Summer Transfer Thread

You should rename this the We Need Strikers But Won't Buy Any thread. Not unless we lose some first.

Rodriguez (22) isn't a bad prospect with 26 goals in 73 matches this year and last in the Championship. However, since he's the first name to come out, I'd put the chances of Fulham signing him at 0%.

 

Just out of curiosity, are there any RELIABLE sources for transfer news, i.e., someone who gets it right more often than not? I realize there are broadsheets and tabloids and what not, but does anybody really know what's going on? Or are there just too many bases to cover?

 

The Premier League needs its own Adam Schefter. The English press are notoriously bad at this stuff and it's frustrating because American sports writers know everything about every team. A player can have a hangnail and it will be reported by Buster Olney. That being said, we were linked to Pogrebnyak back in October so I guess rumors this early can happen.

 

Sounds like there is an opportunity for real journalists in this field.

 

Who linked him to us in October?

 

It was the Daily Mail.

 

Guardian says we're "keeping tabs" Hoffenheim's Ghanian defender Isaac Vorsah. Since they're usually one of the top sides in Africa, I assume he's pretty good.

 

LOL! NB sounds like a propaganda cartoon character! Rakish Bingham sounds like someone wearing an ascot, a smoking jacket and some comfy house slippers.

 

Wow, I'd hate to see Dembele go but he has shown flashes of brilliance that would make him a target for bigger clubs. And that would be a hefty veteran exodus, but I do like the idea of getting younger across the board.

 

Call me naive, but I just don't see Dempsey leaving England. Fulham, maybe, but even then I get the feeling he'll wait it out until he hits 30. He seems to get the big fish/small pond nature of his situation.

I also don't see us jettisoning that many veteran players. Especially Murphy and Duff. They're a little too critical to what we do. AJ, Hughes, Davies and any others on the bench I'm omitting, I can see. Of the rumors I think Rodallega is interesting and Vorsah would be a very smart pick up. Can't say I'm familiar with the others aside from Jay Rodriguez.

 

Depending on where Roma place this year, I could see it - Demps gets to play for a "big" club, get paid and he doesn't have to play against Fulham. Sad as I would be that he's gone, I'd be far more sad if he donned the Red at Anfield, etc.....

I could see any number of Spanish or German (even Dutch) clubs coming in for him that are already in the CL next year. His selling value will be at its peak this summer - for the good of the club (arguably), I think the board will seriously consider unloading a 29 yr old for maximum value. If Demps and Dembele both leave, I may rent my clothes, and perform a sacrificial ritual.