January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[JUAN PABLO]

Id offer Defonz and 2.5 million for Rhodes

[Mazrim]

I'm not ready to give up on Fonz yet. Or Weimann for that matter.

[VillaAlways]

I'm not ready to give up on Fonz yet. Or Weimann for that matter.

I'm hoping the plan is we have Keane for a couple of months,get relatively safe and then can introduce the Fonz and Weimann again

[JUAN PABLO]

I'm not ready to give up on Fonz yet. Or Weimann for that matter.

Bent Gabby Rhodes Weimann would be fine by me

[James]

I'm not ready to give up on Fonz yet. Or Weimann for that matter.

I'm hoping the plan is we have Keane for a couple of months,get relatively safe and then can introduce the Fonz and Weimann again

I'm just hoping that there's a plan! If there is it's a bloody mysterious one!

[Toronto Villa]

The more I've thought about it the more sense the Keane move makes. His strength has always been his movement something we need to improve on. We're now getting far more crosses into the box but it's noticeable that we rarely get a man at the front post, I'm sure Marc and Charles will appreciate having him in there.

Are we dropping Bent, Gabby or Ireland to make space for him in the above scenario?

For me it's niether, as I see Keane starting on the bench and coming on as needed.

me too. He might start the odd game, but I expect him to be an 20-25 minute impact type player that adds more energy, skill, guile and possibility of scoring than Heskey or Fonz. For a couple of months he's an option to have available. The club might be in conservative mode, but clearly this makes sense to them otherwise they wouldn't be doing it. We're not in a position to splash 5m on a player, so this for a couple of months looks a decent option.

[Concrete John]

The Fonz is a difficult one as his scoring record for the first team is pretty decent, yet he still seems unable to hold a regular place - is it due to something in training we're not seeing?  He had a loan spell in the Championship last season (can't remember who to?) and was stuck out on the wing a lot, which won't help him.

Presuming Gabby and Bent both stay, it's hard to see him getting a regular game anyway, so it might one of those where it's better for him to move on.

[Mazrim]

And then he'll be gone and if he develops into the player we thought he could be we'll look daft again. (Sturridge?)
I'm all for giving him a loan somehwere he'll be played up front but loathe to sell him yet.

[ozzjim]

He has the talent Maz I agree, and I think he could do well in the wide roles behind Bent or Gabby. Although 6 months at Wigan or Bolton playing up front might do him a lot of good.

[Merv]

I just think it's so hard to make a judgement on Fonz while he's barely playing. The one sniff of a chance he's had in recent games, and he nearly nicked the winner at Stoke with what I thought was a decent effort, getting ahead of the defender to reach Gabby's cross.

Problem is, with us fielding a single striker on so many occasions this season, it's all the more tougher for Delfouneso and Weimann to get a chance. I'd have thought a month's loan spell for one of them is affordable while Keane is at the club.

[Concrete John]

Yeah - a loan to a PL club would be best for him!

As for looking daft, it's never something that concerns me as our youth record is pretty good when it comes to who to let go and who to keep.

[Dante Lavelli]

I'm not a fan of the Keane loan.  500k to 750k sounds a helluvalot of money for two months, especially as at best his role should be as an impact sub.  However, it does give us the opportunity to loan The Fonz and maybe even Weinmann for the same period.

They both need guaranteed games, so they can build up their stamina and get some goals.  Once Keane has gone back to LA hopefully The Fonz (or Weinmann) will be ready to play that impact sub role.

[maidstonevillain]

I'm not ready to give up on Fonz yet. Or Weimann for that matter.

Agree re. Weimann. But Delfouneso has had enough chances. If he was going to make it, he would have done so by now. If he achieves as much as Luke Moore, he will have done well.

[JJ-AV]

Think Keane will do OK, but still seems a pointless signing - as we've already got 3 established forwards.

However, glad that our manager has got his first choice.

[luke25]

Can't we just morph Gabby and the Fonz together?