January Transfer Thread: Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours

[Gareth]

With all this talk of distinctly average centre halves ie Davies, Cuellar, Clark, Dunne, Collins makes me very nostalgic for McGrath, Southgate, Ehiogu, Mellberg, Laursen & Teale!

For me we need a centre half with pace and a strong, big and athletic central midfielder - who? God knows....always liked Diame but guess he will be using the release clause to get the huge contract

[achilles]

Some of the names being mentioned on here, make me despair, how we have fallen!
Are we actually shopping in the gutter now or still browsing for what might be left behind?

[Dante Lavelli]

Some of the names being mentioned on here, make me despair, how we have fallen!
Are we actually shopping in the gutter now or still browsing for what might be left behind?

About three posts earlier there's a tenuous link to a 20 year old brazilian who plays for Inter.  I try and focus on that sort of link rather than worry about the Davies and NRC speculation.  Besides I reckon that the rumours in the NRC/Davies bracket attract more posts because people are more familiar with such players rather than because the speculation/interest is anymore definite.

[Concrete John]

We haven't actually been linked with Davies, Reading were and someone on here suggested him as an option for us.

[SoccerHQ]

Davies will go to Norwich probably, Hughton rates him.

Wouldn't want him back.

[Greg N'Ash]

@DeadlineDayLive: Inter Milan have rejected bids of around £8.5m for Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool and Aston Villa. (Source: Sky Italy)

8.5m!??? are we buying him jointly with liverpool?

[mr woo]

Have a close look at Clark if you want to see a player more often out of position than Davies.  His positioning and ball watching are shocking.  I can't fathom why loads of supporters think the the dog's nob.

Housepoint for this fella. Glad someone else has spotted it.

[Fernando Partridge]

Have a close look at Clark if you want to see a player more often out of position than Davies.  His positioning and ball watching are shocking.  I can't fathom why loads of supporters think the the dog's nob.

Housepoint for this fella. Glad someone else has spotted it.

agreed. And dont forget his attempts to swap shirts with people during the match. Loves a shirt grab !

[N'ZMAV]

I just got a hardon thinking of McGrath, Southgate and Ehiogu. Amazing back 3.

[UK Redsox]

I just got a hardon thinking of McGrath, Southgate and Ehiogu. Amazing back 3.

Were you the bloke who wrote into Danny Baker talking about your fantasy of Ugo in a hot-tub ?

[Malandro]

I just got a hardon thinking of McGrath, Southgate and Ehiogu. Amazing back 3.

Did Alan Wright finish you off?

[N'ZMAV]

I just got a hardon thinking of McGrath, Southgate and Ehiogu. Amazing back 3.

Did Alan Wright finish you off?

No, I left that to Franz Carr.

[Malandro]

I doubt I'll see a better Villa defence.

[PaulWinch again]

I still maintain if it's a choice of Davies or noone at centre half, I'd definitely take Davies. In our current position he's comfortably good enough.

[MonsXI]

I just got a hardon thinking of McGrath, Southgate and Ehiogu. Amazing back 3.

Did Alan Wright finish you off?

No, I left that to Franz Carr.

I hope his finishing off technique was better than his footballing technique!