January transfer window 2019/20 season

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  • alderzalderz
    Personally, I don’t understand why players are ever cup tied. Surely if they have moved club their allegiances have changed and they want their new club to win, so what does it matter? The logic that they can’t play for two teams in the same competition in the year is nonsense when there is a January transfer window, and it’s fine in the league, IMO.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Speculation surrounding 29-year-old Welsh midfielder Joe Allen's future at Stoke is expected to intensify as the January window approaches. Says the gossip column... We could do worse in that area.
  • alderzalderz
    I like Joe Allen. He doesn’t bring what we are most lacking, pace, but he does add depth to midfield and stops Sanchez playing... :hmm:
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    I don’t believe it is cut and dried. Red bull actually played Liverpool just a month and a half ago and if he was already being sounded out about a move to Liverpool (which I believe is perfectly likely) there has to be scope for conflict of interests. Maybe not always, but sometimes.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    He can hold and get forward if needed. If you want pace as well then we'll have to fork out a lot more.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Move on Roberto get in Butland. Then maybe a loan midfielder / striker to come in ? otherwise can't see much business happening.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Stoke will ask a fortune for Butland (IMO)
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    What's Butland's contract situation like ?
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    edited December 2019
    If the supposed kitty for last summer was £40m net of sales, and the situation remains tight in terms of funds, personally I fail to see what has changed between then and now to lead us to believe we can get decent quality/depth in the three positions of need for us (gk, Cm, striker). The only thing that happened since the PL transfer window closed was that Chica was sold.

    If, say for Cm we can’t sign someone who can genuinely challenge the likes of noble, why sign anyone at all? May as well stick with sanchez and wait till the summer. We shouldn’t just throw money at further dross
  • AdamAdam
    edited December 2019
    I’m still holding out hope for Badou N’Diaye from Stoke (have been for a while). Not sure how he’s been playing recently though!
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Hes set to go on loan with option to buy (when they got him I thought he was going to be another Prem powerful MF box to box merchant)
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    So we are looking for 3 players from Stoke who were relegated last season and near the foot of the Championship this season. Next level?
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    next level to sanchez.. Allen was one of the squad but hes been a decent player for years (IMO)
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Evra was a decent player for years. Nasri was a decent player for years. Etc etc?
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited December 2019
    Stoke need to reduce their £50m wages bill to comply with the EFL's new profitability & sustainability rules so they're looking to offload the big earners with N’Diaye, Butland and Allen at the top of the list
    Yeoldhammer said:

    What's Butland's contract situation like ?

    He's got another season and a half to go.
    Adam said:

    I’m still holding out hope for Badou N’Diaye from Stoke (have been for a while). Not sure how he’s been playing recently though!

    Rumoured to be going to Trabzonspor on loan
  • HamstewHamstew
    It really is quite a tragic situation if you think about it.
  • WhitehorsehammerWhitehorsehammer
    What is Ham, what is?
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited December 2019
    I don't think Butland isn't going to cost a load if they need to offload him. Its probably why a loan to the end of the season was being talked about.

    Ticks the boxes for me, backup keeper, English quota, previous PL experience. I still think there is a decent keeper in there.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited December 2019
    Wales online say we're looking at Joe Allen along with Wolves, Burnley and Newcastle.

    Stoke wanted £18m in the summer but C&H reckon that he's been moved to the reduced section at £10m-12m.
  • HamstewHamstew
    edited December 2019
    Whitehorsehammer said:

    What is Ham, what is?

    We are in a situation years after moving out of our home in the hope of the next level football but now talking about what Stoke players we can nab to save our season. This isn't even the half decent stoke from a few years back either.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    edited December 2019
    I am not sure why a goalkeeper is even being mentioned. While Roberto went down as well as a Bacon sandwich in a orthodox synagogue, ( BTW , I am Jewish,and not a religious one, love a bit of piggy!! , so no religious meaning here )...Martin who certainly won't be a long term plan, is adequate enough IMO to step in if Fab sadly got injured again, I mean he's due back in next game or so... I 'd personally be looking at other positions as a priority IMO.
    Like as an example CDM, and if that means Muppet Sanchez never plays again for us.. :wahoo:
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Bazshuayi said:

    He can hold and get forward if needed. If you want pace as well then we'll have to fork out a lot more.

    Not pace but mobility. Obiang speed is fine imo. Rice isn't as slow as he looks but he also rarely gets his legs really going. He's classy but not always great for upping tempo.
  • WhitehorsehammerWhitehorsehammer
    Ham. I don't think it's likely we will buy any Stoke players, but it would be good if we could get Butland as a back up to Fabianski.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Wait till the summer IMO for a decent backup keeper, ageing, but still IMO worth it as a backup & hopefully unlikely to play too often, step forward Ben Foster.
  • Dodger58Dodger58
    I would not expect Butland or Fab to want to be “back-up” to each other. I’d rather the funds were used for CDM too.
  • HamstewHamstew
    edited December 2019
    Whitehorsehammer said:

    Ham. I don't think it's likely we will buy any Stoke players, but it would be good if we could get Butland as a back up to Fabianski.

    Butland is good but like the others I'd rather see funds spent on other positions. Especially as it seems we have weathered the period without Fab to some extent.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Yeh, you kind of wonder why we are so desperate for a keeper now. Our back up only needs to be ok which Martin certainly is. I can’t believe Pelle took so long to act on Roberto. I was pretty worried by him in the games he played in pre-season back in August!

    By all means if Butland is available, wants to come and for a decent price we should consider it, but otherwise use whatever funds we might have elsewhere
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    we've got no funds for Jan at best we are looking at loans...
  • imagelostimagelost
    Yeoldhammer said:

    we've got no funds for Jan at best we are looking at loans...

    Who said that ? Harry
  • ianbishoplegendianbishoplegend
    Is Edgar David’s still playing?
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