The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread

[Dante Lavelli]

Be fair people, panic buying means over spending on players.  Yes there is a dire need for a creative player but surely we'd not condone him recklessly throwing cash at any player who falls under the 'creative' category?  If you do, then it would be unfair to later trash the player or Lambert if the player does not meet expectations.  That's logical isn't it?

[Meanwood Villa]

This may sound defeatist but I will be utterly astounded if we buy anyone who improves our squad this window.

[KevinGage]

Our squad maybe.  But it is two to three players (minimum) ready to come into the first team that we really need.

Two players starting in place of Gabby and Weimann that can provide a bit of craft and guile, and an all-round central midfielder.

[Meanwood Villa]

Our squad maybe.  But it is two to three players (minimum) ready to come into the first team that we really need.

Two players starting in place of Gabby and Weimann that can provide a bit of craft and guile, and an all-round central midfielder.

That's what we need of course. Judging by previous Januarys we'll get a totally underwhelming loan signing or two and maybe a player from a lower division somewhere in Europe who'll be moved on within 18 months.

[dave.woodhall]

Our squad maybe.  But it is two to three players (minimum) ready to come into the first team that we really need.

Two players starting in place of Gabby and Weimann that can provide a bit of craft and guile, and an all-round central midfielder.

That's what we need of course. Judging by previous Januarys we'll get a totally underwhelming loan signing or two and maybe a player from a lower division somewhere in Europe who'll be moved on within 18 months.

Someone who had the same effect as Sylla, even unintentionally, would do us fine.

[ROBBO]

I am genuinely puzzled by it all, Lerner may have lost interest but there is a bloody big investment at stake so you would think that he would be concerned by falling attendences and all the negative records being set, it doesn't improve the chances of selling does it.
Then we come to Lambert, surely as a manager you must be concerned at the lack of goals and the total inability to play anything other than a counter attacking game, surely he must see that Gabby and Weimann are not up to the job and need replacing or is he too close to the players to want to see whats obvious.

[mark west]

Our squad maybe.  But it is two to three players (minimum) ready to come into the first team that we really need.

Two players starting in place of Gabby and Weimann that can provide a bit of craft and guile, and an all-round central midfielder.

That's what we need of course. Judging by previous Januarys we'll get a totally underwhelming loan signing or two and maybe a player from a lower division somewhere in Europe who'll be moved on within 18 months.

Someone who had the same effect as Sylla, even unintentionally, would do us fine.

Useless player.

[PeterWithesShin]

He wasn't at all useless that first season. He was a bit crap last season mind.

[mark west]

He wasn't at all useless that first season. He was a bit crap last season mind.

He was a loose cannon.

[mark west]

Do live on here Toronto? It's a known fact players feign injury, get sent off to miss certain matches,get booked on managers orders sometimes. I personally believe that Vlaar is desparate for a move and may 'conveniently' be sidelined for the month.

How exactly does one go about faking an injury for a month? Does he just tell the medical team that he's done his knee in and they take his word for it rather than doing any tests?

Ger, disappointed in your scepticism. I think you'll what happens is that during a game he decides to fake tearing a muscle or ligament. He then manages to con the high tech equipment providing the MRI's and various other scans into reporting an injury that isn't there, therefore duping the independent medical staff as well as team doctors, the manager, trainers etc. Having done that is able to continue being paid until such time he can come back and start the process all over again.

Is it always sarcastic like this on here? Holier than thou people in a little clique, trying to take the piss out of others.

[PeterWithesShin]

No. We have biscuits.

[mark west]

No. We have biscuits.

What?

[Damo70]

No. We have biscuits.

The mods take it in turns to bake them. They taste horrible. We can't even get biscuits right. We do all sometimes whistle along to the same happy tune. But only on the rare occasion we all remember to take our medication.

The medication tastes horrible as well.

[mark west]

No. We have biscuits.

The mods take it in turns to bake them. They taste horrible. We can't even get biscuits right. We do all sometimes whistle along to the same happy tune. But only on the rare occasion we all remember to take our medication.

The medication tastes horrible as well.

Where do the stooges fit in, you know, the ones who get messages from the mods telling them which side to take?

[PeterWithesShin]

TBAR tends to be the place where posters who abuse our messaging system end up.