January Transfer Thread 2020

[blueblue]

Since Brands arrived at Everton there has been very little information leaked about who our genuine targets are.

I think the media are looking at areas we need strengthening and looking at players CA worked with previously and are creating links where there may be none.

On the other hand managers do often try to sign players they know well... so , by a happy coincidence the media may get something right.

 

[Lanolin]

Since Brands arrived at Everton there has been very little information leaked about who our genuine targets are.

I think the media are looking at areas we need strengthening and looking at players CA worked with previously and are creating links where there may be none.

On the other hand managers do often try to sign players they know well... so , by a happy coincidence the media may get something right.

I don't know where this comes from, it's really not true. We knew all about Delph, Gbamin, Kean etc weeks before we actually got them. In the end it was pretty anti-climactic when they did sign because everybody had already started counting them as part of the squad. Iwobi was the only one this year I think who came out of left field, and that was seemingly because we'd not got Zaha, who again everybody knew we were after.

 

[Blue Sky]

Don't suppose there is any chance of getting that Jadon Sancho ? We could offer £50mil plus about 7 players .

 

[toffeeblue9]

I think thats part of my problem with him, when i watch bournemouth (not every game of course) i dont see him being the commanding leader that someone like VVD is or Kompany was. Im not saying he is to blame because their are various factors, but i like someone who commands their box as a centre back. I feel we have been conned into this idea that all centre backs need to play out from the back. Give me Jags and Distin anyday.

Most of the top managers in the world are going to want us to play out from the back more often than not. I don't think it's a con, it's just how football has developed

 

[TheBigIguana]

If the only way to get him was this kind of loan we rightly swerved it

 

[Zatara]

If the only way to get him was this kind of loan we rightly swerved it

Has to be an option to buy or its totally pointless...

I wonder also if Gedson wont see that as a huge risk as West Ham may prefer to play their own players over a loanee...

 

[Goat]

Has to be an option to buy or its totally pointless...

I wonder also if Gedson wont see that as a huge risk as West Ham may prefer to play their own players over a loanee...

Their midfield is Declan Rice and Mark Noble, if hes any good he should play every week.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Their midfield is Declan Rice and Mark Noble, if hes any good he should play every week.

The same would be true here but I still wouldn't do it.

 

[blueblue]

I don't know where this comes from, it's really not true. We knew all about Delph, Gbamin, Kean etc weeks before we actually got them. In the end it was pretty anti-climactic when they did sign because everybody had already started counting them as part of the squad. Iwobi was the only one this year I think who came out of left field, and that was seemingly because we'd not got Zaha, who again everybody knew we were after.

Lossl, Digne,Sidibe,Gomes,Richarlison,Benard and Iwobi as far as I remember happened quickly where we only knew a day or two in advance.
I thought we had been strongly linked with a different midfielder and that Gbamin was not mentioned until shortly before he signed, but maybe I am wrong.

 

[Goat]

The same would be true here but I still wouldn't do it.

No I agree, we are desperate for midfielders, ive never seen this lad for even a single minute, but im almost certain hes better than what we have fit, but a loan like this isnt what we should be looking at.

 

[Lanolin]

Lossl, Digne,Sidibe,Gomes,Richarlison,Benard and Iwobi as far as I remember happened quickly where we only knew a day or two in advance.
I thought we had been strongly linked with a different midfielder and that Gbamin was not mentioned until shortly before he signed, but maybe I am wrong.

Yes there have been some which happened quickly, but I think it's worth noting that most of those names you've been mentioned won't have been major targets. Gomes, Bernard, Iwobi and Sidibe were all signed on deadline day, it's quite normal for those ones to come out of the blue whoever's in charge, often because you've missed out on your actual targets and are moving down your list.

Just had a quick check on Gbamin in case I was getting confused but the first mention of him in the transfer round up was on 22 June, he was then mentioned regularly before we completed the signing on 2 August.

 

[Zatara]

I posted this in the Delph thread...if nothing else it gives us hope lol

 

[Goat]

I posted this in the Delph thread...if nothing else it gives us hope lol

Stop posting random twitter clowns Zat.

 

[Connor]

Crying

 

[Zatara]

Stop posting random twitter clowns Zat.

Have Barnsley got anymore Stones or Holgates?

Or is oatcake stoke lol