Re: The 2016 January Transfer Window Thread

by Shed Mon Dec 14, 2015 12:32 am

Kick wrote:Pato was at SB watching us play Porto, too. So naturally there are rumours we want to sign him.

Us? Want to sign an injury-riddled, made-of-glass busted flush striker whose best form is years behind him? NEVER!

by Kick Mon Dec 14, 2015 1:03 am

Strange, isn't it?

I doubt we actually want to sign him, tbh.

by Shed Mon Dec 14, 2015 1:39 am

Given our track record? Nothing these clowns at boardroom level could do would surprise me.

by Kick Mon Dec 14, 2015 1:44 am

Honestly, our board is 10x smarter than most, look at the foolish purchases of Barca, Madrid, Milan, City or Utd.

We do better than most of them, and every club makes mistakes.

by Shed Mon Dec 14, 2015 2:01 am

Making the same mistake over and over and over again though? The list of strikers our hierarchy has signed down the years is just shocking.

by Kick Mon Dec 14, 2015 2:22 am

Could have done better, I agree.

But signing a CF is never easy.

Still, we're doing better in almost every other area of the pitch.

by Shed Mon Dec 14, 2015 2:30 am

Not watched us since December 2014, have you? Proud

by Kick Mon Dec 14, 2015 3:04 am

The only CF we've signed since then is Falcao, and he was never first choice.

Players form diving has very little to do with signings.

by Shed Mon Dec 14, 2015 10:38 am

I was talking about the team as a whole.

The fact is, we've sold some pretty fantastic players lately (namely since José arrived – hmmm...), and signed some pretty horrific ones in their place; most of whom were so bad and were such instantaneous and monumental flops that they had to be flogged off less than a year after they arrived.

by Kick Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:22 am

Express wrote:Chelsea will relaunch their £40million bid to sign Everton defender John Stones as soon as the transfer window opens in January.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/626633/Exclusive-Chelsea-40m-Manchester-United-Everton-John-Stones-Transfer-News-Gossip

FFS, not this again.

by Shed Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:23 am

by Kick Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:27 am

I am all for signing Stones, but it shouldn't be in Jan, wait until June, ffs.

by Shed Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:35 am

I wouldn't be against signing him next month. Look at what Cahill did for us that season after being signed in Winter 2012. But anything but another month of back-and-forth cat-and-mouse bullshit like we had to endure all last summer, for the love of god.

by Kick Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:50 am

I think we should make signings independent from Jose because he won't be here next season, and if we're aiming for Pep or Simeone, we can sign similar players, tbh.

I'd also sign a Spanish FB, then we have Branna as cover for CB. One of Gaya, Gaspar or De Marcos. All of them are attack minded but decent in defence.

Then get rid of Flopcao and bring in Berahino.

Then, and only then, should be make a deal with Everton for Stones. Perhaps a loan back til the end of the season?

by Shed Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:05 am

I think the club are seeing Terry's career drawing to a close and recognising that apart from Cahill and Zouma, we've no one else for the center of defence. I also think they're rightly and indeed independent of José, resolved on adding more English players to the side to rebuild the English backbone we always had in the past. Whether that's a good enough reason for going after the player, and especially as doggedly as we have and appear to be gearing up to continue to, is another matter, but I do think this pursuit is a club thing rather than a Mourinho one.

by Kick Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:14 am

It definitely is, but he is not a priority in Jan, he is a signing (which I believe will happen) which can wait.

by Shed Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:18 am

Rightly or wrongly, I think the club will look at our plight this season and think our shambolic defence very much needs improving.

by Kick Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:22 am

They should look at our FB's and CM's before they look at CB's, though. Laughing

That said, I can see us sign Stones on deadline day for 55-60M after chasing him since Jan 1. Djilobodji (who?) will be sold within the first few days of Jan, and that will be all of our changes Laughing

by Shed Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:30 am

People expecting a huh-uge January are misguided I think. Not that it needs repeating, but most players in general, much less the best ones, are not available in January, and the ones that can be pried away can only be so at exorbitant prices. I think our window will be tame to be honest.

by Kick Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:35 am

So do I. At most, we'll sign 2 players.

by Kick Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:45 am

Kick wrote:I think we should make signings independent from Jose because he won't be here next season, and if we're aiming for Pep or Simeone, we can sign similar players, tbh.

I'd also sign a Spanish FB, then we have Branna as cover for CB. One of Gaya, Gaspar or De Marcos. All of them are attack minded but decent in defence.

Then get rid of Flopcao and bring in Berahino.

Then, and only then, should be make a deal with Everton for Stones. Perhaps a loan back til the end of the season?

Watch us sign Sergi Roberto instead of the players I want Laughing

by Hapless_Hans Wed Dec 16, 2015 10:14 am

Didn't you buy another CB only last summer? Has he ever played?

by futbol Wed Dec 16, 2015 11:39 am

Kick wrote:
Kick wrote:I think we should make signings independent from Jose because he won't be here next season, and if we're aiming for Pep or Simeone, we can sign similar players, tbh.

I'd also sign a Spanish FB, then we have Branna as cover for CB. One of Gaya, Gaspar or De Marcos. All of them are attack minded but decent in defence.

Then get rid of Flopcao and bring in Berahino.

Then, and only then, should be make a deal with Everton for Stones. Perhaps a loan back til the end of the season?

Watch us sign Sergi Roberto instead of the players I want

Sergi Roberto is not for sale. hmm

by Kick Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:10 am

Hapless_Hans wrote:Didn't you buy another CB only last summer? Has he ever played?

yes, Djilobodji.

He was rejected by every other EPL team, he is absolute rubbish and has only played 1 minute for us since signing. I don't even know why we signed him.

futbol wrote:
Kick wrote:
Kick wrote:I think we should make signings independent from Jose because he won't be here next season, and if we're aiming for Pep or Simeone, we can sign similar players, tbh.

I'd also sign a Spanish FB, then we have Branna as cover for CB. One of Gaya, Gaspar or De Marcos. All of them are attack minded but decent in defence.

Then get rid of Flopcao and bring in Berahino.

Then, and only then, should be make a deal with Everton for Stones. Perhaps a loan back til the end of the season?

Watch us sign Sergi Roberto instead of the players I want

Sergi Roberto is not for sale.

Pls Sergi Roberto Carlos is for sale, and we'll buy him, just like we're doing with all your fringe players.

by Kick Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:10 am

Also, what does everyone make of the rumours that we're signing Teixeria in Jan? He seems convinced we've made an offer.

by Shed Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:06 am

I think he'll go well with last January's signing Douglas Costa.

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