January 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    IMO they (the club) have thrown in the towel, they're as good as down. Take the 80m and run, hopefully build again for next season in the Champo.
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    And Mo Diame in the summer. He was doing well for them as far as I know, then walked away (and dropped a league) to join Newcastle.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Terribly run club....
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    edited January 2017
    Re:Niang
    Yeah, replace one moody Frenchman with another one ;nonono
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    not sure they're even ;run
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    FloRad ;ok 100% agree about OxCham. Depends I suppose on what our intetnions are for the rest of the season I guess. If the board are happy with top ten and not a lot else more then we've probaby got enought for that.

    However, if they want top 7 - and it's possible if not likely - then they need to invest now to give us the best possible chance. Although it's unlikely to offer a European spot this time round so I doubt they'll be aiming that high, TBH
  • HamstewHamstew
    alderz said:

    As a Hull fan, can you imagine seeing the club sell Snodgrass and Livermore within a week of each other? Must be absolutely gutting

    Yep and with Mason being out for a long time
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Florin it's not a case of Bilic not liking Fletcher. He was always bought as one for the future and not a regular first team starter. No different to the guy we've just bought from Everton.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    I still think we need an RB and striker.

    Carroll and Sakho are our main two but both can get injured at any time, so even if it's good now, we'll be kicking ourselves if both get injured. Fletcher is young and as much as he shows nice touches, we haven't seen enough to know whether he's got the right instinct to get goals. Don't know about Calleri, though the change in team spirit post-Payet might lift Feghouli, Calleri and Ayew. If we count Antonio as a striker, then we might need another winger.

    If Byram gets injured, there's no replacement.
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    Thorn - I don't believe Slav dislikes Fletcher, he was bought under his stewardship and is regularly on the bench so must like the lad. What I meant was he currently doesn't fully trust him, ie when Carroll was out using Ant up top Fletch still on bench, now bringing Calleri on in preference etc.

    While I agree that is what he was brought in for: the future; the willingness or not to play him now, if he is trusted or not makes a difference for if we need another striker in now or not. Part of me would trust Fletch, try him out as Carrolls backup until the summer, bring another striker in then rather than now.
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    However contrary to that the reports on Hogan look good, and I'm all for bringing in good players that will improve us long term when they become available. ;ok
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    edited January 2017
    The talk is that Fletcher may go to Leeds on loan if we sign Hogan. I'm surprised he's effectively fourth choice striker, even with Sakho injured, because he's shown a lot of promise.

    Slav is clearly a fan of loaning the first team fringe youngsters (Samuelsen, Burke, Cullen, Martinez, Browne) so it wouldn't surprise me if Fletcher followed suit.
  • alderzalderz
    brookings

    You only get let down by transfer rumours if you put any stock in them, though.

    If you assume that every ITK is actually talking nonsense (except the verified ones like Big Oli) then you don't need to get let down.
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    Yep, I put on here coupla days ago something similar brookings. We seem to have success dipping into the Championship to sieve for gold, so far it has given us Cresswell, Antonio and Byram...
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    FlorinRaduclious said:

    Yep, I put on here coupla days ago something similar brookings. We seem to have success dipping into the Championship to sieve for gold, so far it has given us Cresswell, Antonio and Byram...

    Randy, too ;bowdown
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    edited January 2017
    brookingsirons said:

    True alderz ;ok all very quite at the moment very strange ;hmm

    But to be fair, a lot of us (myself included) were critical of the club when they were broadcasting every bit of business we were trying to do, particularly The Insider, so if this is the alternative then we shouldn't really complain (as frustrating as it is) ;ok
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    edited January 2017
    The only area IMO we really need to improve now is a striker ..
    While we were without Bryram for a bit of time we were caught short, & I wanted a RB in, but now fit , you could argue the same with our LB situation, what if Cresswell gets injured, Arthur is currently injured...
    We are mid table and should remain there, baring a disaster or a unbelievably good run ...
    So take stock and do our main business in the summer...
    Just sort the Dimi saga out
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    no No NO NO to The Insider coming back.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Latest on Twitter is Rangers are in advanced talks to sign Oxford on loan and we have not made a fourth bid for Hogan ;hmm
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    If we are not playing Oxford, then yes loan him - get the lad some pitch time. And if we bring in Hogan (or another striker) same for Fletch.
  • alderzalderz
    Rangers would be a weird move wouldn't it?
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Pearces_Left_Foot said:

    Burnley have 10m bid for Snodgrass accepted

    Hull have announced their relegation from the Premier League.....
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    alderz said:

    Rangers would be a weird move wouldn't it?

    Tinpot league, better off going to the championship if anywhere
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    We at least are not as down as Sunderland..
    I mean if u r gutted that Victor Anichabee is out for months and then have to to deal with the wonderful news of signing tefal Lescott ... #defoehandyourtransferrequestin ;ok
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Sig I'd love but can't see it happening. Certainly not now, at least.

    Martial? No chance, IMO. I think if he does leave Man U it will be for someone much bigger than us.

    As mentioned in an earlier post, I think OxCham is a realistic option in the summer but he'll cost at least £20m in today's market
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Sunderland and Hull look like they have consigned themselves to relegation. One other spot open it seems.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    edited January 2017
    Then I can see why he'd want to move, but if he did he'd have suitors much better placed to meet his ambitions than we could. I'd love to have him here, don't get me wrong, but I just can't see it.

    Ashley Young, on the other hand...
  • alderzalderz
    If Ox gets to the summer without featuring regularly he'll be in the last year of his contract and I reckon he would be available for about £15m
  • tomkinsworldclasstomkinsworldclass
    I dont think we need much and if the right player isnt available then we should wait until the summer; why waste the money on a pointless stop gap, when we have the resources to accommodate until the summer and there only 16 games left for us because we are out of all cups- that should also aid the fitness+ injury situations as well.

    In terms of RB, as long as Byram can keep fit during the transfer window then we should be fine. Byram 1st choice, Nordviedt has done reasonably well there when given protection, Kouyate could easily fill in there as could Antonio, as he did did last season although its not ideal, whilst there is also the option to play no RB and change system to 3 at the back. which has worked very well at times.

    I dont think the right kind of players are available in this window, although there is the odd exception like Fonte, so unless we are totally convinced on the player, then we should try to sign them on loan with a view to permanent so we can protect ourselves and really check them out before committing to them. I think we need a pacy, direct winger who is left footed (only really have cresswell) and perhaps a forward as well because the situation around calleri is unclear and Sakho should be eased back, but i'm still a fan of Sakho and hope he stays and signs a new deal.

    I like Modou Barrow from swansea, very quick and direct, tore us to shreds last season and has good ability, and although not the complete package, he is in interesting option who would add another dimension for us because we do lack out and out pace. Whilst Bojan I think would fit in really well and would get more from what we already have; he naturally drops deep and would link upvwell with Carroll, Lanzini, feghouli, antonio, noble but is also a threat in the box and a scorer of all different types of goals. Both players rumoured to be up for a transfer, so I'd try to bring them in on loans and see how they do. In the summer is the time to do business.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I think we need right back.

    Can't remember if I've said that already.
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