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Offline jwarry

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1155 on: January 03, 2020, 06:52:22 PM »
We now need two quality strikers to stay.

Bowen and Watkins would be ideal, and if they can get Batshuayi as well it would be a fantastic window

Offline Hockley Lion

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1156 on: January 03, 2020, 07:09:31 PM »
BBC gossip says man-ure have targeted Jack for January!

Also that we're targeting Batshuayi & Giroud from Chelski and considering Butland from Stoke.

Anyone?

Offline TheMalandro

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1157 on: January 03, 2020, 07:13:25 PM »
BBC gossip says man-ure have targeted Jack for January!

Also that we're targeting Batshuayi & Giroud from Chelski and considering Butland from Stoke.

Anyone?

Thanks for the information.

Offline themossman

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1158 on: January 03, 2020, 07:14:58 PM »
You’ve got to admire the brass neckery. If we sold Jack it would have to have least one season’s worth of sky money added to it to make any sense for us.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1159 on: January 03, 2020, 07:31:57 PM »
Losing Heaton is huge Wesley less so as we all thought we had to get a couple of strikers in. Getting Mings back and Hause stepping up has strengthened us so if we can get someone decent up front and hopefully Bowen then we will have done well.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1160 on: January 03, 2020, 07:43:50 PM »
We definitely do not need Butland.


Do we?!

Offline themossman

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1161 on: January 03, 2020, 07:47:48 PM »
Heaton is gutting. The issue is we have been set up to concede so many shots on goal that anything less than a keeper of his quality (and he is top, top quality, I didn’t fully appreciate it until he played for us) could mean the whole approach needs rethinking.

How many times in a game does he catch the ball decisively, with absolutely no fuss at all, making a dangerous attack look like nothing. I don’t think we’re going to get that off whoever replaces him.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1162 on: January 03, 2020, 07:59:50 PM »
The goal keeping spot will be interesting. I'd love to see Nyland given another crack at it but we bought Heaton for a reason and his experience has been valuable so far. I reckon they're a bit further down the line with a striker coming in though.

Offline N'ZMAV

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1163 on: January 03, 2020, 08:05:13 PM »
We definitely do not need Butland.


Do we?!

I'd rather Butland over Nyland... I'd have been more comfortable with Steer.

Stoke and Butland need to part ways. They've sort of had a hand in ruining each other.

Offline Holy Trinity

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1164 on: January 03, 2020, 08:05:58 PM »
No chance are we signing a keeper now sarkic is back! We need a cb, mid  striker and winger who can play centrally. Any combination of loans or buys will do but it makes sense to buy a striker and winger and loan the other 2. The extra centre back should be able to cover at wing back to allow us to stay 3 at the back moving forward.

Offline VWBelgian

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1165 on: January 03, 2020, 08:22:33 PM »
And try to sell Kalinic ...

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1166 on: January 03, 2020, 08:27:47 PM »
Think Nyland will be given the next 3-4 games and we'll then make a decision by end of January (of course Steer might be close to returning in any case).

Good range of opponents to test him out. Man. City where we'll need him to be tipping their 6-7 shots on target round the post (I dread to think of % of shots on target he let in last season) and then Brighton and Watford where he'll have less to do but concentration will be needed.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1167 on: January 03, 2020, 08:30:16 PM »
Yes please to Butland.  Why not? 

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1168 on: January 03, 2020, 08:34:06 PM »
I'm not convinced by Butland, Stoke have ruined him. And they want stupid money for him, something saft like £30m in the summer.

Although my sources say that they'll accept £5m if we take Hogan back as well.
/baddumtish

Offline brontebilly

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1169 on: January 03, 2020, 08:34:24 PM »
Yes please to Butland.  Why not?

Because his form has been poor for the last couple of seasons. Stoke seem to be dumping high earners from their squad so the fee could be reasonable enough. My preference is to get Steer back in as soon as he is fit. Has played successfully with likes of Mings and Hause already . New keeper would have to develop that understanding mid season which would be far from ideal.

 


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