Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:27 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

Hay seems to have good contacts on the inside and he releases info he's known for a while once it is safe to do so. Athletic reporting Villa have Tyler Adams high on their wanted list as do a couple of other prem clubs. This will be a test for the new owners. On the plus side it should ensure we get plenty of money for him but leaves an absolutely huge hole in midfield if he goes.

And that`s the worry.
We were totally defunct of ideas once he got injured and the midfield was completely overrun .
Brighton look like they might want him too.
Without doubt our best midfielder by a country mile although that doesn`t say much I know.
I reckon so far the following will leave
Messlier, Robbles, Koch, Struijk, Firpo, Aaronnsen, Rocca, Sumerville, Rodrigo and Harrison.
With the likes of Adams, Sinesterra, Gnonto 50/50
I`m hoping Bamford goes too.
That`s a hell of a lot of players getting shipped out and only several weeks left to get them plus others replaced.

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:50 pm  

Yep. Sure is a worry the longer this drags on.
Id only be gutted to lose Rodrigo, Gnonto and probably Harrison (though if money was ok off he goes)
Theres a massive rebuild needed - Im just hoping we have a decent list with replacements on and we are just waiting for a manager to greenlight them. I know we can add firepower as we go along but theres going to be a very short turnaround with preseason in 2 weeks.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Fri Jun 23, 2023 4:00 pm  

To be honest, if we can get 25m to 35m for Adams, I'd bite your hand off. Especially if it meant we had more chance of keeping the likes of Gnonto, Summerville and Sinnistera.

If we're moving to a possession based system, them Adams isn't the type of midfielder to build the team around. He's an elite ball winning midfielder, but he's very average on the ball in general.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Fri Jun 23, 2023 4:59 pm  

Season starts in 6 weeks. There’s not a chance in hell we’ll have our squad sorted by then. I could easily see us starting slowly. We have simply got up keep as many of our better players as possible. Agree with JB on Adams but he does protect the back 4 very well and therefore lets you attack with confidence, it’s a double edged sword. I’d imagine the 49ers would view him as a big asset given he’s capt of USMFT

Apparently the green light on the takeover is imminent and they can’t announce the manager until then… yet more delays!

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Fri Jun 23, 2023 5:23 pm  

The transfer window isn't even open yet. There's a lot going on behind the scenes. I think as soon as the takeover is green lit, and manager is announced we'll start to see a lot moves being made

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Fri Jun 23, 2023 5:29 pm  

I agree. I think they have a lot in place behind the scenes

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Fri Jun 23, 2023 5:34 pm  

Jack Burton wrote:

The transfer window isn't even open yet. There's a lot going on behind the scenes. I think as soon as the takeover is green lit, and manager is announced we'll start to see a lot moves being made

Transfer window opened on the 14th of June…

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Fri Jun 23, 2023 6:23 pm  

Jack Burton wrote:

The transfer window isn't even open yet. There's a lot going on behind the scenes. I think as soon as the takeover is green lit, and manager is announced we'll start to see a lot moves being made

I agree, if they’re serious about getting straight back up, which I imagine they are, they’ll be lots of wheels in motion

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Fri Jun 23, 2023 6:55 pm  

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Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Fri Jun 23, 2023 7:13 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

Transfer window opened on the 14th of June…

That's the domestic window. The European window opens on the1st July.
The u21 world cup is also going on, and players are still on holiday, which will hold up a lot of moves.