dbtcity Posted 11 June 2022 Share Posted 11 June 2022 Lookman > Elyounoussi…. Surely if we’re after a left winger who can also play on the right we just stump up the cash to take Lookman on a permanent (probably the cheaper option as well) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Filbert Posted 11 June 2022 Share Posted 11 June 2022 Amazing how worked up people get over transfer rumours 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 11 June 2022 Share Posted 11 June 2022 19 hours ago, stu said: am i missing something…. ex why guy has been tagged, he hasn’t tweeted anything about it though? I could make up some rubbish and tag him and you’d all think it’s suddenly credible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 11 June 2022 Share Posted 11 June 2022 28 minutes ago, Lambert09 said: am i missing something…. ex why guy has been tagged, he hasn’t tweeted anything about it though? I could make up some rubbish and tag him and you’d all think it’s suddenly credible? He mentioned it on his transfer podcast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizzle Fox Posted 11 June 2022 Share Posted 11 June 2022 This rumour makes me sad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza M Posted 11 June 2022 Share Posted 11 June 2022 Hoping this had gone away by now. Sign your Saints contract please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebfromgrebland Posted 11 June 2022 Share Posted 11 June 2022 I think the rumours might have some mileage. We've scouted him out before. For those saying we should sign Lookman I think we've got to the end of the month to sign him at a set price but we don't even know if he wants to come to us anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimJams Posted 11 June 2022 Share Posted 11 June 2022 Unless Saints are paying us to take him, it's a no. Alternatively swapping Vest for him wouldn't make me sick. Much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaMen Tom Posted 11 June 2022 Share Posted 11 June 2022 Based on the news reports - I now have a fear that this club is headed for a decline. In the recent past LCFC has gotten its business done quickly. That doesn't seem to be happening and targeting older players at a crap club like Southhampton....ugh. Could the club be having some financial concerns? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 11 June 2022 Share Posted 11 June 2022 1 hour ago, TeaMen Tom said: Based on the news reports - I now have a fear that this club is headed for a decline. In the recent past LCFC has gotten its business done quickly. That doesn't seem to be happening and targeting older players at a crap club like Southhampton....ugh. Could the club be having some financial concerns? ...I don't see that there are financial issues, just that we are not a ruthless and cut throat, negotiating with clubs!!! We spent a summer chasing Trincao and the next one chasing Berardi, neither of them came to us, or ever looked like coming. You get the feeling that we have been played at times and taking control of our transfers probably needs a stronger hand involved in the deals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimJams Posted 11 June 2022 Share Posted 11 June 2022 Having seen him for WoIves I think we've played a blinder not getting Trincao. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxed Posted 11 June 2022 Share Posted 11 June 2022 I’m impressed how well these hacks can wind us up. That said, with Brendan’s transfer record there’s audible nerves in my laughter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 12 June 2022 Share Posted 12 June 2022 (edited) 21 hours ago, TeaMen Tom said: Based on the news reports - I now have a fear that this club is headed for a decline. In the recent past LCFC has gotten its business done quickly. That doesn't seem to be happening and targeting older players at a crap club like Southhampton....ugh. Could the club be having some financial concerns The windows only been open since Friday, and nobody signs players on a weekend. Any deals that are done will depend on many different parties, the 2 clubs, the player, agents, maybe somebody else needs to be sold first to finance the deal. We can't dictate when things will happen. We have these panics every year, what will be will be. Edited 12 June 2022 by Webbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFox99 Posted 12 June 2022 Share Posted 12 June 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Webbo said: The windows only been open since Friday, and nobody signs players on a weekend. Not to mention that: - All the major European windows (Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium etc.) only open July 1st - we've currently got internationals going on and other than some high profile exceptions, transfer business never gets done during these times I dont know if we've maybe got a skewed perception of what a usual summer window looks like because of the last 2 years. After 19/20 we had covid delaying the summer and making it seem short and this time last year the Euros started and kept our minds occupied for another 4 weeks. Edited 12 June 2022 by LFox99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Fox Posted 13 June 2022 Share Posted 13 June 2022 On 12/06/2022 at 03:36, TeaMen Tom said: Based on the news reports - I now have a fear that this club is headed for a decline. In the recent past LCFC has gotten its business done quickly. That doesn't seem to be happening and targeting older players at a crap club like Southhampton....ugh. Could the club be having some financial concerns? You fear we’re heading for decline based on a dodgy tentative link to one random player? Has Leicester ever got there business done early? I don’t think we have, but could be wrong. I don’t think it’s any secret that we need to get some big earners out, before we can bring in our main transfer targets. I’d much rather that way of doing things than being Everton, Villa or the like who go hung ho early on crap. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLC86 Posted 13 June 2022 Share Posted 13 June 2022 On 11/06/2022 at 18:36, TeaMen Tom said: Based on the news reports - I now have a fear that this club is headed for a decline. In the recent past LCFC has gotten its business done quickly. That doesn't seem to be happening and targeting older players at a crap club like Southhampton....ugh. Could the club be having some financial concerns? Maybe not financial concerns, or in the way that you paint it, but it’s clear that our current wage bill is unsustainable for players and management while the investment in infrastructure will also limit our spending power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLC86 Posted 13 June 2022 Share Posted 13 June 2022 6 hours ago, Aus Fox said: You fear we’re heading for decline based on a dodgy tentative link to one random player? Has Leicester ever got there business done early? I don’t think we have, but could be wrong. I don’t think it’s any secret that we need to get some big earners out, before we can bring in our main transfer targets. I’d much rather that way of doing things than being Everton, Villa or the like who go hung ho early on crap. We have signed plenty of players early in windows in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaijaFox Posted 13 June 2022 Share Posted 13 June 2022 On 11/06/2022 at 15:17, JimJams said: Having seen him for WoIves I think we've played a blinder not getting Trincao. And to think it would have cost us a reported 45 million quid. Jeez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 13 June 2022 Share Posted 13 June 2022 Why on earth does this thread have seven pages and this much activity? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiffToff88 Posted 13 June 2022 Share Posted 13 June 2022 12 minutes ago, Finnegan said: Why on earth does this thread have seven pages and this much activity? Because fear makes people crazy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudger63 Posted 13 June 2022 Share Posted 13 June 2022 24 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said: Maybe not financial concerns, or in the way that you paint it, but it’s clear that our current wage bill is unsustainable for players and management while the investment in infrastructure will also limit our spending power. Listening to Rob Tanner from The Athletic last Monday, he did say that the club have to sell some players before they bring anyone in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapero82 Posted 13 June 2022 Share Posted 13 June 2022 3 minutes ago, smudger63 said: Listening to Rob Tanner from The Athletic last Monday, he did say that the club have to sell some players before they bring anyone in. It’s quite scary how skint we are… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxinNotts Posted 13 June 2022 Share Posted 13 June 2022 5 minutes ago, chapero82 said: It’s quite scary how skint we are… Tbh, if we are a bit skint, it doesn't really scare me. If we are (and I don't think we are. There's a big difference between being skint, and having to sell before you buy), then a 're-build' should not be on the agenda. We should simply, clear the fringe players and those players that want to leave, and add just a handful of quality players, available on free's and small for fees. I think three players would suffice, rather than the five or six touted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLC86 Posted 13 June 2022 Share Posted 13 June 2022 Of the fringe players we want rid of, how many do you think will be in demand or command a similar wage to what we pay? Maybe Soyuncu, potentially Tielemans but the others like Hamza, Praet, Perez, Vestergaard, Soumare and Betrand are not going to get the same wages elsewhere and therefore probably won’t be easy to shift. 1 minute ago, FoxinNotts said: Tbh, if we are a bit skint, it doesn't really scare me. If we are (and I don't think we are. There's a big difference between being skint, and having to sell before you buy), then a 're-build' should not be on the agenda. We should simply, clear the fringe players and those players that want to leave, and add just a handful of quality players, available on free's and small for fees. I think three players would suffice, rather than the five or six touted. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 13 June 2022 Share Posted 13 June 2022 12 minutes ago, chapero82 said: It’s quite scary how skint we are… This is how we have always operated. We sell assets to buy assets. But due to the failed window last summer, we need to sell some more assets to generate more funding. We’re not skint, the way we operate as a club is to be self sufficient, therefore we have to generate money ourselves, covid + a poor window last summer has scuppered the plans slightly. There’s no need to start fretting about it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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