Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[Dr Butler]

Someone recently posted Sturriges injury record over the last 6 months and it was horrific.  He had missed about 14 games and had 6 injuries if I recall correctly.

I can see the appeal - if only we can be the club where he finds a decent run of fitness and form...  But like Carrol and the later career Michael Owen I'm sure it just won't happen.

or he becomes the goal scoring equivalent of Paul McGrath

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[chrisw1]

Someone recently posted Sturriges injury record over the last 6 months and it was horrific.  He had missed about 14 games and had 6 injuries if I recall correctly.

I can see the appeal - if only we can be the club where he finds a decent run of fitness and form...  But like Carrol and the later career Michael Owen I'm sure it just won't happen.

or he becomes the goal scoring equivalent of Paul McGrath

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The Doc

Which do you think is more likely Doc?!

I think McGrath was still playing fairly regulalrly when we bought him.  Sturridge hasn't played consistantly for years and as I understand it is injured right now!

[Big Ming]

The Slimani thing has not really gone away. He has apparently asked for his loan to be cancelled.
Spurs and Manure also said to be interested, but why would Leicester do them any favours.
At least we're not going to be threatening at their end of the table.

Or else something is coming completely out of left field.

[rob_bridge]

Someone recently posted Sturriges injury record over the last 6 months and it was horrific.  He had missed about 14 games and had 6 injuries if I recall correctly.

I can see the appeal - if only we can be the club where he finds a decent run of fitness and form...  But like Carrol and the later career Michael Owen I'm sure it just won't happen.

or he becomes the goal scoring equivalent of Paul McGrath

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The Doc

Which do you think is more likely Doc?!

I think McGrath was still playing fairly regulalrly when we bought him.  Sturridge hasn't played consistantly for years and as I understand it is injured right now!

McGrath was playing regularly including driving Ireland towards their first World Cup qualification. Fergie wanted him out as with Whiteside (who was actually shot it transpired) to break up the drinking culture. He kept hold of Robson but would have moved him on too had it not been for Neil Webb getting injured immediately after joining.

[Dr Butler]

I'm actually with you on this chrisw1...I think his time has gone, but t would be nice to get someone in that could hit the ground running and if I had to pick a name out I would of gone for Pukki(probobly no chance of the carrot crunchers letting him go of course)

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[Malandro]

I think we are in for Benteke.

I have no problem with that after signing Samatta.

[pauliewalnuts]

Sturridge is a good player but has only ever had one really good season, the year when he and Suarez almost won Liverpool the title, and that was 6 years ago.  Since then, he's scored 19 goals in the league in 5 seasons, and been mostly hugely injury prone and unreliable.  I suppose it could be worth a punt and hope that he can both stay fit AND bag a few goals in the last 14 games, but I hope that something better is in the pipeline.

He's done alright in Turkey, but someone posted something here the other day showing that even there, he's had three or four spells out injured this season.

[Small Rodent]

I think we are in for Benteke.

I have no problem with that after signing Samatta.

As short term cover until the end of the season, fine. But no longer than that.

[Malandro]

I think we are in for Benteke.

I have no problem with that after signing Samatta.

As short term cover until the end of the season, fine. But no longer than that.

Aye.

[DrGonzo]

Have we signed Benteke yet, what’s the point of this needless delay before the bleeding obvious happens? 🤷‍♂️

  Bleeding obvious to whom? It would seem bleeding ludicrous to me!  A guy who walked on Villa to go and sign for the Red Scouse and then had his career fizzle away to the point of being a second rate bench warmer?  I don't see the bleeding obvious reason for us giving him a way back into his career having pretty well given him a golden opportunity already.  In fact I would be very disappointed if we did bring him back.

[chrisw1]

Sturridge is a good player but has only ever had one really good season, the year when he and Suarez almost won Liverpool the title, and that was 6 years ago.  Since then, he's scored 19 goals in the league in 5 seasons, and been mostly hugely injury prone and unreliable.  I suppose it could be worth a punt and hope that he can both stay fit AND bag a few goals in the last 14 games, but I hope that something better is in the pipeline.

He's done alright in Turkey, but someone posted something here the other day showing that even there, he's had three or four spells out injured this season.

It was six injuries and 14 games missed since September - including the last 4 games. He's absolute disaster waiting to happen.

19/20   Knock   Jan 10, 2020   Jan 28, 2020   18 days   4 games
19/20   Muscle Injury   Dec 8, 2019   Dec 13, 2019   5 days   2 games
19/20   Calf muscle strain   Nov 24, 2019   Nov 29, 2019   5 days   1 game
19/20   Thigh muscle rupture   Oct 28, 2019   Nov 24, 2019   27 days   5 games
19/20   Groin Injury   Oct 23, 2019   Oct 25, 2019   2 days   1 game
19/20   Achilles tendon problems   Sep 22, 2019   Sep 26, 2019   4 days   1 game

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/daniel-sturridge/verletzungen/spieler/47082

[chrisw1]

With that said, part of me would be massively excited if he signed - it's the 'what if...' that leads to the heart making decisions over the head.

[rob_bridge]

Sturridge and Benteke are no nos - their time has past 5 years ago.

[AsTallAsLions]

I think, of all the names that have been touted around as possibilities during this window, Bowen is the only one left that I'd be excited about. And Hull do seem to be willing to sell. Perhaps we can't afford the risk, but he would give us another strong outlet going forward and can play in a couple of different positions. If we could find the ~£20m being touted, it would seem a no-brainer. I appreciate that's still a lot of money when there are lingering FFP concerns, though.

[frank black]

Have we signed Benteke yet, what’s the point of this needless delay before the bleeding obvious happens? 🤷‍♂️

  Bleeding obvious to whom? It would seem bleeding ludicrous to me!  A guy who walked on Villa to go and sign for the Red Scouse and then had his career fizzle away to the point of being a second rate bench warmer?  I don't see the bleeding obvious reason for us giving him a way back into his career having pretty well given him a golden opportunity already.  In fact I would be very disappointed if we did bring him back.

Don’t want him either, just keeps appearing as a link in various forms every day. Seems his agent is working hard and I have a suspicion we may knock on his door if other avenues prove fruitless.