Guest Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Yeah, we're not going to sign a Cabaye-like midfielder if he's still here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Well according to Pardew we can't replace Cabaye before he's sold so it sounds like their is nothing in the coffers Or maybe it means we don't want to spend x amount on a player to replace Cabaye unless we're sure he needs to be replaced.. EDIT: Beaten to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Well either way tomorrow we will see. If we don't get anyone in it'll be down to the club being cheap imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 No way was Sturridge a realistic option after Carroll like. As a loan, yes but we'd not have been able to buy him at that stage. Based on what? After he came back from Bolton, he spent another season and a half as a bit part player at Chelsea. We should have laid down £15-20m that summer and got him. Sturridge was on obscene wages at Chelsea though. Absolutely no chance we'd pay close to what he's now on at Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 You'd have thought as well that if Chelsea were willing to sell him back then, Liverpool would have taken something like £30m plus Sturridge for Torres. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 No way was Sturridge a realistic option after Carroll like. As a loan, yes but we'd not have been able to buy him at that stage. Based on what? After he came back from Bolton, he spent another season and a half as a bit part player at Chelsea. We should have laid down £15-20m that summer and got him. Sturridge was on obscene wages at Chelsea though. Absolutely no chance we'd pay close to what he's now on at Liverpool. I agree but that's because we're run by a detestable penny pinching cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 No way was Sturridge a realistic option after Carroll like. As a loan, yes but we'd not have been able to buy him at that stage. That would have depended on how much Chelsea wanted Torres. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Except Sturridge didn't play for Liverpool at the time. We claimed that we knew Chelsea were after Torres and that's who Liverpool were looking to replace with Carroll. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 No way was Sturridge a realistic option after Carroll like. As a loan, yes but we'd not have been able to buy him at that stage. That would have depended on how much Chelsea wanted Torres. You'd think the fact they spent £50m on him suggests they were a tad keen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 You'd have thought as well that if Chelsea were willing to sell him back then, Liverpool would have taken something like £30m plus Sturridge for Torres. Chelsea wanted Torres enough to pay £50 million, I think if Liverpool had wanted him included in the deal then he would have been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 No way was Sturridge a realistic option after Carroll like. As a loan, yes but we'd not have been able to buy him at that stage. That would have depended on how much Chelsea wanted Torres. You'd think the fact they spent £50m on him suggests they were a tad keen. Exactly my point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I don't think they would have. Think it was always their intention to loan him out to give him game time then bring him into the squad when he came back, which they did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 No way was Sturridge a realistic option after Carroll like. As a loan, yes but we'd not have been able to buy him at that stage. Based on what? After he came back from Bolton, he spent another season and a half as a bit part player at Chelsea. We should have laid down £15-20m that summer and got him. Sturridge was on obscene wages at Chelsea though. Absolutely no chance we'd pay close to what he's now on at Liverpool. I agree but that's because we're run by a detestable penny pinching c***. In this case wages are a relatively valid concern though; if you give a 22 year old with half a decent season in the PL the highest wages in the squad, that's going to upset the entire apple cart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I don't think they would have. Think it was always their intention to loan him out to give him game time then bring him into the squad when he came back, which they did. We'll never know but I doubt they would have tried to hold on to a player they valued at £12million and lost a player they valued at £50 million. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 http://broodabroad.com/sites/default/files/600px-tumbleweed-on-highway.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I have now resigned myself to nothing happening but I will still be angry at 11 tomorrow if no-one comes in. I hope I am wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 £6m on Defoe? Think about the accounts people. We'll do a Leeds Portsmouth spending that kind of money on 30 something proven Premier League goalscorers if we aren't careful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I have now resigned myself to nothing happening but I will still be angry at 11 tomorrow if no-one comes in. I hope I am wrong. This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Can't wait for the statement from Kinnear to tell us why we didn't sign any players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Genuinely don't think anyone is coming in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaron Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Transfer Helicopter in standby: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/12529172.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 He probably still thinks the transfer window closes end of March man. Bags of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Can't wait for the reason being we looked good enough against fulham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Well either way tomorrow we will see. If we don't get anyone in it'll be down to the club being cheap imo There has been an endless list of strikers, wingers, defenders and midfielders we could have brought in that would have improved our team, most of which have moved to clubs for reasonable prices too. Yet again posturing about finding "the right players" then having no intention of bidding enough to get them. I like most hear still harbor hopes about us getting someone in tmrw, despite trying to downplay expectations we will still be absolutely fuming when nothing happens. This window reminds me of the SBR/Bowyer year. Also quite like last year, we have both a real need and chance to improve the squad to compete. There is zero intention of that happening though at what was formally our club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Transfer Helicopter in standby: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/12529172.jpg Feck me, someone should let Brett Emerton out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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