Emotic Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, gdm said: Does it? They could sign a replacement that will score more than 3 goals Imagine if we bought Wood from Burnley at 17mil, and they put that towards Ben Brereton-Diaz as a replacement. I wonder who would be the happier set of fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 10 hours ago, duo said: Get the cheque book out and put £50mil for Patrik Schick - much more like it. If we're talking about £17m for Wood, then I think I would agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Emotic said: Imagine if we bought Wood from Burnley at 17mil, and they put that towards Ben Brereton-Diaz as a replacement. I wonder who would be the happier set of fans. Not convinced he would go there. They’re not exactly a big pull and Blackburn’s biggest rivals. I would be nervous about who they’d sign in general though, if we have them that money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon_Geordie Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Starting to feel a little more worried with this window now. Feels like Trippier was done early and more so because of his appetite to move to the UK and the Howe connection. Feels a lot more scatter gun right now. The Young lad from France is not what we need to save our season and 30m is fucking steep for what he is. The money in the game has gone really daft tbh. not finished a season and looks like a kid still learning his trade and there goes 30 big ones. Even in the video for all his initial skill, many of the highlights are cut short prior to him missing or hitting a Big Joe grass cutter. I don't think Woods is the answer tbh but he can at-least hold the ball up and allow the team to play off him and get higher up the pitch - I hope. Maybe him with Max and Willock off him would work - god knows. Far from ideal but looks like we are running short on options and the initial feel goo factor is dying off. Hope I'm wrong and we sign Botman, Digne, Fofana & Azmon I'd take Jon Dahl back right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 4 hours ago, GWN said: And we aren't doing very well in truth , it was 100% urgent we needed a striker this week and we aren't going to have one .poor It’s 7am on Tuesday… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 32 minutes ago, Danh1 said: Not convinced he would go there. They’re not exactly a big pull and Blackburn’s biggest rivals. I would be nervous about who they’d sign in general though, if we have them that money. Yeah, it was totally hypothetical from me - "if we took Wood from them at XX mil, and they spent that on one of the myriad of good strikers that we ourselves have been linked with...", that sort of deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) How does Ayoze get on at Leicester these days? Is he a regular starter? I know Vardy is out for a while but does it mean Ayoze gets morr chances? Honestly, if we need proven attackers, we should try get him back. Or at least ask for him on loan. He'd be our focal point in attack and when Wilson does get back, you got a potential partnership there ala Ayoze-Rondon. Edited January 11, 2022 by nufcjb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Keep the faith, everyone. Let’s hope today is a good day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWTL Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 If we don't sign a ST soon I'd invite that Pearson kid as his pals in to training and hopefully get this one called off also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 7 hours ago, duo said: What's the crack with Toronto - 1st Insigne now linked with Belotti. They finished second bottom of their conference last season so not exactly riding high. https://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-transfer-talk/story/4557899/live-transfer-talk-toronto-want-to-add-torinos-belotti-along-with-napolis-insigne They have money to burn though and I think both him and Insigne see it as recompense for years loyal to thier current clubs. Obviously no relegation there too. They are trying to repeat the Giovinco trick on a bigger scale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, GeordieDazzler said: They have money to burn though and I think both him and Insigne see it as recompense for years loyal to thier current clubs. Obviously no relegation there too. They are trying to repeat the Giovinco trick on a bigger scale. We should get the Maple Leaf fellas to buy us instead, just for the insanity of having Belloti and Insigne, managed by John Carver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Since when did Carver go back there? Thought he was Scotland no 2, left there about 15 years ago? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Optimistic Nut said: Since when did Carver go back there? Thought he was Scotland no 2, left there about 15 years ago? Ah change it to Bob Bradley then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Feel like initial momentum is lost and people know how desperate we are, going to be extremely hard to make the right moves without being absolutely rinsed. Trying to ignore the rumours for now after Botman etc, just hoping something significant comes out of the blue before the weekend but not sure it's very likely now. Aye, I've woke up positive as fuck today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) Some of our fans on Twitter / Facebook are embarrassing. Constantly saying we are the richest team in the world , over and over again. Having the richest owners in the world means nothing if you don’t spend money wisely or have footballing people in the correct positions. We still need a proper scouting structure / recruitment team / director of football / new analysts Once you get into the billions , the rest is just zeros , money can be burnt through quite quickly if we spend it on the wrong players. As it stands it appears we still have the old scouting network / old recruitment team with input from Eddie and new owners / plus the ex reading guy Looking from the outside in , it appears we have a decent budget but not the “we can buy any player we want’ type of money We can already see how difficult it is going to be for us in terms of other clubs adding a few million on to the fee once we make a bid. so to sum up …….what does this mean , it is good or bad , are we separate from the Saudi state , why did Pardew squeeze His lips so tight , and does it effect the takeover ? Edited January 11, 2022 by JonBez comesock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 If we are being quoted inflated fees right left and centre we might be better off pursuing loans. We are Linked with only permanent signings and no loans at all which is odd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankles Bennett Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 I cant see us bringing in anyone now before the Watford game. There just isnt enough time. Howe is going to have to earn his salary and drag a win out of the current incumbents! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Rumours of a loan bid for Gary Brazil incoming Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 You’d imagine a load of opportunities will come up in the last few days. Whether or not they’ll be the right type of players or not is another matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, r0cafella said: If we are being quoted inflated fees right left and centre we might be better off pursuing loans. We are Linked with only permanent signings and no loans at all which is odd. On a serious note I though we would sign 4-5 players before Jan 25-26th and then add a few loans on deadline day to ensure our safety Still hoping Edited January 11, 2022 by JonBez comesock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankles Bennett Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Paranoia! I know January is a difficult time to do business but i do wonder whether the big 6 have any influence over the clubs with whom we are trying to do business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 minute ago, r0cafella said: If we are being quoted inflated fees right left and centre we might be better off pursuing loans. We are Linked with only permanent signings and no loans at all which is odd. Yeah I thought we would be looking more towards the loan market this window. Only problem with that are that loans usually happen towards the very end of the window. With the position we’re in and vital games coming up, I think we have been forced down the permanent signings route (more so with Wilson injured). Clubs know we’re desperate and are currently trying to fleece us for stupid transfer fees. This could now be resulting in a ‘scattergun’ approach from our side, which imho is a dangerous way to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Getting to the point it’ll be a shock when a bid gets accepted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Just now, gdm said: Getting to the point it’ll be a shock when a bid gets accepted Yeah I mean we have tried for 241 players so far according to the trust worthy press and twitter residents, with only one success. Its only 08:30 in a new day, and quick scan reveals at least 5-6 new names mentioned that NUFC are interested in. IT IS ALL JUST BULLSHIT! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Jaysus, just had a quick check of Twitter to see if there was any news. What a mess. I get that fans might be starting to lose their nerve, but there's comparisons to Ashley and low balling, tagging and sometimes being abusive to the owners and general over the top panic. It's a total embarrassment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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