January 2022 Transfer Window

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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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Would love a fit and healthy Pedro Obiang back. Do t know anything about any other players from Equatorial Guinea
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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The Straw wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:28 pm Puff, you absolutely hate us buying 16-19 year olds from lower leagues/academies for next to nothing, but excited are by players from Equatorial Guinea?
I could list a whole load of them, from Gus Poyet's boy, through Martin Samueson via Haksabanovic, up to the current day, in Mesaque Dju and we can the number of first team appearances between the lot of 'em on the fingers of one hand. I know individually they didn't cost much, but you add up the combined fees together and there you have it, a not insignificant amount of money, totally wasted
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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funky chicken wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:32 pm I don’t. A lot of our gullible fans are already blaming ‘Dithering Dave’ on social media. Moyes will end up taking the flack.
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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Puff Daddy wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:37 pm I could list a whole load of them, from Gus Poyet's boy, through Martin Samueson via Haksabanovic, up to the current day, in Mesaque Dju and we can the number of first team appearances between the lot of 'em on the fingers of one hand. I know individually they didn't cost much, but you add up the combined fees together and there you have it, a not insignificant amount of money, totally wasted
Collison and Defoe were picked up in this way.
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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The Straw wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:44 pm Collison and Defoe were picked up in this way.
Some other bloke was too, though he was only 14 when we got him. Declan summink.
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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norse wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:35 pm Pedro Obiang is Eq. Guinea's best player by a country mile
He won't be playing due to a lung condition.
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funky chicken wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:32 pm I don’t. A lot of our gullible fans are already blaming ‘Dithering Dave’ on social media. Moyes will end up taking the flack.

I am starting to think this Newman was only brought in so Sully has another person to blame. Husillos II.
You could be right there..

Very disappointing
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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Puff Daddy wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:37 pm I could list a whole load of them, from Gus Poyet's boy, through Martin Samueson via Haksabanovic, up to the current day, in Mesaque Dju and we can the number of first team appearances between the lot of 'em on the fingers of one hand. I know individually they didn't cost much, but you add up the combined fees together and there you have it, a not insignificant amount of money, totally wasted
You only need one to make it to validate this strategy.

And that's without considering that the money we made selling Ashley Fletcher likely covered all of their fees.

Such a weird hill to die on.
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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Bubbles Fortuna wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:52 pm He won't be playing due to a lung condition.
I know. Sad situation for him
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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Alf Garnett's (Ex) Missus wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:06 pm
Wolves must be laughing their tits off.
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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norse wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:55 pm I know. Sad situation for him
Yeah it's a horrible thing.
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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Rice will be off in the summer after we finish 10th after no signings
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hammerman11 wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:07 pm Rice will be off in the summer after we finish 10th after no signings
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hammerman11 wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:07 pm Rice will be off in the summer after we finish 10th after no signings
You may be right there. This window is shaping up to be a huge sliding doors moment for the club.
If and it’s a huge if… we don’t sign anyone, I could genuinely see 9th or 10th in the league and not many more games in the cups.
It’s not that the players aren’t good enough, they just need some support. A couple of players now could be just the boost that they need. Lingard done it last season and cost us about £2m or £3m loan and his wages. It was hardly breaking the bank money. However it worked.

We’ve had 6 months since the last window to be scouting players and readying bids. I’m sure we’ve made some bids but clearly not tested the water on certain players.

I hope you and me are both wrong but this could be a massive turning point for the club
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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I'm calling a last day spree!
3 players at least :newthumb:
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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Pob! wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:23 pm I'm calling a last day spree!
3 players at least :newthumb:
I think that’s pobably not going to happen.
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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hammerman11 wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:07 pm Rice will be off in the summer after we finish 10th after no signings
Bowen too. These players have ambition and will want to win silverware and to do that, they need to play with better players and you can't blame them if they leave
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Pob! wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:23 pm I'm calling a last day spree!
3 players at least :newthumb:
Sulli specials, sloppy seconds after Newcastle and Arsenal or "who we nearly signed for fifty million, but it will be available in the summer after we sell Rice and Bowen
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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Puff Daddy wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:28 pm Bowen too. These players have ambition and will want to win silverware and to do that, they need to play with better players and you can't blame them if they leave
Shame they're under contract.
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Re: January 2022 Transfer Window

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C&h have said we had a 50 million bid for a striker Turner down and said let's be honest to ourselves we aint getting nobody in this January I for one believe them
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