January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[ozzjim]

Is heskey still here??

[Gareth]

2 minutes till the start of the Summer Transfer Thread???

[myf]

I thought everton were skint. how can they afford 5.5m for a striker on a 4.5 yr deal?

They've just sold one for £6 million.

But i thought they had loads of debt to service.  the new deal will be a big outlay in wages as well - i would estimate at least another 5m

[olaftab]

Just drove past VP lights still on and I could hear a fax machine whining away! Titus Bramble was leaving and Zat Knight waiting to go in!

[brontebilly]

I didn't expect anything this window, but we genuinely need a massive overhaul in the summer.  Beye, Heskey, Cuellar, Warnock, Dunne, Petrov all leaving(I'd like Hutton to go but can't see it). We need two centre halves, at least one full back, a creative player and a centre mid at the very least.

Dunne is our best defender. Think it would be madness to sell him. No issue with any of the others leaving though we will be reclaiming sweet f*ck all in transfer fees from that lot. Might be worth keeping Petrov on for another season.

[luke25]

I didn't expect anything this window, but we genuinely need a massive overhaul in the summer.  Beye, Heskey, Cuellar, Warnock, Dunne, Petrov all leaving(I'd like Hutton to go but can't see it). We need two centre halves, at least one full back, a creative player and a centre mid at the very least.

Dunne is our best defender.

Which says it all.

[pauliewalnuts]

Good Lord.

Ryan Nelsen and Louis Saha.

Is the court case getting to Arry?

[SoccerHQ]

I'm noting with interest the length of deals some of these players are getting.

Saha gone to Spurs and given 18 month contract, Ridgwell gone to WBA and interestingly only been given a 2 and a half year deal.

We sign Heskey aged 31 and give him a THREE and a half year deal. Plus the infamous 3 year deal Beye was somehow given.

No wonder we're in a mess financially when you look at the contracts other player are getting.

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm noting with interest the length of deals some of these players are getting.

Saha gone to Spurs and given 18 month contract, Ridgwell gone to WBA and interestingly only been given a 2 and a half year deal.

We sign Heskey aged 31 and give him a THREE and a half year deal. Plus the infamous 3 year deal Beye was somehow given.

No wonder we're in a mess financially when you look at the contracts other player are getting.

Saha has got a deal till the end of the season.

However, you're bang on about Heskey.

Two people need shooting for that. Firstly, MON, for being so fucking lazy and myopic in the transfer market. Secondly, Lerner, for not thinking "hang on, so we'll be paying this big fucking plank 65k a week till he's 35 years old?"

[Somniloquism]

I'm noting with interest the length of deals some of these players are getting.

Saha gone to Spurs and given 18 month contract, Ridgwell gone to WBA and interestingly only been given a 2 and a half year deal.

We sign Heskey aged 31 and give him a THREE and a half year deal. Plus the infamous 3 year deal Beye was somehow given.

No wonder we're in a mess financially when you look at the contracts other player are getting.

And yet some fans say we don't give long enough contracts. And with the ridgewell, baggies obviously think they will be down by then and will need to offload asap

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm noting with interest the length of deals some of these players are getting.

Saha gone to Spurs and given 18 month contract, Ridgwell gone to WBA and interestingly only been given a 2 and a half year deal.

We sign Heskey aged 31 and give him a THREE and a half year deal. Plus the infamous 3 year deal Beye was somehow given.

No wonder we're in a mess financially when you look at the contracts other player are getting.

And yet some fans say we don't give long enough contracts. And with the ridgewell, baggies obviously think they will be down by then and will need to offload asap

There's a difference between giving a five year contract to a Milner, Young or Downing, and given a long contract to an ageing plank like Heskey.

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

210 pages for a Robbie Keane loan and kid from Ireland who nobody had heard of before.

How quickly things have changed.

[Greg N'Ash]

ah well.

I think this was a case of be careful whatyou wish for.

We may have a chairman so still frozen in shock after MON he'll never spend again unless forced to by dire circumstances, but at least most of our worse possible nightmare January scenario signings couldn't happen as they're already here.......

nite nite..

[SoccerHQ]

Yes, no player over 30-31 should get more than 2 years unless Messi fancies playing here when he's 32.

Actually Given got a 5 year deal but I would make a special case with keepers as they do have longevity.

[paul_e]

Yes, no player over 30-31 should get more than 2 years unless Messi fancies playing here when he's 32.

Actually Given got a 5 year deal but I would make a special case with keepers as they do have longevity.

I think that's too long as well, should've been 3 with an option for a 4th season in my opinion.  Outfield players I agree, 30 can just about go for a 3year deal but nothing more than 2 after that.  Under 23 and paying more than 5-6m should be a 5year deal, just to make sure they don't get to 26 and leave on the cheap just as they're hitting their peak.