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January 2015 transfer window ( No GIFs allowed )(Nor fish puns ffs)

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Well a creative centre mid.

Only got Barkley and Osman.
The problem I have with this is if we were to buy a creative centre mid what happens to Barkley?

I think the greater issue is the wide areas. If we get at least one decent wide player then that takes the pressure off the full backs and the central midfielders and Barkley can hopefully begin to recover his form and ability with greater freedom.
 
Cant say im a fan, plus hes on mad wages but quite frankly id take anyone over atsu or mcgeady
Is he really on mad wages? I guess this is why it would be a loan anyway, and yes Atsu is non-existent unfortunately as is Mcgeady most of the time. Can't hurt to have another body in with the potential he's meant to have
 

The problem I have with this is if we were to buy a creative centre mid what happens to Barkley?

I think the greater issue is the wide areas. If we get at least one decent wide player then that takes the pressure off the full backs and the central midfielders and Barkley can hopefully begin to recover his form and ability with greater freedom.


This why Barkley should be getting playing time in the middle to bring him on not wasting him out on the wing. But RM will not drop Barry, many will diagree but I think the middle three should be Besic, Barkley and Mcarthey. We should not need to buy any CM rather he looked for a GK to start inspiring confidence from the back.
 
I think it's important to figure out where Barkley's best position is. If he's going to be a box-to-box type midfielder then he needs to start playing deeper and getting accustomed to that role. If he's going to play higher up as a CAM-type or whatever you want to call the position behind the striker, then RM needs to stop trying to cram Naismith and Ross into the same team and let Ross take over that spot. No more using one of them as a winger/second CAM.

Also would be happy with Januzaj on loan. He'd be hit or miss in most games, but we're desperate for players who can play on the edges and add to the attack.
 
This is what I think could be realistic over the course of January and next summer (moreso next summer...) - just from hunches (Mirallas) and what it seems like the team needs (everything else).

Mirallas out - £20m
Gibson out - £1m
Howard out - £3m to MLS
TV Money - £30m

Deulofeu - £10m
Solid defensive CB, mid-late 20s (Reid or similar) - £10m
Pienaar type replacement, good vision, works with space, good passer - £10m (or perhaps Ayew on a free)
Mid-late 20s top-class goalkeeper - £10m
Lukaku installment - £8m*
Loss in prize money for finishing lower in the league - £4m*

Remaining £12m to be spent on a squad player or two to make up for loss of Gibson, Distin etc., or renewed contracts.

* denotes number pulled even further out of my arse than the others.
 

This is what I think could be realistic over the course of January and next summer (moreso next summer...) - just from hunches (Mirallas) and what it seems like the team needs (everything else).

Mirallas out - £20m
Gibson out - £1m
Howard out - £3m to MLS
TV Money - £30m

Deulofeu - £10m
Solid defensive CB, mid-late 20s (Reid or similar) - £10m
Pienaar type replacement, good vision, works with space, good passer - £10m (or perhaps Ayew on a free)
Mid-late 20s top-class goalkeeper - £10m
Lukaku installment - £8m*
Loss in prize money for finishing lower in the league - £4m*

Remaining £12m to be spent on a squad player or two to make up for loss of Gibson, Distin etc., or renewed contracts.

* denotes number pulled even further out of my arse than the others.

Oh dear god in heaven not another one.
 
This is what I think could be realistic over the course of January and next summer (moreso next summer...) - just from hunches (Mirallas) and what it seems like the team needs (everything else).

Mirallas out - £20m
Gibson out - £1m
Howard out - £3m to MLS
TV Money - £30m

Deulofeu - £10m
Solid defensive CB, mid-late 20s (Reid or similar) - £10m
Pienaar type replacement, good vision, works with space, good passer - £10m (or perhaps Ayew on a free)
Mid-late 20s top-class goalkeeper - £10m
Lukaku installment - £8m*
Loss in prize money for finishing lower in the league - £4m*

Remaining £12m to be spent on a squad player or two to make up for loss of Gibson, Distin etc., or renewed contracts.

* denotes number pulled even further out of my arse than the others.

Haha £30 mil TV money from Uncle Bill?

If this is your plan to try and seduce me it ain't working
 

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