Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[SoccerHQ]

Yep we're gambling on no major injuries which seems a bit risky given we've already lost a couple of key players for the season. Even the short term Mings injury sent us into a tailspin at the back over xmas.

A problem here is we still simply don't have many attacking options on the bench still. Davis picks up another knock and we'll go back to Vassilev being main forward on the bench. He'll play his heart out but too much to expect him to be the difference in games we're drawing with 10 minutes left.

Getting another forward in could've also meant AEG and Trez being impact subs off the bench.

[Jon Crofts]

John Percy reports we will not be signing anyone and we are happy with business

I'm hoping that's bollocks but Percy is usually on the ball.

[KRS]

The signings so far seem to be very much been in reaction to injuries rather than forward thinking to strengthen the squad...SJM/Drinkwater, Heaton/Reina and Wes/Samatta. If we don’t bring in any reinforcements today then given our league position it will be bordering on negligent. I sincerely hope we’re not going to leave ourselves short in this window.

[taylorsworkrate]

I could envisage a situation where we don't sign anyone today, but find it hard to believe the club is happy to finish the season with 2 strikers.

One who has played 1 game in English football, and the other one who it would take a massive optimist to think will not get injured again.

[Big Dick Edwards]

Davis picks up another knock and we'll go back to Vassilev being main forward on the bench. He'll play his heart out but too much to expect him to be the difference in games we're drawing with 10 minutes left.

From what I've seen of Vassilev he's a midfielder. He's certainly no centre forward.

[villabear]

John Percy reports we will not be signing anyone and we are happy with business

happy
/ˈhapi/

adjective
1.
feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
"Melissa came in looking happy and excited"


Well I don’t know who Melissa is but she’s obviously looking forward to a cold Tuesday night in Blackburn next year.

[Demitri_C]

Some rumours going around on twittwe si probably bollocks but we will be re-signing tunzebe on loan with option to buy to replace chester

[PaulWinch again]

Absolutely bonkers.

[LeeB]

Some rumours going around on twittwe si probably bollocks but we will be re-signing tunzebe on loan with option to buy to replace chester

That would be a great bit of business if true.

[frank black]

John Percy reports we will not be signing anyone and we are happy with business

Where did he say that, there’s nothing on his twitter account?

On his telegraph twitter feed, I thought the same as you

[Jon Crofts]

Leicester to scupper Bowen to Wet Spam is the latest on Twatter.

[aj2k77]

Very poor business this January, considering injuries, squad depth and that we are in a relegation fight.

[Risso]

To make the same mistake two windows running would seem a bit daft.

[ozzjim]

We go down, not signing another striker this window will haunt us. And so it should. Its negligent when we knew we needed one.

[taylorsworkrate]

Very poor business this January, considering injuries, squad depth and that we are in a relegation fight.

If true about no more signings then very difficult to disagree with this.

We were in desperate need of at least 1 more striker before Wesleys injury, so we should have been getting plans in motion prior to the window opening.

There is a hell of a lot of pressure on Samatta now to be 1: Brilliant. 2: Brilliant immediately. 3: Under no circumstances at all consider picking up an injury.