SUPERTOON Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, gbandit said: All gone very quiet. Does sound like of there are no major incomings or first team outgoings then the summer window is going to be absolutely wild Im convinced this is the right way to go and glad we haven’t made any short term signings. We do still remain however a Bruno injury away from a potentially horrible second half of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 If Hopes update on Willock from last week holds (think it was 3 weeks then), we may be banking on him being available for the final third of the season and trying to make it through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 7 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Im convinced this is the right way to go and glad we haven’t made any short term signings. We do still remain however a Bruno injury away from a potentially horrible second half of the season. That was always the biggest concern, we are down to our bare bones in midfield, I did think we would do whatever it took to get someone in. If Bruno is out through suspension or injury I could see it having an adverse affect on Longstaff as well as he would be under pressure to step up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 It would be really, really stupid to proceed without an additional midfielder. Whichever way you slice it, we'll need more than Bruno, Longstaff, Miley and an injury-hit Willock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 6 minutes ago, Theregulars said: It would be really, really stupid to proceed without an additional midfielder. Whichever way you slice it, we'll need more than Bruno, Longstaff, Miley and an injury-hit Willock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Theregulars Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: hopefully accurate... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 If our one signing is Onana I’m going to be absolutely gutted. I don’t normally poo poo potential signings but i think it would be a colossal waste of money and fuck us on FFP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, gbandit said: If our one signing is Onana I’m going to be absolutely gutted. I don’t normally poo poo potential signings but i think it would be a colossal waste of money and fuck us on FFP Feel exactly the same Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I see and respect your views, but you're talking about Onana coached by Lampard and Dyche. A post-Howe Onana might be a bONANzA. I'll show myself out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 7 minutes ago, gbandit said: If our one signing is Onana I’m going to be absolutely gutted. I don’t normally poo poo potential signings but i think it would be a colossal waste of money and fuck us on FFP This!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TRon Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 There seems to be conflicting views on Onana, I'd be happy to leave that up to our recruitment team to make the decision on that, find it hard to believe Howe would approve signing a donkey.As things stand though, no one is coming in, certainly not a players over £30m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I think Onana is a decent player and we are desperate for a midfielder. That said, there's no way we'll pay that kind of fee for him and certainly not in January, so I wouldn't worry about that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I can see the logic in selling Wilson but we'd then need a CM and a replacement forward, so how much better off are we going to be financially? My prediction is that no first team players leave during this window and we bring in a CM on loan - someone we haven't been linked to previously that none of us have heard of (except Kaka of course who will provide a detailed breakdown of his strengths & weaknesses) Spoiler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Onana is better now than Gordon when we bought him, so you can’t blame Everton for looking at £50 million plus for him. I think his wages might be a sticking point, I’m not sure what he earns at Everton but it was the reason he didn’t join West Ham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 16 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I think Onana is a decent player and we are desperate for a midfielder. That said, there's no way we'll pay that kind of fee for him and certainly not in January, so I wouldn't worry about that. He is an okay player. But the problem would be giving 60 million for a 20 million player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 He isn't 60m, but he also isn't 20m like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 (edited) It's not worth signing Onana for £60m if we're then going into the next window crying about FFP again. It's not being smart with our money. Most of our best value signings have come from abroad, I don't understand why we're not tapping into the foreign market more. Even Trippier who is British and Prem proven was only good value because he came from Atletico. If he was at a Premiership club he'd have been going for silly money. Edited January 25 by Skeletor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 So Ashworth gave that interview last year where he purposefully mentions Saudi loans which caused the league to rush to a vote that in a sense we won (although I don’t think we intend to loan from Saudi). The Eales interview was a club media piece released on club YouTube. When he spoke about player trading it wasn’t an offhand comment or a tricky interviewer. Maybe I’m falling into the ‘playing 4D chess’ trap. But I think it’s been an exercise of a) killing the richest club in the world narrative and help negotiations start in a reasonable place b) smoking out the general level of interest in our players and getting a gauge of market values. I don’t think the club have planned on selling anyone this window. Perhaps only the Joelinton injury has messed up that somewhat. Media have jumped on it with predictable gusto and hyperbole that we absolutely have to sell a Bruno or an Isak etc. If anything it helps us plan better for the summer when there is a likely renegotiation on the PSR limits and more sponsors etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, Skeletor said: It's not worth signing Onana for £60m if we're then going into the next window crying about FFP again. It's not being smart with our money. Most of our best value signings have come from abroad, I don't understand why we're not tapping into the foreign market more. Well yeah, this is why we won’t do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 We're crying out for an attacking midfielder who can unlock defences rather than yet another 6/8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Romano taking time out in this quiet window from tap-ins to focus on flogging Google phones in a delightful mint colour: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 33 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Callum I love you, but I'd be all for this. Just maybe not in the middle of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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