Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[Lastfootstamper]

I hope we sign two or three players this window.

I'd like to change "window" to "morning".

[KRS]

Time for John Terry to make himself useful...get Giroud or Batshuayi in asap.

[cdbearsfan]

Its a huge gamble sticking with nyland only. He looked hopeless a majority of last year. Also he had big injury so we need to be very careful. When is steer back?

Steer back end of Jan to start of Feb.

[Demitri_C]

Its a huge gamble sticking with nyland only. He looked hopeless a majority of last year. Also he had big injury so we need to be very careful. When is steer back?

Steer back end of Jan to start of Feb.

Thats good news at least.  If thats the acse i dont think we will go for a keeper. Only issue is if nyland gets injured inbetween then we have only kalinic a d sarkic

[frank black]

What a mare. We’ve got a lot to do and not a lot of wiggle room (FFP) to do it. In a sellers window.

[Colhint]

Not always a sellers window, there will be a few wanting game time with the Euro's coming up.

[puppyfeat]

If bats isnt really interested id move on. Mitrovic is my preferred option. Scores and proven at pl level. Fulham are not guranteed promotion either.

Id also look at joe allen at stoke for cover for mcginn.

Mitrovic would be great, sure, but would surely cost us a fortune.

If we couldn't afford 20m for Maupay, there's no way we're blowing 25+ on Mitrovic.

I doubt that Mitrovic would join us even if we were prepared to pay the asking price and Fulham were willing - he could have joined another PL club last season or gone abroad, but he chose to stick with Fulham because he loves it there.

[The Edge]

What a mare. We’ve got a lot to do and not a lot of wiggle room (FFP) to do it. In a sellers window.

After losing our first choice keeper and only viable centre forward the club should be pushing for a bit of leeway from the powers that be regarding ffp. God knows we have the financial clout just waiting to be unleashed.

[themossman]

Dumb question probably but what would be the convention around FFP and long term injuries? Is there any adjustment or write down of values in this situation?

[cdbearsfan]

I doubt it. The rules are set up to prevent the likes of us from challenging the moneyed elite.

[chrisw1]

Dumb question probably but what would be the convention around FFP and long term injuries? Is there any adjustment or write down of values in this situation?

Not a dumb question at all, I was wondering the same.  I suspect there's no loopholes for injuries, but would be interested to hear.

[chrisw1]

I don't think we can go for a keeper.  By all accounts the budget was very limited this window anyway and with gaping holes elsewhere in the squad I just don't think we have any option but to make do with Nyland & Steer.  To be fair, Nyland looks well up for it and has done ok so far.

[AV82EC]

The thing I noticed on Saturday when he came on, has he bulked up a bit certainly seemed more of a unit.

[LeeB]

Dumb question probably but what would be the convention around FFP and long term injuries? Is there any adjustment or write down of values in this situation?

Not a dumb question at all, I was wondering the same.  I suspect there's no loopholes for injuries, but would be interested to hear.

It is fucking madness really. The biggest threat of financial calamity to the club is getting relegated, and the chances of this happening are significantly higher with three top players out long term, but no, you can't invest your own money to prevent this in case you break the rules supposedly in place to prevent your club facing a financial calamity.

[AsTallAsLions]

I don't think we can go for a keeper.  By all accounts the budget was very limited this window anyway and with gaping holes elsewhere in the squad I just don't think we have any option but to make do with Nyland & Steer.  To be fair, Nyland looks well up for it and has done ok so far.

Exactly. We just can't afford to.