The Official Silly Season Summer Transfer Thread 2018/19

[Sir Craven]

http://www.insidefutbol.com/2018/08/02/fulham-face-uphill-battle-to-land-senegal-centre-back/384644/

[filham]

Chris Smalling off to Wolves.

United paid us a reported 12 million for Smalling, bet they are selling at a profit.

[lomotd]

Chris Smalling off to Wolves.

United paid us a reported 12 million for Smalling, bet they are selling at a profit.

We wouldn't have a sell-on clause would we?

[Holders]

I havent posted anything on here or TIFF re Mawson for a couple of days basically down to the fact I dont know whats happening.....

....My gut says its all done but if we've heard nothing by early afternoon I reckon that could mean its off.
Be gutted it is off for a number of reasons, one being I might have to swap a week in Sri Lanka watching the cricket to a few days in Butlins

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
It's good to hear from someone who actually has some valid information, although it is understood that even that is not difinitive.

It is good to see your name on a post, as the information can then be distinguished from the many guessers and the occasional fantasist who, for reasons known only to themselves word their posts in a way that suggests knowledge that doesn't, in fact, exist.

So true. I wonder what kudos the misinformers think they gain.

[keithh]

Didn't we get Smalling for kitting his team out?

[F(f)CUK]

Didn't we get Smalling for kitting his team out?

My recollection is that we got Smalling for nothing, but then when we saw how good he was, gave Maidstone (I think) a new kit as payment.  This stopped them claiming part of our transfer fee from Utd.

[BedsFFC]

Didn't we get Smalling for kitting his team out?

My recollection is that we got Smalling for nothing, but then when we saw how good he was, gave Maidstone (I think) a new kit as payment.  This stopped them claiming part of our transfer fee from Utd.

I belive that was Zat Knight. Bag of tracksuits for his club in Brum

[The Rock]

Tick tock. We need Targett and a CB at MINIMUM. 3 defenders really.

The current back 4 is going to get torched to a crisp!!!

[grandad]

Chris Smalling off to Wolves.

Not us thank goodness. He has little pace, poor distribution& tactically limited. He does pop up with a few goals but he would not fit our current style.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Mitro will give him a torrid time.

[Slaphead in Qatar]

Chris Smalling off to Wolves.

Not us thank goodness. He has little pace, poor distribution& tactically limited. He does pop up with a few goals but he would not fit our current style.

Yeah - I never knew what fergie saw in him. Reasonable pl defender - nothing more.

[Bassey the warrior]

He's good in a back three. Van Gaal got best out of him. Think he'll do well for Wolves. I prefer Mawson though.

[Lighthouse]

We definitely need a starter central defender. A left back and I still would like another forward. But then there is still time. 

[fulhamben]

Chris Smalling off to Wolves.

Not us thank goodness. He has little pace, poor distribution& tactically limited. He does pop up with a few goals but he would not fit our current style.

Yeah - I never knew what fergie saw in him. Reasonable pl defender - nothing more.

ït was very strange. Think he only played 6 games before they signed him, and in that time he gave away 2 pens and scored an own goal If I recall correctly

[Lighthouse]

Sam Clucas of Swansea has moved to Burnley for 8 million

[MJG]

Chris Smalling off to Wolves.

Not us thank goodness. He has little pace, poor distribution& tactically limited. He does pop up with a few goals but he would not fit our current style.

Yeah - I never knew what fergie saw in him. Reasonable pl defender - nothing more.

ït was very strange. Think he only played 6 games before they signed him, and in that time he gave away 2 pens and scored an own goal If I recall correctly

Arsenal were interested, fergie heard this and it became a game of 'I'd rather have him than let Arsenal have him' and the bidding started really low until it got to 12m and we said thanks very much.

[DevonFFC]

Should we not be going for this kinda loan deal?

Watford are reportedly close to finalising a two-year loan deal for Barcelona striker Paco Alcácer.

The Spanish striker bagged 43 goals in 118 games before joining Barca for €30m in 2016.

[Deeping_white]

Should we not be going for this kinda loan deal?

Watford are reportedly close to finalising a two-year loan deal for Barcelona striker Paco Alcácer.

The Spanish striker bagged 43 goals in 118 games before joining Barca for €30m in 2016.

Alcacer is like Fonte but just a better player. Where would you play him in our system bearing in mind he's not overly quick so can't chase balls over the top, and certainly isn't a target man so couldn't use him like we need Mitro. Good player yes, but not fit for our system which is why we probably wouldn't want him. If anything, our recruitment this summer has shown we're after players who can fill specific roles in our team based on how Slav wants to set up.

[Deeping_white]

On Mawson, the Swansea manager just confirmed that it's pretty much done in his pre match press conference

[hovewhite]

On Mawson, the Swansea manager just confirmed that it's pretty much done in his pre match press conference

great it's our side that's slow with news.