January 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:



    And seeing as you normally discredit paper rumours, that article is void. ;biggrin

    ITKlawyersforyou

    You are doing it again!

    Stop it! If you carry on, I may be forced to deploy my Weapons of Kitchen Destruction.

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  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Don't mess with the spoon!

    DON'T MESS WITH THE SPOON! ;nonono ;run
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    ;lol ;poormf
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    I've just spent the last 15 minutes discussing spam fritters
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Was any kind of conclusion reached?
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Anyone else starting to think we're not going to sign a striker? ;hmm

    Carroll firing, Antonio playing alongside him at the moment, Calleri and Fletcher on the bench.

    I get a feeling the club are thinking that will do for now, hence the Hogan dallying.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Sakho's return date listed as 4 Match - in effect, that's 4 more games.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    We started this season with Andy C, Enner, Diafra, Fletch, Zaza & Calleri as our strikers, so we are two down on that number at the moment. Do we need a replacement for Zaza and will Valencia come back?
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    I think Enner's is season-long. Or did you mean come back at the end of the season?
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Enner zaza calleri sakho move all of them on. Bring in 2 strikers and then get fletcher and martinez time
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    OldCastleSwift said:

    Anyone else starting to think we're not going to sign a striker? ;hmm

    Carroll firing, Antonio playing alongside him at the moment, Calleri and Fletcher on the bench.

    I get a feeling the club are thinking that will do for now, hence the Hogan dallying.

    That would be the cheaper option... So probably not a bad shout ;ok
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    Hamstew said:

    But I thought Ex said it weeks before and then confirmed it on Wednesday.

    I never ever said that ;nonono
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Now a few suggestions on Twitter that we've agreed a deal with Brentford for Hogan and it could be done within 48 hours ;hmm

    This is exhausting.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Exciting ;wahoo
  • HamstewHamstew
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  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    ;clown
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    Sky sources expect Scott Hogan’s move from Brentford to West Ham to go through this week.

    Sources close to the striker believe the deal is being affected by Dimitri Payet’s future, but are still confident Hogan will move within 48 hours.

    Hogan, 24, was left out of the Brentford side that lost at Wigan yesterday. He has scored 14 goals in the Championship this season.
  • LukerzLukerz
    ;hmm
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    If he is coming he needs come quick as Andy Carroll is reported to be 2 inchs shorter than before Christmas due to the weight on his shoulders at present!
  • HamstewHamstew
    Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

    ;hmm

    ;hmm
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    edited January 2017
    Hamstew said:

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    I've been in USA for 10 years. Is this really what Bruce Forsyth looks like now ;hmm
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    I had high hopes in the summer. I maybe naively thought we had a good chance to get Bacca, Lacca or Batta but it seems we are too small fry currently. I must also admit once none of them showed interest I wanted us to get Benteke, and was annoyed that CP beat us to the punch. How wrong was I, he was awful against us last week, the antithesis of Carroll.

    I have been pleasantly surprised by Antonio's efforts up top, he has many top attributes but he is not a natural finisher. I've read some good reports about Hogan; clinical in front of goal, two-footed, excellent positioning and finding the space between the centre backs, decent with the ball at feet. Lets hope (if we do get him) this proves correct and he is a success. Also at 24 he is a good age for further progression.

    I am all for us being the team that brings the crop from the championship. Our acquisitions of Cresswell, Antonio and seemingly Byram have all been excellent purchases and are all quality first-teamers. They all seem to have that inner drive and desire that's possibly resultant from coming from the lower leagues and having to 'prove' oneself. Bring him in Dave!
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    Some articles I read on the lad - apols if any have already been posted:

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3837001/Brentford-striker-Scott-Hogan-razor-sharp-instincts-goal-Secret-Scout-offers-verdict-promising-forward.html

    http://fussballstadt.com/scout-report-scott-hogan-bee-red-bulls/

    http://www.essexlive.news/west-ham-blog-brentford-fans-resigned-to-scott-hogan-leaving-the-club/story-30044372-detail/story.html
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Long story short he's the type of striker we need

    As you mentioned Florin atm we aren't big enough to buy the likes of your Baccas or Lacazettes so we have to settle for players with slightly less of a reputation

    Hogan is a poacher plain and simple, he plays within the 18 yard box and takes his chances

    We already have the perfect target man in Carroll and both Sakho and Fletcher are also big strong lads who work terrifically hard and stretch the defence but none of them play like Hogan

    While he is expensive there isn't much alternative

    1.) We can buy from a foreign leagues but like the summer window and they make take a while to ad pat or not adapt at all (see Zaza.....)

    2. ) We can buy from the premier league but teams at the bottom will charge a bomb or flat out not sell or teams at the top they may not care since they've had their big money moves (see Benteke now to his Villa days)

    3.) Buy from the championship, lots of good young English player who want to prove themselves and will give 100%

    This lad will give 100% every game and Brentford fans rate him higher than Andre Gray who's managed to score goals in the EPL

    Hope we can complete the deal soon, look forward to him and Carroll upfront

  • LukerzLukerz
    Snodgrass to Palace, £11m is the latest rumour
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    edited January 2017
    Champo we don't really have Sahko though do we, he's played one game all season so how can Bilic form a plan that involves him. And we hash anynclub been able to keep AC fit for a season?
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    I think the board have to get shot of Sakho or Carroll we just cannot afford to have 2 injury prone players in the striker position. They have to bring in another striker or two if Fletcher / Martinez are not ready. (I still don't consider Ayew as a striker he wasn't at Swansea and is a player who plays behind the striker)
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited January 2017
    Suze - AC didn't miss a single match through injury 2011-12, the season before he came to us on loan from Liverpool, 47 games although only 29 starts but then they had Suarez in the team and were playing a lone striker.

    Yeold - we tried to get rid of Sakho in the summer, WBA turned him down.

    Ayew scored 6 of his 12 goals playing as a centre forward at Swansea last season woth Sigurdsson tucked in behind him.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I knew as soon as I typed that one of you would post the answer ;lol

    Still that is five years ago.
  • HammerexHammerex
    A C was excellent against Borough, but we do need to have a strong back up
    if, or more likely when, A C gets another injury.
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