Ricky

Are you sure? It’s the first I’ve heard of established players not counting. At what point does a player become established? I thought it was any player who had come through our academy or even another English academy??

I would have preferred a loan but if a loan hadn’t gone well we’d potentially be getting a lot less for him. I would hope for a decent sell on but as the fee is fairly decent for an unproven player with a history of injuries I’m guessing it’s on the lower %.

He only went to Stuttgart on a free as he didn’t manage to score in his 23 top flight games the season before, he actually left Bremen with 2 league goals in 51 games. Kind of similar to this lad tbf as he had a great season on loan in the lower leagues and then couldn’t make the step up, left on a free after a poor season and then smashed it at the U21 euros and got a decent return for Stuttgart. Im sure if we’d got Woltamade free last season people would have been concerned as he’d come off the back of a bad season and had only scored in the lower German leagues (think Telelovic).

But Ismael said it was one in (winger) and then others would be replacements. This was said BEFORE Beradji came in so he must be a replacement for Trav. So maybe Ismael was stretching the truth Chaddy. You know how much you dislike a manager who isn’t 100% truthful with you!!

It’s interesting that even after Morsy left in the summer Ipswich didn’t make a move for Travis. You would have thought he may have been on their radar if he was rated during the loan spell there.

I’m not sure how using a slot for a kid who never got anywhere near the first team is evidence of them ‘using the esc slots better than most’. I’d call it a complete shambles but hey ho.

Love Morishita already. He’s going to be a character that’s for sure. Let’s hope he can play a bit too 🙂

Apart from the inch perfect through ball for Hedges opener on the weekend.

Chaddy, don’t try to dress it up anymore than what it is. You’ll always support the current manager, whoever that happens to be. The moment Ismael leaves you’ll prefer the next manager, it’s an absolute given.

Just on the Pears replacement. We could probably do worse than looking at Alfie Whiteman who was released from spurs. Only 26 and capped up to England Under 19. Could potentially push Toth.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see a British number two keeper come in which will help with the squad logistics.

Interesting that Morishitas best stats (and majority of games) have come from games where he’s been playing on the left. I’d assumed he was bought in for the right but his stats aren’t great from that side.

Sorry, 14 goals and 14 assists. He’s been on the wing for Legia.

He’s not scoring 16 goals last season from right back is he!

I’d have Leonard around the first team or at worst a league 1 loan. I think there’s a player in there.

Brittain money wasn’t spent either. I wonder if (despite the inclination to the contrary) that they have decided that some of the money bought in can be spent. I know it was previously said that this wasn’t the case but it doesn’t really make sense.

Three players? Keeper, RW and forward hopefully, may be a CM though if we are losing Buckley

What a boy! Just needs to do it on a wet Tuesday in Stoke now 😄

I’ve heard we get an extra £250k for every game he plays on the 30th February for the length of his contract. It ‘could’ make the price over £3m!

But if the cheap foreigners play regularly they’ll be converted and won’t take up a slot. Toth won’t use a slot next season as far as I’m aware.

Just watched the whole thing. Don’t think there’s anything new that’s not been mentioned on here but good to hear it in one place rather than reading through the various back and forth messages to get the full story.

I don’t agree with the 1 player needed. As a minimum for me it’s: keeper (or use pears as number 2) centre back centre mid (when Travis goes) right wing proper striker (£3-£4m man)

Wouldn’t say he’s active but he’ll still be named as I guess he’s on gardening leave. He’s still technically an employee of the club until that ends.

It would be, if he was willing to take a pay cut despite playing every minute of every league game last season

Leaving West Brom and one of their fans said ‘you best get used to results like that with that manager in charge’. Not rated there at all and it’s becoming very clear why. He has done nothing in his career. Had one good spell at Barnsley which was more down to the roots laid by the now Bristol City manager. He’s a nobody, a journeyman and in any normal football world would be nowhere near our club.