January 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • Lukerz

    'Prickly' doesn't equal 'abuse on another level'

    Generally, the worst on here is people being mildly intemperate.

  • edited January 2017
    MrsG - it's difficult to explain with Antonio.

    If people don't see it, not that there is anything TO see necessarily, they won't.

    He has that nice smile, does some funky celebrations, came from non-league, quite down to earth, scores loads of headers (not many with his feet though). What's not to like?

    He does beat players mainly through power. Surges past them, bundles past them, knocks it past them and uses his pace. He doesn't normally do it through finesse or natural ability IMO. Is it effective? Sometimes, sometimes not. I think his lack of assists and goals with his feet is quite telling about his football ability. But who cares? He scores. Whether that be off his head, shoulder or foot.

    Hard to put your finger on it and describe, because he's done a lot to win people over already. For me, he's a player riding the wave of bursting onto the scene from nowhere. I think he is getting a lot of fortune. Fair play.

    The only bit I slightly differ with sweeperz is the selfish element. I think he is generally a team player and not intentionally selfish. I just think his football brain is lacking a bit which makes him make poor decisions.

    In a years time, I don't think he'll be anywhere near as obvious to the side as people feel he is now.

    I suppose time will tell. He's only been a regular in the PL just over a year. Let's see in 2/3 years time.
  • The way I see it at the end of the day goals win matches and he gets goals

    It's all well and good being technically great with no end product

    Lanzini is my favourite player atm but for all his skill he's not often a match winner, Antonio is and that is something that is hard to find especially for a club in our position

    Say we get £20/25mil for him who we gonna bring in who can get the same amount of goals (8 in 23 last season too)

    If Feghouli or Ayew were showing enough that it's not a risk losing him but atm they aren't and it's too hard to bring in quality replacements in jan
  • IronHerb said:

    I thought that was called 'wumming' ;hmm

    Aha another of the Antonio ;hmm club.

    Fill yer boots herb. ;wink
    Actually I'm 'generally' with you on this Lukerz. I even gave you an Agree earlier on ;ok
  • Herb ;bowdown

    Three musketeers ;cool
  • I hope the boy continues to score and go past people, I really do. But something for me isn't quite right.
  • Ham, that's truly horrible.

    Well done.

  • Diamanti was a far better "technical" player than Antonio - look how it worked out for him in the prem
  • edited January 2017
    ;lol

    Better get behind that ;sofa quick sharp.

    #incoming
  • Antonio knows he's not a RB, he knows his best position is playing further forward and it can be little surprise that when asked to play in a position he knows isn't his best he's less than happy.

    I wasn't happy when I saw him lining up in the back four, not hard to imagine how he felt.

    I'm just going to say this, I don't think we're going to buy anyone who's going to make a huge difference to our season and apart from Calleri and Zaza no one is going to leave.
  • I don't get all this anti Antonio stuff.

    Some of it, imo, is a bit mean.
  • Had Antonio signed anyone yet? ;hmm
  • Offered £5m for Snodgrass according to a Sky reporter on Twitter.

    £5m ;lol
  • Hey, it's more than £3m ;ok
  • If we get Snodgrass then likely Feghouli goes
  • Snodgrass will not get signed for 3 - 5 - 7 -9 - 11 m only way Hull sells is if we stump up 20m for him which we aren't going to do so.
  • I reckon they'll do business for £10m

    No way we'll pay that though.
  • Surely we havnt offered £5m ;lol
  • ;lol ;lol ;lol
  • Let's just do a load of laughing smilies
  • £5m? ;lol
  • What, as in five zero zero zero zero zero zero?

    ;lol
  • Five million pounds ;lol
  • The thing is if Daniel Levy had bid £5m he'd be a spurs player
  • Yikes.

    Liverpool want £20m for Sakho ;nonono

    m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38573000
  • edited January 2017
    Everton agree £22m fee for Schneiderlin.
  • Snodgrass is out of contract in the summer hence the low fee
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