Pilko Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Ince and McCarthy would be excellent signings. Signing Ince would be like signing Routledge last time round IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Bit of a no-brainer re Ince, but why on earth would Derby sell him? May as well try for Hughes at the same time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 It's gonna be hard to get the right players in January, this really should have been sorted in summer. I do think with Shelvey back after the Brentford game that we need to focus on getting the right players in rather than rushing to get anyone. There are plenty cloggers who've played years in the Prem but might not shine at this level - look at Colback. Saying that, we've known the squad was short on creativity from the moment the window closed, so the fact nothing has happened suggests we've either failed in our attempts or are hoping we can pick up what's available as players move at the end of the window. Plenty time in the window left but looking at our current form, I'm not sure the current squad would finish 2nd, especially considering we've been quite lucky with injuries (by our usual standards). This window will make or break the season as recent form without Shelvey has shown. This is spot-on...we looked short of creativity from the first game at Fulham and this has been proven by home results against teams who compete hard and play defensively...I always thought it would be a big ask to get the players we need in this window, clubs do not want to part at this time of year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Bit of a no-brainer re Ince, but why on earth would Derby dell him? May as well try for Hughes at the same time. This is also true...Derby are in with a chance of catching promotion chasing sides so unless they don't rate Ince as highly as others do, they will hang on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I can't see why Derby would sell Ince at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Our main priority is to get out of this league and Ince would certainly help that. Exactly this - I think some of our fans seem to forget that we're currently in the Championship when assessing targets! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Gouffran is our current starting left winger and we need to go up. Ince would be a good signing. Gouffran doesn't have to be starting games though, if Ince is a right footed winger, no reason we couldn't be starting Atsu instead of Gouffran IMO. You could also switch Ritchie to the left at a push. I'm not saying Ince would be a bad signing, just that if we are starting Gouffran it's by choice, not because we have no other options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Gouffran is our current starting left winger and we need to go up. Ince would be a good signing. Gouffran doesn't have to be starting games though, if Ince is a right footed winger, no reason we couldn't be starting Atsu instead of Gouffran IMO. You could also switch Ritchie to the left at a push. I'm not saying Ince would be a bad signing, just that if we are starting Gouffran it's by choice, not because we have no other options. Ince isn't a right footed winger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Gouffran is our current starting left winger and we need to go up. Ince would be a good signing. Gouffran doesn't have to be starting games though, if Ince is a right footed winger, no reason we couldn't be starting Atsu instead of Gouffran IMO. You could also switch Ritchie to the left at a push. I'm not saying Ince would be a bad signing, just that if we are starting Gouffran it's by choice, not because we have no other options. Ince isn't a right footed winger I don't know tbh, just going off one of the posts I've just read on here a couple of pages back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Derby will want daft money for Ince Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 If we want a Premier League-ready player we're gonna have to pay Premier League prices. Plus a January premium, because who wants to sell a key player in such a tough market? Loan deals sound far more likely and make more sense in our situation. Problem is clubs won't be keen to loan out decent players til they know they can afford to at the end of the window, and that doesn't leave us much time if we miss out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 If we don't sign some fucker soon we run the risk of seeing Jack Colback and Sammy Ameobi in the same starting eleven. Not cool! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Derby will want daft money for Ince They will, same for Cairney, Wilson and the other names. I can't see us paying what they'll cost. It's loans or bust I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Let's hope a lot of the Premiership teams get knocked out of the FA Cup in the next round. Clubs would be much more likely to loan out players if they are only in one competition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 We keep being linked with Callum Wilson, but any chance we're actually looking at loaning Ibe from them? We were apparently interested before Bournemouth bought him in the summer, but he hasn't been getting games for them, and he is apparently disappointed as are the club. He was really good in the Championship, so would make sense I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 He's been pure shite for AFCB and it'd be a pretty big admission of failure on Howe's behalf given that he is their record signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Maybe McClaren feels bad for relegating us so he wants to help us get back up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 He's been pure s**** for AFCB and it'd be a pretty big admission of failure on Howe's behalf given that he is their record signing. Howe is a bit weird with signings. Gradel, Mings, Grabben, Ibe and Afobe have not quite assimilated that well, and have mostly been used quite sparingly, and most were for fees that were quite big for them at the time. Loaning him to us initially might be a good compromise. Guess we'll see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Thought Afobe looked a really good signing at first, wonder what's happened there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Scored and played a fair bit recently. They seem rotate him and Wilson now. Mings completely fucked himself so I think he can be let off on that one. Nee idea what's gone on with Gradel. If he wasn't in Africa he'd be another I 'd take here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Gradel had a long term injury not long after he signed too, much like Mings. I guess Howe's plans may have changed in the year or so he was out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankles Bennett Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Send Ameobi to Derby in part ex for Ince Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Send Ameobi to Derby in part ex for Ince I think the idea of part exchange is to pay less money not more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintonsghost Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Send Ameobi to Derby in part ex for Ince :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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