He is someone I thought we should go for,just didn't think we could afford him.Would be a great addition. Now please go after Trevor Chalobah,currently surplus to requirements at Chelsea.

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Szmodics plays attacking midfield or striker depending on the tactics, we do need an out and out forward though. Where have I said Ashton/McKenna have gone wrong?...doesn't mean they're going to keep being successful in the transfer market particularly at a higher level when there needs to be some quality. But yes Ipswich have had success as a unit rather than individuals so maybe he might fit into McK's plans but don't expect him to score a hatful of goals.

PL clubs are now refining their squads and those to go out on loan. This activity is to be expected as clubs and agents look for takers. I am more than content for our club to make the announcement when it happens.
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Need another target man so fits the bill. Another player who could benefit from Mckenna's coaching .

TimmyH. This won't be a signing instead of Szmodics. This would be the other cf we need, especially with hirst out. Szmodics will be signed to play behind in their number 10 role. But capable of playing up top too if required.

Though down marked you before reading your post :) I think you'll probably be right, who knows if either will come off, I'll be dead before Blackburn let him go.

Without being rude to anyone, I think we need a reality check here.

There are 4 ideal aims for bringing a striker to a premier league club, as far as I can see:
1. premier league experience
2. a proven goalscorer
3. affordable (transfer, wages, loan fee etc)
4. a player who wants to be at your club

Sadly, you can't tick all four of those boxes! We simply aren't going to get a 30 goal a year premier league striker who wants to come here, certainly not one we can afford!

So, you need to find a balance. If this lad wants to come here, I say great, he's young, he has ability and it looks like we can afford him. We know we have coaches and a manager who brings out the best in players - let them work with him, let them coach him into becoming a consistent goalscorer.

Trust the process.

A reminder, we don't actually need a goalscorer who can bag us 30 goals this year. We need someone who can score 10-15 really important goals that get us enough points to stay up. Chris Wood scored 14 last year, I believe. That kept Forest in the league with contributions from the rest of the team.

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Have seen we are still in for SS according to Sky Sports just now...

So is it Bro-jer or Broya?!

I get the feeling that some on here moaning about us not signing enough players are also going to moan when we do sign players. The reality is that we were a big club in league one and even in the championship an attractive proposition.. 30,000 sell outs, good history, big plans. We are now not in that situation and won’t find it as easy to get the right quality when we are competing against established prem and top flight clubs around Europe. If a player is worth £50m they will have options in terms of club status and salary offers we can’t currently match. My only real disappointment with transfers was missing out on Philogene, who chose an established prem club, champions league football, a bigger salary and a club he knew well over us.. fair enough. However we’ve signed good players and if Phillips, Borja and Cajuste sign we’ve done very well.