January 2018 transfer window thread.

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CRIMHEAD said:
Several of us were hoping we'd sign him this summer. We needed wingers, he was perfect, but Henry is in essence the same type of player.

And there is nothing wrong with Slimani. Nothing. Works hard, good in the air, can finish, he would help tremendously. But yes, he would be relatively expensive. Nicoli Jorgensen would still be interesting.
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When we were linked strongly to him prior to his Leicester move I made several posts on why he isn't going to work in this league...he's not a good enough player.

Jorgensen would be good for someone like WBA.
 
Borussin said:
He really started to show his ability late last season, after he had a very tough start to his life in the Bundesliga, he just couldn't score. But late on, he started getting some goals and this season he's carried on where he left off really, scoring a few, playing pretty well. Leipzig have built such a good squad there, with a lot of quality players in almost all areas of the pitch.
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That's just it. He doesn't score. He typically plays almost as a supporting Target guy and a defensive forward, while Timo pushing the back line. Holds the ball up well and his feet and athleticism are terrific for a tall player. But he's not a lead the line type of guy at least not how he's currently being deployed. Now is his goal record due to how he's being used? I dunno, I don't see the instincts, honestly.
 

BullensBoy23 said:
Is this some sort of sick joke?
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Oh and Cleverley who made us a neat 8m profit.

No sick joke at all. They all added something or still add something. Half our defensive troubles would be fixed of Mori was fit.

Lennon helped us avoid relegation.

Macca was near our best player the year we finished 5th.

Barry speaks for himself.

So are you questioning Holgate, Del or Rom?
 
First priority should be a ball-playing CB. Sick of seeing us just hoofing it forward because our current CBs are so awful on the ball.

Then a young, attacking LB, a composed CM who can dictate play, a pacy, goalscoring winger (Onyekuru) and a striker.
 
Hickson9 said:
We had John Stones and he was hounded by Evertonians.
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And look where he is now - arguably one of the best CBs in the world. Granted Pep's had alot to do with that, but the fact our fans yelled and moaned at him for trying to keep possession rather than mindlessly lumping it really infuriates me.
 
nsnojosh said:
And look where he is now - arguably one of the best CBs in the world. Granted Pep's had alot to do with that, but the fact our fans yelled and moaned at him for trying to keep possession rather than mindlessly lumping it really infuriates me.
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Arguably? You got that right. I’ll argue with you on that one. Seriously? One of the best CBs in the world? Wow. Not even close to it. Just goes to show what playing in a winning team does, much maligned last season, 11 games later, you’re saying he maybe one of the best in the world. You’ll be telling me that Ashley Williams or Keane are amongst the best in the Prem next.
 
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Albro said:
Oh and Cleverley who made us a neat 8m profit.

No sick joke at all. They all added something or still add something. Half our defensive troubles would be fixed of Mori was fit.

Lennon helped us avoid relegation.

Macca was near our best player the year we finished 5th.

Barry speaks for himself.

So are you questioning Holgate, Del or Rom?
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LOL at the state of this. Does "Nil Satis Nisi Optimum" mean anything to you?

The ONLY good thing about Cleverley was that he came on a free - it meant that when he failed and was shipped out, we'd make a profit. Lo and behold, exactly that happened.

Mori, when he was fit, was maligned by all and sundry for being an accident waiting to happen. Granted he'd probably be selected ahead of Jags and Williams if he was fit at the moment, but being better than rubbish doesn't make you great. It seems that with a portion of our fanbase, the longer the player is absent from the squad the better they become.

Lennon and everyone else who played in Martinez's two latter seasons helped us avoid relegation in as much as they appeared on the pitch and we didn't get relegated.... but make no mistake: Lukaku kept us up for two seasons straight. Without him, we would have gone. Lennon made no more or less contribution than Cleverley, Del or Aiden wage-thief McGeady. Naismith was better than all of them.

Macca, along with Barry, was very good in Martinez's first season. So was Coleman, so was Baines, so was Distin, so was Barkley and Lukaku... spotted the pattern yet? And that was one season, four seasons ago. One good season in five years isn't what I'd call a good transfer - it's marginally better than Darron Gibson.

Barry I will give you. But then again, I don't think anyone has questioned Barry, have they?

Holgate has promise, but has not yet fulfilled it. Del had moments of greatness the first time around but was anonymous the second time.

Lukaku, as pointed out by other posters, was by far and away the best signing of that manager's tenure. The majority of the rest were mediocre to appalling and I'm sorry but Alcaraz and McGeady would make an all-time worst Everton XI with ease.
 
Tierney and Dembele would probably be the most obtainable two players in a January to go towards fixing two of the major problems in the squad, Celtic will have already won the league and be out of Europe by then anyway.

Dembele is a risk - but has the potential to be better than the types of striker we could realistically attract who are 'proven'

cb - there are a huge amount of centre backs out there who'd improve our back line - doesn't need to be the permanent fix - just needs to be one we can get in who is not a liability and who has pace and is at least decent on the ball.
 
Jonny Evans, name me a better left footed cb available?
Tierney
Goal scorer, take your pick, all depends on the budget really doesn't it.
 

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