Summer Transfer Window 2020/21

[afc1903mad]

Not sure if this would be a good signing or not and just taking a guess but what are the chances we would take Jonny Russell on loan?

Their season is finished and he will be looking to stay fit for the international games later in the year.

Johnny Russell. Is he not in the Kennedy, Hayes, Wright, McLennan mold? I doubt we'd be looking at another similar type player

[Feck_the_Huns]

Johnny Russell. Is he not in the Kennedy, Hayes, Wright, McLennan mold? I doubt we'd be looking at another similar type player

A winger?

Nah, he’s a striker. Would be a good acquisition, albeit on loan even.

[Don_Corleone]

A winger?

Nah, he’s a striker. Would be a good acquisition, albeit on loan even.

Maybe we'll get the third coming of Greg Stewart on loan...

I would be surprised if we go for someone like Russell - McInnes will want some giant up front as usual.

[RedStarTorphins]

I think that’ll be us done if we sign this lad from Leeds.
We’ll make do with Main, Edmondson & Anderson until Nov/Dec.
Hard to see where the goals are coming from & it might be a struggle of a season again?

Talk of international strikers seems far fetched when we’re plucking players from Leeds reserves who haven’t scored a professional first team goal.

[afc1903mad]

I think that’ll be us done if we sign this lad from Leeds.
We’ll make do with Main, Edmondson & Anderson until Nov/Dec.
Hard to see where the goals are coming from & it might be a struggle of a season again?

Talk of international strikers seems far fetched when we’re plucking players from Leeds reserves who haven’t scored a professional first team goal.

The loon is 19.
Dissing him because he hasn't scored a professional goal. Come on.
How many had our own Ballon D'Or score before he joined us?
Maybe we'd be better off with a Maynard type player who has scored goals before

It looks like he's in his last year of his contract, so maybe this is a view to a permanent deal to replace Cosgrove

[RedStarTorphins]

The loon is 19.
Dissing him because he hasn't scored a professional goal. Come on.
How many had our own Ballon D'Or score before he joined us?
Maybe we'd be better off with a Maynard type player who has scored goals before

It looks like he's in his last year of his contract, so maybe this is a view to a permanent deal to replace Cosgrove

I’m not dissing him.
Read my post and then reply - I might’ve known you’d get all defensive of AFC.
I’m saying talk of international strikers signing is far fetched when that’s who we’re looking at.

[afc1903mad]

I’m not dissing him.
Read my post and then reply - I might’ve known you’d get all defensive of AFC.
I’m saying talk of international strikers signing is far fetched when that’s who we’re looking at.

Fair enough, it was just the last bit of p!sh that get easily banded about

Talk of international strikers seems far fetched when we’re plucking players from Leeds reserves who haven’t scored a professional first team goal.

It looks like we spoke with Steven Fletcher (the apparent International striker) on a short term deal but were priced out, so maybe reverting to our long term plan.

[Don_Corleone]

The loon is 19.
Dissing him because he hasn't scored a professional goal. Come on.
How many had our own Ballon D'Or score before he joined us?
Maybe we'd be better off with a Maynard type player who has scored goals before

It looks like he's in his last year of his contract, so maybe this is a view to a permanent deal to replace Cosgrove

Yeah the point is though, we’ve got 19 year olds who haven’t scored a goal at the club already - why not just give them a go if that’s the type of player we’re signing? We can adapt our style of play a bit surely to play with someone up top who isn’t 6ft5 - Anderson with McGinn, McLennan, Wright, Kennedy behind him - give Michael Ruth some game time etc. If these guys aren’t good enough at the age they’re at they’re never going to be good enough. Just give them a go rather than parachuting in someone from another clubs youth system.

If he’s in the last year of his contract and he does even semi well Leeds will offer him another contract and you can be fairly sure he won’t be staying here.

If the guy joins I wish him all the best and hope he is prolific - I’m just saying I don’t see the point in bringing youth players from other clubs when we have our own youth setup.

[DonUnder]

Yeah the point is though, we’ve got 19 year olds who haven’t scored a goal at the club already - why not just give them a go if that’s the type of player we’re signing? We can adapt our style of play a bit surely to play with someone up top who isn’t 6ft5 - Anderson with McGinn, McLennan, Wright, Kennedy behind him - give Michael Ruth some game time etc. If these guys aren’t good enough at the age they’re at they’re never going to be good enough. Just give them a go rather than parachuting in someone from another clubs youth system.

If he’s in the last year of his contract and he does even semi well Leeds will offer him another contract and you can be fairly sure he won’t be staying here.

If the guy joins I wish him all the best and hope he is prolific - I’m just saying I don’t see the point in bringing youth players from other clubs when we have our own youth setup.

If we are stuck I'd like to see McLennan given a try through the middle. He's not the winger Hayes , McGinn or Kennedy is and he can't cross a ball to save himself - but he's a strong loon and seems to be able to finish. Either that or punt him because he doesn't add anything being used wide.

[RedStarTorphins]

The loon is 19.
Dissing him because he hasn't scored a professional goal. Come on.
How many had our own Ballon D'Or score before he joined us?
Maybe we'd be better off with a Maynard type player who has scored goals before

It looks like he's in his last year of his contract, so maybe this is a view to a permanent deal to replace Cosgrove

Your comparison with Cosgrove is pointless too.
Cosgrove was signed on a long term permanent contract, signed as a “project” almost.
He wasn’t for the first team right away, & it was a while before he broke through.

So why compare him to a lad we’ve signed on loan?
When you sign a player on loan it’s with a view to making an impact right away.