11 Aug 2021 19:27:02
Hot off the press:
Newly-promoted Empoli have purchased Liam Henderson from Lecce and reportedly have Wolves striker Patrick Cutrone arriving on loan. (according to Football Italia)
11 Aug 2021 20:43:08
Hate that he has turned into a Journeyman loanee. This really will make or break him.
Said that before though
I said this with Mir deal.
We surely to God have someone coming in imminently. Not joining the pant wetter crew but sooner the players are integrated the better. All our business in the last week isn't the way forward for me.
11 Aug 2021 21:14:34
I'd much rather we take our time and get the right player rather than panic and just buy anyone who's available. Agree that the business should have been finalised sooner so they could be integrated into the squad.
11 Aug 2021 22:12:58
Yet not 5 days ago Bruno said to cutrone go and show me what you can do and he will stay and fight for his place and yet today he goes out on loan shows how far off some reports were last week and some fans after 3 years still doubt FOSUN trust they have everything covered and our squad will have some coming in but as usual fosun keep it under wraps until it signed sealed delivered Bruno the players the staff have all said there needs to be fresh faces and fosun need to keep spend down that's fine they have known this for 6 months no doubt behind scenes are frantically happening and all fears will be soon over keep the faith.
11 Aug 2021 22:33:06
I have just sent for my incontinence pants but I might not need them with Fosun taking the piss.
12 Aug 2021 00:57:25
Everyones worrying about Mir and Cutrone when they've shown very little promise to be honest. In fact the only one that worries me is Otawosie, this kid will be good somewhere! If the offer is £4m then turn it down and actually play him! He has something to offer and I fear this one could actually be worse than Goncalves. The kid is one of the few I've seen that could have REAL talent! Really hope they reject the easy option of selling cause of his contract and give Bruno a chance to make him feel wanted! He'll sign a contract once he believes he'll get a chance! 🤞.
12 Aug 2021 09:38:55
BullysBoy, I agree entirely. Otasowie did look promising and gives us something different in midfield, whilst Cutrone in his 'cameos' last season looked like a headless chicken with very little idea, albeit I wouldn't knock his effort.
12 Aug 2021 12:06:38
Jas M : How many “right players†have they signed so far? Fact is they’re much better at selling the wrong players and as for the academy’ they’ve managed to produce one fringe player in MGW since they started.
12 Aug 2021 13:26:50
Sa, Mosquera and Trincao, so 3 as opposed to the 1 we've moved on. Next question.
12 Aug 2021 14:20:21
Kilman would also be considered a fringe player.
12 Aug 2021 15:28:09
Doesn't having only a couple of players in the squad signed pre-Fosun, and going from a relegation battling Championship club to a fourth successive Premier League campaign whilst also taking in a European Cup run suggest the right players have been signed by the club on the whole? Or does that not fit with what appears to be an anti-Fosun agenda from one or two with short memories on where the club were not all that long ago?
12 Aug 2021 17:52:21
Absolutely spot on ALEXWOLF I'm disappointed we have not been able to get a few threw doors by now but so happy that fosun have it in hand but it's been a frantic year with C.V. and then euros so things will bound to take time and all tho last season didn't go to plan are some actually forgetting we have RAUL back that's like a new signing in its self a fully rested goal scoring king KEEP THE FAITH.
12 Aug 2021 22:45:56
Well said AlexWolf.
12 Aug 2021 23:05:42
Technically we've signed 5 players the 3 Jas mentions plus Ait Nouri and Bolla (who we sent straight out on loan) . Only sold 1 and technicallly lost 1 with not signing Vitinha but that still means we have 3 more players than last year plus some extra youngsters.
If as rumoured we sign Moleiro from LAS PALMAS then whilst he's only 17 he looks first team ready and they rate as highly as Pedri.
13 Aug 2021 10:47:31
I would include Kilman with MGW as fringe players who have broken through. MGW cost nothing. Kilman cost 35 grand from non-league. I think each player will come into his own under Bruno, whereas Nuno didn't rate them enough. Kilman at 6'4" also gives us the height we have badly lacked, in defending and attacking corners. He had a good goal ruled out against Leicester last season, which would be allowed under the new VAR rules this season.
13 Aug 2021 15:50:37
Bullysboy I would disagree with Otawosie.
I think every young player had a chance to show there talent last season.
And you have those players where you think did they do enough. Otawosie, Hoever, Vitinha and Morgan gibbs white?
Then you have the youngesters that I feel contributed to holding there own in the prem under difficult circumstances Fabio silva, Ait Nouri, Neto and kilman.
All interesting for me. I think fabio silva would be aiming for over 10 goals and 5 assists this season coming.
Ait nouri and the defence in gernearl need to tighten up and try and concede less than 45 goals this season.
If raul is scoring again we could finish 8th and above.
But loads to consider we could have the next academy graduates coming through.
14 Aug 2021 08:35:35
I think in competitive matches we'll only see Ait Nouri as a wingback or winger rather than a full back in a 4 (when/ if Lage switches to a 4) unless there's an injury to Marcal (likely though, thinking about it) because the lad cannot defend.
The defence is a concern with Mosquera and Boly injured as they seem to me at present to be first choice starters. This is where I hoped Sanderson would have got a run out for us rather than sending him out on loan because we lack balance on the right side of a 3 with all the left footers we have.
14 Aug 2021 13:56:37
Mad- I love that you still want to give Cutrone ANOTHER chance despite the fact he's never shown any promise since the day he left AC. Yet Otasowie who is a product of our own academy, is three years younger than Cutrone yet you seem to have written him off after just 185 mins of play for us?! Not to mention that most those minutes were as cameos! Weather you rate him or not the lad has the right attitude and remains outwardly professional, obvs I mean Otasowie as Cutrone is quite the opposite! 🤣.