Is our transfer inactivity beginning to worry anyone?

[CaptainMorgans]

Swift, Robinson and cash would all be back up players imo.... Not bothered if we miss out on all 3... A striker is an essential singing tho

Cash and Swift would've started for us I think. Antonee Robinson would have been Enda's long term successor.

Alternatives?
At RWB, Connor Roberts might be able to do a job. He's not an obvious improvement on Baldock but would certainly beef up the competition.

Could Jed Wallace operate as a RCM in a flat 3? He plays a little wider and further forward than Swift, not as good at ball retention, not as physical either, but he's certainly got good attacking output (double figures for goals and assists last season).

At left wing back, I always thought Jay Dasilva was a talented player. Currently at Bristol, no idea how he got on last season.
Rico Henry at Brentford also, but probably too expensive for us & not sure he'd move if not guaranteed first team football.

 

[Drunk blade]

Cash and Swift would've started for us I think. Antonee Robinson would have been Enda's long term successor.

Alternatives?
At RWB, Connor Roberts might be able to do a job. He's not an obvious improvement on Baldock but would certainly beef up the competition.

Could Jed Wallace operate as a RCM in a flat 3? He plays a little wider and further forward than Swift, not as good at ball retention, not as physical either, but he's certainly got good attacking output (double figures for goals and assists last season).

At left wing back, I always thought Jay Dasilva was a talented player. Currently at Bristol, no idea how he got on last season.
Rico Henry at Brentford also, but probably too expensive for us & not sure he'd move if not guaranteed first team football.

Who would you drop for cash and swift.. ?? Both would be back up players surely

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Cash ahead of Baldock.
Swift in at RCM. Norwood dropped, Berge sitting.

 

[blade too long]

Well we've released plenty 17 so there's going to be some coming in you'd think

 

[Drunk blade]

Cash ahead of Baldock.
Swift in at RCM. Norwood dropped, Berge sitting.

Baldock was awesome last season played every game... No way would I drop Norwood either for a player whose unproven in the prem

 

[nickwr37]

Something's looming. Fear not

 

[LS16Blade]

Swift, Robbinson and cash would all be back up players imo.... Not bothered if we miss out on all 3... A striker is an essential singing tho

Completely agree.

All 3 players would have been 'squad players' and it would be a dangerous move to get into an agent-engineered auction on wages that sees us wrecking the deals already in place for our now proven Premier League first-teasers, just in order to secure some back-up players.

Had we been able to get the deals over the line with minimal fuss and at a reasonable level, fine. Putting a full-back from a side that has just been relegated to League 1 on c.£45k per week, as has been reported, is just stupidity, however.

We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that through the manager's astute building, we have a first-choice Premier League proven back 5 that is a unit that should be the envy of 15 of the other clubs in the division, and many of those clubs would need to invest c£100 to assemble something remotely in the same class as what we have. And now behind that, we have now put one of the highest-rated young goalkeepers in the country.

In January, we also added proper quality to a midfield that was already generally regarded to be functioning amongst the best in the league.

I agree, though, that it would be nice to see some more quality added up front even though I believe that Mousset and McBurnie will be even more of a force next season, for having a top flight season under their belts.

 

[gordoncharles]

Swift, Robbinson and cash would all be back up players imo.... Not bothered if we miss out on all 3... A striker is an essential singing tho

A striker may be essential but Leeds have just signed a well-known one, a Spanish international from a good side, for what appears to be a good price of £26m, but who will be 30 in March and they've given him a 4 year contract.

His goalscoring record, even at an habitually top side like Valencia, is 1 in 4.

 

[BobblesBlade]

A striker may be essential but Leeds have just signed a well-known one, a Spanish international from a good side, for what appears to be a good price of £26m, but who will be 30 in March and they've given him a 4 year contract.

His goalscoring record, even at an habitually top side like Valencia, is 1 in 4.

I’d love us to sign someone like that.

 

[mcbladeface]

Personally think the Leeds deal is lunacy if the details are true. 100k a week for 4 years on top of the 26-7 million theyve paid in transfer fees takes it over 40 million total outlay before you get to the addons.

He scored 4 goals last season in 27 matches. Down from 8 the season before with rumours he's getting injury prone and has dodgy knees.

 

[wavy-blade]

Not worried one bit , we have Wilder that's all that matters , but were not the only ones , been on manures site to look at there reaction to keeping Henderson and there moaning like fuck for not signing anyone .

 

[Guesty]

It appears we're being absolutely clowned in the transfer window, by both the Championship/League One clubs we're dealing with and our Premier League rivals. However, that presupposes that we were in for all the players we were linked with, which isn't necessarily true.

This was never going to be a transfer window with a parade of big signings, remember we've had to spend a huge wedge to sign a goalkeeper.

I'm more concerned by the business we have done - resigning Jagielka and Rodwell well does not fill me with confidence.

 

[Grappler]

Apart from changing Deano in goal, for Ramsdale in goal, we still have the players that got us to 9th in our first season back in the top flight in over a decade.

Do people think that Bash, JOC, Egan, Flecky, McG, McB, etc., are going to suddenly drop off a cliff and become the whipping boys of the league?

CW/AK have guided us this far and will know what is needed, we won't be betting everything on one target player, they have been round the block too many times over the years (CW starting right at the bottom of the footballing pyramid) to know that not every deal comes off (remember Sinclair, probably still sat at Sheffield Train Station as we speak). You can spend all the money in the world, but if you don't build a team, you can be in trouble, you only have to look at Villa last season for a great outlay of cash and only securing safety on the final day.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

..... Rico Henry at Brentford also, but probably too expensive for us & not sure he'd move if not guaranteed first team football.

Today's papers linking him with...?
You guessed it!
Aston Villa.

Leeds & Brighton also credited with an interest.

 

[Varkanoid]

Apparently we are also being linked with Darwin Nunez from Almeria, along with Benfica, and ...... Brighton.

Leeds have tried to sign Ben White who they had on loan and Brighton have told them to F Off so its not all doom and gloom

 

[Bruce Wayne]

If Wilder allows Freeman out on loan so be it. It reduces squad numbers and we are already light, clearly he has a plan to make us stronger and some very good players are on there way in.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Nope

 

[247Blade]

Yep ... we must be a soft touch re loans and fees we receive for our players... resigning hasbeens and no ambition re premium signings ... its a joke ... but I won't be laughing

 

[cahill]

£26 million on a 29 year old ! Leeds

 

[ZLB]

It is me, a little. Not that the club are at fault, in anyway.

We seemingly set our stall out fairly early doors: Swift, Robinson, Cash - promising youngsters who can grow with us, grow in value and eventually become staples of our side. The right price, sizeable investment for our club, but still manageable financially.

Now, Robinson has gone elsewhere and Cash and Swift seem to have stalled. What worries me most is that we have never been a more enticing proposition to new players than we are now. Strong squad, media darlings, finished 9th, attractive football.

Sign these players now, and we continue to press on and improve. Fail to do so, or to sign improvements and we risk standing still or faltering. Any momentum last season bought us in the transfer market will be lost and we'll be at risk of being just as exciting an option for future signings as Burnley are...

No.

 

[Brian Blessed]

The way I see it is that it's the same first team squad as last season, the squad that was good enough to finish 9th which nobody would realistically have dreamed of a year ago, but with a slight downgrading of the goalkeeper. Add a quality quick striker as an upgrade on Moose and Sharp and it's not looking bad at all, is Brewster that man I don't know it's a gamble but I'd take him but the lack of signings so far is certainly not a reason for doom and gloom unless anybody realistically expects to be challenging for the top 6

 

[blade67]

Well, this started well

Perhaps a better question should be something along the lines of 'are you concerned or more the point frustrated with our initial transfer activity?"

I know I am, Cash, Robinson and Swift are perfect for what we're trying to build here, so to have those deals stall (or to see Fulham being financially OTT again) is frustrating. At a time when our standing and clout is at an all time high, to try and get these over the line. Again, no fault on the club's part.

To put it in context, only Leeds and Chelsea have signed any more players than us so far. Which is hardly surprising given Leeds will have to upgrade on several and Chelsea will have had several of these lined up for months.

In addition, we've currently lost 7 players from last seasons 26 players who played in the premier league.

Apart from Hendo, who has been replaced by Ramsdale, those other 6 players, played 762 minutes between them last season and started 5 games.

We need 5 or 6 additions between now and the 5th October, and they need to be better than those who've left so far, who were Clarke, K Freeman, L Freeman, Zivkovic, Morrison and Besic.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

To put it in context, only Leeds and Chelsea have signed any more players than us so far. Which is hardly surprising given Leeds will have to upgrade on several and Chelsea will have had several of these lined up for months.

In addition, we've currently lost 7 players from last seasons 26 players who played in the premier league.

Apart from Hendo, who has been replaced by Ramsdale, those other 6 players, played 762 minutes between them last season and started 5 games.

We need 5 or 6 additions between now and the 5th October, and they need to be better than those who've left so far, who were Clarke, K Freeman, L Freeman, Zivkovic, Morrison and Besic.

Fully agree, which is where some of my frustration with the Cash, Swift and Robinson scenarios comes into it - I think they are upgrades - if not immediately, then with huge potential for later.

 

[ormester]

It is clear there is no money for signings or little questions are why

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

It appears we're being absolutely clowned in the transfer window, by both the Championship/League One clubs we're dealing with and our Premier League rivals. However, that presupposes that we were in for all the players we were linked with, which isn't necessarily true.

This was never going to be a transfer window with a parade of big signings, remember we've had to spend a huge wedge to sign a goalkeeper.

I'm more concerned by the business we have done - resigning Jagielka and Rodwell well does not fill me with confidence.

I take a different view of this which may or may not prove correct. I think we are prioritising signing further forward and can’t afford expensive cover for our defence as well so these are our cheap cover.
Now how that works out depends greatly on keeping our main defenders fit for all or most of the games and getting what we need in midfield and/or attack. Time will tell as always

 

[saw516]

I keep seeing people talking about 17 released so we need more in, of those 17 only 4 actually played any minutes for us and 2 of those (jags and rodwell) have been resigned. The other two are clarke and freeman so not exactly massive holes to fill. We still have the entire playing squad from last season at the club so each an every signing we make will be depth compared to last season in practical terms in not in physical body count

 

[Tony Currie]

Really not worried. We have sorted the main position (goalie) and have a strong first team. Remember Wilder said Berger was part of the summer budget and signing him early has given him time to settle. Also looks like Lunstrum will be here for another season and I can really see Mousse improving.

 

[bromtom]

The only player we've lost that I'm disappointed about or we haven't replaced is Luke Freeman. Otherwise I don't think we're currently worse off apart from numbers wise incase we have an injury.

Lots of fringe/emergency players who don't normally have a sniff have gone, we've also shifted a load of loaners off the books like Heneghen who must have been on a fair few grand a week.

 

[10-0 win]

coming week may change a lot, CW expecting some movement according to interviews. still over a month till TW closes.

 

[Come from away]

Love all the speculation but I am sure CWAK made a long list of players they thought would strengthen the squad and then put a valuation on each one. The order players are approached depends on many factors but, in the end they will bring in half a dozen players who will strengthen the squad; on their terms. In the meantime we live off hear-say, dis-information from clubs or agents, and of course our ITK WUMs. CWAK have moved the squad forward each year and I expect this year to be no different.