January Transfer Window 2023

[grandjoeblue]

Danny Ings?

Is that the best we can come up with?

That's the Kevin Thelwell model. Under performing premier league players.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Hes only ever had two bad injuries mate. According to this he hasn’t been injured since Jan 21.

Danny Ings - Injury history (Detailed view)

This is the injury history of Danny Ings from West Ham United. On this page injuries as well as suspensions.

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He had 2 knee injuries that were so serious he was lucky to ever play again, also there are 5 hamstring injuries on there, he is a player who relies on his pace over the first 10 yards or so, not for me not at the age he is at now.

 

[coollino]

Anything doing on ins mate?

loan bid was rejected by Villa

 

[Tony’s Carp]

keeps us in this league though.

Maybe he does, but it’s a long way from guaranteed. It’s not like we’d be signing Harry Kane- he has one high scoring season for Southampton in 19-20 but other than that his scoring record isn’t that prolific. He’s not a significant enough upgrade to justify signing a 30 year old on a permanent deal and making him our top earner.

When we signed Maupay it was “better than Rondon”, now months later we’re looking at huge wages to be “better than Maupay”.

 

[Encoder]

He had 2 knee injuries that were so serious he was lucky to ever play again, also there are 5 hamstring injuries on there, he is a player who relies on his pace over the first 10 yards or so, not for me not at the age he is at now.

5 minutes on our concrete training pitches will finish him off for good

 

[Dixieslaces]

Danny Ings?

Is that the best we can come up with?

I wonder what the reaction would have been to Kev Campbell if Socials had existed as much back in the day?
Not saying for or against just curious.

 

[Simon Buttle]

He scores goals out of nothing which considering we hardly create any chances I would say he is exactly the type of forward we should be signing.

I know he is injury prone but if we manage his appearances he would definitely score goals and that is what we need would prefer a loan but in terms of quality it isn't too dissimilar to when we signed Saha.

They won't loan him though, this is going to end up an expensive transfer for yet another older player on big money who we will be stuck with.

 

[Mark Bisson]

31 in July, history of knee and hamstring injuries. It's a no from me.

 

[DL100]

Maybe he does, but it’s a long way from guaranteed. It’s not like we’d be signing Harry Kane- he has one high scoring season for Southampton in 19-20 but other than that his scoring record isn’t that prolific. He’s not a significant enough upgrade to justify signing a 30 year old on a permanent deal and making him our top earner.

When we signed Maupay it was “better than Rondon”, now months later we’re looking at huge wages to be “better than Maupay”.

Personally i think Maupay is decent, just isn't used correctly, he isn't the player to play as a lone striker.

if Ings came in and scored 8 goals this season that would make a massive difference. he would be the difference in tight games. We arent in a position this Jan to plan for the future we need a difference now

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

They won't loan him though, this is going to end up an expensive transfer for yet another older player on big money who we will be stuck with.

Yeah I can see that point but in terms of proven PL quality he is by far the best player we have been linked with. If we get him fit for 10-12 games he will score the goals that could turn those matches in our favour.

 

[Swartzy]

Dobbin isn't ready at all. If you saw the small glimpses we saw in a blue shirt under Benitez, and then seen any of him at Derby, he's not ready.

Cannon, a fair shout but him going on loan to a Championship club is the right call for him, 100%.

Simms, im not sold. He wasn't "ripping it up in the championship", and while that shouldn't be a criteria for if he was ready, upon his recall many Sunderland fans said they wish him well, hes done well for them but is nowhere near prem level.

Maupay is proper garbo, proper, but I dont see either of those instantly being a hit in the team. I can understand the argument for Cannon, as I think he has something, he has conviction in his shooting, which is massive and something Dominic Calvert-Lewin doesn't and will never have, but he needs to go and play week in week out and really fine tune his game. He may go and have a wonderful 6 months and be deemed ready, he may not be ready.

May as well of left simms at Sunderland then, 2 perfectly ready championship strikers just in time for next season.
Add Brererton Diaz to that and we'll be tearing it up !!

 

[Neiler]

He had 2 knee injuries that were so serious he was lucky to ever play again, also there are 5 hamstring injuries on there, he is a player who relies on his pace over the first 10 yards or so, not for me not at the age he is at now.

Both were a number of years ago mate, the last five years ago, in that time he’s proven a top PL goal scorer and importantly an assister and gone on to represent his country. He’s a very good PL striker capable of North of 15 a season. The rest of his injuries I would suggest are standard for a PL footballer.

When you look at someone like Callum Wilson, he’s far more more injury prone but tearing it up in the PL and made the WC squad. Kevin Campbell had some Ropey fitness before he came here to, while as above I think Ings fitness issues are a bit of a legend and based on two bad injuries he had almost 6 years ago.

The age thing comes down to whether we want someone young for 10 years and will take time to develop or someone to impact now, we need someone now, has to be the priority. Again I refer to Kevin Campbell, he was a similar profile, but will always be remembered in lore for keeping us up. Sometimes you need to be pragmatic when your very PL existence is on the line.

He falls into the JT, Coady bracket and profile for me, 2 year deal with an option.

 

[BiggyRat]

5 minutes on our concrete training pitches will finish him off for good

Is Oscar Pistorius still in Jail? Could we borrow his blades? (Asking for a friend...)

 

[blueblue]

Last summer I remember the hysteria on here about lack of transfer activity. We eventually brought in a total of eight players.
It is up to the manager to get the best out of these and I am not sure that has happened.

I am certain we will be active in this window again but I think we may have to wait until closer to the window closing. We simply cannot afford to offer clubs the kind of money that will tempt them into selling their better players.

Hopefully we have gone away from bringing players in that are expensive and add nothing to the squad. I think it will be loan deals or maybe a signing if Holgate,Davies,Mina, Keane, Kean, Doucoure and/or others leave.

As others have said already I don't see Gordon or Pickford leave in this window as the cost of relegation would be far greater than any additional fee we would get for selling six monthe earlier.

 

[Swartzy]

He is 30 years old and massively injury prone, and wants big wages. He is exactly the sort of play we SHOULDN'T be signing.

And how long a contract will he be demanding cos he certainly won't except a 2yr contract at his age.