Markus Suttner signs for £3.8m on 3 yr contract

[Stat Brother]

Another full signing so I reckon the striker slot will be a loanee. Makes sense as this is the position that would probably cost too much in the current market for an outright buy

I don't see that at all.

The club needs to buy a statement striker from somewhere on the globe, just not England.
'All' that fella needs to do is score 8-10 goals and look decent and instantly his market value has risen exponentially.

Then in an ideal world it also picks up a young loanee who won't take a squad position.

 

[Albion my Albion]

To be honest I'm more excited by seeing a prospect like Hunt given a real chance than spending a considerable sum on a recently relegated player, and one pushing into his 30s.

I was uninspired when first linked and remain so.

If it goes through so be it, but I'm kind of like - meh.

Still meh?

 

[Meade's Ball]

Good news. Like a free-kick-taking fullback.

 

[boik]

Oh dear! [MENTION=494]Kosh[/MENTION] wont be happy.

 

[Blue3]

Welcome addition replacing the departed Proganoli as competition for Bong cannot say I know anything about him but looking at the video he appears to like getting forward and whips in the type of cross forwards love

 

[trueblue]

No idea if he's any good by PL standards but will trust Hughton on that one. But I do like the fact he's been involved at a club that was in a survival scrap for the past 2 years. Suggests he'll have the right mentality.

 

[whitelion]

Oh dear! [MENTION=494]Kosh[/MENTION] wont be happy.

Seems to be in the minority.

 

[jamie the seagull]

Suttner 3 year deal, Bong 1 year deal.
If Suttner is our future can he be straight in at no:1 so he can continue last seasons form.
Or does Hughton stick to who he knows..

 

[Triggaaar]

Supposedly we offered 2 million, they want 4.......

We met in the middle, at 3.8

 

[Albion my Albion]

I don't see that at all.

The club needs to buy a statement striker from somewhere on the globe, just not England.
'All' that fella needs to do is score 8-10 goals and look decent and instantly his market value has risen exponentially.

Then in an ideal world it also picks up a young loanee who won't take a squad position.

If the new striker speaks German it wouldn't hurt. Pascal, Uwe, Markus, new striker, loanee.......

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

We met in the middle, at 3.8

Eh? The middle would have been 3 million. 3.8 is virtually what they wanted, no?
Sounds like we've paid more than we would have liked but good to see the club get another deal done.

 

[Tokyohands]

Good stuff

 

[pishhead]

Because this one went public early on it shows how some transfers can be very protracted. I'm sure we are some way down the line on many other deals.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Is there a reason why we did not apparently consider players from Mainz, Hamburger SV or Augsburg? Teams whose defenders helped them just stay in the Bundesliga last season? Mind you, the 2 we have bought have great stats and the price would have fallen due to relegation so I guess I have answered my own question. Can we now expect to see any of the newly promoted German sides clamouring for John O'Shea and Lee Splattermole . . . . (answer: no - they're shit).

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Suttner 3 year deal, Bong 1 year deal.
If Suttner is our future can he be straight in at no:1 so he can continue last seasons form.
Or does Hughton stick to who he knows..

If 30-year-olds are our future, we 're in trouble.

 

[Arkwright]

If 30-year-olds are our future, we 're in trouble.

Wasn't the same said about Bruno when he signed?

 

[Stat Brother]

If the new striker speaks German it wouldn't hurt. Pascal, Uwe, Markus, new striker, loanee.......

Germany is the new Spain.

I wonder if Uwe will be taking the boys down the beach for schnitzel & pumpernickel.

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[Triggaaar]

Is there a reason why we did not apparently consider players from Mainz, Hamburger SV or Augsburg? Teams whose defenders helped them just stay in the Bundesliga last season? Mind you, the 2 we have bought have great stats and the price would have fallen due to relegation

Yet he was only about £500k 2 years ago. How has he gone up so much, at his age, with only one year left on his contract, after seeing his team relegated?

 

[Surf's Up]

Hooray - and presumably he's joined up with the squad because he didn't have far to go!!

 

[DavidRyder]

Wasn't the same said about Bruno when he signing?