January 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • tomkinsworldclasstomkinsworldclass
    TheMadcapLaughs said:

    TWC, do you think we should go for Jenkinson? At £3 million I think he is well worth the gamble. We know he can do it. Totally agree about Fonte. ;ok

    I liked Jenkinson under BFS, he had a good season and did a solid job. However, under Bilic before he got injured for the season, he looked terrible and I believe its because of the different styles/philosophies of the managers; under BFS he received alot of protection and was in a set up that could compensate for him limitations; under Bilic, in a more open , technical and ambitious side I dont think he is good enough because the skill set is higher and more demanding, the individual is more scrutinised.

    My advice for Jenkinson would be to cut out the silly wages requests, join CPFC under a manager who will do wonders for him and get back playing football because IMO he isnt a natural footballer and needs to play regularly to develop. As for us, I'd like us to only sign someone at RB if they do fit in long term, its abit pointless to sign someone we dont particularly want as a stop gap until the summer when the transfer market is much more open.

    I like Joel Ward at Palace; good defender and tidy footballer. Tripper would be fantastic but would probably have to target him in the summer. Bacary Sagna could be a good signing in the summer on a free. Ryan Fredericks at fulham is having a good season in the championship as is the Barnsley RB who is getting a number of good reviews also. I suppose my position is just, we can afford to wait and be selecetive, whether it be in this window or the next. Me personanlly, I would like Glen Johnson or Joel Ward.
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    TWC ;ok
  • HamstewHamstew
    Hogan not even on the bench today
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Ooooo ;hmm
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    And with AC going off with an injury, surely we have to get him in now
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited January 2017
    Wouldn't be surprised if Brentford have seen that so they hike up the price by a couple million
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Slav just said on Radio London that part of the reason we signed Fonte is that Ogbonna has had an injury all season & will have an operation on monday that will rule him out for the rest of the season.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Suzanne ;ok thanks for that news...
    Pity about Angelo , wonder what kind of injury he has then....
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    We wondered that too, an injury you need an op for but you can still play?
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Suzanne, the standard reporting it's a knee injury ....
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    ;ok thanks Jay
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Angelo, man of steel
  • LukerzLukerz
    Apparently Watford
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Vorse ;ok Ex had hinted earlier tonight that there might be some movement on the Hogan front. This could back that up.

    Here's hoping...
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Will be interesting to see how this pans out then. Ex's hint below. Good test of his credentials I guess...

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  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Re: Oggy

    http://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/january/21-january/bilic-reveals-ogbonna-injury
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    That makes things a lot clearer. Always rated Fonte but was baffled as to why we thought we needed him. ;ok

    Good luck Angelo, and thanks for playing through the pain.

    #loyalty
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Yeah, good effort Oggy ;ok He's come in for a lot of stick this season but deserves a lot of credit for playing through the injury.
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    Just seen the bbc article regarding Ogbonna ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38707342 ), and now the comments here. I have been vociferously condemning his performances this season, however if he has been playing with a surgery requiring injury I take back a lot of my criticisms, and in fact praise the lad for playing when we needed him in spite of his health.

    I do reserve the right to say that I still don't believe he is the best of CB's, his awareness is sometimes poor, and his tracking back when out of position is often lacklustre, but all in all he is a good player, and seems popular in the dressing room.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    We were not to know he was playing with an injury though.

    Also, why was he playing with an injury.
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    Suz - Well I suppose up until this two weeks ago, Collins; Oxford; and Byram were out injured, Nord the same, and Kouyate was heading to Africa.

    However if you mean today, I have absolutely no idea. I thought Collins was excellent last week and was fully expecting him to start today regardless of this injury (which of course I didn't know then). TBH I fully agree and really question the decision to play him today now, when we had the previously mentioned players back, and in relative form.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    More noise about Watford bidding for Hogan.

    If he does go there, who are our options? Sunderland are as good as down and have no funds to do anything about it. Would they cash in on Defoe now? Will he ask for a move?

    Braithwaite doesn't for the criteria, Bats unlikely to be allowed to leave.

    I'm struggling to see where we go.
  • LukerzLukerz
    We go north.

    Up to wearside.
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    edited January 2017
    Borini ;wahoo
  • LukerzLukerz
    Anichebe I was thinking ;hmm
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    We hope on the Eurostar & get Braithwaite. ;wink
  • LukerzLukerz
    #returnofthesak
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    Quinn
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Watford are signing Zarate.
  • LukerzLukerz
    The Zarate Kid ;wahoo
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