January 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    TwistAndShout said:

    Would be the best player at our club by a country mile

    you having a laugh he has being bang average since going to Chelsea
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited January 2017
    Twist

    No one is doubting Fabregas' ability (although I think he is a long way past his best.)

    It is his attitude when he plays that I loathe - his sly digs and kicks at the opposition, his gamesmanship, which is to say, cheating, simulating injury etc.

    I don't like his 'values' and I don't want him at the club regardless of how many country miles he might be better than other players.
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    Fair enough grey ;ok I've never really noticed that myself
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    I actually also doubt his true ability Twist

    At all his clubs look at the quality of player he has had all around him.

    You'd probably think even I was a decent shout if managed a run of games alongside Messi, Iniesta, etc

    How would he fare linking up with, say Calleri?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    He'd get the ball to his feet and then we might see in him what others have.
  • alderzalderz
    Twist

    Since he's been at Chelsea whenever there is any kind of ;handbags on the pitch he is at the centre of it. He's almost never the one getting booked or sent off, but he's always in the middle prodding at people and starting stuff.

    It's a shame because, when he was at Arsenal, I thought he was fantastic and seemed to play with a good attitude too.
  • AdamAdam
    Fabregas has 1 goal and 6 assists in 13 games, of which he's started only 5. He's still top quality and, imo, out of our league. if he does leave Chelsea, he'll go to a champions league team.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Is the 606 starting it's own internet rumours again.....

    http://www.thesportbible.com/football/transfers-joe-hart-edging-closer-to-completing-switch-back-to-premier-league-20170130
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited January 2017
    Fabregas has the killer pass that we maybe lack, but he's only really effective at this point of his career in an advanced midfield 3 and while Lanzini stats don't compare to Cecs think his overall game and his potential to improve he's my preferred option

    Another thing is that the team would have a worrying lack of pace with Cesc in the team, but if the right deal can come in I wouldn't say no
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Chelsea being linked with Celtic's Dembele.

    I wonder if this leave Bats looking for a move ;hmm
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    edited January 2017
    OutcastLondoner said:

    baracks_a_hammer said:

    Let's not go down the "best player at the club" route again - it will never end well

    Bit worried about the club Facebook page's obsession with Lanzini at the moment.
    Yes, there's a lot of pressure on our young no. 10 now. And I think of the attacking players since Payet upped tools, Lanzini has stepped up less well than the others. (One sublime chip aside, which he should have repeated the next game.)

    Nice video of him on youtube with F2 freestylers, showing his freekick technique. Looking forward to him taking one soon. (With Snodders and Cressers fighting it out on right-sided ones.) But if he knocks one of them in soon in a match, he really will be expected to carry on like last season's Payet...



    I was thinking about who we could get on the cheap to replace Payet some weeks ago in terms of assists and chances created. I'd think of names like Willian, Ozil, Fabregas, and Sigurdsson and only the last two would possibly be within reach. Snodders dived under my radar, I must admit.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Have to disagree with you Nick. He's played pretty well all season and bossed the game at Boro and played well against Palace.
    He's not a Payet so unfair to burden him as his replacement.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Moore_than_a_nick said:

    Snodders dived

    ;nonono ;whome
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    IronHerb said:

    Have to disagree with you Nick. He's played pretty well all season and bossed the game at Boro and played well against Palace.
    He's not a Payet so unfair to burden him as his replacement.

    I was just referring to the post-Payet era - while Carroll and Antonio seem to have stepped up their games, I think Lanzini has shown signs of trying to do too much. Interesting to read you think he bossed the game against Boro - I thought he got on the ball a lot but mainly ran into brick walls and blind alleys. Hope my impression was inaccurate, since I love the way he plays.
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    http://www.italianfootballdaily.com/breaking-southampton-sign-gabbiadini/

    Seems redundant to say he's one we've been linked with!
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    edited January 2017
    http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/760743/Liverpool-transfer-news-Daniel-Sturridge-West-Ham

    Never a dull moment supporting the Irons. Substance (if you can call it that) of this story is Betfair giving 3-1 on Sturridge to West Ham. Anyone heard anything recently about this one?
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Moore_than_a_nick said:

    I thought he got on the ball a lot but mainly ran into brick walls and blind alleys.

    That does happen quite a lot. imo.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    IronHerb said:

    Snodgrass dives.

    Yes, he does. I hope though that Nobes has had a 'chat' with him.
  • AdamAdam
    edited January 2017
    http://streamable.com/694u

    I'd imagine it would go something like this ;biggrin

    Btw - I can't embed the video ;puzzled How do I embed?
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    I think that from the evidence of Adam's video, it's safe to say that Noble and Fabregas would probably not get on ;biggrin
  • adecokeradecoker
    I was just going to make my tea but having read the previous comments - Never a dull moment. Brick walls. Blind alleys - I feel I should go and listen to my old Rod Stewart and the Faces albums instead..

  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Adam

    For You Tube you can just paste the link.

    Sites like streamable aren't embeddable.

  • AdamAdam
    Ah, ok. Cheers
  • LukerzLukerz
    Villa have bid accepted for Hogan, according to Twitter.
  • LukerzLukerz
    https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/2743535/west-ham-transfer-news-scott-hogan-deal-almost-complete-but-brentford-want-1m-if-hammers-win-the-title/amp/?client=safari
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    ;hmm

    Seems to go against a lot of Twitter opinion, which seems to suggest we're no longer interested.

    But then who knows. I guess the laws of averages dictate The Sun will get something right eventually
  • eskimokingeskimoking
    Palace are apparently paying £12m for another midfielder, medical tomorrow. Surely they won't sign 4 players over £10m in one window?
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Well according to the article, our best finish in the Premier League was 5th under Harry Redknapp in 1989...hahahaha
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    eskimoking said:

    Palace are apparently paying £12m for another midfielder, medical tomorrow. Surely they won't sign 4 players over £10m in one window?

    Very Newcastle esque
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Preston our best ever finish was 5th in 1998/9
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