The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread

[Dave]

Cahill still has it in front of goal. 

Does he? Last season in MLS he had a record of a goal every ten games, playing behind a striker. In MLS.

His last season in the Premier League (three years) ago he scored 3 goals in 41 games.

Considering he doesn't do a whole lot when he's not scoring goals, I'm not sure what he'd be adding. The Cahill of 2007 is just what we need, but that doesn't mean we sign him eight years later. He would be the 2015 version of Robert Pires.

[OzVilla]

Is the Cahill thing genuine?

No idea but it's all over Oz news here that he's left the Red Bulls by mutual consent with immediate effect and is looking at options in the Premier League, China and the Middle East.

I immediately thought of us, Everton and QPR.

[hilts_coolerking]

Does he? Last season in MLS he had a record of a goal every ten games, playing behind a striker. In MLS.

His last season in the Premier League (three years) ago he scored 3 goals in 41 games.

Considering he doesn't do a whole lot when he's not scoring goals, I'm not sure what he'd be adding. The Cahill of 2007 is just what we need, but that doesn't mean we sign him eight years later. He would be the 2015 version of Robert Pires.

He had a good World Cup though.  You have to give him that.

[Malandro]

Bet its the deal the jazz mag owners are talking about

[silhillvilla]

The grains of sand are running down

[OzVilla]

Cahill still has it in front of goal. 

Does he? Last season in MLS he had a record of a goal every ten games, playing behind a striker. In MLS.

His last season in the Premier League (three years) ago he scored 3 goals in 41 games.

Considering he doesn't do a whole lot when he's not scoring goals, I'm not sure what he'd be adding. The Cahill of 2007 is just what we need, but that doesn't mean we sign him eight years later. He would be the 2015 version of Robert Pires.

We I've not followed him to that extent but I've just watched him at the WC and Asian Cup.  He still looked pretty potent to me.  Fitness looked good for his age and has a footballing brain and that knack of being in the right place at the right time.

I'd love the Cahill of 2007 but he'd cost 12-15m, which we wont spend.

[pauliewalnuts]

Still seven minutes to go.

Plenty of time for Lerner to show a bit of ambition.

[PeterWithe]

Is it going to slam shut without us getting a deal over the line?

[Des Little]

HAPPY NEW YEAR

[silhillvilla]

Well that's that then, last one out please turn off the lights .

[Dave]

We I've not followed him to that extent but I've just watched him at the WC and Asian Cup.  He still looked pretty potent to me.  Fitness looked good for his age and has a footballing brain and that knack of being in the right place at the right time.

With the greatest respect to the Asian Cup, I'd expect even Tom Cleverley would look potent against Kuwait and Oman.

From the last four or five years or his career, we'd basically be signing him on the basis of one very good goal against the Netherlands.

If his footballing brain and ability were so sharp, I'd expect him to do better than a goal every ten games in a league where Bradley Wright-Phillips is the league top scorer by a distance.

[mr-villa]

Well that's that then, last one out please turn off the lights .

oh dear grow a pair

[PeterWithe]

On the bright side no one else did much to get excited about.

[pauliewalnuts]

Problem with Albion's Carlton Cole deal.

The lucky bastards.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I don't get why some think we desperately need a striker. We don't.

We need someone to create chances for the strikers we have

You can have the best striker in the world up front but it will be fucking useless if you don't get the ball to him.

Are you available about 5 days a week for a bit of coaching?
Nothing too strenuous. Just tell a bunch of blokes to pass a ball to some other blokes wearing the same coloured shirt.
There's some big white post things - kick the ball between the big white post things.
OK the pay's a bit shite, only a few million a year, but you get the bonus of as much free sporting gear as you could ever possibly want.
And thousands of idiots will adore you if you kick the ball between the big white post things.

Weird, I know, but it's some kind of religious thing to the beings around these parts.
Imbeciles!