The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread

[saunders_heroes]

First I've heard of Gil. What position does he play, and is he any good?

[Clampy]

First I've heard of Gil. What position does he play, and is he any good?

Attacking midfielder by the look of it, but we shouldn't waste our time signing him apparently because Tonev didn't work out.

[Monty]

First I've heard of Gil. What position does he play, and is he any good?

He's your standard Spanish skill-munchkin, only about 5' 7'' but very good technically. Attacking midfielder, more of a goal-maker than scorer. Elche aren't on the telly much, but from what I've seen on there and on Youtube (anyone can look good on Youtube) he does seem quite good.

The concern is that, physically, he's barely there at all - not necessarily a problem, but you tend to need careful managing if you're slightly-built in the Premier League, and he'd be playing for a guy who played Barry Bannan in defensive midfield.

[Steve67]

Is Gil the player that Spanish guy linked us with a while ago. Mr Ballagay (sp)? If so, gives a bit more credence to the story. He apparently said it on a Spanish footie show on Sky a short while back.

[pauliewalnuts]

People getting excited about Gil should remember that Tonev looked good according to Twitter and YouTube.

You could say that about pretty much any player you like.

[Risso]

I wonder how much we really paid for Lowton - sub-1m?

That's what Lambert and Lowton's brother have suggested.

Then Lambert is lying.

The commonly held view is £2m, and this is backed up by the Sheffield United accounts.

[Ian.]

Well I've not heard of Gil and I'm not convinced with Sinclair, but at least we're looking likely we're after a bit of flair. If Lamber can fix the need for creating chances as he has the defense then there is still hope.

[timeoutbigbar]

Is Gil the player that Spanish guy linked us with a while ago. Mr Ballagay (sp)? If so, gives a bit more credence to the story. He apparently said it on a Spanish footie show on Sky a short while back.

That was Canales.

As for Gil, the few times I've seen him, I worry he carries all the typical traits of a lightweight Spanish midfielder without necessarily having the skill to counteract that.  Having said that, he couldn't be much worse than Weimann or N'zogbia...

[Toronto Villa]

It's not how big he is, it's ultimately is he any good? The league has seen numerous smaller players succeed and numerous players of what many might deem ideal for the PL fail. We've created a decent backbone now and need invention and vision. Speaking somewhat out of the other side of my mouth, if we get Sinclair too, will we now have too many smaller players in our midfield, and not the right balance to keep the middle robust enough as a unit to help out defensively?

[robbo1874]

Ronaldo (the fat one) benny McCarthy and Robbie keane.

You heard it here first 😄

[Matt Collins]

Gil is exactly the type we need but I've no idea if he's good enough and his stats aren't great

[Ads]

People getting excited about Gil should remember that Tonev looked good according to Twitter and YouTube.

You could say that about pretty much any player you like.

It cuts both ways. YouTube videos aren't enough to write a player off with either. At least it's some evidence and given that LTA's post didn't say "I have seen him play and I think X&Y" suggests that he has never seen him play and probably never heard of him.

[KevinGage]

People getting excited about Gil should remember that Tonev looked good according to Twitter and YouTube.

It shows how far we've fallen when you see the players we're now being linked with. 

There are many things that have occurred in recent years that would fully justify that statement.

Signing a promising young player from a good club in Spain (if this does indeed go through) doesn't qualify for me.

My worry is he might not be able to hit the ground running.  But it is the sort of deal we should always be looking at.

In contrast, Sinclair's career looks like it has hit the skids. Worse than that, he doesn't seem particularly bothered.  That should be one to avoid.

[villasjf]

Gary Gardner has joined a faltering Forest team on loan until the end of the season. Last chance saloon?

[Phil from the upper holte]

I wonder how much we really paid for Lowton - sub-1m?

That's what Lambert and Lowton's brother have suggested.

Then Lambert is lying.

The commonly held view is £2m, and this is backed up by the Sheffield United accounts.

You can tell when Lambert is lying he messes with his ear, he did it when he said cleverly was happy at Villa