Bunk Moreland Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 minute ago, Big River said: he's decent enough, works hard etc but is he what we need? probably not won't stop people crying about it though Aye, I remember reading in summer that the consensus among Atleti fans is that he is an incredibly hard worker but not technically gifted. Can't vouch for that myself but probably not the right profile for us if true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Villas strongest area of the pitch is CM. Conor might be riding the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayDen Traces Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I'd only be going for this lad if we knew 100% Tonali was off in the summer. Much prefer a cb and a full back this window... that itself is looking increasingly unlikely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 33 minutes ago, toontownman said: Reading Eddie's comments regarding PSR it feels like recalling Targett is rhe most likely outcome this window. Maybe one opportunistic signing if the stars align. Are we always going to be skint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 100% a Howe player, but not what we need at all imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintdempsey Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 6 minutes ago, timeEd32 said: Ugh, I would have been so happy to shift out Willock and replace with Gallagher. £25m is nothing. When you’ve just spunked 90 odd million on Ramsey and Elanga a few months ago it’s a hell of a lot of money for a player without any special traits or talents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 We have enough athletes, we need artists. Gallagher can huff and puff but I doubt he'll blow a low block down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) If we can’t make any moves in this window because of PSR then it makes the summer look even worse. I’m refusing to believe it and I’m expecting a couple of players. Edited January 12 by Kimbo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Think Gallagher's wages were absolutely crackers whenever I looked. Probably why we're swerving a deal there especially given we signed Ramsey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 2 minutes ago, Kimbo said: If we can’t make any moves in this window because of PSR then it makes the summer look even worse. I’m refusing to believe it and I’m expecting a couple of players. 1 being Targett Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 22 minutes ago, Big River said: he's decent enough, works hard etc but is he what we need? probably not won't stop people crying about it though Think Howe loves this type. I think we should be all over that personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 11 minutes ago, Kimbo said: If we can’t make any moves in this window because of PSR then it makes the summer look even worse. I’m refusing to believe it and I’m expecting a couple of players. We can sign players in January, but the club has generally been reluctant to make panic buys in that window; the obvious exception being when we were staring relegation in the face. What Eddie is getting at isn’t that signings are impossible, but that we won’t just bring in random players who aren’t on the club’s shortlist. For better or worse, we operate with a very specific and limited set of targets, and if those deals aren’t available or don’t make sense under PSR, we won’t force something for the sake of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 13 minutes ago, McCormick said: We can sign players in January, but the club has generally been reluctant to make panic buys in that window; the obvious exception being when we were staring relegation in the face. What Eddie is getting at isn’t that signings are impossible, but that we won’t just bring in random players who aren’t on the club’s shortlist. For better or worse, we operate with a very specific and limited set of targets, and if those deals aren’t available or don’t make sense under PSR, we won’t force something for the sake of it. The other side of it could be missing out on European football because we chose not to strengthen. Fair enough if we decide to stick with what we have, but if injuries derail us we can’t complain about bad luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpawel Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Gallagher for £25m is unreal, fair play to Villa, though wonder if his wages are big Would have suited us way better than Ramsey He was great for Chelsea under Poch, he played him every game despite them spending £300m on Lavia/Caicaido/Fernandez Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 If Miley is playing right back we need a midfielder. Its possibly easier to buy a midfielder than to buy a right back who'll come in and do as well as Miley has been. It also gives Miley time on the pitch that we weren't able to give to Anderson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis H Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Howe is an extremely glass half empty person when it comes to transfers. His constant talk of "the right player" is fine but there has to be flexibility as spending absolutely loads on "the right player" is no guarantee as we're finding out and has a far bigger impact on PSR than a few cheapish prospects ever will. A couple of calculated gambles won't bankrupt us (or hamstring us for 5 years, like he implied this morning). They might turn out to be brilliant and actually save/earn us a boatload of money in the future. That would obviously depend on him giving them game time of course which is a related yet entirely different subject. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 We simply must bring a couple of defenders in this month whether that be loans or permanent. Cannot go to the end of the season in four competitions with decimated backline. The way howe utilises players by running them into the ground when just returning will probably result in botman pulling up with something soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonShandy Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 5 hours ago, Thumbheed said: It left us with 3 windows where we couldn't purchase anyone in the richest and most competitive league in the world. The fact it paid of is down to Howe and a lot of people recognise that. Had Howe not dragged us through that period, the narrative on that earlier spending and it's repercussions would be very very different. Howe did a fantastic job back then and still is IMHO. Still shouldn't forget that it was Staveley who had the good judgment to appoint him when pundits and journalists were urging her to go for the likes of Steven Gerrard and scoffing at Eddie for getting Bournemouth relegated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpawel Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 42 minutes ago, Ellis H said: Howe is an extremely glass half empty person when it comes to transfers. His constant talk of "the right player" is fine but there has to be flexibility as spending absolutely loads on "the right player" is no guarantee as we're finding out and has a far bigger impact on PSR than a few cheapish prospects ever will. A couple of calculated gambles won't bankrupt us (or hamstring us for 5 years, like he implied this morning). They might turn out to be brilliant and actually save/earn us a boatload of money in the future. That would obviously depend on him giving them game time of course which is a related yet entirely different subject. First part I agree with, I didn't mind that attitude, especially when we signed genuinely top talented players (Bruno, Tonali, Botman, Isak etc) or players that were young and doubled their value (Hall, Tino, Minteh etc) We were amazing in the transfer market Not so sure now though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 The summer 23/24 transfer market was heavily scrutinised, with the signings of Tonali, Barnes and Hall all questioned and/or criticised at some point. The previous summer hasn't had the same benefit of time yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Just suffered through the latest Craig no Hope youtube for my sins as he seems to get good info albeit not always welcome news. He is saying club are now actively looking at a RCB bringing forward summer spending as schar out till April at the earliest and matt targett recall deadline is rumoured next Friday but issue is player happy being no.1 at boro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, Stottie said: If Miley is playing right back we need a midfielder. Its possibly easier to buy a midfielder than to buy a right back who'll come in and do as well as Miley has been. It also gives Miley time on the pitch that we weren't able to give to Anderson. Scalvini - plays CB - RB/LB, 6 if needed - I get his injury record is a bit dicey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 34 minutes ago, The Prophet said: The summer 23/24 transfer market was heavily scrutinised, with the signings of Tonali, Barnes and Hall all questioned and/or criticised at some point. The previous summer hasn't had the same benefit of time yet. To be fair, the main scrutiny I remember reading about the 23/24 window was less about the quality of the players, and more whether we'd signed the right players relative to what we needed for that coming season, and whether we'd brought in enough depth in particular going into a busy champions league season - that concern ended up being pretty valid with the benefit hindsight. Last summer was largely similar, it's less about the ability of the players we signed for me and more whether they were what we needed. I'd have been more patient with the Ramsey signing, for example, if we'd signed a creative midfielder too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagPar Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Villa interested in big Willy according to Talksport. Strange if true, or maybe I'm making cups of tea when he's being brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Hoping it's going to be a case of 'what the hell do I know' but with Schar probably out for a decent chunk of time, Livramento as well, Burn still being weeks away* and Botman's overall injury record it seems a bit reckless to me not getting a defender in this window. Mainly due to the volume of games on top of the quality of the opposition in those games. If Botman pulls up or god forbid Thiaw got an injury we're not even barebones at the back, there's no bones left. *Unspecified number of weeks of course but if it was kind and it was say, 3 weeks, that's still 6 games out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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