January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[KevinGage]

There might be far more options for him then, in all honesty.

But if - for the sake of argument- Wigan were prepared to do business at the £3/4 million mark, and the player himself didn't take the piss by asking for Beye or NRC style wages, it's one to explore.

He hasn't been a guaranteed first team regular for a struggling side like Wigan these past 18 months, so I'm not sure Wigan can take the piss when it comes to the asking price. Knowing Whelan though, they probably will.

[ozzjim]

I reckon they will want 6 million.

[Dave]

In which case they can take a running jump.

[Dante Lavelli]

In which case they can take a running jump.

Knock off a million or two and they can also have Delph for the rest of the season on loan.  Deal?

[Dave]

In which case they can take a running jump.

Knock off a million or two and they can also have Delph for the rest of the season on loan.  Deal?

Maybe.

I just don't see how he is any better than Herd, Clark or Delph. So we either go big and get someone who is much better, or we stick with what we have there any use the resources available where it's needed more.

[SoccerHQ]

Stoke are in for Diame. Think he'll end up there, Pulis's type of central midfielder.

Kranjacer can play on the left and cut in a bit, he certainly did that for Pompey and we're not overly blessed with wide players in the squad anymore.

[ozzjim]

So Stoke will have Diame and Palacios. Ouch.

[Villanation]

Having resorted back to normality today under AM, we have to get into the transfer market and we have to get some quality in, if that means selling player that have to be deemed somewhat surplus or just haven't worked out so be it.

Bent for me would bring a big pay day, Ireland should be got rid of but i doubt there would be any takers, probably we could improve on Dunne, and he would get some attention, its rumoured MON is looking at a couple of Villa players, odds on 1 is Petrov, so be it, problem is the commentator made reference's to the fact that Villa spent big last Jan transfer window with the purchase of Bent and Makoun but then went on to say he doubted that McLiesh would spend on anything other than a bargain, in which case is it worth selling anybody.

[Ads]

I'd rather have a proper technical player like him than utter dross like Keith Andrews or Danny Guthrie in Midfield.

Agreed, although I would say we also need a nasty hard bastard as well, but there is no reason why said nasty hard bastard cannot play the game too.

Its only by upping the quality that we'll start to look any better. There is only so much any manager can do with the dross we have.

[Grande Pablo]

And just to top it all Swansea make a cracking loan signing:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jan/02/gylfi-sigurdsson-swansea-hoffenheim

[Mazrim]

For Pienaar see also: Kranjcar. Do not want.

We need a midfield general who will grab a game by the balls, not some jack of no trades who has one decent game in five or more. That isn't Diame either.

[ROBBO]

Then who Maz?

[villadelph]

Having resorted back to normality today under AM, we have to get into the transfer market and we have to get some quality in, if that means selling player that have to be deemed somewhat surplus or just haven't worked out so be it.

Bent for me would bring a big pay day, Ireland should be got rid of but i doubt there would be any takers, probably we could improve on Dunne, and he would get some attention, its rumoured MON is looking at a couple of Villa players, odds on 1 is Petrov, so be it, problem is the commentator made reference's to the fact that Villa spent big last Jan transfer window with the purchase of Bent and Makoun but then went on to say he doubted that McLiesh would spend on anything other than a bargain, in which case is it worth selling anybody.

Sell of Ireland..? Now?

What gives?

[Mazrim]

Then who Maz?

Depends how much there is to spend.
Most likely though, Montgommery will have to go and dig one up from Africa or something.
Or get Gardner up to speed Riki Tik!

[ozzjim]

For our midfield depth and to add the goal threat I would take his brother back at the minute in a deal for Collins.