Winter 2013/14 Transfer Window DISCUSSION Thread

[SouthStand Billy]

I sincerely hope you are right sir.

At the time I thought it was a "hands off message" And I still do.
Would seem very strange if we played him and then sold him two days later..

 

[williams316]

Anybody thinking is I knew him when he was a kid

 

[truetomyself]

Would seem very strange if we played him and then sold him two days later..

:holtbytongue:

 

[VirginiaSpur]

Sky reporting that Chelsea have agreed a deal for Kurt Zouma.

Looks like Mourinho has been playing Football Manager.

 

[CJJ]

At the time I thought it was a "hands off message" And I still do.
Would seem very strange if we played him and then sold him two days later..

Yeah, but makin' money be like

mmmmhhhhrrrrmmmmmm..... that's the stuff

 

[BrooklynYid]

At the time I thought it was a "hands off message" And I still do.
Would seem very strange if we played him and then sold him two days later..

I'll put my neck out- selling Capoue now would be as bad as selling Bale to Forest or wherever when he was struggling.

 

[OffTheBench]

Liverpool, Man Utd and Liverpool managers must be masturbating furiously.

One serious rival for top 4 just imploding for no good rational reason at all.

Why don't we swap Adebayor for Lee Barnard too, while we are at it.

I hear Modibo Maiga' s available. #barndoor

 

[Dreadful Israelite]

I don't want Berba because he's "old". All our strikers are near 30! Buy a younger player (as I don't believe we have any worthy candidates in our academy)!

Agreed! why buy a player who is already declining in quality, buy a player in there mid twenties to help the club move forward in the future. No point in having guy that may have 1 good season then be riding the pine collecting wages.

 

[PhilWalker8]

When can we get Khumalo back?

 

[SinghYid]

I guess we are seeing Hull City as rivals ... for a midtable place. aulinhofacepalm:

 

[melih1]

Can only presume the club have written this season off and told Timmeh to blood the kids before LVG comes in

livermore is 1 year younger then capoue

 

[HeartyCOYS]

On the plus side, at least he'll now be the new scapegoat. Dawson will get a nice break.

 

[Dreadful Israelite]

Sky reporting that Chelsea have agreed a deal for Kurt Zouma.

Looks like Mourinho has been playing Football Manager.

Zouma is a proper good CB IMO, we need someone like that, better yet someone like that in the LB position.

 

[CJJ]

Agreed! why buy a player who is already declining in quality, buy a player in there mid twenties to help the club move forward in the future. No point in having guy that may have 1 good season then be riding the pine collecting wages.

Because experience is key to maintaining a squad, plus helps with youth.

He'd only be likely to get a short deal I imagine

 

[Dreadful Israelite]

Because experience is key to maintaining a squad, plus helps with youth.

He'd only be likely to get a short deal I imagine

That's fine if its a short term loan deal perhaps, but i believe you need both. Experience and quality. Quality players in their mid twenties cost a fortune tho. quality in berba is fading as I've stated.

 

[GlosYid]

Hold up you can't recall a prem loan can you?

 

[Yorkshire_Spurs]

Hold up you can't recall a prem loan can you?

Only in the transfer window.

 

[CJJ]

Hold up you can't recall a prem loan can you?

I don't think so, but Hull may be cancelling - they wanted someone in didn't they?

Edit: I think maybe it is if there was a fee for the loan you can't?

 

[SinghYid]

Hold up you can't recall a prem loan can you?

I'm not sure.
Some folks on twitter are saying that.

But then again, I remember reading Bruce saying (I think in Dec. or something) that he was worried that parent clubs will recall his loanees, including Livermore.

If it isn't possible to recall, I doubt Bruce would say that.

 

[Dreadful Israelite]

yes you can, but there is a fine to pay to the club you loaned them too and you end up having to pay a lot of the wages even while they were away.