Unlucky Luque Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 If we get Cabella AND Grenier I'll allow it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 If we get Cabella AND Grenier I'll allow it. Fuck that. We've let Cabaye go already without getting anyone in. We shouldn't have to sell any more of our best players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tollemache Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? Uh oh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissmag Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? omg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? Uh oh. I think the chances are they probably knew they wouldn't be replacing him in January. They probably still popped a couple of daft offers in hope for a bargain but when other clubs stood firm. think they accepted they will wait till the summer for a better price. No doubt in my mind we'll bring a replacement in the summer though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? Uh oh. I think the chances are they probably knew they wouldn't be replacing him in January. They probably still popped a couple of daft offers in hope for a bargain but when other clubs stood firm. think they accepted they will wait till the summer for a better price. No doubt in my mind we'll bring a replacement in the summer though. There isn't Ashley has spent around 15-20 million each year on transfers and he spent nothing in Jan so can see him spending around that in the summer, possibly even a bit more if a fair few players leave. I think we might see a lot of change over the summer, that's more of a guess though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? Uh oh. I think the chances are they probably knew they wouldn't be replacing him in January. They probably still popped a couple of daft offers in hope for a bargain but when other clubs stood firm. think they accepted they will wait till the summer for a better price. No doubt in my mind we'll bring a replacement in the summer though. There isn't Ashley has spent around 15-20 million each year on transfers and he spent nothing in Jan so can see him spending around that in the summer, possibly even a bit more if a fair few players leave. I think we might see a lot of change over the summer, that's more of a guess though I think we will buy a midfielder but whether he is going to be a direct replacement for Cabaye is a totally different thing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I'm not sure whether/why it's acceptable to go half a season without adequate cover in important positions, and when you consider that (especially foreign) players often take time to settle in it's going to be a very long term strategy indeed if we continue doing this. We've already seen this situation a few times - waiting half a season while we got our shit together and/or wait for prices to go down, e.g. risking relegation in our first season back up by having Best/Ameobi/Lovenkrands/Kuqi as our forwards when Carroll left, or only buying Anita after we finished 5th when we most certainly needed more with a European campaign to contend with. We move at a snail's pace when it comes to transfers and it often hamstrings the team, causing us to plod along rather than push on and do anything remotely meaningful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? Uh oh. I think the chances are they probably knew they wouldn't be replacing him in January. They probably still popped a couple of daft offers in hope for a bargain but when other clubs stood firm. think they accepted they will wait till the summer for a better price. No doubt in my mind we'll bring a replacement in the summer though. There isn't Ashley has spent around 15-20 million each year on transfers and he spent nothing in Jan so can see him spending around that in the summer, possibly even a bit more if a fair few players leave. I think we might see a lot of change over the summer, that's more of a guess though No, Ashley has made about 8.5m a season on transfers. He's spent fuck all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Save to assume Ben Arfa won't be in the squad for Villa then if all this is true? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? Uh oh. I think the chances are they probably knew they wouldn't be replacing him in January. They probably still popped a couple of daft offers in hope for a bargain but when other clubs stood firm. think they accepted they will wait till the summer for a better price. No doubt in my mind we'll bring a replacement in the summer though. There isn't Ashley has spent around 15-20 million each year on transfers and he spent nothing in Jan so can see him spending around that in the summer, possibly even a bit more if a fair few players leave. I think we might see a lot of change over the summer, that's more of a guess though Is that going to be the start of the 5 year plan Mk II? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Cue going to Liverpool and tear up fucking trees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? Uh oh. I think the chances are they probably knew they wouldn't be replacing him in January. They probably still popped a couple of daft offers in hope for a bargain but when other clubs stood firm. think they accepted they will wait till the summer for a better price. No doubt in my mind we'll bring a replacement in the summer though. There isn't Ashley has spent around 15-20 million each year on transfers and he spent nothing in Jan so can see him spending around that in the summer, possibly even a bit more if a fair few players leave. I think we might see a lot of change over the summer, that's more of a guess though No, Ashley has made about 8.5m a season on transfers. He's spent f*** all. I never said anything in regards to profit made or lost. Simply made the point he's spent roughly that amount of money on incoming transfers each year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? Uh oh. I think the chances are they probably knew they wouldn't be replacing him in January. They probably still popped a couple of daft offers in hope for a bargain but when other clubs stood firm. think they accepted they will wait till the summer for a better price. No doubt in my mind we'll bring a replacement in the summer though. There isn't Ashley has spent around 15-20 million each year on transfers and he spent nothing in Jan so can see him spending around that in the summer, possibly even a bit more if a fair few players leave. I think we might see a lot of change over the summer, that's more of a guess though No, Ashley has made about 8.5m a season on transfers. He's spent f*** all. I never said anything in regards to profit made or lost. Simply made the point he's spent roughly that amount of money on incoming transfers each year. 2 years out of the last 5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? Uh oh. I think the chances are they probably knew they wouldn't be replacing him in January. They probably still popped a couple of daft offers in hope for a bargain but when other clubs stood firm. think they accepted they will wait till the summer for a better price. No doubt in my mind we'll bring a replacement in the summer though. There isn't Ashley has spent around 15-20 million each year on transfers and he spent nothing in Jan so can see him spending around that in the summer, possibly even a bit more if a fair few players leave. I think we might see a lot of change over the summer, that's more of a guess though No, Ashley has made about 8.5m a season on transfers. He's spent f*** all. I never said anything in regards to profit made or lost. Simply made the point he's spent roughly that amount of money on incoming transfers each year. 2 years out of the last 5. Spent £9m in 2010 £19m in 2011 £18m in 2012 £16m in 2013 There's no reason we wont spend at least similar in 2014. Not sure about the "few", but it'll depend what bargains can be had. Basically what HP says here. I agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tollemache Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 For me the question is not whether we'll buy, it's whether the replacements for YC and HBA can possibly be at their level for anything like the same money. We got pretty lucky with those two I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 For me the question is not whether we'll buy, it's whether the replacements for YC and HBA can possibly be at their level for anything like the same money. We got pretty lucky with those two I think. Well when a club sells their best player, they rarely get the same level of player. Safe to assume the replacement won't be as good but we have to try and build the team back up to the standard it was with Cabaye. When you lose your best player, it's never a quick fix, takes time to rebuild. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 The player(s) who come in to replace Cabaye could do with a 4-month spell to settle in really, where they're not under pressure of relegation, etc. Shame we never luck out and find ourselves in that kind of scenario. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tollemache Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Would've been nice. Certainly you'd hope we did our business relatively quickly in the summer so we have a nice full preseason. Obviously doesn't always work out that way though, through nobody's fault in particular Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 You think there's no intention to replace Cabaye, just because nobody came in in the last 3 or 4 days of the January window? Uh oh. I think the chances are they probably knew they wouldn't be replacing him in January. They probably still popped a couple of daft offers in hope for a bargain but when other clubs stood firm. think they accepted they will wait till the summer for a better price. No doubt in my mind we'll bring a replacement in the summer though. There isn't Ashley has spent around 15-20 million each year on transfers and he spent nothing in Jan so can see him spending around that in the summer, possibly even a bit more if a fair few players leave. I think we might see a lot of change over the summer, that's more of a guess though No, Ashley has made about 8.5m a season on transfers. He's spent f*** all. I never said anything in regards to profit made or lost. Simply made the point he's spent roughly that amount of money on incoming transfers each year. 2 years out of the last 5. Spent £9m in 2010 £19m in 2011 £18m in 2012 £16m in 2013 There's no reason we wont spend at least similar in 2014. Not sure about the "few", but it'll depend what bargains can be had. Basically what HP says here. I agree. Well who am I to argue with HF. I was just going by the widely respected transferleague.co.uk. I'll take your word for it Brett, you seem like a sound and not at all unhinged young man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Would've been nice. Certainly you'd hope we did our business relatively quickly in the summer so we have a nice full preseason. Obviously doesn't always work out that way though, through nobody's fault in particular Yeah, if we'd had some warning he was going to leave like a deal agreed for him to go in January or a big influx of cash like about £20m for one of our best players who knows what might have happened? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Would've been nice. Certainly you'd hope we did our business relatively quickly in the summer so we have a nice full preseason. Obviously doesn't always work out that way though, through nobody's fault in particular Yeah, if we'd had some warning he was going to leave like a deal agreed for him to go in January or a big influx of cash like about £20m for one of our best players who knows what might have happened? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 For me the question is not whether we'll buy, it's whether the replacements for YC and HBA can possibly be at their level for anything like the same money. We got pretty lucky with those two I think. Well when a club sells their best player, they rarely get the same level of player. Safe to assume the replacement won't be as good but we have to try and build the team back up to the standard it was with Cabaye. When you lose your best player, it's never a quick fix, takes time to rebuild. Yes, rinse and repeat.. They'll buy a replacement and potentially buy some more players but they will flog them on again. The team/club will not move foward as they are not arsed about building a team. Its about making profit from players sales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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