January Transfer Thread 2017

[desblue]

Oh
My
God

Missed Valencia

 

[ianefc]

I answered it

If that's what you call it.

 

[Tubey]

I'd say it's more to do with the players getting used to Koeman's way of playing. You know, being a new manager and all that.

But we've switched how we play since Bolasie has been out. Quite clearly so. Plan B was better than Plan A in this case.

 

[ijjysmith]

Better than kone the lot of them. All available, they aren't as good as lukaku sure, but then those sorts of strikers don't move in January and cost a lot more than we were planning on paying.

By the oh my God to 2 strikers we actually went in for? Yeah, there you go.


I answered it

Wait. Your list was serious?!

 

[eurosrees]

How old have they reported him to be this time round?

 

[Ashtonian]

lol

Again

Let's all laugh at the poster who suggests a lists of players which includes TWO players we actually wanted to sign.

 

[ianefc]

Yes mate.

Better than the player they are replacing. Thst shouldn't be the bar now?

Again what is the point in us buying players then if not to improve the squad?

Watch Koemans presser from yesterday. That will explain the type of targets we are after. Signing for signings sake is a mugs game. Leave that to Sunderland and Palace.

 

[AndyC]

We've spent £30+ million this month, how much proof do you need?

And total common sense to offload players now very much surplus to requirements and reducing the payroll in the process... solid, professional work.

 

[Baines' left foot]

But we've switched how we play since Bolasie has been out. Quite clearly so. Plan B was better than Plan A in this case.

I think that's more the system than the personnel. Nearly everyone is playing better and that isn't because of Bolasie.

 

[TheBlueGibbon]

Better than kone the lot of them. All available, they aren't as good as lukaku sure, but then those sorts of strikers don't move in January and cost a lot more than we were planning on paying.

By the oh my God to 2 strikers we actually went in for? Yeah, there you go.


I answered it

If better than Kone I'd the only requirement we may as well just exhume Dixie's corpse or re-register Big Dunc.

 

[Ashtonian]

Wait. Your list was serious?!

We tried to buy two of them?

 

[Ashtonian]

If better than Kone I'd the only requirement we may as well just exhume Dixie's corpse or re-register Big Dunc.

If it replaces kone then I'm all for it.

 

[onlyme]

You mean an 18 year old with no top flight experience and still learning the game?

Yeah that works as well. I remember all the successful teams who have one striker and a kid as back up, erm.....struggling here with one.

Is this the answer? Have the reserves fighting for a place in the team? Balls to signing players at all then, always an academy player there ready to fight for a place in the team.

Just wondering, we have had like one academy player come through in the last what? 6 years in Davies. Before that Rodwell, why all of a sudden has our academy gone POOF squad full of players ready for top level premiership football?

Ross Barkley says hi

 

[ProZ]

The esk seems to have totally changed his tune from last year saying we were loaded and able to buy anyone to now believing we'll trade players for profit in future.

Funny how anyone who doubted us having that much money, without proof, got a load of stick when all the evidence suggests we don't other than a few journalists and supposed itk's.

Pretty sure Iv got more money than Moshiri at this stage the bad fraudster.

 

[Tubey]

Yes mate.

Better than the player they are replacing. Thst shouldn't be the bar now?

Again what is the point in us buying players then if not to improve the squad?

The point is to improve the first team, which then improves the squad.

You don't buy to just have better than Kone; you buy to compete with Lukaku.