Marquee signings..?

[The Bedlington Terrier]

I still think it quite possible that Defour and Gray might be holding things up, if they go there's extra cash to spend and more freedom on the wages side. But the window is open for another month yet, anything could happen and who knows whether they're staying or going, probably neither players nor club, they're all waiting on events. And in the meantime this uncertainty creates a log jam.

No log jam at Turf Moor, by my estimate we have about a spare £100 million to chuck at it! It's where to chuck it because at present the only two inbounds we really need is another keeper to replace Robinson and a like for like for Boyd.

Before anyone asks, Tarkowski replaced Keane and Anderson presently replaces Tarkowski!

[sinkov]

No log jam at Turf Moor, by my estimate we have about a spare £100 million to chuck at it! It's where to chuck it because at present the only two inbounds we really need is another keeper to replace Robinson and a like for like for Boyd.

Before anyone asks, Tarkowski replaced Keane and Anderson presently replaces Tarkowski!

I think it might be causing a problem with the wage budget BT, that's our problem, keeping within that. Gray and Defour will be at the top end on wages, if they go it makes a difference to what we can offer incomings, and gives us more scope. If they stay then we might have less to offer others, but as it is, we just don't know. It's a balancing act, but we don't know who might be on the scales and who isn't at the moment.

I agree with you that we have no problem on the transfer fees, we could easily afford a couple of marquees, but we won't pay the wages they would demand.

[Altobelli]

Just seen that Huddersfield's Narky Wells has not gone to Austria for their pre season tour, I do hope we are not interested.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Just seen that Huddersfield's Narky Wells has not gone to Austria for their pre season tour, I do hope we are not interested.

Word is we are not!

[Primitive]

I'd rather we got Wells than Oumar ****ing Niasse.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

What's your gripe with Niasse Prim?

[Altobelli]

He rates him higher than Gray, which is fine as its his choice, but he's probably having a dig at me in his natural way BT.

[Primitive]

Not a dig at anyone, paranoia seems to be creeping in. I rate Niasse much, much lower than Gray, in fact I don't rate him at all.

If we did sign him however (god forbid), he'd have my full support.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

I really do not know on what to judge him on. The former Everton manager who now runs the Belgian national side thought he was worth an outlay of close on £20 million. Koeman seems to have taken a dislike but Niasse looked better than OK at Hull.

I dunno!

[Altobelli]

No paranoia here lad, but I can count and you've had a sideways dig on 3 different threads in as many days now, I'm sure you'd be more at home on facebook or better still Up the Clarets.