Summer transfer rumours.

hogesar

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Would be another good signing. Experience, which we need a bit of. And a winger who (from previous times watching him) has good delivery, even if he's not going to be beating players regularly. Only worry is Norwich fans recently don't seem to cope well with a winger that's not destroying their full-back on a 99% basis.
 
Canaryboy

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I think this is the type of winger I was talking about when I said that Josh Murphy isn't the ideal type of player for Farke's ethos where everybody pitches in with every phase of play. Was like having 10 men when under the cosh, whereas Ben Marshall is presumably more like Snodgrass / Bennett in that he can get up and down the pitch and defend when necessary.

Reckon this will be a decent signing, plenty of Championship experience yet a decent age with hopefully a few good years in him. Will know Grant Hanley of course so probably comes with his recommendation?
 
Canaryboy

Canaryboy

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Wildschut probably free to go and join Wigan on loan when this is finalised?
 
morty

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Canaryboy

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Got a few decent set piece takers now then.... Marshall, Leitner, McLean, Vrancic.
 
Canaryboy

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Does he need a lift? I can pick him up in fifteen minutes

I think he's a decent player personally, has the bottle to try and beat a man or two and has goals in him, although decision making hit and miss... I just have doubts about his ability to complete 90 minutes.

Often looked decent off of the bench but looks a bit chubby and I don't think he's ever actually done a full game for us, nor for Cardiff. I suspect that's the issue Farke has with him to be honest, can't imagine him keeping around a professional substitute on full time wages.

Reminds me a bit of Lee Croft actually.... had the technical ability to play at this level but spent most of his career in League One and Scotland because he liked to soak up his six pints with a large doner kebab with chips and extra cheese*



* Did actually once see Lee Croft tucking into a doner kebab.
 
Din

Din

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Think he'd be a good signing to be fair. I'd probably rather us go for someone who's a bit more direct and a goal threat, like Harry Wilson who obviously we were linked with the other day, even so though I am pleased with Marshall.

Wolves fans seem to really rate him and say he's essentially just a casualty of their success, particularly as he was injured for much of the first half of last season. Millwall fans also really seemed to want him back as well. 3 goals and 5 assists in 16 games for Millwall in the 2nd half of last season isn't a bad record at all, contributing a goal or assist every other game. The fact he can cover at right back and is homegrown are huge bonuses too. So yeah, happy with this one.
 
morty

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Haha that came out of left field! Looks like his time at Brondby was good, his time at Celtic, not so much!
 
OldRobert

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He looks good. Suppose another one is asking too much?;)
 
Canaryboy

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Started to feel a bit optimistic to be honest. Although I bottomed out at "we're going down", so the only way was up in my mind.

We've got the pain out of the way, now we're bringing people in through the door.... and in Pukki, Marshall and McLean you've got a lot of experience there.

Not predicting promotion or anything, but it feels like we may have straightened ourselves out financially and now we can look forward?

Still expect Klose, Oliviera and possibly Pinto to leave, but got a little bit more faith in our ability to replace them now to be honest.

Half expecting a homegrown centre back to arrive and then Klose to be sold, and possibly the same at right back.... because Webber (rightly) looks like he's just decided that homegrown strikers are financially unfeasible.
 
Din

Din

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Really came out of nowhere that Pukki signing. On a free transfer it looks like a good bit of business. Obviously we've had our fingers burnt with Youtube clips but it looks from them like he's a good finisher and his movement in the box also looks superb. From stuff I've read about him seems he's someone who'll suit Farke's style quite well. It is a step up to be fair coming from the Danish Premier League, and Celtic fans seem to have him down as one of the worst players to ever wear their shirt from when he played for them a few years back, so gonna be interesting to see how he adapts.

One thing I will say though to be honest is I will be disappointed if we go into the season with him and Srbeny as our main strikers. Pukki has never played in England before and whilst I think there's a good player in Srbeny I don't think he's going to be prolific even if he does have a good season. So far from Maddison, Murphy and Watkin's sales we've made around £35m, and spent £4.5m on Leitner, Marshall, Buendia and Pukki. I know obviously you don't just get all the money up front and that most of the incoming fees are being used to plug the hole in our finances etc, but I do think we have enough to go and spend a bit of a fee on a striker. I've plugged for Marriott a lot in this thread but I do really think we should just go and chuck £5m plus Cantwell on loan or something at Peterborough. Particularly as we'll hopefully get £3/4m for Oliveira at some point this month. Marriott (or someone of similar quality),Pukki and Srbeny as our striker options is something I'd be really excited about.

But yeah, just another striker, a goalkeeper, and a shifting of as much deadwood as possible and I'll be very content with how this summer has gone :D
 
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Din

Din

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Still expect Klose, Oliviera and possibly Pinto to leave, but got a little bit more faith in our ability to replace them now to be honest.

Half expecting a homegrown centre back to arrive and then Klose to be sold, and possibly the same at right back.... because Webber (rightly) looks like he's just decided that homegrown strikers are financially unfeasible.

Oliveira I imagine the club are desperate to get rid of (and to be fair I imagine he's desperate to move on). Not only is he probably on high wages and not delivering anything in terms of goals or performances most of the time, but his attitude stinks and for that reason I, and I imagine the club, don't want him having any sort of influence in the dressing room. It honestly wouldn't surprise me if we took a Van Wolfswinkel like hit and sold him for hardly anything, though that said I'm sure we can tempt someone into paying £3/4m for him.

Pinto I don't think will go, and I wouldn't want him to go either. Klose wouldn't surprise me and to be honest it wouldn't disappoint me too much either as I think both Zimmermann and Hanley are better, yet Klose will be earning more than them both. If we can sell him for £3/4m then I think we could replace him with someone better without too many problems. Maybe someone on loan from a Premier League club?
 

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