Transfer Rumours January window

I'm not sure that a CB (Kalas) should be a priority: top of the list might be full backs, creative midfielder, some pace on the flank and a forward to cover for Charlie....

 

As long as we keep Charlie, I'll be happy with the window. If we do add players, I hope we add as few as possible and work on team spirit. Like the idea of recalling Robinson to cover YSY at left back. Zarate seems sensible. One creative midfielder would be nice.

 

Sandro off?? Don't know the site... Came as a link on Twitter

http://www.sambafoot.com/en/news/67553__.html

 

Newcastle United FC ‏@NUFC 33m33 minutes ago
BREAKING: Hatem Ben Arfa and #NUFC agree to terminate contract with immediate effect. http://www.nufc.co.uk

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Any takers?

 

He's off to France - can't remember which club, but I think its a done deal according to twitter

Just looked it up - Nice

https://twitter.com/skysportsnewshq/status/551322218194804736

 

Not me, and hopefully it is. His wages will be far too high.

 

fantastic player
I also see scum have offered remy plus cash for Bony

 

How about taking Remy on loan till the end of the season... On the basis that if you want us to take Kalas, we'll have Remy as a loan too...

 

bet remys feeling loved

 

Zarate doing the second part of his medical today at QPR. We remain favourites, according to this:

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2015/01/05/7672622/-

 

Been going on a bit, thought he had 2nd phase of medical? But as it's qpr we take f**king ages completing deals

 

Well, if all goes well today it should be announced soon.

 

Yes.

 

Why would we want to bring in Townsend, no really?
Only answer is because possibly he is available, but we need to look at what we do to supposed Premier League standard wingers once they arrive here. We have brought in Phillips and Hoilett and both are mostly shocking week on week - Ok, if it was not for Hoilett's chasing a no hope ball and crossing it to Bobby at Wembley etc etc - I get that, but it is a one off. I am fed up to the back teeth of watching Hoilett get the ball outwide, pussyfoot around with it for 30 seconds cutting in and then either losing possession or hitting it pathetically weakly at the goalkeeper or just wide. On the odd occasion Phillips gets a run out he is even worse. Now is it the fault of the wingers who are not being given the option to pass to intelligent front men who will make a sudden run into to space and smash it home or are they both shyte full stop. Yes, Andros was a hit last time he was here, but he has not really made progress at Spurs since, otherwise he would not be in the shop window and if he arrives here we might get one or two glory moments out of him and little else.

I would rather we look at a couple of additional fox in the box strikers type to player off of Bobby and Charlie and then get existing players like Hoilett, Phillips, Isla, Yun, Vargas and Nico to learn how to cut in a play a decent final ball into strikers getting in behind the centre backs and finding the net. If Barton can be forgiven the odd Hollywood stray pass and can also play into the front players quickly we might have more of a chance.

We are too slow, always too slow, if we are gonna play wide, then for God's sake don't ever play Ned at right back, because we need to get up the pitch on the counter fast and then decisive and incisive delivery into the danger area with the midfield and attack players being up with play and putting the ball in the net before the CB and full backs on the opposing side know what has hit them.

I think we need a revamp, but it wont happen in January. We cant rely on Bobby playing decent hold up play week in week out and Charlie needs another striker or decent attacking midfielders scoring

 

I think we should stop talking about Townsend and forget about him entirely. He's not coming, never, no how. He's more than we can afford and Tottenham still use his services on a regular basis.

 

I believe the transfer window officially opens today. So if completed today or tomorrow I'd say we're quite quick

 

Opened Saturday but our interest was last week & also medical last week so should have signed Saturday!!

 

I see that Jeff. Overheard today regarding the Fernando Torres transfer, must be the deadline concerning Spain.

Transfer deals - January 2015
The January transfer window opened in England, Scotland and Wales at Saturday, 3 January and will close again on transfer deadline day on Monday, 2 February at 23:00 GMT.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/30649956

 

Let's hope the Big money buy up of Palace by the Yanks doesn't go through too soon, I can see them having that one week of madness like we had which brought us the goodies of Barton, SWP, Luke Young, Traore and Ferdinand the Younger.
And yes you read it right, Palace are being taken over by American Big Money.

 

QPR TO SNAP BRAZILIAN SUPERSTAR
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/qpr-in-pole-to-land-brazilian-superstar

Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva born 2 September 1989, commonly known as Alexandre Pato or just Pato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays forSão Paulo FC, on loan from Corinthians and the Brazilian national team as a forward. His nickname, Pato[ˈpatu], is a play on his place of birth, Pato Branco, with the literal translation of "pato" from Portuguese to English being "duck"

His name means duck...I like him already
But this really does not have legs...I am afraid