Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[KevinGage]

We're going to get a lot of this, aren't we.

[paul_e]

For fuck sake how has the conversation gone down from Grabban and Mitrovic, to be clear Assombalonga is a terrible player who should never be mentioned in connection to a club owned by 2 billionaires.  Oh and Dack would be shit in the premier league as well.

Can you live with Bowen and Benrahma then ?
I can
Or are they too low a standard for you.
I'm only touting potential and Assombalonga may not be totally the answer however something along the lines and practical is where we look at. Or one such way.

I'm sorry that it annoys the sheer mention of championship players now we are premier league but Dean Smith (whatever say he has) would be for such signings .
Suso is the overseas recruiter and wouldn't know the merits of these players as much as Dean Smith..

Assombalonga could have come last January if Tammy Abraham left .
I think strong links to him being signed actually.  So shows he's interested Villa and could do worse than Brit. I think he as good as what we have and better goal scorer

Just randomly throwing out players with a few goals to their name with no attempt to consider how they'd fit in to the team, squad or league is pointless and then getting arsey when people disagree is a bit sad. I'm not against Assombalonga because he's in the championship, I'm against him because he's little more than a flat track bully in the championship and would be eaten alive by premier league defenders. That you think he's along the right lines and 'practical' is quite scary, even for free I see no version of events where we're in the premier league and he's anything other than a panic buy.


I'd quite like Bowen, I think he could step up pretty well, I'm less convinced by Benrahma but he's a decent player.

[godzvilla]

bowen and benrahma?

[Goldie.7]

If we could re-sign Grabban on loan and Bowen on a perm in January I'd snap your hand off right now. We'd look a completely different team.

I'd even take Mitrović. Although, as the current Championship top scorer that option seems unlikely.

[KevinGage]

Bowen might be available cheaper than market value due to his contract situation. Him and Watkins I would take.

No guarantee they can transition to the top flight, but they both seem smart and adaptable enough to do so.

Possible centre half cover depending on the extent of Mings' injury. There I'd look at an older head rather than a rookie. I know we have Chester, Hause and Konza, but I'm not convinced by the latter two and Chester has injury concerns of his own.

Centre half is not really a position you can dick about with.  I'm not as worried as some about our recent form. Four wins by early December was roughly where I expected us to be. But a few spankings over the Christmas/ New Year period with Mings out and we could be up against it.

[Drummond]

Jordan Bowery?

[KevinGage]

With Jordan Bowery back in the fold we would be unstoppable.

[Risso]

I think we're less likely to get a spanking with Mings out to be honest, he's been a right liability lately.

[Mister E]

So the equation is
Mitrovic+Bowen+Batshuyahi+Grabban X (Wesley )= Assombalonga

Are you Dr Xia in disguise?!
Assombalongais shit: if you think Wesley is not up to the job, then find someone who is better (and can add immediate goals and assists) not just different.

[LeeB]

I think we're less likely to get a spanking with Mings out to be honest, he's been a right liability lately.

I think we’ll realise how important he is once he’s not in the team.

[Legion]

Is Marlon F. Harewood still available?

[mallo]

Heres 4 names who are doing ok at the moment - of them Moron and David look decent.

Loren Moron
Donyell Malen
Myron Boadu
Jonathan David

[ChicagoLion]

We're going to get a lot of this, aren't we.

Yes, we are in the midst of greatness.

[PaulWinch again]

I think we're less likely to get a spanking with Mings out to be honest, he's been a right liability lately.

I think we’ll realise how important he is once he’s not in the team.

I think he’s very important, but he has been ropey lately. Hopefully a rest will get him back to his best.

[pauliewalnuts]

I think we're less likely to get a spanking with Mings out to be honest, he's been a right liability lately.

I think we’ll realise how important he is once he’s not in the team.

I think he’s very important, but he has been ropey lately. Hopefully a rest will get him back to his best.

He has indeed been not up to his usual standards of late. I think he's tired.

See also SJM.

I hope it is just needing a rest with Mings rather than him doing a Carson. Shudder.