Player Suggestion Souttar played and scored last night

[bertieblade]

He is very good when things are happening in front of him, but unfortunately has the turning circle of an oil tanker which makes him vulnerable to attackers getting alongside or behind him.

 

[Guesty]

He wasn’t bad and ( never thought I’d say this - they were playing against a very good front foot full of frightening pace team playing at home

Possibly, but it was stuff like completely getting caught out under a high ball a couple of times that made me think he's lost a step.

 

[Kenilworth]

Don’t forget. We’re champ not international level.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

We came quite close to signing that Balogun. Shame we didn't, looks a handful.

 

[Champagneblade]

Don’t forget. We’re champ not international level.

Let’s be honest, both the US and Australia would get spanked most weeks if they were playing Prem opposition!

 

[Nick Jansky]

Let’s be honest, both the US and Australia would get spanked most weeks if they were playing Prem opposition!

That’s true of well over half the teams in the tournament.

 

[FriethBlade]

Let’s be honest, both the US and Australia would get spanked most weeks if they were playing Prem opposition!

Let's be honest Scotland would get spanked most weeks playing in the championship!

 

[Nick Jansky]

Let's be honest Scotland would get spanked most weeks playing in the championship!

Probably not.

 

[jt64]

That’s true of well over half the teams in the tournament.

That's true of all but maybe three teams in the tournament

 

[ekke287]

There is a rumour flying around that it's already a done deal. It's not my info, just repeating what someone has said on here.

That was me. Nothings changed as far as I can tell. I was led to believe it’s all but done.

As with all info I receive from previous contacts, I’d never put my mortgage on it, however my source was confident pre-WC. He said 8/10 done.

I’ll chase him today, see if there’s any more but it’s doubtful with the cup on.

 

[joe casey]

For all the talk of Souttar (and I do love him and would take the gamble) - he's only played 28 games in the last 3 seasons.
The much maligned "always injured" Kalvin Phillips has managed 46.

I don't mind us signing both as the quality they have is superior to what we currently hold - but I hope we're not hanging our hats on either of them playing 46 games - they'll do well to manage half that based on the last few seasons.

 

[Melbourne Blade]

They painted a Souttar mural in Melbourne this week. Which looks nothing like him!

 

[Slug]

Wrexham in for him now it seems.

 

[ATL Recs]

Wrexham in for him now it seems.

And Birmingham

 

[Pandev]

It feels like we are being left behind… whilst other clubs improve feels like we are getting worse

 

[SwissBlade]

It feels like we are being left behind… whilst other clubs improve feels like we are getting worse

Don’t we have this every year?

No firm evidence that we’re bidding for a player
We get linked
Other clubs get linked
As sign other players
Player were linked with goes elsewhere
Fans go mad as we should’ve signed the player we were linked with..

 

[Broomhall Blade]

Don’t we have this every year?

No firm evidence that we’re bidding for a player
We get linked
Other clubs get linked
As sign other players
Player were linked with goes elsewhere
Fans go mad as we should’ve signed the player we were linked with..

Rinse and Repeat.
We do seem too fanny about when it comes to transfers.
The cynic in me thinks we do this on purpose, get linked with players we know we have no chance of signing, then somebody comes along and signs them we then trot out the tired excuses we can't compete with what Shrewsbury Town are paying, Its like we are used as a stalking horse.
You would think after losing Brooks the club would be desperate too get some positivity back amongst the fans.

 

[Frank the tank]

Rinse and Repeat.
We do seem too fanny about when it comes to transfers.
The cynic in me thinks we do this on purpose, get linked with players we know we have no chance of signing, then somebody comes along and signs them we then trot out the tired excuses we can't compete with what Shrewsbury Town are paying, Its like we are used as a stalking horse.
You would think after losing Brooks the club would be desperate too get some positivity back amongst the fans.

You also think Brexit was a success

 

[SwissBlade]

Rinse and Repeat.
We do seem too fanny about when it comes to transfers.
The cynic in me thinks we do this on purpose, get linked with players we know we have no chance of signing, then somebody comes along and signs them we then trot out the tired excuses we can't compete with what Shrewsbury Town are paying, Its like we are used as a stalking horse.
You would think after losing Brooks the club would be desperate too get some positivity back amongst the fans.

I think the point was that I know we miss out on targets, that’s been well documented over the years, but not every decent player that gets linked is on our radar, not everyone fits the bill and sometimes we might just want another player entirely

We do seem to piss about but then again so does everyone else.

Right now Souttar is at the World Cup, so he won’t have any other focus than that

 

[Matlock Blade]

Birmingham and Wrexham are allegedly interested, does that mean we aren't also interested? It's a bit too early to say we are being left behind as nobody has signed him yet.

Although he will probably look at those two clubs and think they are more likely to get promoted than us.

 

[Silent Blade]

It feels like we are being left behind… whilst other clubs improve feels like we are getting worse

 

[Ron_Justice]

Even if Brum and Disney are interested, neither has parachute payments and are bound by the same financial rules as us. 85% etc. I don't think they'll be out paying us - Disney don't have a great deal of high quality players to sell and make money and their general turnover will be considerably lower than ours - smaller ground , smaller local fan base etc - although I guess sponsorship money could be a factor, and I'd guess that The Blues are comparable to us in terms of turnover, if not size of the owners bank balance.

Maybe I'm missing something re: the new financial rules, but to me it seems like if a club hasn't got parachute money, they can't buy their way to the top.

 

[Keen Blade]

Even if Brum and Disney are interested, neither has parachute payments and are bound by the same financial rules as us. 85% etc. I don't think they'll be out paying us - Disney don't have a great deal of high quality players to sell and make money and their general turnover will be considerably lower than ours - smaller ground , smaller local fan base etc - although I guess sponsorship money could be a factor, and I'd guess that The Blues are comparable to us in terms of turnover, if not size of the owners bank balance.

Maybe I'm missing something re: the new financial rules, but to me it seems like if a club hasn't got parachute money, they can't buy their way to the top.

Buying your way to success ?
Or - at least - being allowed to spend £.
£ you might have or you stole from creditors.
Sit down whilst I tell you a tale ...

It's called 'The EFL & Storchy's pigs'

 

[Bill puntin]

It seems everything is being put into the Philips deal cant see much more happening

 

[TJ blade]

It feels like we are being left behind… whilst other clubs improve feels like we are getting worse

Nothing new being left behind! Been happening for years mate, skint owners, poor recruitment, unfit players, managers juggling poor budgets! When you get left behind with such clubs as Brentford/ Bournemouth, its a worry were we will eventually end up! In my 60 odd years of going its usually down.

 

[Darren William]

It seems everything is being put into the Philips deal cant see much more happening

With rumours going about the phillips deal hit the rocks to !!!.

 

[247Blade]

With rumours going about the phillips deal hit the rocks to !!!.

Good

 

[FTPE]

We've let Jiro go to fund Phillips and sold Brooks to afford Souttar...
Then both fall through. Excellent

 

[Harry's Game]

Birmingham and Wrexham are allegedly interested, does that mean we aren't also interested? It's a bit too early to say we are being left behind as nobody has signed him yet.

Although he will probably look at those two clubs and think they are more likely to get promoted than us.

There are about 11 clubs more likely to get promoted than us.

 

[Balham]

Even if Brum and Disney are interested, neither has parachute payments and are bound by the same financial rules as us. 85% etc. I don't think they'll be out paying us - Disney don't have a great deal of high quality players to sell and make money and their general turnover will be considerably lower than ours - smaller ground , smaller local fan base etc - although I guess sponsorship money could be a factor, and I'd guess that The Blues are comparable to us in terms of turnover, if not size of the owners bank balance.

Maybe I'm missing something re: the new financial rules, but to me it seems like if a club hasn't got parachute money, they can't buy their way to the top.

Wrexham's income is north of £50m. They'll be absolutely fine to invest £15-20m again this summer. The silver lining is that they have Phil Parkinson calling the shots so they'll piss it all up the wall again.