January 2018 transfer window thread.

[Albro]

Deeney knows how to properly lead a line, DCL is learning still, if DCL bulks out and Duncan teaches him how to bully people, he will be a vastly better player than Deeney, but we REALLY need a number 9.

Troy blinkin Deeney wouldn't improve our side. Rather wait until the summer then get that desperate. Fix the shambolic defence first. DCL and Niasse will be fine until then, and if Sandro finds some form.

 

[Goat]

Troy blinkin Deeney wouldn't improve our side. Rather wait until the summer then get that desperate. Fix the shambolic defence first. DCL and Niasse will be fine until then, and if Sandro finds some form.

Just lash all the money at Ciro Immobile and be done with it.

 

[tim cahill]

Now we’re out of Europe our squad looks way too big! Barkley leaving seems inevitable. Mirallas needs to go, Besic should probably leave for the sake of his career and McCarthy may as well go if anyone will take him. Maybe others too.

Any incomings need to be top quality, straight into the first 11 kind of players in the 24-28 age bracket. Our squad is overloaded with players with ‘potential’.

 

[Woolly Blue]

I might cry if we spend 25m on Troy Deeney

Wipe yer nose mate.

Anyway, this is an advance on fume and shows you are progressing ( in football fan terms ) to adulthood. Soon you will discover girls, and will, like @Bigmaclad, be almost totally lost to us.

 

[blulouie]

No

Deeney is vastly better than all 3.

DCL has the potential to be better, but hes not currently.

No mate

 

[blulouie]

Just lash all the money at Ciro Immobile and be done with it.

Sounds like a plan ...i like it.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Given the likely tenure of the management team I would think loan with an option to buy would be our best route. I don’t think Fat Sam is building a dynasty here.

 

[Goat]

Sounds like a plan ...i like it.

15 in 13 games currently.

Go get him Sam.

 

[bullybeef]

T

Given the likely tenure of the management team I would think loan with an option to buy would be our best route. I don’t think Fat Sam is building a dynasty here.

You hope.

Stranger things have happened.

 

[riddick]

We don't NEED a striker.

 

[Goat]

We don't NEED a striker.

In YOUR opinion.

Thankfully Big Sam realises we do.

 

[riddick]

In YOUR opinion.

Thankfully Big Sam realises we do.

You are absolutely wrong, we don't tho. We have the same number of goals as we did last year with the same number of games. "Because of 'manager x wants him'" is how we got here.

We NEED a CB.

 

[Goat]

We don't tho. We have the same number of goals more as we did last year with the same number of games. "Because of 'manager x wants him'" is how we got here.

We NEED a CB.

Im not disputing we need a CB, but we lack a real Striker also, a Striker doesnt just score goals, as ive said countless times :

We lack a focal point, somebody to play off, the modern number 9 who leads the line, knocks it down, holds it up and brings others into play, for all their qualities Rooney, DCL, Niasse, Sandro, none of them can play as a number 9 effectively in the Premier League, Rooney used to be able to and when DCL gains experience he will be able to, Niasse and Sandro IMO are much better playing with a number 9.

Of course thats not our only problem, but somebody for Iceland to hit from out wide, an out ball from our CBs, the long hopeful punt through the middle, basic stuff that we cant do as a team, it drives the whole team unit back 20 yards and constantly puts us on the backfoot.
MoutsGoat, Nov 9, 2017

 

[KaiserEFC]

People are aware that we can by a CB AND a striker aren’t they?

 

[Goat]

People are aware that we can by a CB AND a striker aren’t they?

Most people seem to think we dont have any dough sadly.

But yes, we can.

I dont see any reason at all why we wont sign 1 ST, 1 Fullback and 1 CB as the bare min.

Personally im seeing quite a few Outs and a few Ins.