Transfer Window Thread

[Kantareller]

After the talk sport show tonight, I can't see Chelsea bidding for Stones again.

Think they will have a final offer but it will get rejected and hopefully end their pursuit.

 

[JustOpp]

It's not about net spend. It's about us needing players. If those players cost £30m or £3m it doesn't matter, we just know we need certain players and should be attracting them i.e. Shaw out for £30m, Tadic in for £8m..

An inarguable point, Deco, but not the one I was driving at. My hunch is that people would be unhappy if the club sold Stones for £30 million and brought in three players for £5 million each.

 

[Robertor]

Have Southampton not replaced players with players of similar talent though?

Jordy Clasie's a pretty big downgrade on Schneiderlin and Cedric isn't as good as Clyne, so not really no

 

[WarringtonBlue]

Have Southampton not replaced players with players of similar talent though?

Hmmm... Pelle and tadic lit up the league for half a season then teams adapted to them and they went on a dry patch... Much like some of west hams players. I'm yet to be convinced by soares, martino, or clasie from what little I've seen an stekelenburg hasn't played well the last few seasons

 

[quasi modo]

Jordy Clasie's a pretty big downgrade on Schneiderlin and Cedric isn't as good as Clyne, so not really no

I will wait to reserve judgement on them as I know nothing of them.

 

[JustOpp]

Have Southampton not replaced players with players of similar talent though?

That's impossible to know. Even still, would you be happy if Everton's board gleefully pocketed £20 million from player trading, or would you say something about it?

 

[quasi modo]

Hmmm... Pelle and tadic lit up the league for half a season then teams adapted to them and they went on a dry patch... Much like some of west hams players. I'm yet to be convinced by soares, martino, or clasie from what little I've seen an stekelenburg hasn't played well the last few seasons

Stekelenberg is only there as Foster is injured.

 

[Deco]

An inarguable point, Deco, but not the one I was driving at. My hunch is that people would be unhappy if the club sold Stones for £30 million and brought in three players for £5 million each.

True, and I agree as the focus would be "Where's the £15m Bill?" for most. Personally though it's more about where the money is spent.

Like when we spent £28m on Lukaku he was/is the right player for us and regardless of the price he was the right buy.

 

[stretford blue]

Nothing will happen till Deadline Day

We might be keeping our powder dry for January lol

 

[TheFinnFan]

Serious question: Would people prefer we match Southampton's £-20 million net spend?

I would prefer we spend loads of money yes

 

[bugsy]

...RM on telly, nothing happening tonight I fear.

But he is in London

 

[quasi modo]

We might be keeping our powder dry for January lol

We'll be loaded in January when everyone else has spent up in the summer

 

[stretford blue]

We will be loaded in January when everyone else has spent up in the summer

Ah the masterplan

 

[quasi modo]

Ah the masterplan

Splash the cash.

 

[Eggs]

But he is in London

...good shout, need to check the Charlie Austin odds.