Deano’s wishlist - the Jan transfer speculation/guaranteed nonsense thread

[ozzjim]

If we can get Hayden or Chalobah in tomorrow I would be fairly content. Grealish is nearly back, and while we would all love to see the back of Hutton and Taylor, January is a difficult time to get any players, so it may be that we have to wait to the summer. Also gives the new DOF more time to scout properly and us not waste money on crap, which is our favourite pass time.

[Ads]

Chumbleywumbley isn't in Watford's squad tonight.

I think we'll get 3 in. Mings, Hayden and Chumberwumba.

[Villafirst]

This isn't going well. It's make or break to our season. Try everything to get Gary Cahill in on loan. Disappointed so far. Loaning Hogan to a play-off rival is madness. The decision making at times is stupid.

What you on about
Loaning Hogan to a play-off-rival is a master stroke

We'll see. Why take the risk and potentially give a rival an advantage?

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He isn't going to play.

Why would you drop Billy Sharp for Scott Hogan?

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Although Hogan is a bit more pacey but also creative and a brilliant finisher. Someone who can create something from nothing. The kind of striker we’ve been crying out for for a long time

I think these Sheffield United fans ought to prepare for disappointment.

[JJ-AV]

Why sign both Hayden or Chalobah, surely it's one or the other? Hopefully the later, although I just saw he played well last night v Man City

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Are they both defensive players?

[SheffieldVillain]

This isn't going well. It's make or break to our season. Try everything to get Gary Cahill in on loan. Disappointed so far. Loaning Hogan to a play-off rival is madness. The decision making at times is stupid.

What you on about
Loaning Hogan to a play-off-rival is a master stroke

We'll see. Why take the risk and potentially give a rival an advantage?

Who else is going to buy our cast-offs from us other than teams in our league though? They aren't going to Premier League clubs and I doubt anyone in lower leagues will pay anywhere near the wages.

So we either sell to Championship teams or keep hold of players who clearly aren't good enough and eventually don't have the budget to bring in new signings.

[robleflaneur]

Argue all you like our record of bringing youth through to become first teamers is rubbish

In the last 11 years  or so the academy has paid for itself through the market value of Gary Cahill,Grealish and early period Agbonlahor  Then there's the first team appearances and the monies received from selling Whittingham,S.Davis,C.Gardner ,Ridgewell and Bannon and  not persevering with Albrighton,Johnson Robinson and Hogg who would be welcome additions to our present day squad.
It's the mismanagement of the first team that has been the problem.

[garyshawsknee]

Hogan may miraculously find his groove and start scoring, but as Luke said, loaning him out won't be the reason we don't go up, he could play here for the next ten seasons and would barely score 10 goals. The fact that DS is willing to loan him out, says it all.

[villa `cross the mersey]

If Smith can't get the targets he wants now maybe the thinking is we sacrifice promotion this season and concentrate on a major rebuilding in the summer
I agree that  the January window is a difficult time to recruit or even offload players and maybe we have been frustrated in our efforts

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Hogan may miraculously find his groove and start scoring, but as Luke said, loaning him out won't be the reason we don't go up, he could play here for the next ten seasons and would barely score 10 goals. The fact that DS is willing to loan him out, says it all.

He's a poacher and we have Tammy to do that job so little point in keeping him hanging around. Good luck to him.

[Mister E]

Why sign both Hayden or Chalobah, surely it's one or the other? Hopefully the later, although I just saw he played well last night v Man City

it won’t be “both ... or”: it’ll be “either ... or”. Both could do the job but we don’t want both, presumably.

[Mister E]

He isn't going to play.

Why would you drop Billy Sharp for Scott Hogan?

Exactly. Smith must know what Hogan is capable of, and he clearly doesn’t see a role for him in the current Villa set-up.

[mr underhill]

we really sacrificed promotion before we kicked the season off by almost going out of business. But Bruce still had some wiggle room when NSWE came in and royally fucked up. TBH it's remarkable we are still in touch with the play off places.