January 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Funny enough it was Herb....
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Who'd of thought....
  • HamstewHamstew
    So Hogan on the bench. Don't think he will be coming to us. Still odd that we spent a fair bit of dosh but still havnt got a RB or striker
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    edited January 2017
    Ham, could be a bluff by Dean Smith, let's see if Hogan actually plays.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Doesn't matter if he plays or not.

    It's not like we will be worried about him being cup tied.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Brentford 2 down already
    Don't risk Hogan ....
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    Suze, it's the risk of injury that's the worry.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    No, there'll only be a risk of injury if he joins us
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    According to the Hull manager Snod hasn't trained with the first team for 12 days so will struggle to be ready for City.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    IronHerb said:

    According to the Hull manager Snod hasn't trained with the first team for 12 days so will struggle to be ready for City.

    That's rubbish.


    (Not training, I mean, not your comment ;whome )
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    Find it hard to believe that he hasn't trained at all ;hmm
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    judas....
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    NEoldiron said:

    Suze, it's the risk of injury that's the worry.

    Oh ok, I didn't think of that.
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    On a separate note, ;ravel is training with QPR apparently:

    http://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/11711/10744334/former-man-utd-midfielder-ravel-morrison-training-with-queens-park-rangers
  • Dodger58Dodger58
    There's an article on Rav in the 'i' which says
    ... when he posted a picture of himself enjoying Christmas dinner while the rest of the squad was preparing for a Boxing Day fixture with Arsenal, he was finished at Upton Park. The players would not have him back. "Words cannot describe what they thought of him," said Allardyce.
    So I guess they're welcome to him ...
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    MrsGrey said:

    IronHerb said:

    According to the Hull manager Snod hasn't trained with the first team for 12 days so will struggle to be ready for City.

    That's rubbish.


    (Not training, I mean, not your comment ;whome )
    "And as I told you, he hasn't trained with the team for the last 12 days and hasn't been available to play."

    http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/582565/Robert-Snodgrass-West-Ham-Hull-transfer-news-Marco-Silva
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Apologies Vorse, didn't read your post properly. Thought you had watched rather than was watching.

    At least I didn't mention the result...
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    OCS ;ok
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    So neither Fonte not Snodgrass count as HG players (I don't think.)

    Replacing 2 foreigners in Payet + Zaza?

    So we are still borderline on requirements for home grown players.
  • PengemanPengeman
    @Mrs. Grey
    The following eight, the required number, are registered as home grown players for WHU at the start of the 2016/17 season (https://www.premierleague.com/news/84136 )

    *Antonio, Michail Gregory
    *Carroll, Andrew Thomas
    *Collins, James Michael
    *Cresswell, Aaron
    *Noble, Mark James
    *Nordtveit, Havard
    *Randolph, Darren Edward Andrew
    *Westley, Samuel Edward

    So the Snodgrass and Fonte signing do not affect the basic equation unless the rules have changed. Teams can also be creative by using Development Squad players to pad the squad. If Hogan is signed he might replace Westley.
  • SwissironSwissiron
    Do Irish players count as home grown then?
  • HammerdublinHammerdublin
    Nordtveit a home-grown player? I thought he was Norwegian ...
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    Do Scottish players not count as home grown? ;nonono
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Wasn't nordvelt here as a youngster with Arsenal?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Yep
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    edited January 2017
    I was sure all home nations were included, but on looking it up:

    ...to be classified as homegrown one must be on an English team for at least three years before the age of twenty-one..

    Pengeman -
    missed out Byram, Samuel Mark from that list, he was included in our 25 and HG ;thumbsup
  • PengemanPengeman
    @FlorinRaduclious : Thanks. You are right I missed it - must go to specsavers.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited January 2017
    Penge ;ok
    That's what I meant, borderline. As in, we have the minimum (with Byran, and ignoring Westley, who's not going to play).

    Suggests we won't be signing any more non HG players this window - or next - unless we sell a foreign player to make space.

    We can use the U23s to inflate out HG numbers only if we don't have a full senior squad of 25.


    It's not a huge issue, but after years of us always have more than enough, and not really worrying about it, we are now having to be careful with signings.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    I think we will get Hogan over the line but still think we will still be a Striker + RB short (assuming Feghouli is kept for the midfield to be ok)

    Expect Payet and Calleri to be the only outs.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    I suspect if we sign Hogan that will be it. Our striker options would be Carroll, Hogan, Antonio, Ayew and Fletcher.

    I'd like a right back, but I wonder if we'll make do for now and then (try to) get a top class player in the summer.
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