Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[The Edge]

Was there any truth in the Nzonzi link or was it just paper nonsense?

He was quoted as saying he'd prefer a move to London so it's probably a non starter.

[OCD]

I think to know whether Hogan can rediscover his goalscoring touch, you would have to be a) pretty sure why it escaped him and b) pretty sure that he go somewhere where they'll be able to provide what he needs.

[Smithy]

Dean knows Hogan, and his ability, about as well as anyone else in English football, and he didn't want to recall him in the midst of a striker crisis that saw us playing four games without a striker, preferring an 18-year-old with no first-team experience at any professional level as his striker 'option'.

That says it all for me.

[AVH87]

Hogan is crap for the standard we need. He's had 18 months where he looked a good Championship striker, his level though is League One.

Can we go back to talking about targets we probably aren't going to get like Piatek again now?

[colin69]

Dean knows Hogan, and his ability, about as well as anyone else in English football, and he didn't want to recall him in the midst of a striker crisis that saw us playing four games without a striker, preferring an 18-year-old with no first-team experience at any professional level as his striker 'option'.

That says it all for me.





Spot on

[ktvillan]

Smith's issue with Hogan could be something other than ability though - attitude for example.  He clearly had something in his Brentford days and as others said it's possible now he doesn't have the right attitude to recapture any form.  That might be he's in a financial comfort zone or might be his confidence is shot, or a combination of things.  Similar to McCormack I suppose.

[Ian.]

It must be quiet on the transfer front when all that’s discussed is Scott bloody Hogan.

[ozzjim]

Very. To be fair I wouldn't have him anywhere near our first team now, or if we went down. I was merely making the point that for all the "he's shit" comments, his record pre Villa was very decent, and when he gets released from here, like some other have said I would not be shocked to see him score a lot of goals again.

Villa transfers have gone far too quiet. I do hope there is something decent round the corner. If Chester is being lined up for the MLS we will need a cover centre half too.

[Legion]

Who has said Chester is potentially off to the MLS?

[Brassneck]

Who has said Chester is potentially off to the MLS?

There’s been an article in Birmingham’s most popular newspaper.

[tomd2103]

Nice to hear it confirmed we are definitely after another forward.

I accept that it is difficult to do business in the January window, but if they fail to bring in another striker then they will have failed to address that issue in two transfer windows which does not reflect well on those in charge of recruitment. 

[ASHTONVILLA]

Nice to hear it confirmed we are definitely after another forward.

I accept that it is difficult to do business in the January window, but if they fail to bring in another striker then they will have failed to address that issue in two transfer windows which does not reflect well on those in charge of recruitment. 

It has crossed my mind that we are selling to buy due to FFP. Samata came in after Kodjia went, and the deal stretching over 4 years makes it about FFP neutral.

Cpuld be coincidence of course.

[charlatan]

Who has said Chester is potentially off to the MLS?

There’s been an article in Birmingham’s most popular newspaper.

The Metro?

[LeeB]

Who has said Chester is potentially off to the MLS?

There’s been an article in Birmingham’s most popular newspaper.

The Metro?

What's On?

[ozzjim]

Twitter bollocks linking us with Paco Alcacer along with Newcastle. Not a chance, and not sure he'd suit us anyway, but a fox in the box type striker certainly isn't going to suit Bruce.