Newty82

The McCormack thing...unfuckinbelievable! £11m for a striker in the Championship? And 27 year old too? I thought the Luiz deal confirmed it...but no, this defo confirms it...football has lost the plot.

What is a reputable paper?! Ha!

I was hoping a thread like this would pop up....but not yet. Bit too early to say for me.

There has to be a sticking point somewhere...The bloke has been off all summer!!! I'm left feeling a bit gobsmacked that we find ourselves in a position of having to pay a club for a free agent? WTF?! Balls to it...move on.

Surely it's where we finish that matters?

Was going to say actually...last season, how many of Kone, Robles, Alcharaz, Gerry, Lukaku, Barry, Mccarthy did we have by this point?

Gotta be honest, even I'm starting to feel a bit frustrated. And to be fair, it is only because others are making signings, mainly because redshite are doing business. First thing I do is read transfer updates on sky sports app when i get in from work. And tonight it seems particularly lively. Hence my frustrations. I also am starting to dislike the idea that we MIGHT be waiting for Barry and Lukaku to decide what they want to do. Surely we have given them decision deadlines? However, then I get my rational head back on. It'll be ok. Roberto knows what he is doing. The new boys will come rolling in soon. Edited to take out predictive text 'corrections'!!!

This debate still going on? Frantic! Imagine what it will be like if he signs? It'll be time to lock up your daughters...testosterone all over the place!

How is it pretty much confirmed at 75k? I've seen one article state 75k, from the Irish Post. How reliable a source is that?! Haha!

Seems that way doesn't it? Just hope the fee isn't daft and there is money left in the kitty for other deals.

No doubt with the extra TV money, we'll have a slightly higher salary budget. I'm sure the club's financial position is looked at with the banks, and if they feel ok, then we can be at ease...For now!

It changes every day! Most things at the moment with most players seem to be speculation. I reckon the whole market will kick off once the world cup is done

Haha. Love how frustrated we get over a player that we know naff all about. Great stuff.

My apologies. I get ya! Dumb Newty moment...We get a few of them!!!

Monaco paid 38.5mill for him last year at 21. It's not too wide of the mark. Besides, he said he wouldn't be keen on the premiership as it's too physical. Soft bastard.

Ahhhh, he got in there first anyway!

Erm, not sure of your argument there? All 3 of those players were continuously linked to other clubs??? And the bit in bold, not sure where that's going? Anyway. I think your missing the point of the subject a bit. The whole linked to big clubs thing is more to do with the 'over hype' of Lukaku. It's not solely to do with who wants him, but it's more Haf making a point that if he was as good as some believe, the likes of United, City, Madrid etc would be all over him. But also Chelsea wouldn't want to let him go. Which we don't really know yet anyway. So the whole last umpteen pages of this thread have been pointless!!! It's not really my argument, because I'm in the school of thought that we don't know what is happening anyway. I just liked that angle of thinking. Although the latest round is that he is going on loan to atletico for a year. Honestly, I really couldn't be arsed with being farmed out on loan to 3 clubs in 3 years. Man, would do my nut in a bit.

Nah, it's just another way of looking at it. That's all. Valid reasons, on both sides, have been done. And done again. Then done again. Looking forward to him getting back and it all get sorted. Then hopefully this thread can get locked. Unless he signs for us...then it will rumble on for a few years. Fantastic.

Sounds quality. And when some of you boys get excited, it's usually valid! But like the long list of players listed in this section, when you look at the linked article, there is nothing anywhere near concrete. Just pure speculation. I'm looking forward to actual news coming out from the club too.

Ooooooooh, not yet that one. Not yet!!!

Is that not the point he's making though? In a round about way (!!!). That Lukaku is not wanted by those clubs who go out and snap up the higher calibre players, pay whatever for them (especially if they are young), yet they don't seem to be in a hurry to snap up Lukaku? So despite this magical mystical 1 in 2 strike rate, and despite only being 21 etc etc...Not many seem to be chasing him? So is he really of the calibre believed? And can he splashing out 20 or so million really be justified? Of course it could be that he is away with Belgium and doesn't want any distractions. For all we know he could come back after the world cup, be told he's not wanted at Chelsea and the floodgates open.

Brilliant them!

I'd still have him. He'd be good in our squad. He knows how to get into the right positions...and that's all we need up top!

Same here. Can we keep it for a while to rebuild our commercial image?!

Maybe not long left on his contract? Might have got a huge signing on fee?