around 2.5 million but I'm not sure how accurate that is. I'd make a bid for John Swift anyway regardless of what happens to Reading, as I would Knudsen at Ipswich. Nathan Byrne at Wigan is another I'd take a punt on. Impressed like hell against in their cup run with the right attributes to play both full back and wing back. Would CC do us a favour with McBurnie if Swansea avoid the drop? I think we will need another CB with Loovens moving on. There is no guarantee we will sign Venancio but even if we did, i'd still go for Harlee Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 We should buy Dutch, Swedes, Norwegians, and Germans, forget paying over the odds for bang average UK players. We we just need to build a team of athletic players that do a job. Like a club version of Iceland 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeadonowl Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 possibly McNair from Sunderland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_1 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Didn't realise Flannagan was playing for Bolton. I'd love him to come to us. Good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 31 minutes ago, Rogers said: We should buy Dutch, Swedes, Norwegians, and Germans, forget paying over the odds for bang average UK players. Sure we paid £4m for van Aken, and I'd say he's pretty bang average (so far), and he's definitely Dutch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike1867 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 I mentioned Nathan Byrne in the op and he's just been voted into the EFL team of the year. Would be a huge improvement on Palmer and maybe 1st choice. Can play wing back too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1981 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 13 minutes ago, oh_weds_we_love_you said: Sure we paid £4m for van Aken, and I'd say he's pretty bang average (so far), and he's definitely Dutch! Would have prob cost double that from a Championship side. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOwl91 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 18 minutes ago, Matt_1 said: Didn't realise Flannagan was playing for Bolton. I'd love him to come to us. Good player. Wouldn't want someone who batters his girlfriend at our club. Rather have Jack Hunt anyway, providing he can get some more consistency free of injury. Left back far more pressing issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 22 minutes ago, jp1981 said: Would have prob cost double that from a Championship side. He actually cost double what Harlee Dean would have. Plenty on here couldn't understand why we didn't go for him. Also £500k for Curtis Davis in the summer would have been a great deal. But we ended up paying £4m for a defender who doesn't know how to defend and who virtually singlehandedly gifted the pigs their win at Hillsborough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMOwl72 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 German efficiency is what we want with a touch of Dutch total football thrown in for good measure. If Jos is here come June then I’m hoping he has some astute signings lined up and that we get them sorted before July..........you can live in hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltby owl83 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Two full backs, and some quality pace wide men are priorities for me, Marcus Maddison in particular from Peterborough would be a good shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offalyowl Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Liam Kelly for reading is a good young player and can score goals too so I definite be looking at him and jota for brum is still a good player so no harm making an enquiry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 45 minutes ago, oh_weds_we_love_you said: Sure we paid £4m for van Aken, and I'd say he's pretty bang average (so far), and he's definitely Dutch! And injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_D Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Quite an interesting thread. I like to hear about different players and fans thoughts on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeadonowl Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 14 minutes ago, Maltby owl83 said: Two full backs, and some quality pace wide men are priorities for me, Marcus Maddison in particular from Peterborough would be a good shout. no chance with Maddison they want at least 8m for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Have we ever had Gerry? I'm struggling to think of any? I think we should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HillsboroughOwlNI Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I think McBurnie is a good shout. We need to reduce the average age of the squad, and maybe Carlos will do us a favour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdiwonderland Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 54 minutes ago, Lord Snooty said: Have we ever had Gerry? I'm struggling to think of any? I think we should. Taggart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdiwonderland Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Who never played for us, so ignore me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasthagotanycheese Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Go and get Ben Marshall from Wolves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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