Transfer Window: January 2017

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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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Suggested M'Villa in the summer, would be a useful signing even more so in our current predicament

Also all these old players are going to want good deals of 2/3 years with big wages, when they are towards the end anyway and only have a year left in them, all a bit Redknapp esque
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Today's Hate Mail reporting that Fellani will only be allowed to be transferred in January not let out on loan.
That's us ruled out then.
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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fjthegrey wrote:You don't think we'll have been proactive enough to scout players?

We're a top level professional football club dude. I know Sullivan is a bit of a muppet and we aren't playing very well but christ, everyone's not just sitting around eating biscuits and ****ing into a flannel.

I'm not so sure! It certainly didn't seem like we had any proper right back targets in the summer. We just went after Arbeloa(eventually) as he was on a free and we could complete a deal quickly.
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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We thought we had Antonio.
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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And Byram, too - two right backs.

It was only after Slav was told to stop pissing about/realised he needed to stop pissing about with Antonio that we moved for a right back. Arbeloa was an easy deal to do for an experienced right back - seemed sensible at the time. Just wish he gave a toss.

Funny that we've now got Antonio at right wing back (and doing OK with it).
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I don't know if you guys read an article someone posted not to long ago about Southampton, but they have a host of players lined up for every single position. They always sell their best players but they have more than adequate players lined up to target if any of their players leave or are injured. We are more than capable of having a similar system, or at least, a bit more direction with regard to transfer targets.
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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YorksHammer wrote:
Funny that we've now got Antonio at right wing back (and doing OK with it).

Are we?
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

Post by Puff Daddy »

Apparently we are in for this bloke: Taken from January speculative transfer thread on MSN

Montpellier winger Ryad Boudebouz is a target for three Premier League clubs. Southampton, West Brom and West Ham are all reportedly keen to sign him.

He would be an ideal foil for Andy Carroll :)
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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Glen Johnson
Trippier
Tomkins
Giroud

Get them in.
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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Missed out on this guy Augustinsson when Cresswell injured pre-season. Only offered peanuts though. Two more assists last night.

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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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fjthegrey wrote: We're a top level professional football club dude. I know Sullivan is a bit of a muppet and we aren't playing very well but christ, everyone's not just sitting around eating biscuits and ****ing into a flannel.
We are a top level football club yes,

But what other top level football clubs put all there eggs in one basket and only work with certain agents, which, in turn, leads us to only deal with certain players?

We are beyond small time. A sunday market stall amongst department stores
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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chalks wrote: But what other top level football clubs put all there eggs in one basket and only work with certain agents, which, in turn, leads us to only deal with certain players?
Manchester United.

Fully three-quarters of their signings this summer came from the same agent.
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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chalks wrote:But what other top level football clubs put all there eggs in one basket and only work with certain agents, which, in turn, leads us to only deal with certain players?

We are beyond small time. A sunday market stall amongst department stores
We brought players from 8 different agency's this summer.
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

Post by Beavis Danzig »

reckon byram would've been a regular starter by now if he'd stayed fit. big shame that.

he was running in training as of a week ago so hopefully not too long.

would rather bring through the england u21 talent on our books than go shopping for some retirement dodging foreigner.
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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Scott Hogan from Brentford might be worth a look.
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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Beavis Danzig wrote:reckon byram would've been a regular starter by now if he'd stayed fit. big shame that.

he was running in training as of a week ago so hopefully not too long.

would rather bring through the england u21 talent on our books than go shopping for some retirement dodging foreinger.
In fairness,I don't think Arbeloa has been dodging retirement since joining us.I think he has fully embraced it.
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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YorksHammer wrote:Scott Hogan from Brentford might be worth a look.
Been very impressed with him, whenever I've seen Brentford on the box.

I'm sure he could make the step up.
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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hammer1975 wrote: French press is linking us with Boudebouz (Feghouli's Algerian team mate)

Seems unlikely for a number of reasons but one report seemed to think we'd had scouts watching him
A pretty big reason aside from already having numerous players in that position must surely be that both he and Feghouli would be away in the African CoN for four to six weeks.
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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Can't see this elsewhere. Apparently agreed a contract with Murat Saglam. Can play number 10, centre forward, on the wing, or right back, and as been playing wing back.

So a young Turkish Antonio :lol:
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Re: Sullivan BS Loans and Free Signings January 2017 thread

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Aceface wrote:Manchester United.

Fully three-quarters of their signings this summer came from the same agent.
I cannot stand Mino Raiola.
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