12 Jul 2022 14:53:29
With the new arrival today, what does everyone think of transfer activity to complete before the end of the window? (Assuming Kent and Morelos sign new deals) .
I still think we need a centre half, whilst I like Helander he hardly played last season, Balogan has gone and Katic and Simpson I doubt are good enough to feature. If we can offload them we should bring in one to challenge for first team. Bassey can also support but would like to see him at LB.
Would like to see a goalkeeper brought in for the future but not vital in this window.
Striker is probably the other position for me, sell Roofe if the rumours are true about his attitude and bring a young striker in.
12 Jul 2022 15:22:30
Agree with most of that bee good post only thing I'd ask is surely Katic is worth a shot as a backup I can't really see why he gets as much stick I still see a player in him. I'd bring in a striker anyway if we need to get to the champions league we may need to get there without buff and roofe a lot to ask of colak and if the worst happens and he gets injured we're back to false 9 again.
12 Jul 2022 15:26:11
I see bassey as a better cb than lb
I know controversial but I just see his left foot and his pace and recovery as a real attribute of the modern centre half.
If wee keel bb ar left bacn and sign a back up or promote from within as reserve then bassey could save us signing a centre back and be goldsons first choice partner.
That would be my plan but I know most don’t agree.
12 Jul 2022 15:34:39
Agree Katic should get a chance to prove himself, hopefully he’ll improve under the new management. The boy Tillman looks a class act, if we can get a hold of him from Bayern on a loan to buy I think the squad would be the best it’s looked for years!
12 Jul 2022 15:50:22
I agree Stevie, I think Bassey is better at centre half. He got man of the match in the final.
12 Jul 2022 16:11:25
What are the Roofe rumours?
12 Jul 2022 16:11:43
Bassey is better at lb his foward runs and crossing is really good it’s his preferred position.
12 Jul 2022 16:14:03
He just seems Colossal in the middle for us, he’s such a good player.
12 Jul 2022 16:18:00
Bassey has actually stated he doesn’t have a preference where he plays as long as he’s on the pitch. When he signed we were also told he can play centre mid.
Good stuff dado. A lot don’t see it pace and a good left foot doesn’t mean automatically a wide player modern centre backs with pace to recover especially left footed ones are hard to come by and he could be the real deal in there. There’s full backs popping up everywhere nowadays I just feel his attributes in a centre half would make him a better player and us more money.
12 Jul 2022 16:27:47
Bassey is never a centre half never will be.
12 Jul 2022 16:42:55
Pretty much agree with what has been said. I would love to see us offload both Roofe and Helander, both spend more time on the treatment table than the pitch. While I would love to see Katie do well I have my doubts. We have to get rid of Simpson and a couple of others including Middleton and I suspect that we will sign another striker and possible a midfield player. Personally I would love to see us sign a quality goalkeeper. I fear that McGregor has reached the end of the road and I just don't rate McLaughlin as a first eleven player.
12 Jul 2022 17:27:28
Boo are you at the wind up? Did you actually watch him in Europe?
12 jul 2022 17:29:55
he is when he’s playing there.
12 Jul 2022 17:34:35
I think we still need another striker as well. Looks to me that gio wants two players capable of each position, and with Alfie still recovering and roofe, who knows what?, we are light there. We wait and see!
12 Jul 2022 17:36:27
Man of the match in a European final and isn’t a centre half and never will be…. Jesus Christ where do we find some of these people.
12 Jul 2022 17:55:00
Better at left back is Bassey for me and katic is just not good enough for us and never will be needs moved on asap.
12 Jul 2022 17:57:58
Like a few folk here, I really like Bassey at CB. I think finding a decent LB is far easier than finding a strong, fast left footed CB. I also think King is going to get a fair bit of game time this season - really excited to see how he develops.
12 Jul 2022 17:58:42
Boo 123
Sorry but I totally disagree, bassey in my opinion was our best defender last year and I believe his best performances came when he was at centre half, not to sure getting man of the match in a European final will help your claim but it's your opinion and entitled to it but I'm not sure many other fans will agree.
12 Jul 2022 20:09:05
Prefer bassey at lb.
12 Jul 2022 21:57:19
I like Katic but if Helander is out then I wouldn’t want to rely on him as a first choice. He’s not a young guy anymore but I would like to see him do well tbh.
On Bassey I think he can cover both positions but for me personally I think he’s better at left back., can use his speed and also his defensive side.
Left sided centre CBs are hard to come by however.