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Online Monty

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3555 on: January 31, 2020, 12:08:19 PM »
If there was even a chance that we could've got Giroud then going for Drinkwater is near-criminal.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3556 on: January 31, 2020, 12:11:46 PM »
So it looks as though it wont be worth watching SKY Sports news tonight, I may switch it on at 11pm to see who has left - although since Natalie left - transfer deadline day is just not the same!

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3557 on: January 31, 2020, 12:13:08 PM »
Any signing made with just the remainder of the season in mind will be a mistake in my opinion, unless it is a loan.  On that basis I hope we do not do any business unless it is a Bowen-esquire signing or a decent loan deal.

Sturridge, even Samatta, are just eating up crucial wages for the next three years.

We're in a scrap for survival. So we've no choice but to think primarily about the rest of the season right now.

Purchasing players solely based on future potential is one of the reasons we find ourselves in this situation to begin with.

Sorry, I'm talking about the wider picture of being a newly promoted club that has spent a few years in the wilderness.

Fair enough Lee, I was talking more with a focus on the summer business tbh

No worries pal.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3558 on: January 31, 2020, 12:20:55 PM »
If there was even a chance that we could've got Giroud then going for Drinkwater is near-criminal.

Even if Giroud doesn't join Inter today at the start of the window it would have looked like a done deal. It's only in hindsight that it doesn't look good. It sounds like he would have been pretty dismissive of us anyway.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3559 on: January 31, 2020, 12:25:49 PM »
If there was even a chance that we could've got Giroud then going for Drinkwater is near-criminal.

I don't think there was ever a chance - he clearly like the London lifestyle or back to Europe - you cannot buy someone who does not want to come and that goes for everyone.

If it is thought that the club is motivated by  "I know lets not get anyone but pretend we are and save some money" then that is mental

Man U have just spunked £58mil on a player ive never heard of - they have a huge history of wasting money on show ponies without any come back on FFP

We do not have that luxury and I am happy that we would not be held to ransom on players who don't want to come here

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3560 on: January 31, 2020, 12:30:50 PM »
Inter back in for Giroud.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3561 on: January 31, 2020, 12:36:53 PM »
John Percy reports we will not be signing anyone and we are happy with business

Where did he say that, there’s nothing on his twitter account?

On his telegraph twitter feed, I thought the same as you

I can find nothing of the sort on there. Do you have a link?

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3562 on: January 31, 2020, 12:51:07 PM »
John Percy reports we will not be signing anyone and we are happy with business

Where did he say that, there’s nothing on his twitter account?

On his telegraph twitter feed, I thought the same as you

I can find nothing of the sort on there. Do you have a link?

I saw it too. He said it.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3564 on: January 31, 2020, 12:53:23 PM »
So, our only two strikers, who are tasked with scoring the goals to keep us in the PL, have started a total of zero PL games between them?

I’m sorry but what the fuck is going on?

Offline Des Little

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3565 on: January 31, 2020, 12:55:26 PM »
If we don't get a striker with Prem experience, I will be very sad. There, I've said it.

Online LeeB

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3566 on: January 31, 2020, 12:55:31 PM »
So, our only two strikers, who are tasked with scoring the goals to keep us in the PL, have started a total of zero PL games between them?

I’m sorry but what the fuck is going on?

We pulled out on the deal for Messi, because that would've meant three strikers without Premier League experience.

He'd already been looking at houses in Lichfield as well.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3567 on: January 31, 2020, 12:56:51 PM »
We are definitely not in the running for Giroud, unfortunately

Online LeeB

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3568 on: January 31, 2020, 12:59:15 PM »
I don't care anyway, our form was quite good with no strikers. We've done our lack of form for the season, we're fucking nails now and we're going to charge up that table.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #3569 on: January 31, 2020, 01:05:04 PM »
I don't care anyway, our form was quite good with no strikers. We've done our lack of form for the season, we're fucking nails now and we're going to charge up that table.

It certainly can be done, but it's a gamble.

 


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