Would any of our missed summer transfer targets have improved us?

Tigger · December 10, 2015

Riquelme would love this system

KaiserEFC · December 10, 2015

McBain said:

Pretty sure del is doing that every game

McBain · December 10, 2015

evertony said:
Ah, the power of a YouTube video.....his Stoke highlights last about 5-10 seconds in fairness, and he looks like a gargoyle

The Power of Proof.

FTY · December 10, 2015

Saw Shaqiri the other day in person, he's proper proper small. Like, ''you'd rip him for his height all the time if he was one of your mates'' small.

Lanolin · December 11, 2015

Or we could have done something really radical like play deulofeu AND shaqiri, like, in the same team. *sees heads exploding everywhere*

Fresh Prince of Belle Val · December 11, 2015

SpurtingLesbian said:
so... you'd drop Gerry for Shakiri then? or Ross for Payet? or would you be playing Ross out of position on the left thus nullifying his effect?

No I'd have them all in the squad.

Raino85 · December 11, 2015

Wijnaldum?

jinkyali · December 11, 2015

Raino85 said:
Wijnaldum?

Amongst all the dross at Newcastle this guy has been class.
Think he would be great on the left or across midfield for us.

njligernj · December 11, 2015

Any goalie we were linked with obviously.

I'm assuming any of the CBs to whom we were linked would have happened instead of Mori so I'll consider that a push as he's been good so far.

Yeah Yarm or Shaq pushing Kone maybe ... but you'd figure Mirallas should have been able to get playing time and he didn't so who knows.

In terms of things that we know of that seemed real it's really only Yarm.

LydiateLee · December 11, 2015

Of course Yarmolenko would have improved us. To suggest otherwise is nonsense considering we have Arouna Kone playing LM.

Kiwi · December 11, 2015

LydiateLee said:
Of course Yarmolenko would have improved us. To suggest otherwise is nonsense considering we have Arouna Kone playing LM.

Yeah but has Yarmolenko scored a hattrick in the Premier League this season?

Nah didn't think so

Arouna-Kone-celebrates-after-scoring-the-first-goal.jpg

Dithering Dougie · December 11, 2015

LydiateLee said:
Of course Yarmolenko would have improved us. To suggest otherwise is nonsense considering we have Arouna Kone playing LM.

You seen him play left midfield Lee?

alpha1 · December 11, 2015

Well, if we were interested in Cech at all (I have my doubts) then we would certainly have missed him.
The only other one I can think of is Yarmolenko.
All the rest, including Ogbonna, Reid, Payet, Shaqiri etc wouldn't have got in to our team.
That doesn't mean we don't need to improve though! GK and LW required asap.