January Transfer Thread 2017

[RFUS]

Our business doesn't exactly scream "big money ballers", but getting rid of deadwood is always good. Getting rid of 90% of Martinez's dregs, well, that's great. The few signings we've made are looking good as well.

But much like the summer, the manager has come out and said we need X players, we need a Y, we need a Z etc, and we've not actually achieved that. It doesn't really mesh with the grand new vision we're being told about it.

We only have the league left so I don't think we need a huge squad. Clearly if there's someone we want and we can wait until the summer, then it will be cheaper and probably a more viable time to buy. I also think it shows Koeman has faith in our younger players, knowing that we're only an injury away from having to utilise even more. But I was hoping for another striker, and as ever, a playmaker.

 

[eurosrees]

Again

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

I've no idea about Belfodil & Gabbiadini, never seen them play, the lol was mainly because you said Ighalo, and Jordan Rhodes.

 

[Ernie]

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.

In what way? Less direct play? Or formation

 

[Professor Toffee]

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

You own Gazprom ?

 

[Ashtonian]

Ross Barkley says hi

Still within the 6 years mark

But I did forget about him. Kinda proves my point though as how long before Ross was Rodwell then?

All of a sudden everyone is happy to play them all.

 

[Neiler]

Not having hope is kind of refreshing isn't it. Loud and proud:

Let's go with what we've got.

 

[larrygobfiend]

One the basis of who could do a job better than kone?

Gabiadani (who we tried to buy btw)
Rhodes (be a better option than kone)
Long (played the back up role at southampton)
Belfodil (had him already apparantly)
Naismith (better than kone)
Ighalo (better than kone)

There's off the top of my head

Wept

 

[Tubey]

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

It is the system, but that's because we're not going through someone as poor as Bolasie is. We play a far more varied style - hence why you get Davies threading passes through to Coleman in the box now, for example. In the system with Bolasie, we'd work it wide and he thumps it over Lukaku's head and out for a goal kick.

The system we used with Bolasie simply didn't allow anyone to play well - everything broke down due to him. Not his fault as such as he simply couldn't perform the role asked, but I'm happy he's out and we fixed it instead of persisting.

 

[ianefc]

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

Yeah mate. You're sitting 3 places above him on the Forbes rich list.

 

[ijjysmith]

We tried to buy two of them?

Please note that we didn't buy either of them.

 

[Tubey]

In what way? Less direct play? Or formation

We've actually done both.

 

[mutley]

Can wait for dave to come on here and tell you mugs what a fraud the Mosh is, tell em dave.

 

[Connor]

In the summer we need....

Goalkeeper to be No.1
Backup fullbacks x2
A shiny new centre half
A striker
A winger
A second striker
A new lukaku contract
Sell Mccarthy
Sell all those currently on loan (excluding kids)

Not too much to ask.

Keeper - Yes, Pickford
Centre-half - Yes, Mikey Keane
Fullbacks - Depends if we're sticking with this 3-4-3/3-5-2/5-3-2 or whatver it is. We've got a few RB's at Youth, probably need a LB
Striker - Yes
Winger - Again, depends
Second Striker - If you're chatting someone who sits off, again it depends. If you mean a second new striker, yes
Lukaku - Needs doing after the window, not the Summer
McCarthy - Aye, probably but Koeman likes him. A good offer and he's gone
Loans - Can't recall a full list off the top of my head of whose out on loan but assume there's a few there we won't miss

Bingo. Giz a job Farhad.

 

[whiteshadow]

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

I'm happy with the transfers we've done but the money we've spent in this window, deducting the 9m for Oviedo and Gibson + the 1m for Holgate's loan is all covered by the extra TV money. There's no evidence to suggest we ever had anything like the 100m that was banded about by the itk's and newspapers when Moshiri took over.

If Kenwright was in charge I'd expect us to have spent similar amounts to what we have in the last two windows. If we're being positive we can say they're saving it until the summer but Koeman had to come out and put pressure on the board to get players in, worrying sign to me. At least a sign that doesn't suggest we're about to spend a lot of money in the near future.

 

[ianefc]

In what way? Less direct play? Or formation

We've gone more narrow and allowed the WB's to create our width.