January 2014 Transfer Thread

[Boss]

The committee's doing a great job, you can't say Llori and Alberto have been failures, because they haven't been given a chance. I remember us being linked to Paddy McCourt, Scott Dann and Phil Jones. Now it's Salah, Tello, Reges, Matic and Montoya.... all good players. The signings that could of took us to the next level like Costa and that Armenian guy didn't happen because they didn't want to come here, that's not the committee's fault.

[Brownie]

We're signing Tello on loan from Barca apparently - potentially a good signing, if true.

[Boss]

Great if true, it'll allow us to play him on the left and Coutinho central were he's more effective. We only have one winger Rodgers trusts (Sterling), he doesn't seem to rate Moses, so reinforcements are essential.

[spider-neil]

I'm glad all our loanees went as they will all come back better more experienced players next season, Suso especially.

[robbiefowler9]

I really hope we keep hold of Suso but I have a feeling he'll be sold to a Spanish side in the summer. If we get top four, we'll need squad players like him.

 

It's great to have young talents as squad players, as they have the potential to improve and become first team material.

[CWD82]

Tello and Salah gives a lot of extra pace and goals from wide positions. Would be a couple of good signings if we can get them

[spider-neil]

To be honest I'm more concerned with fullback signings than attacking signings.

I think in the summer we need to thinking about moving our current fullbacks on.

[Russ Atmosphere]

I'm not envious of much at Everton but I'd love their full-backs.

[thompsonsnose]

We were overpowered in the middle again yesterday people..

Proven upgrades required.

[spider-neil]

I think yesterday was more down to fatigue than personnel. Oh, and Henderson hobbling after a studs up challenge on his knee.

[thompsonsnose]

Fair comment.

Ideally though, if Henderson was crocked, we would have had a decent back up on the bench at least.

Fatigue? Squad depth.

Comes down to the same thing.

[Dr. J]

Fatigue is a function of either/both a) poor conditioning, b) lack of personnel.

 

Let me see if I have this right: It's smart to loan out experienced players because they need experience, and would be better for them than sitting on our bench because starting players never, ever get injured and maintain great form all season and thus never need to be rotated. This way when we need to sub someone we can put on Brad Smith.

 

Cloud-cuckooland.

[Lycan]

Is there any truth in the rumour Blaise Matuidi has pulled out of contract negotiations with PSG? If so we should be all over that. He's just the type of midfielder we need.

[Cardie]

Fatigue is a function of either/both a) poor conditioning, b) lack of personnel.

 

Let me see if I have this right: It's smart to loan out experienced players because they need experience, and would be better for them than sitting on our bench because starting players never, ever get injured and maintain great form all season and thus never need to be rotated. This way when we need to sub someone we can put on Brad Smith.

 

Cloud-cuckooland.

It seems, despite a valiant attempt, that you didn't get it right.

 

 

[Russ Atmosphere]

£7m here and there spent on potential is utterly fine once you've filled the playing squad to the gills with talent capable of contributing on the pitch, be it starting or from the bench. Until we have that I really can't understand it.

[Cardie]

£7m here and there spent on potential is utterly fine once you've filled the playing squad to the gills with talent capable of contributing on the pitch, be it starting or from the bench. Until we have that I really can't understand it.

How much should that talent cost?

 

 

[Mathewbet1]

Dont worry we're signing the Egyptian Jermaine Pennant - all will be ok.

[Dr. J]

 

Personally I'm happy suso and wisdom are on loan. We want them to develop as players and playing every week will give them a chance of that. The problem isn't that they're on loan, but the fact the squad is too light on numbers.

 

Well, if they were here, the squad wouldn't be light.

 

 

The committee's doing a great job, you can't say Llori and Alberto have been failures, because they haven't been given a chance.

 

We know that Cissokho wasn't given a chance yesterday at FB, he must be a failure. Ilori and Alberto have not been given chances because...why? Because they're not failures?

 

Well, I had an epiphany after reading some of these comments. We're better off that Borini is on loan, because even if our 2 strikers have either a chronic injury history or disciplinary problems neither will happen, and Aspas is better anyway. Assaidi has managed to score 2 goals for Stoke, but he sucks, Suso is starring for Almeria but that doesn't matter because we have Alberto - who can't get a run because of Brad Smith, and Wisdom may a man amongst boys at Derby but who needs him when we've got Glen 'class is permanent' Johnson?

[Cardie]

Well, if they were here, the squad wouldn't be light.

 

 

We know that Cissokho wasn't given a chance yesterday at FB, he must be a failure. Ilori and Alberto have not been given chances because...why? Because they're not failures?

 

Well, I had an epiphany after reading some of these comments. We're better off that Borini is on loan, because even if our 2 strikers have either a chronic injury history or disciplinary problems neither will happen, and Aspas is better anyway. Assaidi has managed to score 2 goals for Stoke, but he sucks, Suso is starring for Almeria but that doesn't matter because we have Alberto - who can't get a run because of Brad Smith, and Wisdom may a man amongst boys at Derby but who needs him when we've got Glen 'class is permanent' Johnson?

 

Repeating it doesn't make you right.

[Russ Atmosphere]

How much should that talent cost?

To go into the playing squad? It's irrelevant. I'm just advocating that we spend what we have there first because it's clear the squad isn't good enough for what everyone wants, Champions League.

[Carvalho Diablo]

I fucking hate "potential".

 

It costs a bomb and produces sweet fuck all.

[Cardie]

To go into the playing squad? It's irrelevant. I'm just advocating that we spend what we have there first because it's clear the squad isn't good enough for what everyone wants, Champions League.

But it is being spent on the playing squad.

[Russ Atmosphere]

But it is being spent on the playing squad.

It's not really, not at present anyway. Alberto and Ilori have barely played. £14m or thereabouts.

[Jhinge Machha]

I fucking hate "potential".

 

It costs a bomb and produces sweet fuck all.

I fucking love 'potential' 

because I am Freddy adu

[Cardie]

It's not really, not at present anyway. Alberto and Ilori have barely played. £14m or thereabouts.

 

But they're still in the playing squad and available for selection.

 

The fact they haven't been thrown in just to justify the signings isn't the issue, I'd much rather they were eased in and became features at the club for a number of years than thrown in and sink without trace before they're ready.

 

The lack of playing time for both can be attributed to our lack of games