Latest Rumours Summer Transfer Window Thread 2019

[rigsby]

I was told that Barratt's injury is normally career ending. So don't expect to much to soon.

 

[superblue24]

We know how to pick a player with glass legs!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Gloomy news from Echo this morning.
Unlikely that DEMETRIOU: HOPPER: BARRATT
Will be fit to start the new season.
So some new blood imperative.

Other than maybe Demetriou this isn't really news.

Still on the bright side we don't have to worry about Coker not being fit!

Oh, and does this mean Gard might be fit to start pre-season if he's not mentioned?

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

Gloomy news from Echo this morning.
Unlikely that DEMETRIOU: HOPPER: BARRATT
Will be fit to start the new season.
So some new blood imperative.

Hopper was originally ruled out for nine months and that was at the end of October, which takes us to end of July/early August. So hopefully he'll be back fairly early on in the season if not for the start of it, but after such a long period out, he'll inevitably need a while to get used to playing games again.

 

[Jay_SUFC]

Other than maybe Demetriou this isn't really news.

Still on the bright side we don't have to worry about Coker not being fit!

Oh, and does this mean Gard might be fit to start pre-season if he's not mentioned?

I agree, this is what I expected; didn't really expect any of them to be fit for the start of the season.

 

[Angell Delight]

Worrying that Bond isn't looking at strengthening central midfield because Mantom has been inconsistent, Hyam is always injured, Dieng had an awful season and Yearwood has also been poor at times. Big mistake if we fail to recruit in this area.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Peterboroughs 7th signing is pretty controversial, signing lad on sexual offenders register

Is he a footballer?

 

[BriggBlue]

Worrying that Bond isn't looking at strengthening central midfield because Mantom has been inconsistent, Hyam is always injured, Dieng had an awful season and Yearwood has also been poor at times. Big mistake if we fail to recruit in this area.

I think where we would like to spend money and where we need to spend money are two very different things, as it stands LB, CB and a winger are by far our biggest issues, I do also think that Mantom may kick on next season and Hyam could, (a big could), be a big player for us if we can get him fit for a run of games

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Other than maybe Demetriou this isn't really news.

Still on the bright side we don't have to worry about Coker not being fit!

Oh, and does this mean Gard might be fit to start pre-season if he's not mentioned?

No. Gard will be the last one back playing.

 

[Ricey]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1137032274279616512

 

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United manager Kevin Bond remains keen on bringing Taylor Moore back to Blues, but does not expect a decision to be made any time soon.

More...

 

[stewart]

what about Hart is kb still keen to bring him back

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

what about Hart is kb still keen to bring him back

Yes, but Tony Mowbray has already said that he wants to have a look at Hart in pre-season before deciding what to do with him. Let's hope he's not keen on him.

 

[Jay_SUFC]

Worrying that Bond isn't looking at strengthening central midfield because Mantom has been inconsistent, Hyam is always injured, Dieng had an awful season and Yearwood has also been poor at times. Big mistake if we fail to recruit in this area.

Centre midfield is not the priority; we are short in other positions, centre midfield we are not; whether you rate the players or not.

 

[OldBlueLady]

I was told that Barratt's injury is normally career ending. So don't expect to much to soon.

Yes, same here.

 

[rigsby]

Peterboroughs 7th signing is pretty controversial, signing lad on sexual offenders register, mind you I suppose we are not whiter than white

We actually had a couple on trial last summer. The biggest problem was they just wouldn't take NO for an answer.

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

Centre midfield is not the priority; we are short in other positions, centre midfield we are not; whether you rate the players or not.

Let's not also forget, the midfielders were playing a lot better at the start of last season when we had our key players fit.

Any player can lose form when the rest of the team are depleted.

Let's hope over preseason, they can get back to that form.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Reading through this article, where Tony Mowbray talks about the relatively youthful players in the current first XI and then goes on to list quite a few young players who may break through this coming season - but doesn’t mention Sam Hart - it certainly doesn’t look like he is high on the radar on the Rovers manager at the moment. I think we might have a chance to get him, but we will need to wait until next month to do so.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co....s-rovers-team-can-grow-together-says-mowbray/

 

[blueveined]

Echo reporting that Kev's hoping he might have something to report before he goes away this weekend!

Obviously nothing to report then!!
Anyone know how long he's going away for so we know how long we've got to wait before we might hear some / any news?

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Obviously nothing to report then!!
Anyone know how long he's going away for so we know how long we've got to wait before we might hear some / any news?

Yeah I’m a bit disappointed too

However, he did say (as we knew already) that the chairman does the deal once he has said who he wants, so presumably something could cross the line and be announced even when Kev is away?