Transfer Window Thread

[marty mcfly]

Based on pure conjecture, I reckon we will rush through the signing/unveiling of Lennon to throw the rabid twitterati a peace offering soon.

How would that be a peace offering? That's what they've feared was the plan all along from the beginning.

 

[Tubey]

So we have clearly identified 3 players for transfers that are basically unknowns - great. Just what you need in the Premier League - unknown and unproven quantities.

My gut instinct is that Martinez trumpeted the 3 signings - 2 of which were Austin and Shaqiri - on the grounds that he felt we were going to outmuscle the opposition to get them and he also knew they would be fan pleasers if we got them. Well, he was wrong and we haven't been able to show the likes of Stoke who's boss. There is no plan B, there never is with us. Lukaku was a fluke on deadline day I cant really see anyone else on his level appearing out of the woodwork. Januzaj does not count as he is a joke.

I didn't say that - I said they were unknown to the media - as in they have no clue we're interested in them....

 

[USABlue]

We need someone in the middle to replace Barkley who should move back. I think the game on Saturday showed that Barkley isn't suited to playing further forward.

Never said we didn't need shaqiri, just that he's not a Pienaar type

 

[ijjysmith]

On loan perhaps. As a "prime transfer target" we're "missing out on" - that's utter nonsense to me.

You seem pretty certain we weren't in for him mate. Which I can respect even though you can't back it up with any evidence.

In the exact same way those who believe we were can't either.

It's exactly the same but you can't seem to see it the other way.

 

[By god I'm blue]

You've just basically described Shaqiri. Maybe we wanted to pull the same trick we did with Deulofeu and Lukaku - loan only, wait and see first.

You seem to think we were hanging our hat on him and desperate as all hell to sign him and we've been so pathetic we've lost out to Stoke in a straight race. Sorry, to me that's just utterly implausible.

I believe what I have read, that being we wanted him.

Anyway, he has gone. In the great scheme of things I am sure he would not have changed us into a CL team, so no real damage done. My main point though being that if he was a primary target of the boss, we are now onto target number ## insert your own number, as we were apparently in for Payet too.

But, if you insist we were in for neither, that's up to your assumptions, you arent going to convince me and likewise.

 

[Kendall's Dream]

I didn't say that - I said they were unknown to the media - as in they have no clue we're interested in them....

You can't beat the fume mate. I tried and failed, it's too strong.

 

[Joey66]

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We need someone in the middle to replace Barkley who should move back. I think the game on Saturday showed that Barkley isn't suited to playing further forward.

So he scores, and it's wrong position?

 

[Tubey]

You seem pretty certain we weren't in for him mate. Which I can respect even though you can't back it up with any evidence.

In the exact same way those who believe we were can't either.

It's exactly the same but you can't seem to see it the other way.

I've said about 50x now that we may have been - what I am saying is that I'm pretty certain he wasn't a prime transfer target even if we were interested in him.

I mean even in that post your quoting I've clearly said we were perhaps interested in him on loan, or felt a certain fee was reasonable that the selling club didn't and so on.

 

[Boss_Blue]

My gut instinct is that Martinez trumpeted the 3 signings - 2 of which were Austin and Shaqiri - on the grounds that he felt we were going to outmuscle the opposition to get them and he also knew they would be fan pleasers if we got them. Well, he was wrong and we haven't been able to show the likes of Stoke who's boss.

Based on your own speculations?

Okay mate x

 

[Chimpy Glassman]

If we were willing to lash £17(euros)m on him (as stated by reliable itallian sources albeit on twitter), he was defintely a prime target.

 

[Hibbertinho]

How would that be a peace offering? That's what they've feared was the plan all along from the beginning.

*attempted peace offering

 

[sageyefc]

Hopefully we've been given the all clear to go for Yarmolenko ?

We're not interested in him

 

[ijjysmith]

Fair play to Stoke getting what was clearly their prime target in.

Wonder what it feels like.

 

[ijjysmith]

Also, would there be so much fume if we'd have waited to announce Deulofeu until now?

Doubt it.

 

[MartSlinger]

Fair play to Stoke getting what was clearly their prime target in.

Wonder what it feels like.

Done well there. He was blanking them last back and they never gave up, its the kind of aggression we should show.