The Official Silly Season Summer Transfer Thread 2018/19

[wheelerdeeler]

Would like to see us sign another Centre-Back if we're signing Mawson. Can't see him being properly fit for Palace considering he's not played a minute of Pre-Season. Even if it's just a freebie like Serdar Tasci or Wollscheid to hold us over and give us a proper right-footed Centre-Back option on the bench when Mawson is fit.

Personally would like to see us sign Christian Luyindama from Standard Liege. Had a good season with them, can play Centre-Back and DM, would be reasonably cheap and he's quite young.

[Barrett487]

I think MLM is more of a centre back than a left back, so i'd prefer a left back as priority extra cover.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Mawson getting over injury.
Didn't we get a lad from Portugal last season who was recovering from injury...😵😵😵😵😵

Think we'd be inclined to be a bit more lenient with Mawson than Rafa Soares considering how much we're meant to be paying for him.

Alfie Mawson is in the stages of conditioning, on his way to match fitness. There appears to be no initial fear that he would not pass a medical, but you never know until tests have been carried out.

[wheelerdeeler]

I think MLM is more of a centre back than a left back, so i'd prefer a left back as priority extra cover.

Not comfortable with playing two Left-Footers at Centre-Back which we would be doing with Ream and Le Marchand. Just feel like it'd be quite awkward.

[Barrett487]

I think MLM is more of a centre back than a left back, so i'd prefer a left back as priority extra cover.

Not comfortable with playing two Left-Footers at Centre-Back which we would be doing with Ream and Le Marchand. Just feel like it'd be quite awkward.

I imagine that a few teams play with 2x right-footers, or even a right-footed left back

[Woolly Mammoth]

Woolly or Hillington, is there any truth in the Tierney rumours? We're 6/1 on SkyBet now, from being nowhere on the odds yesterday

He was watched by chief scout Brian Talbot the other night.
This is just an alternative at the moment, another string to the bow if another deal falls through possibly. Which goes to show the level the club have set their sights.
Which indicates the club mean business, striking while the iron is hot, and whilst we have the momentum.

[filham]

Mawson getting over injury.
Didn't we get a lad from Portugal last season who was recovering from injury...😵😵😵😵😵

Think we'd be inclined to be a bit more lenient with Mawson than Rafa Soares considering how much we're meant to be paying for him.

Alfie Mawson is in the stages of conditioning, on his way to match fitness. There appears to be no initial fear that he would not pass a medical, but you never know until tests have been carried out.

Getting over an injury at this stage of the season suggests the injury has been carried over from last season and that treatment has been ongoing for a while.
Are we taking a big risk on this one.

[Deeping_white]

Mawson getting over injury.
Didn't we get a lad from Portugal last season who was recovering from injury...😵😵😵😵😵

Think we'd be inclined to be a bit more lenient with Mawson than Rafa Soares considering how much we're meant to be paying for him.

Alfie Mawson is in the stages of conditioning, on his way to match fitness. There appears to be no initial fear that he would not pass a medical, but you never know until tests have been carried out.

Getting over an injury at this stage of the season suggests the injury has been carried over from last season and that treatment has been ongoing for a while.
Are we taking a big risk on this one.

He played with an injury last season and had an operation at the end of the season from which he's recovering now

[Woolly Mammoth]

Fulhams medical will be thorough as always. If there was any danger of a deal of this magnitude falling foul of a medical, I doubt it would have advanced this far.

[Ordar]

Woolly or Hillington, is there any truth in the Tierney rumours? We're 6/1 on SkyBet now, from being nowhere on the odds yesterday

He was watched by chief scout Brian Talbot the other night.
This is just an alternative at the moment, another string to the bow if another deal falls through possibly. Which goes to show the level the club have set their sights.
Which indicates the club mean business, striking while the iron is hot, and whilst we have the momentum.

Is the other deal, that this is a back up for, a better player than Tierney?!

[Barrett487]

Fulhams medical will be thorough as always. If there was any danger of a deal of this magnitude falling foul of a medical, I doubt it would have advanced this far.

As they were for Mitroglou

[filham]

Surely this summer is turning out to be a record spend period for us, can't remember anything like it.
Not necessarily a good thing of course, we have to wait and see how they all perform. We have been known to sign the odd big money dud here and there before.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Fulhams medical will be thorough as always. If there was any danger of a deal of this magnitude falling foul of a medical, I doubt it would have advanced this far.

As they were for Mitroglou

That is correct.

[Facts Not Fiction]

Fulhams medical will be thorough as always. If there was any danger of a deal of this magnitude falling foul of a medical, I doubt it would have advanced this far.

As they were for Mitroglou

That is correct.

That was 4 years ago. Times have changed.

[Bryanthebroom]

Woolly or Hillington, is there any truth in the Tierney rumours? We're 6/1 on SkyBet now, from being nowhere on the odds yesterday

He was watched by chief scout Brian Talbot the other night.
This is just an alternative at the moment, another string to the bow if another deal falls through possibly. Which goes to show the level the club have set their sights.
Which indicates the club mean business, striking while the iron is hot, and whilst we have the momentum.

Is the other deal, that this is a back up for, a better player than Tierney?!

Everton are apparently going for that lad Digne, 25, from Barcelona for 25m who plays left back. He's the only bigger name being touted around at the moment.

[Tabby]

Plattenhardt was linked earlier in the window for around the same fees.

[wheelerdeeler]

Plattenhardt was the one I thought of as well. Especially with some of the other teams linked with him like Everton, Bournemouth, Huddersfield etc. finding their Left-Back needs met elsewhere.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Surely this summer is turning out to be a record spend period for us, can't remember anything like it.
Not necessarily a good thing of course, we have to wait and see how they all perform. We have been known to sign the odd big money dud here and there before.

Show me a Chairman or Manager that says he has never bought a dud, and I will show you a liar.
To accumulate you need to speculate, the club are damned if they do and damned if they don't.
But this period since the World Cup finished has shown genuine intent, with figures I used to think were for other clubs to play with.
So I am grateful that investments are being made in players that will not only help the club hold its own and stay up, but will assist us in moving on to the next stage.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Fulhams medical will be thorough as always. If there was any danger of a deal of this magnitude falling foul of a medical, I doubt it would have advanced this far.

As they were for Mitroglou

That is correct.

That was 4 years ago. Times have changed.

Yes you are right, they have indeed changed, and that's the difference.

[@jolslover]

Surely this summer is turning out to be a record spend period for us, can't remember anything like it.
Not necessarily a good thing of course, we have to wait and see how they all perform. We have been known to sign the odd big money dud here and there before.

Show me a Chairman or Manager that says he has never bought a dud, and I will show you a liar.
To accumulate you need to speculate, the club are damned if they do and damned if they don't.
But this period since the World Cup finished has shown genuine intent, with figures I used to think were for other clubs to play with.
So I am greatful that investments are being made in players that will not only help the club hold its own and stay up, but will assist us in moving on to the next stage.

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