(02-09-2014, 19:59)Stairs Wrote: Latest:

In the final week of the transfer window and things are hotting up - Fletcher, McManaman, who else....?

Rumours so far:
(Not a comprehensive list so contributions backed up with links please)
INCOMING
Keepers:

• None
  

Missed: None

Defenders:

• Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow) - (Jan 16, HITC) - Croatian international - About £4m is we did
  
• Neil Taylor (Swansea) - (Jan 13, Goal) - Straight fight v C.Palace
  
• Lewis Dunk (Brighton) - (Jan 11, Southnews) - Signed new contract so unlikely
  
• Claude Dielna (Sheff Wed) - (Jan 8, SC Observer) - Watched him v Man City in FA Cup
  
• Virbil van Dijk (Celtic) - (Jan 6, HITC) - Apparently £8m could get him
  
• Gabriele Angella (Watford) - (Jan 5, HITC) - West Ham also interested
  
• Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan) - (Jan 4, Shoot) - Being released but not available until end of Jan
  
• Robert Huth (Stoke) - (Jan 4, Tamworth Herald)- Another link due to new manager
  

Midfielders:

• Kara Mbodj (Genk) - (Jan 27, Daily Mail) - We have made enquiries
  
• Callum McManaman (Wigan) - (Jan 26, Telepgraph) - Rumoured to be signing today
  
• Stuart Armstrong (Dundee Utd) - (Jan 25, Birmingham Mail) - WBA have watched him again
  
• Bakay Sako (Wolves) - (Jan 23, HITC) - We were linked before and now so are Villa
  
• Jack Cork (Southampton) - Jan 23, Shoot) - Contract running out
  
• Yann M'Vila (Rubin Kazan) - (Jan 23, ,SportWitness) - Straight fight with QPR?
  
• Matt Philips (QPR) - (Jan 23, Goal.com) - Alternative to McManaman?
  
• Michail Antonio (Notts Forest) - (Jan 21, HITC) - Approach rebuffed
  
• Darren Fletcher (Man Utd) - (Jan 14, Express & Star) - Waiting until last day of transfer window to decide on future
  
• Andros Townsend (Spurs) - (Jan 7, Mirror) - Suggestion is we swap Berahino for Townsend and Lennon
  
• Aaron Lennon (Spurs) - (Jan 4, TheTottenhamWay) - £9m seems steep. Plus lots of other interested.
  
• Jay Spearing (Bolton) - (Jan 7, Sportinastorm) - TP watched him play this week
  
• Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) - (Jan 1, Daily Express) - Speculation rather than fact
  
• FilipTasic (Djurgardens) - (Dec 16, Daily Mail) - In negotiations for the Swedish starlet - ha!
  
• Dead: Michael Essien (AC Milan) - (Jan 21, Tamworth Herald) - Says he won't join another Premiership club out of respect for Chelsea
  

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International Duty Watch
Argentina: Yacob
Australia: Davidson
Belgium: Pocognoli
Benin: Sessengnon
Costa Rica: Cristian Gamboa
DR Congo: Mulumbu
England U21: Dawson
England: Lescott, Foster
N. Ireland: Baird, Brunt, McAuley
Nigeria: Anichebe, Ideye
Scotland: Dorrans, Morrison
Sweden: Olsson
Wales: Myhill

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Current PROVISIONAL 2014/15 West Bromwich Albion Squad
(Shirt numbers go up to 43. We have 16 shirt numbers to allocate. Squad includes Premiership 25 and Under 21's. HG denotes Home Grown)
Youth Players not in the squad are detailed in WBA-1996's Official Development XI Thread
Unallocated shirt numbers based on vacancies and those known to be leaving is: 12, 24, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42

Premiership Squad of 25 - Not announced until after season starts    
Goalkeepers:
01 Ben Foster (HG) - Contract ends June 2018 (plus 1yr option)
13 Boaz Myhill (HG) - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)
19 Vacant - Daniels sold to Scunthorpe

Defenders:
02 Andre Wisdom - On season loan from Liverpool. Ends July 2015
03 Jonas Olsson - Contract ends June 2016
04 Chris Baird - Contract expires June 2015 (plus 1yr option)
06 Joleon Lescott - Contract expires June 2016 (plus 1yr option)
14 Jason Davidson - Contract expires June 2016 (plus 1 yr option)
15 Sebastien Pocognoli - Contract expires 2017 (plus 1yr option)
16 Cristian Gamboa - Contract expires June 2016 (plus 1yr option)
20 Liam O'Neil - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option) On load to Scunthorpe for season
22 Donervorn Daniels - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option) on loan to Blackpool
23 Gareth McAuley - Contract ends June 2015
25 Craig Dawson (HG) - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)

Midfielders:
05 Claudio Yacob - Contract ends June 2016 (plus 1yr option)
07 James Morrison (HG) - Contract ends June 2016
08 Craig Gardner (HG) - Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
11 Chris Brunt (HG) - Took 1yr option on contract to June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
17 Graham Dorrans - Signed extension in 2014. Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option?)
21 Youssouf Mulumbu - Contract ends June 2016
29 Stephane Sessegnon - Contract ends June 2015
34 Kemar Roofe - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)

Forwards:
?? Silvestre Varela - Loan terminated
09 Brown Ideye - Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option) - Loaned out to Hamburg
10 Victor Anichebe - Contract ends June 2017
18 Saido Berahino - Contract ends June 2017
28 Sebastian Blanco - Contract ends June 2017 (Loaned out to San Lorenzo)
30 Georgios Samaras[/b] - Loaned out view to permanent deal
36 Adil Nabi - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)

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Under-21: (NB: Eligible for Premiership selection in addition to squad of 25)
Keepers:
?? Alex Palmer: 17 10.Aug.96 - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
?? Jack Rose: 19 DoB nn.xx.nn - Contract ends June 2016 with 1yr option
Defenders:
33 Bradley Garmston: 19 DoB 18.Jan.94 -Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
43 Callum Jones: 18 DoB 31.Jan.96 - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
?? Wes Atkinson: 19 DoB 13.Oct.94 - Contract ends June 2015 with 1 yr option
Midfielders:
37 Mani O'Sullivan: 20 DoB 15.Apr.92 - 1yr option taken. Contract ends June 2015
?? Aaron Birch: nn DoB nn.xx.nn - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
?? Samir Nabi: nn DoB nn.xx.nn - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
Strikers:
?? Alex Jones: 19 DoB 28.09.1994 - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option

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Transfer Window Definition:
There are two transfer windows in each Barclays Premier League season.
- The first starts at midnight on last day of the closing season and ends 31 August if a working day - or, if not, on the first working day thereafter, at a time determined by the Board.
- The second starts at midnight on the 31 December and ends 31 January if a working day, and again, if not, on the first working day thereafter, at a time determined by the Board.
- Temporary transfers can be made permanent outside of the transfer windows

Home Grown Player A player who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to The Football Association or The Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of 3 seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21) and for the purposes of this definition of “Home Grown Player” a season will be deemed to commence on the date on which the first transfer window closes and expire on the date of the final league match of the season

Disclaimer: Guys, this is just a collection of what I have seen and read. It is not necessarily the truth or indeed all of the data out there.

(02-09-2014, 19:59)Stairs Wrote: Latest:

In the final week of the transfer window and things are hotting up - Fletcher, McManaman, who else....?

Rumours so far:
(Not a comprehensive list so contributions backed up with links please)
INCOMING
Keepers:

• None
  

Missed: None

Defenders:

• Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow) - (Jan 16, HITC) - Croatian international - About £4m is we did
  
• Neil Taylor (Swansea) - (Jan 13, Goal) - Straight fight v C.Palace
  
• Lewis Dunk (Brighton) - (Jan 11, Southnews) - Signed new contract so unlikely
  
• Claude Dielna (Sheff Wed) - (Jan 8, SC Observer) - Watched him v Man City in FA Cup
  
• Virbil van Dijk (Celtic) - (Jan 6, HITC) - Apparently £8m could get him
  
• Gabriele Angella (Watford) - (Jan 5, HITC) - West Ham also interested
  
• Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan) - (Jan 4, Shoot) - Being released but not available until end of Jan
  
• Robert Huth (Stoke) - (Jan 4, Tamworth Herald)- Another link due to new manager
  

Midfielders:

• Kara Mbodj (Genk) - (Jan 27, Daily Mail) - We have made enquiries
  
• Callum McManaman (Wigan) - (Jan 26, Telepgraph) - Rumoured to be signing today
  
• Stuart Armstrong (Dundee Utd) - (Jan 25, Birmingham Mail) - WBA have watched him again
  
• Bakay Sako (Wolves) - (Jan 23, HITC) - We were linked before and now so are Villa
  
• Jack Cork (Southampton) - Jan 23, Shoot) - Contract running out
  
• Yann M'Vila (Rubin Kazan) - (Jan 23, ,SportWitness) - Straight fight with QPR?
  
• Matt Philips (QPR) - (Jan 23, Goal.com) - Alternative to McManaman?
  
• Michail Antonio (Notts Forest) - (Jan 21, HITC) - Approach rebuffed
  
• Darren Fletcher (Man Utd) - (Jan 14, Express & Star) - Waiting until last day of transfer window to decide on future
  
• Andros Townsend (Spurs) - (Jan 7, Mirror) - Suggestion is we swap Berahino for Townsend and Lennon
  
• Aaron Lennon (Spurs) - (Jan 4, TheTottenhamWay) - £9m seems steep. Plus lots of other interested.
  
• Jay Spearing (Bolton) - (Jan 7, Sportinastorm) - TP watched him play this week
  
• Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) - (Jan 1, Daily Express) - Speculation rather than fact
  
• FilipTasic (Djurgardens) - (Dec 16, Daily Mail) - In negotiations for the Swedish starlet - ha!
  
• Dead: Michael Essien (AC Milan) - (Jan 21, Tamworth Herald) - Says he won't join another Premiership club out of respect for Chelsea
  

---

International Duty Watch
Argentina: Yacob
Australia: Davidson
Belgium: Pocognoli
Benin: Sessengnon
Costa Rica: Cristian Gamboa
DR Congo: Mulumbu
England U21: Dawson
England: Lescott, Foster
N. Ireland: Baird, Brunt, McAuley
Nigeria: Anichebe, Ideye
Scotland: Dorrans, Morrison
Sweden: Olsson
Wales: Myhill

---

Current PROVISIONAL 2014/15 West Bromwich Albion Squad
(Shirt numbers go up to 43. We have 16 shirt numbers to allocate. Squad includes Premiership 25 and Under 21's. HG denotes Home Grown)
Youth Players not in the squad are detailed in WBA-1996's Official Development XI Thread
Unallocated shirt numbers based on vacancies and those known to be leaving is: 12, 24, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42

Premiership Squad of 25 - Not announced until after season starts    
Goalkeepers:
01 Ben Foster (HG) - Contract ends June 2018 (plus 1yr option)
13 Boaz Myhill (HG) - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)
19 Vacant - Daniels sold to Scunthorpe

Defenders:
02 Andre Wisdom - On season loan from Liverpool. Ends July 2015
03 Jonas Olsson - Contract ends June 2016
04 Chris Baird - Contract expires June 2015 (plus 1yr option)
06 Joleon Lescott - Contract expires June 2016 (plus 1yr option)
14 Jason Davidson - Contract expires June 2016 (plus 1 yr option)
15 Sebastien Pocognoli - Contract expires 2017 (plus 1yr option)
16 Cristian Gamboa - Contract expires June 2016 (plus 1yr option)
20 Liam O'Neil - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option) On load to Scunthorpe for season
22 Donervorn Daniels - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option) on loan to Blackpool
23 Gareth McAuley - Contract ends June 2015
25 Craig Dawson (HG) - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)

Midfielders:
05 Claudio Yacob - Contract ends June 2016 (plus 1yr option)
07 James Morrison (HG) - Contract ends June 2016
08 Craig Gardner (HG) - Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
11 Chris Brunt (HG) - Took 1yr option on contract to June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
17 Graham Dorrans - Signed extension in 2014. Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option?)
21 Youssouf Mulumbu - Contract ends June 2016
29 Stephane Sessegnon - Contract ends June 2015
34 Kemar Roofe - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)

Forwards:
?? Silvestre Varela - Loan terminated
09 Brown Ideye - Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option) - Loaned out to Hamburg
10 Victor Anichebe - Contract ends June 2017
18 Saido Berahino - Contract ends June 2017
28 Sebastian Blanco - Contract ends June 2017 (Loaned out to San Lorenzo)
30 Georgios Samaras[/b] - Loaned out view to permanent deal
36 Adil Nabi - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)

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Under-21: (NB: Eligible for Premiership selection in addition to squad of 25)
Keepers:
?? Alex Palmer: 17 10.Aug.96 - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
?? Jack Rose: 19 DoB nn.xx.nn - Contract ends June 2016 with 1yr option
Defenders:
33 Bradley Garmston: 19 DoB 18.Jan.94 -Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
43 Callum Jones: 18 DoB 31.Jan.96 - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
?? Wes Atkinson: 19 DoB 13.Oct.94 - Contract ends June 2015 with 1 yr option
Midfielders:
37 Mani O'Sullivan: 20 DoB 15.Apr.92 - 1yr option taken. Contract ends June 2015
?? Aaron Birch: nn DoB nn.xx.nn - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
?? Samir Nabi: nn DoB nn.xx.nn - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
Strikers:
?? Alex Jones: 19 DoB 28.09.1994 - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option

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Transfer Window Definition:
There are two transfer windows in each Barclays Premier League season.
- The first starts at midnight on last day of the closing season and ends 31 August if a working day - or, if not, on the first working day thereafter, at a time determined by the Board.
- The second starts at midnight on the 31 December and ends 31 January if a working day, and again, if not, on the first working day thereafter, at a time determined by the Board.
- Temporary transfers can be made permanent outside of the transfer windows

Home Grown Player A player who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to The Football Association or The Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of 3 seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21) and for the purposes of this definition of “Home Grown Player” a season will be deemed to commence on the date on which the first transfer window closes and expire on the date of the final league match of the season

Disclaimer: Guys, this is just a collection of what I have seen and read. It is not necessarily the truth or indeed all of the data out there.

(28-01-2015, 00:57)Salopbaggie Wrote: BBB I am sure you must mean Demarai Gray. I have mentioned him a few times in different posts and no one else seems to rate him, they did not comment anyway.

Maybe his second half performance after coming on against us on Saturday people might have noticed him.  Even so, he was not as hot against us, as I have seen him. Still impressive though.  

I doubt 2.5m would get him though as some of the big boys have been having a sniff.  

He is not the finished article yet, but the most exciting young player I have seen in a while, a little bit like Laurie Cunningham when he was at Orient.  He is not afraid to run at a player, Willie Johnston style, though not as cocky with it   , and he can let one fly with the best of them.

I would go as far as say I would rather have him than anyone we have been associated with so far and just hope he can cut it (I am sure he can) against better defenders.

(28-01-2015, 00:57)Salopbaggie Wrote: BBB I am sure you must mean Demarai Gray. I have mentioned him a few times in different posts and no one else seems to rate him, they did not comment anyway.

Maybe his second half performance after coming on against us on Saturday people might have noticed him. Even so, he was not as hot against us, as I have seen him. Still impressive though.

I doubt 2.5m would get him though as some of the big boys have been having a sniff.

He is not the finished article yet, but the most exciting young player I have seen in a while, a little bit like Laurie Cunningham when he was at Orient. He is not afraid to run at a player, Willie Johnston style, though not as cocky with it , and he can let one fly with the best of them.

I would go as far as say I would rather have him than anyone we have been associated with so far and just hope he can cut it (I am sure he can) against better defenders.