Prospects for the forthcoming Season [2015/6]

This will test TS out for sure. Still a good while until the transfer window slams shut. IMO TS looks to have one hell of a job on his hands next season. Need a serious influx of players to keep us mid table........all IMO of course......

Whats everyone else think ?

This will test TS out for sure. Still a good while until the transfer window slams shut. IMO TS looks to have one hell of a job on his hands next season. Need a serious influx of players to keep us mid table........all IMO of course......

Whats everyone else think ?

I think as the squad stands now we are stronger than we were last season. If we do lose Tekkers that's the biggest test for Sherwood IMO

With this squad we should be finishing around 13/14th IMO

It's becoming clear that we're waiting for the Tekkers money to push through the signings. I think mid table is optimistic and once again relegation scrap will be on the cards. I think delph will leave too. It's good we've got rid of the deadwood but we now need a 20 goal a season striker and a goal scoring midfielder. Sinclair could be useful but from TS use and non excitement of signing him he's could be a TS after thought.

I hope I'm wrong but with past track records of Learner and Fox these guys look out of their depth and should probably stick to franchise entertainment sport as this is above their station.

The only strengthining as it stands at this moment is Richards in defence. If Benteke gets injured again after staying - then who will score our goals?

The squad just isn't good enough - so far all time as done is remove the deadwood without replacing it - so instead of being able to rotate the deadwood if they don't perform we are tied down to a starting 11.

There is still time - but so far it's been another underwhelming pre season with some decent links that are just reporters garbage.

I agree. I'm just not panicking yet, it's early July. Yes it's ideal to have everyone in now but not realistic at all.

I may panic yet, all in good time though... 

I don't know why but we have two of these, so I'm merging the feckers 

Sorry to paste such a lot of info folks but it does give a complete picture up to today. Now I think I'm pretty much an eternal optimist, the power of positive thought and all that, but - and I accept it's early days but so it is for all Prem teams - our intake so far is pretty thin on the ground. If we were currently a consistent mid-table team I'd be more relaxed, but given that we, of all the teams, probably need to show the most improvement, I must say I'm not brimming with confidence at this stage.
I'm sure it will improve, and TS et al need to be given a chance to prove what they can do with a pre-season under their belt, but my God we're thin on the ground.

Football : English Premier League transfers in 2015/2016 season
Latest transfers in English Premier League

month player to m€
Jul 15 Cuco Martina Southampton 1.5
Jul 15 Toby Alderweireld Tottenham 16
Jul 15 Etienne Capoue Watford 8.5
Jul 15 Falcao Chelsea
Jul 15 Adam Matthews Sunderland 2.8
Jul 15 David Henen Everton 0.3
Jul 15 Nathaniel Clyne Liverpool 17.7
Jul 15 Sebastian Coates Sunderland 2.8
Jul 15 Jose Holebas Watford 2.5
Jul 15 Matej Vydra Watford
The most expensive transfers

month player to m€
Jun 15 Roberto Firmino Liverpool 41
Jun 15 Morgan Schneiderlin Manchester United 35
Jun 15 Memphis Depay Manchester United 27.5
Jul 15 Nathaniel Clyne Liverpool 17.7
Jul 15 Toby Alderweireld Tottenham 16

Summer transfers in English Premier League

€ 14m
Arsenal
Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech from Chelsea for a fee of 14m; Romanian midfielder Vlad Dragomir from Poli Timisoara.

€ 3.5m
Aston Villa
Defender Micah Richards on a free transfer from Manchester City; Midfielder Scott Sinclair from Manchester City for a fee of 3.5m.

€ 11m
Bournemouth
French defender Sylvain Distin on a free transfer from Everton; Defender Tyrone Mings from Ipswich for a fee of 11m; Australian goalkeeper Adam Federici on a free transfer from Reading; Polish goalkeeper Artur Boruc on a free transfer from Southampton; Ghanaian midfielder Christian Atsu on loan from Chelsea; Norwegian forward Joshua King on a free transfer from Blackburn Rovers.

€ 7.5m
Chelsea
Colombian forward Falcao on loan from Monaco; Romanian defender Cristian Manea from Viitorul for a fee of 3m; Brazilian midfielder Nathan from Atletico Paranaense for a fee of 4.5m.

€ 6.3m
Everton
Belgian forward David Henen (permanent signing) from Olympiakos for a fee of 0.3m; Spanish midfielder Gerard Deulofeu from Barcelona for a fee of 6m; Midfielder Tom Cleverley on a free transfer from Manchester United.

€ 15.2m
Leicester
Japanese forward Shinji Okazaki from Mainz for a fee of 11m; German defender Robert Huth (permanent signing) from Stoke City for a fee of 4.2m; Austrian defender Christian Fuchs on a free transfer from Schalke.

€ 63.6m
Liverpool
Defender Nathaniel Clyne from Southampton for a fee of 17.7m; Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino from Hoffenheim for a fee of 41m; Defender Joe Gomez from Charlton Athletic for a fee of 4.9m; Hungarian goalkeeper Adam Bogdan on a free transfer from Bolton Wanderers; Forward Danny Ings on a free transfer from Burnley; Midfielder James Milner on a free transfer from Manchester City.

€ 3m
Manchester City
Turkish forward Enes Unal from Bursaspor for a fee of 3m.

€ 62.5m
Manchester United
French midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton for a fee of 35m; Dutch midfielder Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven for a fee of 27.5m.

Norwich City
DR Congo midfielder Youssuf Mulumbu on a free transfer from West Bromwich Albion; Scottish midfielder Graham Dorrans from West Bromwich Albion.

€ 15m
Southampton
Curacao defender Cuco Martina from Twente for a fee of 1.5m; Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg on loan from Fulham; Portuguese defender Cedric Soares from Sporting Lisbon for a fee of 6.5m; Spanish forward Juanmi from Malaga for a fee of 7m.

€ 12.6m
Stoke City
Spanish forward Joselu from Hannover for a fee of 8.2m; Danish goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard from Midtjylland for a fee of 0.6m; German defender Philipp Wollscheid from Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of 3.8m.

€ 16.1m
Sunderland
Wales defender Adam Matthews from Celtic Glasgow for a fee of 2.8m; Uruguayan defender Sebastian Coates from Liverpool for a fee of 2.8m; Argentinean midfielder Ricardo Alvarez from Inter Milan for a fee of 10.5m.

€ 12.8m
Swansea City
Portuguese forward Eder from Braga for a fee of 7m; Swedish goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt from Heerenveen for a fee of 0.9m; French midfielder Franck Tabanou from Saint-Etienne for a fee of 4.9m; Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew on a free transfer from Marseille.

€ 27.9m
Tottenham
Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld from Atletico Madrid for a fee of 16m; Defender Kieran Trippier from Burnley for a fee of 4.9m; Austrian defender Kevin Wimmer from Koln for a fee of 7m.

€ 11m
Watford
French midfielder Etienne Capoue from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of 8.5m; Greek defender Jose Holebas from Roma for a fee of 2.5m; Czech forward Matej Vydra from Udinese; Lithuanian goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis on a free transfer from Steaua Bucharest; Austrian defender Sebastian Prodl on a free transfer from Werder Bremen.

€ 2.1m
West Brom
Irish midfielder James McClean from Wigan Athletic for a fee of 2.1m.

€ 16.3m
West Ham
Scottish defender Stephen Hendrie from Hamilton for a fee of 1.3m; French midfielder Dimitri Payet from Marseille for a fee of 15m; Norwegian forward Martin Samuelsen on a free transfer from Manchester City; Spanish midfielder Pedro Obiang from Sampdoria; Irish goalkeeper Darren Randolph on a free transfer from Birmingham City.

Winter transfers

€ 18m
Arsenal
Brazilian defender Gabriel Paulista from Villarreal for a fee of 15m; Polish midfielder Krystian Bielik from Legia Warsaw for a fee of 3m.

€ 4m
Aston Villa
Forward Scott Sinclair on loan from Manchester City; Spanish midfielder Carles Gil from Valencia for a fee of 4m.

€ 2.6m
Burnley
Defender Michael Keane (permanent signing) from Manchester United for a fee of 2.6m.

€ 33.4m
Chelsea
Colombian midfielder Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina for a fee of 33.4m.

€ 15.7m
Crystal Palace
South Korean midfielder Chung-Yong Lee from Bolton Wanderers; Midfielder Keshi Anderson from Barton Rovers; Midfielder Wilfried Zaha (permanent signing) from Manchester United for a fee of 3.9m; Senegalese defender Pape Souare from Lille for a fee of 5.4m; Midfielder Jordon Mutch from Queens Park Rangers for a fee of 6.4m; Nigerian forward Shola Ameobi on a free transfer; French forward Yaya Sanogo on loan from Arsenal.

Everton
Midfielder Aaron Lennon on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.

€ 4m
Hull City
Senegalese forward Dame N'Doye from Lokomotiv Moscow for a fee of 4m.

€ 9m
Leicester
German defender Robert Huth on loan from Stoke City; Croatian forward Andrej Kramaric from Rijeka for a fee of 9m; Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer on a free transfer from Chelsea.

€ 32m
Manchester City
Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Bony from Swansea City for a fee of 32m.

Manchester United
Defender Andy Kellett on loan from Bolton Wanderers; Libyan defender Sadiq El Fitouri from Salford City; Spanish goalkeeper Victor Valdes on a free transfer.

QPR
Irish midfielder Ryan Manning on a free transfer from Galway United; Argentinean forward Mauro Zarate on loan from West Ham United.

€ 12.8m
Southampton
Serbian midfielder Filip Djuricic on loan from Benfica Lisbon; Defender Ryan Bertrand (permanent signing) from Chelsea for a fee of 12.8m; Dutch forward Eljero Elia on loan from Werder Bremen.

Stoke City
German defender Philipp Wollscheid on loan from Bayer Leverkusen.

Sunderland
Forward Jermain Defoe from Toronto.

€ 12.7m
Swansea City
Midfielder Jack Cork from Southampton for a fee of 4m; Defender Kyle Naughton from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of 6.4m; Midfielder Matt Grimes from Exeter City for a fee of 2.3m; Portuguese forward Nelson Oliveira on loan from Benfica Lisbon.

€ 6.4m
West Brom
Scottish defender Darren Fletcher on a free transfer from Manchester United; Forward Callum McManaman from Wigan Athletic for a fee of 6.4m.

€ 1.9m
West Ham
Canadian defender Doneil Henry from Apollon Limassol for a fee of 1.9m.


news: transfers

Ast. Villa 9.7.15
Goalkeeper Mark Bunn joins Villa
Aston Villa have completed the signing of former Norwich City goalkeeper Mark Bunn on a two-year deal. Bunn has arrived at Villa Park following his release from the Canaries at the end of last season and he will compete with Brad Guzan for the No 1 jersey.

Man. Utd. 8.7.15
Man United set to sign Matteo Darmian
Manchester United have taken a step closer to signing Torino'S Matteo Darmian after the two clubs agreed a €18m fee for the 25-year-old, who has agreed a four-year contract. Louis van Gaal has been looking for a right-back since missing out on Barcelona's Dani Alves. Darmian started all of Italy's group matches at last summer's World Cup in Brazil and has a total of 13 caps for his country.

United are currently working on a deal to sign Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton. British media reported that they are on the verge of submitting a second bid for the France midfielder after having seen their first being rejected by the Saints. There has still been no resolution to any potential transfer deal with Real Madrid involving Spain defender Sergio Ramos and United goalkeeper David De Gea.

Tottenh. 8.7.15
Spurs confirm Alderweireld signing
Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld from Atletico Madrid for a €16m transfer fee. The 26-year-old spent last season on loan at Southampton and was wanted on the South Coast, but has decided instead to move to White Hart Lane. Alderweireld has penned a five-year contract with the EPL club.

Southam. 7.7.15
Southampton sign defender Cuco Martina
Southampton have announced the signing of defender Cuco Martina from Twente. The Curacao international has signed a two-year deal at St Mary's after boss Ronald Koeman revealed on Monday that a move for the 25-year-old was close. He is the fourth player to move to St Mary's this summer, joining the acquisitions of Juanmi and Cedric Soares and the loan signing of Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenberg.

Man. City 6.7.15
City sign Enes Unal
Manchester City have completed the signing of Turkey international striker Enes Unal from Bursaspor for an undisclosed fee. The 18-year-old has made 31 appearances for the Turkish side since making his debut in 2013. He became the youngest player to score in the Turkish Super Lig at the age of 16 and his eye-catching performances secured a swift call-up to the national U21 team.

Liverpool 6.7.15
Firmino passes Liverpool medical
Roberto Firmino's €40m move from Hoffenheim to Liverpool is complete after the Brazil international passed his medical. Reds doctor Andy Massey flew out to South America to conduct the necessary tests in Sao Paulo on Friday and Saturday, report the Liverpool Echo. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder is currently on holiday in his homeland after his exploits with Brazil at the Copa America.

Watford 6.7.15
Watford sign Capoue from Tottenham
Watford have completed the signing of French international Etienne Capoue from Tottenham, for a club record fee. The Hornets are believed to have snapped up the 26-year-old in a deal worth €8.5m. The midfielder, 26, joined Spurs from Toulose two years ago, but made just 24 league appearances during his time at White Hart Lane. Capoue has signed a four-year deal with the newly-promoted club.

Sunderl. 4.7.15
Matthews joins Sunderland
Sunderland have signed defender Adam Matthews from Scottish Premiership champions Celtic for €2.8m. The 23-year-old full-back has signed a four-year deal with the Premier League club. Matthews started his career at Cardiff City and made over 40 senior appearances for the club before moving to Celtic.

Chelsea 3.7.15
Radamel Falcao joins Chelsea
Chelsea have signed Colombia striker Radamel Falcao on a season-long loan from Monaco. The 29-year-old spent last season on loan at Manchester United, scoring four goals in 29 games. Falcao previously played for River Plate, Porto and Atletico Madrid. The Premier League champions have the option to buy the Colombian striker at the end of next season if he impresses at Stamford Bridge.

Everton 2.7.15
Henen completes Everton transfer
Everton have completed the signing of Belgian youngster David Henen on a three-year contract. The 19-year-old initially arrived last summer on loan from Olympiakos, and he was a regular in the Toffees' Under 21 side last season. Henen will now look to make an impact in Roberto Martinez's senior side. Everton are also believed to be interested in signing Aaron Lennon on a permanent deal from Tottenham, after his successful loan stint last season.

Stoke City 2.7.15
Stoke sign Shaqiri, according to Crouch
Stoke have completed the signing of Inter Milan midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, according to Peter Crouch. Yesterday, reports on the continent suggested the Potters had agreed a €17m deal for the former Basel star. And according to Crouch, Stoke chief Mark Hughes has secured the services of the 23-year-old winger. He tweeted: "Shaquiri. Yeah I spelt it wrong but think the signing is right."

Liverpool 1.7.15
Liverpool confirm Clyne signing
Liverpool have completed the signing of Southampton defender Nathaniel Clyne in a €17m deal. The 24-year-old full-back has agreed a five-year contract with the Reds. Clyne is the sixth player to join Liverpool this pre-season following Bolton goalkeeper Adam Bogdan, Charlton defender Joe Gomez, Manchester City midfielder James Milner, Burnley striker Danny Ings and Hoffenheim forward Roberto Firmino.

That's really good info DK. Thanks.

I don't see Micah Richards as strengthening us, purely on the basis that Sherwood and Richards have both made it clear that he's come in as a centre back. He's not as good as Vlaar in that position at the moment so that's a risk. Sinclair is a decent player but he clearly isn't a first team pick by Sherwood, so that doesn't fill me with confidence. Benteke looks likely to leave and take his potential 20 goals a season with him. Delph may also leave and with our failure to sign Cleverly our work rate and Fab's sheer presence is going to leave a big hole.

Sherwood has to be successful in signing his number one targets. Gueye looks a decent prospect, Amavi is a stylish left back, Denis Praet looks to be the playmaker we've been missing (although he's still a young lad) etc.

If the money and wages on offer are sufficient we may well we alright. If we try to be 'sensible' again we could be in the sticky stuff.

Cheers VB.
I agree, so much depends on landing targets/keeping CB & FD.

I know this should probably be in the summer transfers thread, but I wonder if anyone thinks Glen Johnson on a free is worth a punt?
I want us to sign Celtic's CB Virgil van Dijk, not just for his name, but because he's a hot prospect at £8M

De Kuip wrote:Cheers VB.
I agree, so much depends on landing targets/keeping CB & FD.

I know this should probably be in the summer transfers thread, but I wonder if anyone thinks Glen Johnson on a free is worth a punt?
I want us to sign Celtic's CB Virgil van Dijk, not just for his name, but because he's a hot prospect at £8M

He's a big lad and appears to be decent, but I worry that with the Scottish Premier being about the same standard as our lower leagues at the moment, whether a defender who's played at that level and pace for a couple of years could step up and succeed.

villabromsgrove wrote:

De Kuip wrote:Cheers VB.
I agree, so much depends on landing targets/keeping CB & FD.

I know this should probably be in the summer transfers thread, but I wonder if anyone thinks Glen Johnson on a free is worth a punt?
I want us to sign Celtic's CB Virgil van Dijk, not just for his name, but because he's a hot prospect at £8M

He's a big lad and appears to be decent, but I worry that with the Scottish Premier being about the same standard as our lower leagues at the moment, whether a defender who's played at that level and pace for a couple of years could step up and succeed.

Yeah totally get that - I think that's why I see him as a prospect, rather than the finished article.

Mind you, didn't go too badly last time we bought a lad from Celtic, did it

De Kuip wrote:

villabromsgrove wrote:

De Kuip wrote:Cheers VB.
I agree, so much depends on landing targets/keeping CB & FD.

I know this should probably be in the summer transfers thread, but I wonder if anyone thinks Glen Johnson on a free is worth a punt?
I want us to sign Celtic's CB Virgil van Dijk, not just for his name, but because he's a hot prospect at £8M

He's a big lad and appears to be decent, but I worry that with the Scottish Premier being about the same standard as our lower leagues at the moment, whether a defender who's played at that level and pace for a couple of years could step up and succeed.

Yeah totally get that - I think that's why I see him as a prospect, rather than the finished article.

Mind you, didn't go too badly last time we bought a lad from Celtic, did it

Didier Agathe!!!!!! I know you meant Stan Petrov but I couldn't resist!

Shit yeah, Agathe! Forgot about him - another O'Neill wonder signing.....

Going off on a tangent here but wouldn't Shaun Maloney have been the last one?

kimbo wrote:Going off on a tangent here but wouldn't Shaun Maloney have been the last one?

Yep .... you got us!

I'm disappointed to lose Delph and most likely Benteke I just hope we don't have another relegation scrap a mid table finish would do me.

The most important business Sherwood has done so far is to get the dross off the books who simply weren't good enough that will give him room to manoeuvre and bring in the targets he wants, yes some movement has been going on with other clubs but to bring in Richards on a free is astute business, Gueye who looks to have great potential, Bunn with Premiership experience as a likely backup and far cheaper than Given and obviously Sinclair was already done for 2.5m is a bargain.

Does anyone feel Tonev could be a useful squad player if Sherwood can get the best out of him or are we flogging a dead horse?

As a point of it being a fluid process - Delph is staying, so maybe some people will go a bit higher now!