Transfer Rumours January 2018 Transfer Window

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st_brendy said:
For me, this somewhat links to TLL's post on the matchday thread.

Getting an atmosphere of support and encouragement at SMS is pretty important if we're to survive. Bringing in a manager and a player who most fans would give a nice nod of the head to, could really help with that. Le Tiss said something similar today, about the boost that signing Theo would give the crowd.

I know you're talking about the dressing room, but us fans need a boost too.
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Exactly,and I’m afraid a player whom comes from the French league for example whom isn’t playing for that team isn’t exactly going to give that boost that WE all need.
 
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st_brendy said:
For me, this somewhat links to TLL's post on the matchday thread.

Getting an atmosphere of support and encouragement at SMS is pretty important if we're to survive. Bringing in a manager and a player who most fans would give a nice nod of the head to, could really help with that. Le Tiss said something similar today, about the boost that signing Theo would give the crowd.

I know you're talking about the dressing room, but us fans need a boost too.
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Course it would. We’re actually easily pleased!
 
San Pellegrino said:
Best way of doing it tbh. All of our best players in the past 5 seasons have been "unknowns".
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Romeu, Cedric, Bertrand and Lemina were hardly unknown. I'll add Clyne to that too if we go for 5 1/2 years! Generally you are right of course but where an appropriate deal has been available we've done it. You could also argue that Pellè and Mané were only unknown to us but were very big deals in their respective leagues before joining. We aren't shopping in Lidl.
 
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hotbovril said:
Romeu, Bertrand and Lemina were hardly unknown. I'll add Clyne to that too if we go for 5 1/2 years! Generally you are right of course but where an appropriate deal has been available we've done it. You could also argue that Pellè and Mané were only unknown to us but were very big deals in their respective leagues before joining. We aren't shopping in Lidl.
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Mane was unknown to fans but I'd be willing to wager most top flight clubs were aware of him.
 
hotbovril said:
Romeu, Bertrand and Lemina were hardly unknown. I'll add Clyne to that too if we go for 5 1/2 years! Generally you are right of course but where an appropriate deal has been available we've done it. You could also argue that Pellè and Mané were only unknown to us but were very big deals in their respective leagues before joining. We aren't shopping in Lidl.
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"Big deals in their respective leagues" is the key, IMO. If we want to be a big fish in a small pond, it'd behoove us to target players who are big fish in small ponds.
 
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hotbovril said:
Romeu, Cedric, Bertrand and Lemina were hardly unknown. I'll add Clyne to that too if we go for 5 1/2 years! Generally you are right of course but where an appropriate deal has been available we've done it. You could also argue that Pellè and Mané were only unknown to us but were very big deals in their respective leagues before joining. We aren't shopping in Lidl.
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Unknown as in not "household" names for most of us. People want PL stars and names they recognise. I much prefer the way we have been operating rather then getting a Carrol or Hernandez etc.
 
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San Pellegrino said:
Unknown as in not "household" names for most of us. People want PL stars and names they recognise. I much prefer the way we have been operating rather then getting a Carrol or Hernandez etc.
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Yes I know what you mean SP and you're quite right. We've never fished in that pond. I just feel that for all our current woes a bit of perspective on where we are in terms of attracting talent was worth a mention. Our trading is certainly still the envy of the other clubs outside the biggies.
 
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