The Happy Rumour Mill (Takeover bids, transfer talks etc) Part 2

[23_Carra_Gold]

Is it an entirely mental concept to think we could get Parker and Forlan with the Mascherano money?

[lifetime fan]

Is it an entirely mental concept to think we could get Parker and Forlan with the Mascherano money?

 

It's entirely mental to want Scott Parker.

[23_Carra_Gold]

It's entirely mental to want Scott Parker.

 

Who do you want in place of Mascherano?

[lifetime fan]

Who do you want in place of Mascherano?

 

I'd love Sami Khedira, only a year left on his contract so financially possible. the fact Real are sniffing around in all likelihood means it isn't possible.

 

Failing that I'd be happy with Lassana Diarra.

[23_Carra_Gold]

I'd love Sami Khedira, only a year left on his contract so financially possible. the fact Real are sniffing around in all likelihood means it isn't possible.

 

Failing that I'd be happy with Lassana Diarra.

 

I'd take Parker & Forlan, if at all feasible, over those two any day of the week.

[lifetime fan]

I'd take Parker & Forlan, if at all feasible, over those two any day of the week.

 

Why would I want the pair of them?

[23_Carra_Gold]

Why would I want the pair of them?

 

Sorry, 'either of them two'.

[lifetime fan]

Sorry, 'either of them two'.

 

Up to you, I totally disagree.

 

Parker is shite and you'd be lucky to get two top seasons out of Forlan at most. Criminal waste of the money.

[WaltonRed]

Parker is far from shite.

[lifetime fan]

Parker is far from shite.

 

In my opinion he's shite but leaving that to one side he's far from fucking good too.

 

Mascher is 26, Parker is 29. You get an inferior player who's older.

 

Diarra is 25 and Khidera is 23. They don't offer exactly the same as Mascher but are overall better footballers, younger and you still make money.

[G Richards]

Diarra would be a very good Mascher replacement should Real Madrid sell him if they bring Khadeira in.

[lifetime fan]

Diarra would be a very good Mascher replacement should Real Madrid sell him if they bring Khadeira in.

 

They are the two we should be looking at Rev.

 

Ideally we should try for Khadeira but if Real to buy him then Diarra becomes surplus to requirements.

[Mathewbet1]

Maynor Figueroa signing done deal so im told. Announcement Tuesday.

[lifetime fan]

Only ever seen him a few times, not enough to comment.

[lifetime fan]

Who do you want in place of Mascherano?

 

The situation with Mascherano is quite simple for me.

 

As good/great a player he is he is not the 'type' of defensive midfielder I want. Mascher is very good at harrying, scrapping and breaking up play. However he tends to do this very high up the pitch (ala Momo) meaning Rafa always wanted another 'defensive shield' to play in front of the back four.

 

When this player was Alonso it negated this weakness but his type are very few and far between. You can find many a play maker but not many at all that dropped as deep as him to almost play (and I fucking hate saying this) the quarterback role.

 

Ideally I would like a defensive midfielder who shields the back four, not chases every single ball all over the park like my stupid fucking dog. Hamman was world class at this. He offered protection to the defence with a canny knack of drawing fouls upon himself and very good passing, not over 40 yards ala Alonso granted, but he was far more techniqually gifted than Mascher.

 

With a Hamman type player providing the protection to the defense and also being able to take the ball off them and create fluid football you can have a 'play maker' further up the pitch, not an Alonso type but more of a Xabi or Sniejder.

 

I think this was a major fault in Rafa's thinking. He wanted to play with a two man central midfield but the play maker and defensive shield were far too often in the wrong half of the pitch for my liking.

 

Before anyone starts taking the piss I know we are not going to play with Hamman and Xabi next season (What a fucking midfield it would be mind) but it is a change in thinking I would like to see

[Code]

Parker is a more complete player than Mascherano, I`d love us to get him.

[shaunstrudwick]

i agree that Parker would be a good move

[JohnnyH]

Maynor Figueroa signing done deal so im told. Announcement Tuesday.

 

Obviously

[Whelan]

I was told that we had resigned Aurelio on a pay as you play deal!

 

Still don't know how much money we have, but until Nando commits and Mascherano quits then we can't really do much.

[hamstrung]

Aurelio would be mad to sign pay as you play, I imagine he has a family to feed.

[WaltonRed]

Aurelio coming back and Maynor Figueroa would be more than enough

[punkhunter]

TBH I think Parker would be the ideal replacement for Masch.

 

He mucks in in front of his back 4, but unlike Masch he's creative going forward and always seems to weigh in with a few goals each season. and that's in a West ham side that narrowly missed the drop last season.

 

A very good signing me thinks.

[Moorsey]

I thought Aurelio had signed for Villa?? Or was just paper talk that has transformed in my drunken mind to Aurelio & O'Neill sharing a big Villa scarf??

[hamstrung]

TBH I think Parker would be the ideal replacement for Masch.

 

He mucks in in front of his back 4, but unlike Masch he's creative going forward and always seems to weigh in with a few goals each season. and that's in a West ham side that narrowly missed the drop last season.

 

 

4 goals in 3 seasons. Twice as many as Mascherano I suppose...

[MLB]

I wouldn't be at all upset at us signing Parker but I do think we can do better. Diarra is better, and there are a few others. Like I say though, I would be happy enough with Parker as long as we didn't pay more than £10 million for him.