TheresOnlyWanChope Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, cheron85 said: It's true - But then we mostly sit here as fans desperate to make signings - The practicality is that players aren't always available We have a couple of decent CBs in the squad at the moment (Clarke and Davies) and Wisdom might be an okay backup (I still think he doesn't have the head for it but who knows) - I don't think it's an easy prospect to find a CB of the quality we want - I think to bring in anyone of Keogh level quality we're going to have to pay £5m+ and for Tomori level it would be £10m+. Even then there's a risk it all goes a bit Bielik You can tell in the way that Cocu's been speaking about the transfer window they've been trying to get people and have been frustrated for reasons beyond their control - You have to bear in mind that players' agents will encourage them to wait as long as possible to move - The later they move the less negotiation time on contracts and the desperate clubs will shell out on a bigger contract/signing fee/agent fee Maybe fans in general are desperate for signings, I don’t know. Usually in January I think it’s best not to go and panic buy but we should have been planning something when Keogh got injured and sacked- For me , we are crying out for a proper centre back. Even a loanee who is steady, I can see liabilities with Davies, Clarke and Forsyth that we didn’t have with Keogh and Tomori. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukedcfc Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Jordon Ibe on loan, thanks Mel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheron85 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, Theres’s Only Wan Chope said: Maybe fans in general are desperate for signings, I don’t know. Usually in January I think it’s best not to go and panic buy but we should have been planning something when Keogh got injured and sacked- For me , we are crying out for a proper centre back. Even a loanee who is steady, I can see liabilities with Davies, Clarke and Forsyth that we didn’t have with Keogh and Tomori. Oh I completely agree with you - And I would imagine we have been planning something But it looks very much like Leicester have been messing us around all window over Benkovic - Since they've been in for CBs and then not, they've been dealing with unexpected injuries etc etc - All things we couldn't allow for Then it seems we've made several enquiries for players like this Dutch lad where it seems our interest might have sparked interest from other (potentially more enticing) clubs And then once you've made your way down the list to the 6th choice on it you get into the murky territory of "are they actually even any better than what we have?" and it becomes super risky because the prices get jacked up and agents start getting more difficult because we're desperate We only see the tip of the iceberg when it comes to transfers - The sheer volume of nonsense the club and manager will have been going through in the last month (and more) is huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, Theres’s Only Wan Chope said: Maybe fans in general are desperate for signings, I don’t know. Usually in January I think it’s best not to go and panic buy but we should have been planning something when Keogh got injured and sacked- For me , we are crying out for a proper centre back. Even a loanee who is steady, I can see liabilities with Davies, Clarke and Forsyth that we didn’t have with Keogh and Tomori. We may well have had lots of plans when keogh got sacked but at that point we hadn’t been charged by efl and new investment was on track ,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 29 minutes ago, cheron85 said: It's true - But then we mostly sit here as fans desperate to make signings - The practicality is that players aren't always available We have a couple of decent CBs in the squad at the moment (Clarke and Davies) and Wisdom might be an okay backup (I still think he doesn't have the head for it but who knows) - I don't think it's an easy prospect to find a CB of the quality we want - I think to bring in anyone of Keogh level quality we're going to have to pay £5m+ and for Tomori level it would be £10m+. Even then there's a risk it all goes a bit Bielik You can tell in the way that Cocu's been speaking about the transfer window they've been trying to get people and have been frustrated for reasons beyond their control - You have to bear in mind that players' agents will encourage them to wait as long as possible to move - The later they move the less negotiation time on contracts and the desperate clubs will shell out on a bigger contract/signing fee/agent fee Absolutely this. And at this point I would prefer no signings than reaching the bottom of the list saying we better go for this lad then just to roll a new signing out. Signing players can be like buying houses, you’re stuck in a chain, sometimes things just don’t work out no matter how hard you try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, desirelines said: So what happens today? 1. Investment announced alongside a couple of banging transfers 2. We pull something out of the bag and bring in a decent CB and/or winger 3. Our 6th choice comes in on loan in the form of a mid-table Championship club squad player 4. Absolutely nowt Place your bets! that @DarkFruitsRam7 gets everywhere........? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Van der MoodHoover said: We don't seem to have any centre backs in the youth getting race reviews so if we don't look external we are storing up trouble. Dearie me - what a typo......RAVE reviews........RAVE.......? I don't think we need to invoke the Rooney rule in our selection of centre backs....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, lukedcfc said: Jordon Ibe on loan, thanks Mel. Well he wasn’t that good bar about 4 games and we had much, much better players in the other 10 positions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 36 minutes ago, Sparkle said: Well he wasn’t that good bar about 4 games and we had much, much better players in the other 10 positions! Had. Key word. Had now we have naff all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, Squid said: Had. Key word. Had now we have naff all Not true we have some very good prospects but not a great team yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Vydra leaving Burnley today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, Squid said: Vydra leaving Burnley today Won't be to us BUT please not to Leeds or Forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, IslandExile said: Won't be to us BUT please not to Leeds or Forest I hope not. The two teams I'd hate to see him go to, also Bristol too, and Boro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollycutts1982 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just head Brentford are signing Baptiste from Oxford. Attacking wide player. Watch him go on to be a world beater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, Squid said: I hope not. The two teams I'd hate to see him go to, also Bristol too, and Boro. heavily linked with Rangers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Ellafella said: What? Seriously? Rooney, Holmes and Martin The issue isn’t creative players, it’s opportunities for them to create. Usually we have 8 outfielders within the width of the 18 yard box and the full-backs the only players providing width. So what happens is that the ball just goes nowhere. You can’t create when there’s nobody in the space or making the run to create for. The McClaren team wasn’t particularly packed full of playmakers but you had little trigger runs that Hughes, Dawkins it Martin would find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topram Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Rangers been linked with Vydra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topram Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Steve Nicholson not expecting anything so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, Diego said: heavily linked with Rangers I like that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKWORTHRAM Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 15 minutes ago, IslandExile said: Won't be to us BUT please not to Leeds or Forest Would pretty much top this season and this transfer window off if he went to Forest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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