Tekel Towers » Summer Transfer Window

Finn Seemann · 26/7/2021 10:46 pm

Tek wrote:
Back on topic

Supposedly close to signing Congolese centre mid Beni Baningemi from Everton.

22 years old. Spent last season on loan at Derby.

Not a creative midfielder from what Everton fans are saying. More a ball winner, keeps things simple.

So, what Jack Doyle Hayes was meant to be.

Do we not have Fuchs and Butcher to do that? We're surely not going to play with only ball winners in midfield and no width? Seems an odd one.

Finn Seemann · 26/7/2021 10:48 pm

Snacks94 wrote:
Seen some random had tweeted about Everton boy on Twitter, any other source apart from that?

TEK mentions it in the post before this!

Lilley01 · 27/7/2021 10:01 am

If he's better than what we have and is happy keeping the ball and using it well, then i'm for it. If he's very similar to Fuchs, i think there's a very different type of player we should be prioritising. It's possible we're going after those types too and this one is just happening first.

Tek · 27/7/2021 12:38 pm

Finn Seemann wrote:
Tek wrote:
Back on topic

Supposedly close to signing Congolese centre mid Beni Baningemi from Everton.

22 years old. Spent last season on loan at Derby.

Not a creative midfielder from what Everton fans are saying. More a ball winner, keeps things simple.

So, what Jack Doyle Hayes was meant to be.

Do we not have Fuchs and Butcher to do that? We're surely not going to play with only ball winners in midfield and no width? Seems an odd one.

Thought the exact same thing.

Assuming the rumour is even true.

David_Blunkett · 27/7/2021 6:06 pm

Typical United.

Others are using the transfer window to sign players, whereas we are just standing there licking it.

SuperMario · 27/7/2021 8:04 pm

Was hearts in for the Everton player

Tek · 27/7/2021 9:46 pm

SuperMario wrote:
Was hearts in for the Everton player

Would seem so.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-transfer-offer-beni-baningime-21159950

MockChop · 27/7/2021 10:10 pm

That particular one didn’t really add up didn’t it? Obviously a silly rumour.

I’d kill for a rumour with substance tbh

Finn Seemann · 27/7/2021 10:37 pm

David_Blunkett wrote:
Typical United.

Others are using the transfer window to sign players, whereas we are just standing there licking it.

Harsh but true!

Finn Seemann · 27/7/2021 10:41 pm

MockChop wrote:
That particular one didn’t really add up didn’t it? Obviously a silly rumour.

I’d kill for a rumour with substance tbh

To be fair we seem to have a policy of signing too many central midfielders and those also without an ounce of creativity, in recent years. Fraser Fyvie the last one that actually created anything? Good player pre-injuries and, of course, pre-us. A trend that transcends regimes.

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Lilley01 · 28/7/2021 7:21 am

I think we would have got promoted that year if Fyvie and Fraser had stayed fit but the rest of the team were no where near the standard required so might have been no bad thing in the long run. Fyvie's confidence to ask for the ball in tight situations, awareness to keep it then ability to use it really did make most players around him better.

lifesanocean · 28/7/2021 8:25 am

Lilley01 wrote:
I think we would have got promoted that year if Fyvie and Fraser had stayed fit but the rest of the team were no where near the standard required so might have been no bad thing in the long run. Fyvie's confidence to ask for the ball in tight situations, awareness to keep it then ability to use it really did make most players around him better.

Agreed. The pre-injury Fyvie and Fraser working in tamdem in the current team would have solved a lot of the problems we currently have.

Finn Seemann · 28/7/2021 8:29 am

lifesanocean wrote:
Lilley01 wrote:
I think we would have got promoted that year if Fyvie and Fraser had stayed fit but the rest of the team were no where near the standard required so might have been no bad thing in the long run. Fyvie's confidence to ask for the ball in tight situations, awareness to keep it then ability to use it really did make most players around him better.
Agreed. The pre-injury Fyvie and Fraser working in tamdem in the current team would have solved a lot of the problems we currently have.

I actually think a fit Fyvie equivalent is all we need there. Although a player of Fraser's skill would be a good ask too, but let's take one step at a time. Do we genuinely think a Fyvie equivalent is achievable this window? Is Meekison or Mochrie, given games, that player?

28/7/2021 8:29 am

Lilley01 wrote:
There is no benefit to the selling club model to say we’re skint so we wont. Any fan with half a brain can read between the lines that we had to reduce the wage bill or at least spend it more wisely.

The top 6 target is based on building in last year which we o ly missed out by a point. Hardly unreasonable to expect an improvement from our now more experienced squad. Or should the players also say they think they’re shite and we have no chance? Honestly, try to be even a bit rational.

As for one foot dangling over the precipice…. The “project” got us promotion, safety and a point away from top 6. Fuck knows what you call the 3 years that preceded that because we’ve only went one way.

Things can get so much better but if you base your conclusions on facts and not opinions there’s just no way anyone can be as negative.

On KF, good move. Always like to see players go to championship rather than further down.

Couldn't agree more. Great post

Lilley01 · 28/7/2021 9:56 am

Finn Seemann wrote:
lifesanocean wrote:
Lilley01 wrote:
I think we would have got promoted that year if Fyvie and Fraser had stayed fit but the rest of the team were no where near the standard required so might have been no bad thing in the long run. Fyvie's confidence to ask for the ball in tight situations, awareness to keep it then ability to use it really did make most players around him better.
Agreed. The pre-injury Fyvie and Fraser working in tamdem in the current team would have solved a lot of the problems we currently have.

I actually think a fit Fyvie equivalent is all we need there. Although a player of Fraser's skill would be a good ask too, but let's take one step at a time. Do we genuinely think a Fyvie equivalent is achievable this window? Is Meekison or Mochrie, given games, that player?

From what i've seen, they'd be more a SF replacement than a FF replacement.

If we were interested in the guy from Everton i have absolutely no idea how much of a player he is but you'd think coming up through a youth system like that, he'd be schooled in similar techniques to FF. Comfortable on the ball, comfortable in tight spaces, clever positionally. Hence the comment above, if he's better than what we have then it's a positive signing. Looks unlikely now though.

Tangy · 28/7/2021 10:12 am

Luke Bolton is a man City player 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

Snacks94 · 28/7/2021 10:19 am

United not in for the Everton boy according to the courier

Anyone expect a signing before Aberdeen game? Don’t see it myself

Tangy · 28/7/2021 11:22 am

Nope.

Don't expect any signings until shankland and benji are sold tbh.

Lilley01 · 28/7/2021 11:23 am

Tangy wrote:
Luke Bolton is a man City player 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

Luke Bolton was our best player at the start of last season until he got shunted to right back then right wing back and a more defensive system. then out the team completely.

28/7/2021 11:30 am

There are half a dozen young players at Tannadice hoping that the current dearth of signings remains so.
Are they up to it?
We'll soon find out.
Imagine it was you, what an opportunity, you'd be fighting like a tiger to cement your place.
The first quarter of 11 games will be a learning curve, we will have to be patient.
But then who is it that we are we going to be raving about come Xmas?.

Arabdownsouth · 28/7/2021 11:40 am

smedDUm wrote:
There are half a dozen young players at Tannadice hoping that the current dearth of signings remains so.
Are they up to it?
We'll soon find out.
Imagine it was you, what an opportunity, you'd be fighting like a tiger to cement your place.
The first quarter of 11 games will be a learning curve, we will have to be patient.
But then who is it that we are we going to be raving about come Xmas?.

Tam Courts hopefully 🤞

Tangy · 28/7/2021 1:31 pm

It may be that we've half a dozen lads who are bang up for it. I believe we do but either we stick to 1 system and don't change or we put square pegs in round holes.... deccan glass will never be a big burly striker. Kiran freeman will never be a winger etc etc.

kdyteejay · 28/7/2021 2:04 pm

David_Blunkett wrote:
Typical United.

Others are using the transfer window to sign players, whereas we are just standing there licking it.

Very true, unfortunately.

Billy_Hainey · 28/7/2021 3:31 pm

I haven't a phuckin clue what to think about this. Phuckin bamboozled TBH.

How many players have the SSBs signed? Aboot 9. But in sayin that, how many of them are any good ?

Shedtastic · 28/7/2021 4:20 pm

Aboot 9