Realistic Transfer Targets January 2011

[AyeDubbleYoo]

We should go for BLACK POWERRRRR. Like Chelsea and when Pompey were good. BLACK POWERRRRR.

 

Dunno, we've done alright with majority whities so far, why upset the racial harmony of the group of lads?

[Thespence]

Really not intrested in fringe/squad/back up players being signed in Jan. To me the spots up for improving in the starting XI: striker, LW & maybe right back.

[Thespence]

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Me? I am not. I just don't think our 1st year back in the Prem should be about building a squad it should be about getting a team on the pitch that can get us the points to stay up.

[Stottie]

Al Habsi?

 

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/850716-ali-al-habsi-bids-from-aston-villa-and-newcastle-will-be-considered-coyle?utm_source=Metro.co.uk&utm_medium=twitter

 

I'm sure this is nonsense, but figured I would post.

 

Thanks for posting it because if Wigan lose him and go back to Kirkland, I reckon they are down.

With the Spammers and Wolves also looking dodgy, this season might be easier than I imagined.

[taxfree]

"Pardew – confident that he can squeeze cash out of owner Mike Ashley – is understood to have made striking reinforcements his priority at the turn of the year, although The Journal understands that Southampton striker Rickie Lambert is definitely not on his wish-list.

 

He is also hunting for a winger and a defender, although again a link to Saints stopper José Fonte can be discounted."

 

 

Good.

[Cajun]

Well those are the priority positions for me and I agree they should be signed as first choice players. I am wary of players that look good in the championship though. No disrespect to the lad as he is a decent squad player but Routledge was sensational for us down there. Guthrie also looked a good CM but if we are singing midfielders to improve us they need to be quite a bit better than Routledge (and a hell of a lot better than Guthrie).

[jdckelly]

Really not intrested in fringe/squad/back up players being signed in Jan. To me the spots up for improving in the starting XI: striker, LW & maybe right back.

a spare left back wouldn't go amiss considering how reliant on jose we are

[Pilko]

Striker, winger and left-back for me. In that order.

[themanupstairs]

 

If Keane was making a step up by joining us, (i.e. coming from a lesser form team), I would take him. I wouldn't take a Robbie Keane coming from Spurs though.

[Thespence]

Really not intrested in fringe/squad/back up players being signed in Jan. To me the spots up for improving in the starting XI: striker, LW & maybe right back.

a spare left back wouldn't go amiss considering how reliant on jose we are

 

We have zero back up on left hand side at all only fill ins like Loven & Kadar. A backup left should be looked at in the summer lets make 1 or 2 signings that really count.

[Dr Venkman]

Really not intrested in fringe/squad/back up players being signed in Jan. To me the spots up for improving in the starting XI: striker, LW & maybe right back.

a spare left back wouldn't go amiss considering how reliant on jose we are

 

We have zero back up on left hand side at all only fill ins like Loven & Kadar. A backup left should be looked at in the summer lets make 1 or 2 signings that really count.

 

that's a bit silly. if jose hurts himself badly in the first week of feb then having a good back up will be a signing that really counts. striker and a left back priorities i reckon.

[Flip]

Adams from Blackpool

Brunt from West Brom

Bellamy from Cardiff

Seb Larsson from Birmingham

Elmander from Bolton

Moussa Sow from Lille

 

Any of these guys would improve us. Although 2/3 of them are unlikely.

[ponsaelius]

Really not intrested in fringe/squad/back up players being signed in Jan. To me the spots up for improving in the starting XI: striker, LW & maybe right back.

 

I definitely agree with you about squad players like. Pretty bad crack if we're just accepting out current best XI and buying backups to them. Really not worth buying unless we're actually improving positions.

[Dr Venkman]

Really not intrested in fringe/squad/back up players being signed in Jan. To me the spots up for improving in the starting XI: striker, LW & maybe right back.

 

I definitely agree with you about squad players like. Pretty bad crack if we're just accepting out current best XI and buying backups to them. Really not worth buying unless we're actually improving positions.

 

sewelly, you know that turn you do on fifa all the time? how is it done? some other lad was doing it loads last night as well

[Guest Stephen927]

Left back is the only position we should be looking to sign back-up for, we should be looking to strengthen everywhere else, though obviously left wing and up front are priorities.

[ponsaelius]

Really not intrested in fringe/squad/back up players being signed in Jan. To me the spots up for improving in the starting XI: striker, LW & maybe right back.

 

I definitely agree with you about squad players like. Pretty bad crack if we're just accepting out current best XI and buying backups to them. Really not worth buying unless we're actually improving positions.

 

sewelly, you know that turn you do on fifa all the time? how is it done? some other lad was doing it loads last night as well

 

 

Which one? I'll say which ones I use in the FIFA thread.

[Thespence]

Really not intrested in fringe/squad/back up players being signed in Jan. To me the spots up for improving in the starting XI: striker, LW & maybe right back.

a spare left back wouldn't go amiss considering how reliant on jose we are

 

We have zero back up on left hand side at all only fill ins like Loven & Kadar. A backup left should be looked at in the summer lets make 1 or 2 signings that really count.

 

that's a bit silly. if jose hurts himself badly in the first week of feb then having a good back up will be a signing that really counts. striker and a left back priorities i reckon.

 

We are not going to have meaga wedge in Jan so any wedge spent must be used to make the starting XI better. We dont have a backup for Jonas either so I would rather replace him than sign a back up LB.

[Thespence]

Left back is the only position we should be looking to sign back-up for, we should be looking to strengthen everywhere else, though obviously left wing and up front are priorities.

 

True story.

[Guest]

Thing is though, what decent left-back is going to come knowing they're only going to play when Enrique's injured?

 

If we could find a left-winger who can also play left-back then we've hit the jackpot, otherwise we're looking at a lower league player.

[Flip]

Left back is the only position we should be looking to sign back-up for, we should be looking to strengthen everywhere else, though obviously left wing and up front are priorities.

 

True story.

 

Strengthen in the Defensive midfield position too?

[Guest Stephen927]

Think is though, what decent left-back is going to come knowing they're only going to play when Enrique's injured?

 

If we could find a left-winger who can also play left-back then we've hit the jackpot, otherwise we're looking at a lower league player.

 

van Aanholt?

[Dr Venkman]

Think is though, what decent left-back is going to come knowing they're only going to play when Enrique's injured?

 

If we could find a left-winger who can also play left-back then we've hit the jackpot, otherwise we're looking at a lower league player.

 

yeah that's a good shout

[Guest Heneage]

Why not try for Joe Mattock?

[Ketsbaia]

we should just use one of our PL loan allocations on a back-up LB

[Guest]

we should just use one of our PL loan allocations on a back-up LB

 

I can't see any Premier League clubs agreeing to see a young player sit on our bench rather than theirs, nor can I see an experienced left-back leave their club to be back up again.