Transfer Window Thread

[LinekersLegs]

Unfortunately Harrys health was starting to go down the pan at that stage whats Robertos excuse ? At least Bernie had something to offer in comic value maybe thats where Kone went wrong he should of arrived for his signing in a donkey jacket.

Kone was a forward that Martinez had experience with that was available for a set, low fee. He knew would be happy being a backup striker and even then had outscored all our strikers in the the previous season in a team with less quality.

Kone may or may not have been good enough but we'll never really know what he would have been like if he hadn't got that bad injury in his 5th game for us.

Honestly the way people go on about his signing you'd think we'd spent Soldado or Torres money on him - his fee was paid for by selling Anichebe who has had his own fitness issues.

 

[Hangleton]

I have always thought the £6 million for Kone was some sort of sweetener for to Whelan for taking there manager . Personally I would prefer if we had left the pair of them with the pie eaters.

Yeah I thought that too - and got them both off the wage bill.

 

[evertony]

You can't have seen much of Clasie...

I lived next door to him.

 

[LAToffee]

If you say baffled enough times its like a new signing! lol

Come on blues, get Shaqiri please

As much as it pains to mention his name, I think Couthino is what we are looking for. Someone who plays an advanced role in the middle of the pitch, can score, but more importantly supply killer passes to our goal scorers. The nearest we have to that is Osman and Ross. And I don't think either of those are good enough at that role tbh.

 

[evertony]

He's a winger anyway mate.

Is he not the kid who went out on loan last season ( Birmingham I think) and bagged a fair amount of goals in a short period? Maybe I'm mistaken.

 

[LAToffee]

Correction: "a player like Couthino" not "Couthino."

 

[marty mcfly]

Wonder if that would be in the January window or the current one.

Good question. Probably January.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Good question. Probably January.

Yeah would mean could settle into the league in preseason etc.

Although it is all probably jarg anyway!

 

[Tree13]

Naismith (backup striker), Osman (Backup 10) , McAleny (Loan out) , Deulofeu (Starts at RW) , Pienaar (backup LW) , McGeady (sell FFS) , Mirallas (Starts at LW) , Barkley (starts at CM) , Kone (sell) , Lukaku (starts as centre forward).

They're our attacking players. We've got depth, but it's full of sh!te.

Presuming we stay in a 4231, the obvious lineup (ignoring keeper and back 4) is

Lukaku
LW Mirallas -- 10 Cleverley -- RW Deulofeu
Barkley -- McCarthy
​

With Naismith, Pienaar, Osman, Besic and Barry all on the bench, the lineup actually looks vaguely ok. Problem is, so many of the players named here are currently injured.

 

[marty mcfly]

Yeah would mean could settle into the league in preseason etc.

Although it is all probably jarg anyway!

Plus I think their season doesn't start until then.

 

[evertony]

If I recall right the window slams shut 6pm

That's why Stonesy will be crying.....

 

[marty mcfly]

Presuming we stay in a 4231, the obvious lineup (ignoring keeper and back 4) is

Lukaku
LW Mirallas -- 10 Cleverley -- RW Deulofeu
Barkley -- McCarthy
​

With Naismith, Pienaar, Osman, Besic and Barry all on the bench, the lineup actually looks vaguely ok. Problem is, so many of the players named here are currently injured.

Our first 11 is grand but as you say our players never stay fit and the other issue is Martinez doesn't seem willing to play both Deulofeu and Mirallas.

 

[Woolly Blue]

Probably jarg but still interesting. My guess would be Barry.

Barry next Summer at a guess.
If it's going to happen before that then I"d say we're talking ...

and he's got the nationality wrong

 

[sd_1992]

Presuming we stay in a 4231, the obvious lineup (ignoring keeper and back 4) is

Lukaku
LW Mirallas -- 10 Cleverley -- RW Deulofeu
Barkley -- McCarthy
​

With Naismith, Pienaar, Osman, Besic and Barry all on the bench, the lineup actually looks vaguely ok. Problem is, so many of the players named here are currently injured.

and martinez wont play two wingers... which is a shame...

 

[LinekersLegs]

Our first 11 is grand but as you say our players never stay fit and the other issue is Martinez doesn't seem willing to play both Deulofeu and Mirallas.

Tbh one of the few times he did the result wasn't pretty

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