January 2017 Transfer Speculation

madridhammer

Re Slav's interview,the bit I like is the Oxford to Reading on loan subject to medical.This is exactly what he needs,a decent Championship side chasing promotion with a manager (Stam) who was an excellent centre back that he can learn from.If it goes ahead this might be the best bit of news in the transfer window long-term.

Hamstew

Its not even a gamble imo. I hate it but cant see him staying fit.

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

Rav I'm so sorry, perhaps the summer eh? ;hug

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

TwistAndShout said:

Just another excuse for them not to spend money.

What money?

we have had cash flow issues since the day they arrived. For seven years they've sorted the business and restructured it for the better. I don't agree with a lot they do but it amazes me how much flack they get over this

We're just about to announce 5-10m losses for last season and the new stadium brings in only 12m more a season through cheap tickets.

The manager doesn't want to spend what we don't really have and I'm cool with that. Unless of course you're calling Slav a liar twist?

We've just spent more than we ever spend in January

We add it to the summer fund and go again.

COYI

Lukerz

Basing last summer as evidence, I can't wait

MrsGrey

Base it on the one before ;ok

SuzanneClaret

alderz said:

I know this is a crazy idea, but could it actually be that Slav is happy with the squad? Maybe that's why the club are saying that he is?

As an aside, I have my reservations that Jack is right. Lower expectations and then trying to bring in Hogan is better than tweeting out that we are expecting a signing that never arrives

Try harder not to bring sense, common or otherwise, to the conversation.

Shame on you.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Long story short no one else is coming in this January unless someone special becomes available last minute which won't happen

So deal with it ;cool

Fortuneseeker

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/583662/Brentford-Scott-Hogan-West-Ham-transfer-news-gossip

Strange reason not to conclude a deal. Surely it would have saved us £1M?

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/01/31/report-west-ham-linked-with-last-minute-swoop-for-jackson-martin/

Could be interesting only if it was to be true?

OldCastleSwift

It isn't true ;ok

OutcastLondoner

Oxford confirmed on OS. I'm generally sceptical about loans but this seems a good one, if we he gets game. http://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/january/31-january/oxford-heads-reading?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Yeoldhammer

so Zero youngsters going to get a go between now and the end of the season likely ? in a season where we have nothing to play for Cup or European Wise.

MrsGrey

I think it is better for the development of these 'nearly' players that they get regular games in a proper competitive league, rather than 5 minutes here and 20 minutes there in our games.

Lets face it, we are still pushing to finish as high as we can - every league place brings in money which can be used to strengthen the squad.

If Slav thought they were ready to play consistently in the PL, he would have kept them at the club. I infer from these loans that they still have some developing to do to get to the standard where he's happy to give them a go. (He does see them in training every day, so he is well-placed to judge.)

imo

Yeoldhammer

Mrs Grey we have been told that the money isnt the issue its the wages with FFP ?

If we put ourselves in a position to go for Europe for next season, you wouldn't want to be introducing youngsters to the league campaign to potentially jeopardise that and would be unlikely they get a shot at playing barring an injury crisis.

MrsGrey

Yeoldhammer said:

Mrs Grey we have been told that the money isnt the issue its the wages with FFP ?

Been told by whom?

Not by me, you've not. I've been banging on for ages about how FFP has some rules that apply to wages, and some that apply to overall budgets (which means spend, how big your losses are allowed to, what debt you can have etc)

Nobody takes any notice, though.

Yeoldhammer

Gold and Sullivan numerous times have said, the money isn't a factor in our purchasing of players.

MrsGrey

Have they? Really?

I'm not sure I've seen them say that, and I'm also not of the opinion that even if they did, they meant that FFP doesn't restrict what they can do.


(Edit - can I remind you about not quoting whole comments unnecessarily? Ta! ;ok )

Ravel49

All the hype to transfer deadline day then sky don't even bother showing it properly for 3 hours

IronHerb

Well thats 3 hours less of Jim whats his face. So not all bad.

Ravel49

;nonono

Ravel49

;nonono ;nonono

Ravel49

;nonono ;nonono ;nonono

IronHerb

Ooops! ;run

Lukerz

;hmm

baracks_a_hammer

7 new posts on this thread had me thinking we were about to conclude a stunning last minute striker swoop

More fool me

;doh

Vorselaarhammer

Slow day so far...

Igahlo to China seems to be the big news of the day.

MrsGrey

Robbie Brady's signed for Burnley, from Norwich.

McHammer

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38789131

Hammers strikers article. Not sure if this is new.

buffybegood

Gobsmacked that, after failing to get a desperately needed striker yet again in the summer, we reach deadline day and still only have Carroll and Sakho who are both made of glass. It really beggars belief, especially as we saved £20m by not taking Zaza and then sold Payet for another £25m, on top of whatever was in the kitty for this window in the first place.

MunichHammer

We were never going to pay 20m for Zaza in one single installment in Jan and neither will we be getting the 25m for Payet in one payment. In fact I believe I read somewhere that the actual sum will be lower as we hadn't paid OM all of the 10m we bought Payet for. So just becaue we didn't buy Zaza and sold Payet doesn't mean we suddenly have a bank balance of +45m! We are not in danger of going down so we are not in immediate need of buying. Maybe, if one or two of our first team get injured we will see some youth? Who knows.