The January Transfer Window 2020
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Re: The January Transfer Window 2020
Agree with what a lot of posters are saying, excellent window on paper at least, kinda exactly the type of players we needed for a change. I wonder if the imminent return of Fredericks, and the debut display from Ngakia halted the signing of a right back? Or was it that everything yesterday had to be focused on the Bowen deal? Still would have liked another midfielder and striker, but maybe I'm being too greedy!
Re: The January Transfer Window 2020
Interesting to see that some of the players we were heavily linked with over the past 6 months moved elsewhere: Lobotka to Napoli, Koutris to Mallorca and El Neysri to Sevilla.
It wouldn’t surprise me if we got a free in, a la Evra. Despite the Bowen signing, I think that player has to be a striker who can run the channels and gets in behind.
I wouldn’t be surprised if one of Ki, Fabio Contreao and Tom Carroll rocked up on a free nor would I think a short term deal would be a bad thing.
It wouldn’t surprise me if we got a free in, a la Evra. Despite the Bowen signing, I think that player has to be a striker who can run the channels and gets in behind.
I wouldn’t be surprised if one of Ki, Fabio Contreao and Tom Carroll rocked up on a free nor would I think a short term deal would be a bad thing.
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I think this issue will be resolved in the Summer. Zabaletta and Fredricks will be released and sold and we will sign a top RB with Ngakia as understudy.Southminster Hammer wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 7:15 am Agree with what a lot of posters are saying, excellent window on paper at least, kinda exactly the type of players we needed for a change. I wonder if the imminent return of Fredericks, and the debut display from Ngakia halted the signing of a right back? Or was it that everything yesterday had to be focused on the Bowen deal? Still would have liked another midfielder and striker, but maybe I'm being too greedy!
I think we were correct not to panic sign a RB this window. We have the permanent and classy signing of Bowen and time to assess Soucek between now and May. Everything else can wait.
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It is a decent window for us. Randolph is great because it means we will never see Roberto in goal again!
The other two signings are exactly what we need and it at least feels like they were Moyes’ choices. The challenge with those is how quickly they settle but the winter break and two games we expect to lose will give us some time at least.
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Re: The January Transfer Window 2020
As are 13 other teams in the league!
It is a decent window for us. Randolph is great because it means we will never see Roberto in goal again!
The other two signings are exactly what we need and it at least feels like they were Moyes’ choices. The challenge with those is how quickly they settle but the winter break and two games we expect to lose will give us some time at least.
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Re: The January Transfer Window 2020
Bought in the right areas - just not sure choices weren’t partly about financing rather than best player. Interesting to see how sources compares to Berge in Pl
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Re: The January Transfer Window 2020
PlaistowIron wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 11:40 pm Don’t go to bed...
Actually do... big game tomorrow. COYI
I did. Time got to 11:00 pm and saw on Transfer news he still hadn't signed, so thought f*** it, bollox, after all that we've missed out yet again. Didn't know we got him until this morning
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Great start to the day. Let’s hope we’re still all as jolly come 5pm.
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Re: The January Transfer Window 2020
best we could expect with two young players coming in in areas we needed.
LB is more of a worry than RB for me as neither cresswell nor masuaka are good enough .
lets hope Antonio and fab stay fit, new guys hit the ground running and haller starts scoring !
fabianski
fredericks diop ogbonna cresswell
rice soucek fornals
Antonio haller bowen
subs Randolph Balbuena masuaka noble Snodgrass lanzini Anderson
looks good with a good bench for once.
we shall see if we have left it too late though
LB is more of a worry than RB for me as neither cresswell nor masuaka are good enough .
lets hope Antonio and fab stay fit, new guys hit the ground running and haller starts scoring !
fabianski
fredericks diop ogbonna cresswell
rice soucek fornals
Antonio haller bowen
subs Randolph Balbuena masuaka noble Snodgrass lanzini Anderson
looks good with a good bench for once.
we shall see if we have left it too late though
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Re: The January Transfer Window 2020
Being where we are in the league was always going to to make it harder to get signings over line as players would want the security of premier league football next season and we can't provide that
Take Sheffield United for example sitting in 8th they can offer a lot more in the short term, which is what most players will be looking at in the here and now.
The thing about the Premier League is that it is impossible to judge season by season.
We stay up and it is not beyond the realms of possibility that next season we are 8th and Berge and Sheffield U battling against the drop.
Overall a decent window IMHO.
CM has been the root of all our problems for a long time. I have no idea if this this Czech geezer will solve it but he seems to have the credentials
Bowen is a good signing and will add some directness, movement and an eye for goal we don't have when Antonio is injured
Randolph has solved our back up keep issue. We now have someone vaguely competent
RB would be the next target as although I like Fredericks attitude, and defensively he isn't too bad, i just don't think he is good enough going forward which means everything gets condensed down our left side. However we do have enough to get through the season. If this new CM does his job our full.backs will immediately look better
Take Sheffield United for example sitting in 8th they can offer a lot more in the short term, which is what most players will be looking at in the here and now.
The thing about the Premier League is that it is impossible to judge season by season.
We stay up and it is not beyond the realms of possibility that next season we are 8th and Berge and Sheffield U battling against the drop.
Overall a decent window IMHO.
CM has been the root of all our problems for a long time. I have no idea if this this Czech geezer will solve it but he seems to have the credentials
Bowen is a good signing and will add some directness, movement and an eye for goal we don't have when Antonio is injured
Randolph has solved our back up keep issue. We now have someone vaguely competent
RB would be the next target as although I like Fredericks attitude, and defensively he isn't too bad, i just don't think he is good enough going forward which means everything gets condensed down our left side. However we do have enough to get through the season. If this new CM does his job our full.backs will immediately look better
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Re: The January Transfer Window 2020
It's hard to believe that such a wonderful player like Joe Allen is still at Stoke City.
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Re: The January Transfer Window 2020
Leaves us with full backs (both sides) as the most pressing concern in the squad. We could use another midfielder, and we don’t know how Soucek will work out, but taking things as a success with the new signings means full back is the weakest area in the starting line up.
Full backs, another central midfielder and a striker, whether to support or replace Haller, are the things to do.
All that said, I suspect we’ll have some squad turnover even if we escape the drop.
Full backs, another central midfielder and a striker, whether to support or replace Haller, are the things to do.
All that said, I suspect we’ll have some squad turnover even if we escape the drop.
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Re: The January Transfer Window 2020
Reasons to be positive imo.
-Like the fact we targeted the positions we needed - even though we didn’t get a right back we clearly identified it (and I hope we go back for Matty Cash in the summer) and did bid for a number of players in that position
-Like the fact that we went for players with their best years ahead of them
-Seems much more sustainable as a model to look at top championship players
Whether they work out remains to be seen - any transfer has risk and buying young promising British players, in particular, feels like it will be more successful if you bring in a few of them over successive windows.
Have a concern that it’s ‘too little, too late’ and we’ll see if we’ve signed up to any contract clauses that bit us in the arse...but I’m more hopeful than a week ago.
-Like the fact we targeted the positions we needed - even though we didn’t get a right back we clearly identified it (and I hope we go back for Matty Cash in the summer) and did bid for a number of players in that position
-Like the fact that we went for players with their best years ahead of them
-Seems much more sustainable as a model to look at top championship players
Whether they work out remains to be seen - any transfer has risk and buying young promising British players, in particular, feels like it will be more successful if you bring in a few of them over successive windows.
Have a concern that it’s ‘too little, too late’ and we’ll see if we’ve signed up to any contract clauses that bit us in the arse...but I’m more hopeful than a week ago.
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Re: The January Transfer Window 2020
Dunno why some are celebrating. We have signed two unproven players at premiership level.
Sullivan is praying for a miracle.
Sullivan is praying for a miracle.
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Re: The January Transfer Window 2020
Just give it a few weeks, many will turn on them if they dont hit the ground runningHugh Jargon II wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 9:14 am Dunno why some are celebrating. We have signed two unproven players at premiership level.
Sullivan is praying for a miracle.
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Do you know how much proven PL players cost mate :lol:Hugh Jargon II wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 9:14 am Dunno why some are celebrating. We have signed two unproven players at premiership level.
Sullivan is praying for a miracle.
What would you say... 60 mil plus for 'proven' PL midfielders in the age range 22-32?
16 goals in the Ch for a young English player 'proves' he is a good player with a very promising future. And who knows maybe as he's English he will, you know, *run*, unlike the 45 mil Andersen for one example.
Soucek is proven as a 24 year old regular Czech international. He also does the 'running' thing that many of our current and past players don't.
Excellent business for a January window. If we can stay up and add striker + defender + winger then it's a very decent two windows.
Note that we still need new owners no matter what.
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its a cracking window...ShanghaiHammer wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 9:25 am Do you know how much proven PL players cost mate :lol:
What would you say... 60 mil plus for 'proven' PL midfielders in the age range 22-32?
16 goals in the Ch for a young English player 'proves' he is a good player with a very promising future. And who knows maybe as he's English he will, you know, *run*, unlike the 45 mil Andersen for one example.
Soucek is proven as a 24 year old regular Czech international. He also does the 'running' thing that many of our current and past players don't.
Excellent business for a January window. If we can stay up and add striker + defender + winger then it's a very decent two windows.
Note that we still need new owners no matter what.
past few months we have had the following issues
Goalkeeper
right back
central midfield
goals (lack of)
so we have gone out... got rid of roberto and brought in a solid back up to fabianski (whos now fit)
right back we havent overly addressed however moyes gave youth a chance in Ngakia who proved against liverpool he can do a job until fredericks is back
central midfield.. we added soucek.. who looks very talented.
lack of goals.. lets get in a winger/ striker who scored 52 goals in 120 championship games!
all without selling any first teamers
id say thats adding some depth