January Transfer Rumours

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Couple of loan deals would help with squad depth. A bit like Roberts last year where he did a job when needed.

A centre half, a 10 and a striker would be a good do.
 
Couple of loan deals would help with squad depth. A bit like Roberts last year where he did a job when needed.

A centre half, a 10 and a striker would be a good do.
The best loans happen at the end of the window as they often rely on the parent club bringing in someone new themselves, or they want to get the best part of the month out of the way in case of injuries
 
As I seem to do quite regularly, I agree with Eire in that I think we’ll bring no one in. All the “fantastic” names we were being linked with are going elsewhere. Just stay off the click bait sites for your own sanity.
I can’t say I’ve seen us linked with a fantastic name, not anyone who would have been a wow factor

For me it was making sure nobody left that mattered
 
So everyone we’ve been linked with has been fantastic, don’t try to be negative for the sake of it, please read the reply properly before jumping in ;)
Have one eye on this cracking cl game with Celtic and Villa. I’ll treated when this is over. What a keeper schmeicel still is at 38
 
I think we paid Bielsa and his staff £6m per season. Well worth it.

The squad he inherited needed at least £20m spent on it to turn them into promotion contenders. Instead, he worked with what he had and promotion was achieved on a relative pittance.

Always better to invest in a great manager than wasting millions on a hit and miss transfer strategy.
 
Considering the prices of PL players 5m is peanuts.
Trashfords wages for 4 months.
Five seasons ago Villa were on a par with us. Difference was after two poor managers in smith and Gerard they went big with emery. We already had the quality manager and replaced him with a load of ****. We gone in opposite direction to them. Farkes good at our level now but a million miles away from emery standard. Problem is we always recruit from the unemployed managers list
 
Interesting Villa paid 5M compensation to get Emery. Probably shows if you want the best you have to pay the big bucks. He’s doing some job there
Just had a Quick Look at their signings, they wasted a huge amount before Emery came in, similar to ourselves. Emery looks like he brings in two big signings a season, I agree though he is doing a fantastic job. I think they’ll sell Watkins this window, Arsenal are offering silly money when you look at his age
 
Targett is definitely wanted but only on loan, Newcastle want to sell him for £15m so they’re holding out for someone to make a bid.

Seems like a possible deadline day deal unless anyone is mad enough to stump up that kind of money.
 
Targett is definitely wanted but only on loan, Newcastle want to sell him for £15m so they’re holding out for someone to make a bid.

Seems like a possible deadline day deal unless anyone is mad enough to stump up that kind of money.
Think thats th delay we want loan to buy they want a straight sale. We will humm and harr then someone will jimp the queue