January 2019 Transfer Window

[Albro]

Isco likely to leave Madrid. Replacement for Sigurdsson?

 

[ijjysmith]

Isco likely to leave Madrid. Replacement for Sigurdsson?

Yeah...Isco would come here.

 

[Albro]

Yeah...Isco would come here.

My friend told me he spoke with his friend who heard through a friend that Evertons wages and location make it an attractive proposition.

 

[orly]

We are going to need songs rhyming Isco with disco IMMEDIATELY

 

[ijjysmith]

My friend told me he spoke with his friend who heard through a friend that Evertons wages and location make it an attractive proposition.

IT'S DEFO ON

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Isco likely to leave Madrid. Replacement for Sigurdsson?

There are about 200 clubs he would join before he settled for Everton.

 

[Brisan123]

There are about 200 clubs he would join before he settled for Everton.

Name each and every one of them

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Name each and every one of them

CBA lad.

 

[Zatara]

CBA lad.

Christian brothers academy ?

Bit of a stretch...

Came 1st on a google search so they are a 'table topper'.

 

[davek]

...I think there is, Dave. In the Kenwright years ‘sell to buy’ was indicative of a financial hand-to-mouth existence, in that we had to sell to raise monies to buy. When Moshiri came in there were many posters on here suggesting that situation hadn’t changed but despite monies secured from Lukaku and Stones, Transfer windows in this era demonstrate we are not living a hand-to-mouth existence.

Brands comments regarding one out, one in, are not about raising cash for transfers. They are about good housekeeping and not having an unweildy number of players to work with.

Whatever way it's contextualised the point remains that we have a DoF telling us that, if we have a position that needs strengthening, we can do that only by ridding ourselves of a player. At the very least that places a time problem to get deals done - I wonder now whether the lack of striker this summer was down to not getting shut of Niasse in particular. We certainly cant operate like that and expect to land targets promptly. The more alarming part of yesterday's statement is the likelihood that the taps are now turned off. That now the major outgoing sales that have funded the player buying spree of recent seasons have dried up and are no more, then we have a situation where the manager's told: "there's your assets out there in blue jerseys. You choose who to sell and then you tell me who you want to replace them". That can seriously hamper any restructuring of the squad that's required.

For me, we need in January/summer a good GK to vie for the no.1 shirt, a RB of quality to come in and be a starter, a LB deputy for Digne, if Gomes is going back we need to spend big for a creative midfielder, a right winger and an attacker. What Brands has said wont address that type of restructuring that we require; it'll make it almost impossible.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

if he said that i think deals for them are already lined up....

Fingers crossed. Really should be adding James McCarthy to that list, but he's undoubtedly injured once again and thus nobody will touch him. Thankfully Jagielka will be off end of season (out of contract), same as Williams, and let's hope we can find takers for Mirallas and Besic and that absolute cart Bolasie.That would be 9 gone, and Stekelenberg needs punting too, so 10.

 

[mill]

Whatever way it's contextualised the point remains that we have a DoF telling us that, if we have a position that needs strengthening, we can do that only by ridding ourselves of a player. At the very least that places a time problem to get deals done - I wonder now whether the lack of striker this summer was down to not getting shut of Niasse in particular. We certainly cant operate like that and expect to land targets promptly. The more alarming part of yesterday's statement is the likelihood that the taps are now turned off. That now the major outgoing sales that have funded the player buying spree of recent seasons have dried up and are no more, then we have a situation where the manager's told: "there's your assets out there in blue jerseys. You choose who to sell and then you tell me who you want to replace them". That can seriously hamper any restructuring of the squad that's required.

For me, we need in January/summer a good GK to vie for the no.1 shirt, a RB of quality to come in and be a starter, a LB deputy for Digne, if Gomes is going back we need to spend big for a creative midfielder, a right winger and an attacker. What Brands has said wont address that type of restructuring that we require; it'll make it almost impossible.

I think, as with a lot of things, there is a massive difference between what is being said in the media and what goes on behind closed doors.

It amazes me that this point is lost on people so often.

 

[davek]

I think, as with a lot of things, there is a massive difference between what is being said in the media and what goes on behind closed doors.

It amazes me that this point is lost on people so often.

So he's lying when he says one in one out?

 

[messymascot]

So he's lying when he says one in one out?

I don't think we are financially hamstrung just yet. We have too many players already not getting games. I hope we get some out soon as I share your concern that we could end up getting players in late in the transfer window and also some of the better ones might already be gone. I agree with most of the positions you want to fill but GK and LB can wait until summer.

 

[Nymzee]

We are going to need songs rhyming Isco with disco IMMEDIATELY

All I wanna do is do it... Isco Isco