Speculation The hysterical and annoying, but traditional, totally unfounded summer 2018 rumours thread.

[sparky79]

There's a logic to it then. Thank you.

genuinely shocked by even handed response to an opinion offered on here. restores your faith it does.
we'll give him away for nothing, obviously.

 

[City Fan]

we should either keep him to play in the u23s and continue his commitment to the club and become a coach over time

Yes that would be a very dignified ending for his last 5 or 6 years as a professional footballer.

 

[Miles Away]

Just got this from our German football editor about the Turkish fella we are linked with:

“He obviously has potential but he is prone to make these huge mistakes... In the last two years I think he had like 6 or 7 blunders that directly led to goals, I think more than anyone in German football. Probably a good chance you will hate him ;-)”

 

[pork pie fox]

Just got this from our German football editor about the Turkish fella we are linked with:

“He obviously has potential but he is prone to make these huge mistakes... In the last two years I think he had like 6 or 7 blunders that directly led to goals, I think more than anyone in German football. Probably a good chance you will hate him ;-)”

Sounds like he’ll fit in well, to me.

 

[Lako42]

Wolves making big moves.

Zinchenko from Man City would be excellent, we should be all over that for our left side.

Also Dendoncker in talks.

 

[Graz]

Just got this from our German football editor about the Turkish fella we are linked with:

“He obviously has potential but he is prone to make these huge mistakes... In the last two years I think he had like 6 or 7 blunders that directly led to goals, I think more than anyone in German football. Probably a good chance you will hate him ;-)”

6 in 2 years? 3 a year doesn't seem that bad to me at all. Id think most centre backs have at least 2!

 

[M17TT C]

Wolves making big moves.

Zinchenko from Man City would be excellent, we should be all over that for our left side.

Also Dendoncker in talks.

They'll still go down though.

 

[City Fan]

They'll still go down though.

I think they’ll finish midtable. They’ve made some cracking signings.

 

[Graz]

I think they’ll finish midtable. They’ve made some cracking signings.

None with real Prem experience though.

I think Moutinho is one who will struggle to adapt.

I don't think they'll get relegated but I also don't feel they're top half or Europa challenging side either, as a lot of people seem to be tipping them for.

I'd have them to finish 12th-14th but that's perfectly good season coming up.

 

[ThaiSweetChilli]

I think Wolves will finish ahead of us. Possibly 9th. With West Ham and Everton in 7th and 8th respectively. I think we'll have a frustrating season with a lot of good and a lot of bad.

 

[Graz]

I think Wolves will finish ahead of us. Possibly 9th. With West Ham and Everton in 7th and 8th respectively. I think we'll have a frustrating season with a lot of good and a lot of bad.

The funny thing is, before the miracle season, being a mid table Prem side would've delighted most of us...

I still can't be unhappy with that. Yes I'd love to see us push on, but I won't be unhappy with a top 10 finish.

 

[popillius]

Keeping Simpson if he isn’t in the squad is literally pointless. Counterproductive if he’s also got the hump.

I’d sooner see the club subsidize moves for players it has no plans for than having them sit around gathering dust.

He will more than likely be named in the squad if he doesn’t get offers elsewhere which match his salary. This means we can use him as a very adequate RB replacement when needed. It also means that we can utilise his experience to help young and new players adapt to the Premier League and all of that for the same price as it would cost us to pay him out of his contract and not very much more than it would cost us to subsidise his wages whilst on loan elsewhere. These things make no business sense at all.

Like I say, it’s such a deluded notion to think that we can simply reduce our squad numbers easily. We can’t without the offers from other clubs and the willingness of the players to take a substantial pay cut. With Simpson, King and Ulloa approaching the back end of their careers in real terms, I wouldn’t blame them one bit for wanting to stay and see the pounds roll in and unless we are willing to shed millions paying them out of their contracts or hope they do something tantamount to gross misconduct, there’s the square root of **** all we can do about it.

 

[Graz]

I agree with you entirely about not just being able to offload players.

But it sounds like Simpson wont get used.

We have to name a max squad size of 25 and I think I read we have 31 senior players on our books, so 6 can't be included...

My guess is those 6 will be
Simpson
Ulloa
Slimani
King
Benny if we get the 2 new CBs
An one more?

 

[Robin127]

Mendy or James

 

[Miles Away]

Pop. Im preettty sure Simpson isn’t getting a kit.

And as for using him as a foil for the youngsters...I’m not sure he’s the best role model to be honest.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Pop. Im preettty sure Simpson isn’t getting a kit.

And as for using him as a foil for the youngsters...I’m not sure he’s the best role model to be honest.

Not at all, no.

 

[londonfox]

Mendy or James

Out of those two I’d hope it was James who didn’t make the squad.

 

[Blue Maniac]

I agree with you entirely about not just being able to offload players.

But it sounds like Simpson wont get used.

We have to name a max squad size of 25 and I think I read we have 31 senior players on our books, so 6 can't be included...

My guess is those 6 will be
Simpson
Ulloa
Slimani
King
Benny if we get the 2 new CBs
An one more?

I make it 32 born 1996 or earlier:

Albrighton
Amartey
Benalouane
Chilwell
Diabaté
Elder
Evans
Fuchs
Ghezzal
Gordon
Gray
Iborra
Iheanacho
Jakupović
James
Kaputska
King
Maddison
Maguire
Martis
Mendy
Morgan
Ndidi
Okazaki
Ricardo Pereira
Schmeichel
Silva
Simpson
Slimani
Ulloa
Vardy
Ward

Presumably Martis, Elder, Gordon aren't under consideration. Not seen a lot to suggest Kaputska or King are either. Slimani on his way out. Even if we're signing Söyüncü and Benković (1997) and Maguire doesn't leave, it's not hard to imagine two of Amartey, Benalouane, James, Morgan, Simpson, and Ulloa not being included.

 

[Skitzo]

Simpson, Benny and Ulloa won’t be here imo

 

[Lako42]

Like I say, it’s such a deluded notion to think that we can simply reduce our squad numbers easily. We can’t without the offers from other clubs and the willingness of the players to take a substantial pay cut.

You keep banging on about this but not sure who has said we should reduce easily?

I couldnt care less how hard it is, it's football and the powers that be are responsible for making deals happen, they happen every day and there will always be someone interested in the players we are talking about.

People are expressing their opinion that we need rid of a lot of players who won't be In the squad, nothing more.