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Author Topic: Deano’s wishlist - the Jan transfer speculation/guaranteed nonsense thread  (Read 314778 times)

Offline Damo70

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I think midfield is the least of our problems. Defence, attack and goalkeeping is more of a worry. Someone mentioned Heaton at Burnley as a goalkeeping option and Forster at Southampton might be another one. They have both been out with fairly long term injuries however, which is why they lost their places.

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Heaton would be a no brainer.

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I think midfield is the least of our problems. Defence, attack and goalkeeping is more of a worry. Someone mentioned Heaton at Burnley as a goalkeeping option and Forster at Southampton might be another one. They have both been out with fairly long term injuries however, which is why they lost their places.

Either of these would be very good signings. Burnley have got Hart and Pope so can't see how Heaton is going to get back in there, and the same for Forster at Southampton with McCarthy and Gunn.

At least a goalkeeper (and send the loan substitute back), a centre back and a left back in the transfer window for me. Anything else dependent on whether we manage to shift some of our unwanted players.

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Bannan isn't a luxury player. He's Sheffield Wednesday's best and he's what makes them tick, dragged them intonthe play offs too a few years back.

I'm not making a case for him, but a player of his ilk.

If we are going to play a more possession based game then the type of midfielder we need is the sort who can play in the defensive midfielder role and get on the ball and pick passes out.  I don't think Bjarnason and Jedinak can do that and I'm not sure Whelan has got the legs to play a higher tempo game any more. 

There could be a case made for trying to move Whelan or Jedinak on in January if it is felt that type of midfielder is required (though I would like to see Doyle-Hayes given a chance as well).   

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I am just hoping to see a considered and coherent transfer policy going forward.  I genuinely hope the days of ill-thought out signings and players being brought in with little idea of how to fit them in are gone. 

Determine how you want to play, assess the current squad and then starting bringing in players who can plug any gaps that might exist.   

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I'd like DS to get Heaton from Burnley, top keeper and can't get a game at the moment.
Yes; my son's been advocating that move, too.

Offline Gary Penrice

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Heaton or Forster would be great signings. The CB will be Gary Cahill & prising Scott Malone from Derby would be great business as well.

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There could be a case made for trying to move Whelan or Jedinak on in January if it is felt that type of midfielder is required (though I would like to see Doyle-Hayes given a chance as well).   
I definitely think that Jedi or - preferably - Whelan should get moved on; and both are, I think, into their last contract year so persuading them to move in January may be quite possible.
I've been wanting to see D-H given a chance to make that DMF role his own - perhaps not immediately, but certainly in the medium-term - but to do that he needs gametime now.

Offline exigo

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Can we cancel Moreira's loan? Freeing up the possibility of a keeper like Heaton taking a half-season loan with a view to something permanent.

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Barry Bannan has turned into a great midfield player who runs the show at the perfect pace for a Dean Smith side.
Ryan Woods would probably have been first choice but the Oatcakes got him.
If you listen to Dean talking about our defence, be assured he knows the issues.

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Bannan and Westwood.

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Bannan was always way to slow at everything when with us.  I've had enough of painfully slow build ups and zero tempo.

Priority must be a left back as we don't have one that isn't Neil Taylor, closely followed by a centre back, preferably two.   Not convinced by Nyland.  Supposed to be a fucking viking, plays like a morris dancer at times.  So a keeper as well.

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A decent keeper has to come in.

I can see him going back to Brentford to try to get Daniel Bentley.

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Bannan was always way to slow at everything when with us.  I've had enough of painfully slow build ups and zero tempo.

Priority must be a left back as we don't have one that isn't Neil Taylor, closely followed by a centre back, preferably two.   Not convinced by Nyland.  Supposed to be a fucking viking, plays like a morris dancer at times.  So a keeper as well.
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