January 2018 Transfer Thread

[Tony Moanero]

Hairy testicles.

[Razoray]

Markovic, Moreno, Lambert, Balotelli, Manquillo and Lovren. What a horrific window that was with the benefit of hindsight.

Lallana, Can and Origi were the others that summer. Almost £120m there.

[J-V]

Markovic, Moreno, Lambert, Balotelli, Manquillo and Lovren. What a horrific window that was with the benefit of hindsight.

Lallana, Can and Origi were the others that summer. Almost £120m there.

It was obvious most of them were shit/average before we bought them, alas we didn't even need hindsight.

[John101]

Not sure if it's been mentioned but Paul Merson gave our business an A+.

[Einch]

Merson needs to stop putting beak on his cornflakes and start using milk instead.

[Anubis]

Merson needs to stop putting beak on his cornflakes and start using milk instead.

More like Bran Flakes given the amount of shite he spouts.

[Horus]

Not sure if it's been mentioned but Paul Merson gave our business an A+.

 

We got an A plus,

We got an A plus

From Paul Merson, we got an A plus.

[Dave D]

It was. However, those first 10 mins or so after we signed Virgil, just before the realisation hit, magic.

 

I know what you mean.

 

I flicked onto Sky Sports and saw the big yellow headlines we had signed him and jumped around the lounge in a similar fashion to celebrating a screamer we might have scored at Old Trafford.

 

Part of it was such relief after sooooooooooooooo loooooonnnnnngggggg, endless days last summer googling his and Keitas name, having to put up with LeTissiers jibes.....    

[TheHowieLama]

Can't see how he fits back in there now - but fair fucks to Leicester standing their ground.

 

Yep - should be fun all around for them over the next few months - getting tonked by lower table clubs then both Vardy and Mahrez walking away in early June after cleaning out their lockers.

[Ne Moe Imya]

No more M's and L's

 

Go back to S's, that's what I say. Suarez, Sterling, Sturridge. That was a good forward line, and for about £35m for all three of them.

 

Would Milinkovic-Savic count, do you think? Or would we be risking him being counted as an "M"?

[Ne Moe Imya]

Markovic, Moreno, Lambert, Balotelli, Manquillo and Lovren. What a horrific window that was with the benefit of hindsight.

 

It's almost enough to make one think that it's worth taking the time to make sure you get the right players when you sell a big-money star rather than just "splashing the cash" all over the place.

 

* - granted, there's a very good argument that we should have made sure we already had some deals for the right players lined up before selling our big-money star, but still ... better not to buy than to buy wrong, for sure, as that window demonstrated.

[3 Stacks]

That was the Rodgers/committee debacle where they were fighting for influence within the club. Since Klopp's come here, there is no evidence that we'll ever fail in the market like we did that summer. 

[dockers_strike]

Im pretty sure Jurgen will get some top targets in the summer. Neither am I particularly bothered we did not bring anyone in although a quality keeper would have been good. Others may disagree its up to them.

[Thoth]

08:43

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

 

The Premier League has published figures for last month’s transfer window:

 

Clubs’ net spend was an average of £7m per club

Net spend is equivalent of 3.11% of total club revenue

Premier League clubs have spent a net of £148m in the 2018 January transfer window

[TheHowieLama]

Tremendous targets, the best targets.

[Strontium]

Not sure if it's been mentioned but Paul Merson gave our business an A+.

Let's book the open top bus now.

[an tha]

Im pretty sure Jurgen will get some top targets in the summer. Neither am I particularly bothered we did not bring anyone in although a quality keeper would have been good. Others may disagree its up to them.

Who would you say he'll be after?

 

For me we need a keeper, a right back, a centre half, a creative midfielder and a forward.

 

Not sure we will get all those plus Keita though in one window, plus can be dodgy trying to get that many players in and settle/gel in one hit...

[Unrighteous]

It's almost enough to make one think that it's worth taking the time to make sure you get the right players when you sell a big-money star rather than just "splashing the cash" all over the place.

 

* - granted, there's a very good argument that we should have made sure we already had some deals for the right players lined up before selling our big-money star, but still ... better not to buy than to buy wrong, for sure, as that window demonstrated.

 

All points are valid.

[El Rojo]

This one may have gone under the radar: Lazar Markovic secured his dream move of a loan stint with Anderlecht until the end of the season. This follows stints with Fenerbahce, Sporting CP and Hull City.

[El Dangerous]

Remember when he fingered that player in the face and got a red card. Good times.

[Horus]

This thread has been resurrected more times than the villain in a slasher movie.

[Captain]

*turns off the lights*

[Remmie]

Well excited about the loaning of Markovic and the subsequent money saved being reinvested on another player

[Harry Squatter]

According to Marca we are trying to sign Iker Munain on a free transfer 

[Lee909]

Great on FM about 8 years ago