The Transfer Window 2: Electric Boogaloo

MrsGrey

Hugill ;wave

IronHerb

The video team must be worn out.

Cuz1

MrsGrey said:

Hugill ;wave

Worse piece of transfer activity I’ve seen if moyes glad he’s gone if the board thank god we got a director of football in that deal was criminal imo poor kid deserves better

OldCastleSwift

MrsGrey said:

Hugill ;wave

Feel for the lad, but he is miles away from Arnie, Yarmo and Carroll.

I read Leeds were interested; hopefully someone in the Champo will give him a game

Yeoldhammer

Cuz1 said:

MrsGrey said:

Hugill ;wave

Worse piece of transfer activity I’ve seen if moyes glad he’s gone if the board thank god we got a director of football in that deal was criminal imo poor kid deserves better

Was a pointless buy like so many others in that window.

Lukerz

Might just be me, but amazing how efficiently and swiftly you conduct business with people in charge of transfers who seem to know what they are doing.

IronHerb

He was the only buy of that window. ;biggrin

Lukerz

Squad is currently shaping up like:

Keepers: Adrian, Fabianski
Centre defenders: Ogbonna, Reid, Diop, Rice, Oxford
Right-backs: Zabaleta, Fredericks, Byram
Left-backs: Cresswell, Masuaku
Central midfielders: Noble, Wilshere, Obiang, Kouyate, Fernandes
Wingers: Antonio, Yarmolenko, Snodgrass
Strikers: Arnautovic, Hernandez, Carroll, Hugill

With Lanzini off the list due to his serious injury. Ones in bold are probably expected not to be here come Liverpool.

Hammerdublin

Of the three midfielders, Obiang, Kouate and Fernandes, which two would you keep? Or which one?

Vorselaarhammer

Cheers Luke.

So a cb, dm, winger or striker maybe still needed.
;hmm

But I think we are now moving into luxury territory, 4 good signings...

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Id keep fernandes,but ferl he needs a loan

Kouyate and Obiang are very different players, depends what pellegrino wants from a CM, but i wpuldnt be upset if we can get £10m+ for either of them

If it were me, i'd keep Obiang over Kouyate

Lukerz

I'd keep Obiang but reckon Pelle will favour Kouyate. More of a 'Yaya' type player. Fernandes needs a season loan for me. ;ok

Interesting though that given Obiang & Kouyate are apparently 'available', as it stands that makes Noble & Wilshere our first choice pairing. ;hmm

OldCastleSwift

I think Rice is being prepped to be our designated DM, so it depends what formation Pellegrini is looking to play.

I can see Rice and Wilshere sitting in front of the back four, the former breaking up attacks and the latter playing the quarterback role, either pinging the ball out to Arnie/Yarmo or carrying the ball forward.

Obiang and Noble would be their respective back-ups, which means Kouyate is pretty redundant, IMO.

baracks_a_hammer

I think sully will sign yaya towards the end purely because it will be too much of a temptation for him not to

IronHerb

I read it as we received an offer for Obiang whereas we were prepared to accept offers for Kouyate and Antonio.

Lukerz

Maybe ;hmm

------------Adrian/Fabianksi--------------
Fredericks---Diop------Ogbonna----Masuaku
-----------------Rice--------------------
----Noble/Obiang-------Wilshere----------
Anderson----------------------Yarmolenko
---------------Arnautovic-----------------

(Although I would get Reid in there when fully fit over Diop or Ogbonna)

Lukerz

Lee Clayton just reported that we have agreed a fee of £37m for Anderson, with bonuses potentially pushing it past £40m. Work permit has now been applied for.

baracks_a_hammer

Does that mean it is close?

mike

It's great news about our recent signings but how comes, all of a sudden we are finding this money. ;hmm

IronHerb

baracks_a_hammer said:

Does that mean it is close?

Don't go to bed. ;wink

baracks_a_hammer

mike said:

It's great news about our recent signings but how comes, all of a sudden we are finding this money. ;hmm

Maybe because they have more trust in their new manager to be able to spend it wisely. Plus maybe the calibre of player we are getting is keen to work with a manager of the calibre we now have compared with previous managers we have had - ie better players now want to join us?

MrsGrey

I think it's a ;ok for the latter factor, for sure.

MrsGrey

Plus, we are a officially a 'project'.

SuzanneClaret

;wahoo does that mean we have a war chest?

Pearces_Left_Foot

SuzanneClaret said:

;wahoo does that mean we have a war chest?

We opened it and spent everything inside

PrestonHammer

Apparently the war chest is still waiting for it's work permit.

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

Anderson work permit applied for.....

This is looking very good

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

mike said:

It's great news about our recent signings but how comes, all of a sudden we are finding this money. ;hmm

We’ve posted some decent financials plus we’re probably still using Tabor facility

MrsGrey

Pearces_Left_Foot said:

We opened it and spent everything inside

Are you Blackadder in disguise?

Percy: (comes back) Well, couldn't you just dip into the family fortune?

Edmund: There isn't one. My father blew it all on wine, women and amateur
dramatics. At the end, he was eking out of a living doing humourous impressions of Anne of Cleeves.

Percy: (sympathetic) Oh, Edmund, I am sorry -- I had no idea. But do not
despair, for I have some small savings carefully harvested from my
weekly allowance, set aside against my frail old age. By lucky haps,
it is just over a thousand, methinks, and has for years has been
hidden beyond the wit of any thief, in an old sock...

Edmund and Percy: ...under the squeaky floorboard...

Baldrick, Edmund and Percy: ...behind the kitchen dresser.

Percy: (smiles, slightly warily) You've seen it!

Edmund: Seen it, pinched it, spent it. And same goes for the two farthings
Baldrick thinks he's got hidden inside that mouldy potato.

IronHerb

Sully may have sold a couple of chandeliers. ;whistle