January 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Well, that was nice while it lasted
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    edited February 2017
    Joe hart would be fantastic - a real presence and defensive leader

    Him and will Hughes (to start taking over from noble) would be my choice of top targets

    I would say we should make a r/b a must but it starts to sound like a broken record. By making it a non priority we might actually sign one.
  • HammerexHammerex
    Diamantis_Are_Forever said:

    West Ham will go back in with a £15m bid for Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart this summer. (The Sun)

    Can't believe they would spend 15m on a goalkeeper when we already have two
    decent goalies already.
    Much better off spending the money on a decent striker to back up A C.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    The club need to be identifying a real LONG term solution at right back from now till June, because that is the major hole in our squad right now (and not the only one)

    We need another forward as well, I like that Calleri is willing to fight but I doubt he'll come good

    Andy carroll has proven he can score and be the striker we need but his injury record speaks for itself he cannot be relied on

    I personally don't think Hart is needed, I just don't see how he's that much better than what we have and he'll be very expensive

    Big half a season for several of the players

    Ayew needs to show something (anything), Feghouli to prove he can cut it consistently in the EPL, Nordtveit, Calleri and Masuaka likewise, Cresswell needs to show if he can become one of the better left backs in the legaue, byram finally has his chance to see if he's good enough and snodgrass and Fonte need to show their form for their old clubs for us

    Big calls to make as in terms of numbers this squad is huge but there are too many underperforming players in this squad
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Slav in his presser, re: Joe Hart
    "We are heavily linked with every player looking for a move! I rate Joe Hart really highly as a great goalkeeper and personality. On the other hand, if there is one position that I am not even thinking of changing it is goalkeeper because I have two great ones".
    Unless, of course, he's been told to say that... ;whistle
  • Tomw85Tomw85
    I would welcome the signing of Hart but as Grey has posted above I think that is highly unlikely.

    For me we should focus on getting in Trippier, Will Hughes and a 20+ goals a season striker (if there is one out there in our price range, whose club want to sell and they are interested in joining us!) so should be pretty easy right...
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    The only position where we have 2 PL quality choices is GK...
  • SwissironSwissiron
    it will be really stupid to sign Hart when we need to fill two other places much more than the GK spot.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Tomw

    Totally agree re Hughes

    The sort of player who right now is within our grasp. If we don't he'll go elsewhere in the Prem, be a hit, and will then be considered beyond us.
  • alderzalderz
    IMO

    Both Randy & Adrian are good PL keepers. Joe Hart is significantly better than them both. Like, by a long way. I don't think signing a GK should be top of the priority list, but when someone comes along who is that good I think you'd be foolish not to look.

    We've got Snodgrass, Feghouli & Antonio who are good PL right wingers. But if Gareth Bale is available to us I don't think we should be turning him down.

    (Exaggerated comparison, but you get the drift)
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Alderz ;ok

    If hart could be bought for £15m and he wanted to come we'd be bonkers not to have a go
  • SwissironSwissiron
    and a 100k a week
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    That's what it will cost these days

    A big reason why Man Utd won lots of things was having the massive presence of schmeichel between the sticks
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    and Keane and Giggs and.....
  • Tomw85Tomw85
    Didn't Clough say that his best signing was his keeper too. That said I would rather funds went were needed more first, but if not able to find the right player or the deal is too good to turn down I could understand it.

    Baracks I full agree about Will Hughes, can take over from Noble in the next season or two and keeps and core of home grown players too. Plus I'm sure he would want to prove him self having stepped up from the Championship.
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    'TEVEZ TOLD ME TO STAY WITH HAMMERS'

    Returning to this post earlier. I really do think that Calleri could come good. If his attitude is as positive as he says it is, then he is already half way there. Good on him and I hope he gets his chance to shine for us.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    It's clearly difficult for many players to come to terms with life in the UK and playing in the PL, and we've seen any number of very good players fail to make it.

    It's an interesting contrast with Zaza, who just felt he had to give up (fair play to him for putting it on himself) and Calleri who feels he wants to try and push through the issues he is facing.

    Would be a fantastic bonus if he came good for us.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    We just need someone to supply lots of chances for Calleri and he will come good by getting his confidence back up. I wonder who there is out there who has a reputation for creating a high number of goal scoring opportunities? ;whistle
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    I also think the Hart would be a good signing if we could get him, probably not that relevant but I recall the huge lift we got back in the day when we splashed out a record sum on Phil Parkes
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Chicago,

    I remember that but it took a little time before the rest of the defence learnt he couldn't stop everything and that they needed to help him out occasionally. ;biggrin
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited February 2017
    Moore_than

    But for me, there's no such thing as a 'best formation' for all eventualities.

    I think the manager should adjust/tinker to create a 'best formation in the circumstances'.

    And in some cases, that's 'who is available?' Which is for me why we went t 3 at the back - not for a 'philosophy' type reason.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    We went 3 at the back because we didn't have a proper right back and whoever was playing there was a liability. Not really much tactical sense about it.
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    edited February 2017
    Yeold, I think Sane would give any RB in the PL a roasting. Byram's not as bad as you make out and he's still young and learning, give him a break.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Calleri's touch and movement looked pretty good when he first came to us. He's technically decent (like most S Americans) but perhaps a little lightweight. Confidence levels are obviously crucial to performances. I think there's a decent striker there. I also think strikers with a lot bigger reputations than him have failed in the Prem. I hope he gives Bilic a selection headache or two in the near future (with some decent performances off the bench)
  • HuttonhammerHuttonhammer
    edited February 2017
    Marseille lost their first game with Payet , with him coming on in the second half to Metz who were second from bottom.
    Reports say Payet is not going to play any more as he wants to play for a better team .
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    I watched the last 20 minutes of the Marseille game and they made us look half decent. Metz could have scored 4 in the last 20 minutes although they did hit their own bar from a Payet cross. Very poor.
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    IronHerb said:

    I watched the last 20 minutes of the Marseille game and they made us look half decent. Metz could have scored 4 in the last 20 minutes although they did hit their own bar from a Payet cross. Very poor.

    There, looks much better now
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    ;hmm
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    edited February 2017
    Moore_than_a_nick said:


    ...I can see why we started off the season with 4-4-3...

    No wonder we started the season so poorly - we had nobody in goal!

  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    NEoldiron said:

    Yeold, I think Sane would give any RB in the PL a roasting. Byram's not as bad as you make out and he's still young and learning, give him a break.

    I wasn't even referring to Byram at the time, i was referring to Pre-Byram even being available. Arbeloa and Nordveit are liabilitys at right back including Antonio at right back. Bilic was forced to a back 3 because there was no sense playing a back 4 with a DM / Winger / Striker or whatever playing that RB position.

    There was no tactical nous or sense involved. He changed the formation to suit what he had available. Had there being a quality RB available i very much doubt he would have gone 3 at the back at all.
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