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

[footyskillz]

I have no idea if Jim White is ITK or not. Every time I see or hear him I switch off, can't stand the twat.

Jo Wilson has a Scottish accent you can abide!

[JUAN PABLO]

 Frédéric Guilbert  .??

Breaking | Aston Villa are signing Frédéric Guilbert from Caen for €5m, but will loan him back until the end of the season
Our reliable colleague Mohamed Toubache-TER is reporting that French full-back Frédéric Guilbert is currently undergoing a medical with Championship side Aston Villa, who will loan the player back to Caen until the end of the season.

The deal will cost Villa €5m plus €1.5m in bonuses and a sell-on percentage fee clause will be included in the deal. Guilbert will sign a 4.5 year contract with Villa should the medical go to plan.

[Clark W Griswold]

Lots of snippets appearing on twitter, some bloke posted a picture saying it was McKenna at the Belfry but it looked like Wayne Rooney to me. I have no idea whether it was the Belfry, just looked like two guys standing there thinking about playing a round with one obscured by a baseball cap and looking very Rooney like.

**Yes also saw the Guilbert one, reckon we've agreed a 5m euro fee

[Jon Crofts]

Bacana 3 million  to prem ?

footballs gone crazy

Reading now weaken as they play us

Reading wouldn’t notice he’d gone. He’s been mince for them.

[Clark W Griswold]

I think we've had this discussion before but I like mince, beef mince, lamb mince, turkey mince, its all good.
Faeces mince would be less tasty though I'd imagine.

[footyskillz]

Thanks footyskillz.

Though I think every great team has to have an intelligent, disciplined and disruptive/determined player in midfield. The role used to be, unfairly, called a 'water carrier' then got elevated in status when people raved about Petit, Makelele, and others.

Increasingly they have become more athletic (as has the game more generally) but every team needs someone with the skills to snuff out danger and regain possession, i.e. Kante.

A midfield menace. If they are capable in possession, great, but those are really rare and expensive. We are crying out for this kind of player to give us protection and a platform to attack.

I like to move away from those old school types
But we have Jedinak and Whelan two of the best experience dm but as all the opposition are set up to counter attack due to our front foot football then get caught out
So yes it makes sense to have an energetic deep lying playing .
But also a deep lying who is like a playmaker who can control tempo
And make passes.
Clearly hourihane hasn't got ability to learn that role and play that , lack of tackling and pace. Also the complete cowardice on ball rarely takes responsibility.

I like Jorginho
Or Modric when he plays deep.
These players who on the ball are facilitators

A Fernandino in premier league, A Busquets A Tony Kroos or even a dembele this style of midfielder also adds the edge in the combative style

Ruben Neves types coped in championship so let's find someone like that.

In order to play that game of control and tempo
We need those style of players.
So obviously not getting those players but I felt Smith was saying that's how he likes to play his football

[Dave]

Bacana 3 million  to prem ?

footballs gone crazy

Reading now weaken as they play us

Seem to be doing a Villa - signing him on the  basis of one great goal he scored against them five years ago.

[Villatillidie25]

Frédéric Guilbert  .??

Breaking | Aston Villa are signing Frédéric Guilbert from Caen for €5m, but will loan him back until the end of the season
Our reliable colleague Mohamed Toubache-TER is reporting that French full-back Frédéric Guilbert is currently undergoing a medical with Championship side Aston Villa, who will loan the player back to Caen until the end of the season.

The deal will cost Villa €5m plus €1.5m in bonuses and a sell-on percentage fee clause will be included in the deal. Guilbert will sign a 4.5 year contract with Villa should the medical go to plan.

anyone heard of him? did the standard google search. he's a right back although I guess that lines up with the loan back and come in the summer when Hutton & Elmo will be off

[paul_e]

Frédéric Guilbert  .??

Breaking | Aston Villa are signing Frédéric Guilbert from Caen for €5m, but will loan him back until the end of the season
Our reliable colleague Mohamed Toubache-TER is reporting that French full-back Frédéric Guilbert is currently undergoing a medical with Championship side Aston Villa, who will loan the player back to Caen until the end of the season.

The deal will cost Villa €5m plus €1.5m in bonuses and a sell-on percentage fee clause will be included in the deal. Guilbert will sign a 4.5 year contract with Villa should the medical go to plan.

anyone heard of him? did the standard google search. he's a right back although I guess that lines up with the loan back and come in the summer when Hutton & Elmo will be off

I've asked the only french person I know who follows football and he said he's the best player at a pretty poor team. I don't know anything more than that.


As an aside, the press conference was moved back from 13:30 to 14:00 and now still hasn't started, something is definitely going on.

[Drummond]

I think we've had this discussion before but I like mince, beef mince, lamb mince, turkey mince, its all good.
Faeces mince would be less tasty though I'd imagine.

Are you GregNash?

I like Pork Mince. In Moo Pad Kra Pao. chilli Thai Holy Basil, nice.

[Steve67]

We are desperate for a holding midfielder. FFS make it happen.

[brian green]

Back in the day I waited in vain for a Man City midfield of Bell, Book and Kendall so I am not going to hope for a defensive pairing of Guilbert and Suliman.

[Villatillidie25]

Frédéric Guilbert  .??

Breaking | Aston Villa are signing Frédéric Guilbert from Caen for €5m, but will loan him back until the end of the season
Our reliable colleague Mohamed Toubache-TER is reporting that French full-back Frédéric Guilbert is currently undergoing a medical with Championship side Aston Villa, who will loan the player back to Caen until the end of the season.

The deal will cost Villa €5m plus €1.5m in bonuses and a sell-on percentage fee clause will be included in the deal. Guilbert will sign a 4.5 year contract with Villa should the medical go to plan.

anyone heard of him? did the standard google search. he's a right back although I guess that lines up with the loan back and come in the summer when Hutton & Elmo will be off

I've asked the only french person I know who follows football and he said he's the best player at a pretty poor team. I don't know anything more than that.


As an aside, the press conference was moved back from 13:30 to 14:00 and now still hasn't started, something is definitely going on.

it's Mings - splashed in yellow on SSN

[Clark W Griswold]

I think we've had this discussion before but I like mince, beef mince, lamb mince, turkey mince, its all good.
Faeces mince would be less tasty though I'd imagine.

Are you GregNash?

I like Pork Mince. In Moo Pad Kra Pao. chilli Thai Holy Basil, nice.

Sounds good.

No, not GN, I always felt a bit sorry for him. He was much maligned but he did make me laugh at times unlike the occasional much maligned dickheads we get on here these days. :-)

[eamonn]

Bacana 3 million  to prem ?

footballs gone crazy

Reading now weaken as they play us

Reading wouldn’t notice he’d gone. He’s been mince for them.

So why do a Prem League team want him?