Summer Transfer Window - Part 2

[Mercer]

Oh dear:

Alan Nixon‏@reluctantnicko

@67splitscreen I give in ... There's some other Portuguese nobody heading in now. #whatisgoingon?

Alan Nixon‏@reluctantnicko

@Hughesy84 @67splitscreen Some big lad. No idea, no interest. Bringing in these cheapies kills your chances of proper deals.

Alan Nixon‏@reluctantnicko

@markmanson1982 6ft1in. Centre back. I'm not wasting calls on this. Not cost-effective.

A 6th Portugese !!!

[davulsukur]

Doesn't surprise me one bit.

[67splitscreen]

Saw those posts, I'm thinking Pedro Filipe Mendes, would probably be ready for our level after spending the last couple of seasons loaned to RM.

[watford-rover]

This is Nixon were talking about here

[Damien]

Rumours on twitter that olsson and n'zonzi are leaving!

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

Rumours on twitter that olsson and n'zonzi are leaving!

To be honest hardly news.

[perthblue02]

Which well known sports agencies have an office in Portugal ? worth remembering that statement by Mrs D obviously written by herself due to her 10 minute knowledge of world football about young players and loans. Looks like the "owners" are pressing ahead with their plans

[Damien]

More specifically olsson to WBA and n'zonzi to stoke!

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

Oh dear:

Alan Nixon‏@reluctantnicko

@67splitscreen I give in ... There's some other Portuguese nobody heading in now. #whatisgoingon?

Alan Nixon‏@reluctantnicko

@Hughesy84 @67splitscreen Some big lad. No idea, no interest. Bringing in these cheapies kills your chances of proper deals.

Alan Nixon‏@reluctantnicko

@markmanson1982 6ft1in. Centre back. I'm not wasting calls on this. Not cost-effective.

A 6th Portugese !!!

Personally - other than yet another Portuguese player - don't read too much into this. He could be a total nobody, or somebody with prospects - but as isn't a big name Nicko ain't interested. All doesn't necessarily mean that he is a bad player.

[dwayne cage]

What is our fasination with Portugal? In regards to Olsson and N'Zonzi both are totally over rated.

[perthblue02]

What is our fasination with Portugal? In regards to Olsson and N'Zonzi both are totally over rated.

Well the head coach of the Vietnamese Footy team is Portuguese and seemingly a Venky's spokesman in Vietnam where they have expanded recently http://www.thailand4...52bc54e811fd41/

Plus Stevie boys glittering 6 month spell there where no doubt he is still looked upon in god like stature and then there's some really really good footy agents operating there as well

Buy Cheap - shop window - sell at small profit - increase work and profit for agents - repeat

[roverandout]

did we ever expect this summer to end up any other way? so far, in my opinion, transfer wise it has been a poor one, murphy, decent player but legs have gone, etuhu is a limited but hard-working player and gomes is really an impact player. The rest arent even worth mentioning and now we are after another portugese no-mark, on top of that we have messed about so much with unrealistic striker targets that we will probably end up with another second rate forward on loan or on the cheap. This will come back and bite us in the arse.

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

did we ever expect this summer to end up any other way? so far, in my opinion, transfer wise it has been a poor one, murphy, decent player but legs have gone, etuhu is a limited but hard-working player and gomes is really an impact player. The rest arent even worth mentioning and now we are after another portugese no-mark, on top of that we have messed about so much with unrealistic striker targets that we will probably end up with another second rate forward on loan or on the cheap. This will come back and bite us in the arse.

You missed Best off that list - who had actually looked the best in pre-season prior to injury.

Murphy - was never the quickest, so can hardly say his legs have gone - he is however struggling to get to grips with the Championship - personally I put a lot of that down to poor tactics, as well as him being heavily marked by the opposition.

Etuhu - though limited is exactly the type of player we have been missing for a while.

Gomes - totally agree more of an impact player - but still has a touch of class.

The three portuguese youngsters are IMO a mixed bag - Nunes looks promising, Jorge looked tidy in pre-season, Edinho has so far looked out of his depth (but it is a big culture change).

Up to now I think it has been a reasonable window - and possibly far better than many expected under the Venky's. How good a window it ends up being will obviously depend on the next few days.

[braddock]

I'm satisfied with the window so far. Time for it to change of course but even with Olsson and N'Zonzi possibly leaving, some decent transfer fees could compensate. If we kept Olsson I honestly think we'll blitz some teams.

[Gumbi]

Getting decent transfer fees for players aren't any good unless they are put to good use on bringing in decent players in positions we actually need to fill.

[Dunnfc]

Not being funny but if we are going for young and developing then why arn't we looking at this properly?

Kyle Bartley like bentley is on the fringes of the arsenal team, they want rid and is available for 1.5 million, i have a mate who knows him and has said when this lad was at bolton he was the best player he has ever trained with. He might not be good enough at Champions league level but championship level he would be a steal!

Yaya Banana at Sochaux - Kurt Zouma is already going to UTD so get the second best defensive prospect behind Sakho, this lad is a tower of a defender, powerful in the tackle and a steal waiting to be had.

Add to Bartley -

Henri Lansbury,

Sanchez Watt,

Michael Johnson

Abdul Razak,

Federico Macheda,

Bebe

Dani Pacheco,

Gael Kakuta - Loan

Lucas Piazon -long term loan

Other than Lucas, all need regular games and could be nominal permanant fees.

[dingles staying down 4ever]

Not being offensive, but you actually think we can sign Lambert?

No chance but this does not mean we have to close threads.

[braddock]

Getting decent transfer fees for players aren't any good unless they are put to good use on bringing in decent players in positions we actually need to fill.

Or offsetting other necessary outgoings at the club in order to make us sustainable, but generally I do agree with you.

[Batman.]

In Spain they don't touch each other. RSC wouldn't last two minutes in the Championship.

[WaKKo-]

Any else think a cheeky bid for berbatov wouldnt go a miss?

[Gumbi]

What's the point of bidding for a player who clearly wouldn't want to come here?

[Mercer]

Signing all these nondescript young players from Portugal does not send out the right message to the Academy lads or to potential recruits to our Academy.

Frankly, IMO, it's baffling and a nonsense.

[Kelbo]

Signing all these nondescript young players from Portugal does not send out the right message to the Academy lads or to potential recruits to our Academy.

Frankly, IMO, it's baffling and a nonsense.

Nothing makes sense any more, just fail to see what it really is 'they are trying to do here' apart from destruction!!

[Salgado Is A Hero]

Not being funny but if we are going for young and developing then why arn't we looking at this properly?

Kyle Bartley like bentley is on the fringes of the arsenal team, they want rid and is available for 1.5 million, i have a mate who knows him and has said when this lad was at bolton he was the best player he has ever trained with. He might not be good enough at Champions league level but championship level he would be a steal!

I think I read he signed for Swansea the other day. And he wasn't very good for Rangers.....at all. I definitely wouldn't have wanted him......tried to play the hard man as well, comes across as a knob tbh.

[patrickvalery]

Any else think a cheeky bid for berbatov wouldnt go a miss?

Why is it they call you WaKKo?