Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[supertom]

Baston?  Is he as good as RHM or Kodjia?  Smacks of complete and utter desperation.  Where is the quality in our dealings this winter window? Cack.  I hope it works but fuck sake, gaping hole in midfield, right central defence is vulnerable, Ally is completely untested.

We don’t know the answer yet but RHM was in and out of Tranmere’s team who are struggling in division 1 and Kodja looked poor to me on the few occasions he featured in the league. With any luck we won’t be seeing too much of our third choice striker anyway in these last 14 league games.

Fitness will be a big thing. Kodjia, as Dean said wasn't ever fit enough.
RHM has had too many injuries that have hampered him and probably isn't up to Premier League standard on that front either, before you even consider ability.
We'll see how Baston gets on but if we've done our due dilligence, perhaps he's got a better fitness record than the two we've let go (plus Hogan, which I would think was purely an ability decision).

[SheffieldVillain]

I couldnt care less about Bowen going to Westham. Like Maupay in the summer, the only annoying thing about it is that this sites now going to be littered with updates every time he so much as farts.

Indeed. Which in Maupay's case is probably more reguarly than he actually scores goals for Brighton.

[VinnieChase84]

Baston, short term squad filler. Low cost. 3rd choice in pecking order. Not glamorous at all and serious questions needed in the summer about our recruitment/Suso, but this is pretty sensible.
Lads scored more goals over recent years than benteke...........

[nodge]

Sky are really struggling to make this deadline day look interesting

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They need more purple dildos.

[pauliewalnuts]

Baston, short term squad filler. Low cost. 3rd choice in pecking order. Not glamorous at all and serious questions needed in the summer about our recruitment/Suso, but this is pretty sensible.
Lads scored more goals over recent years than benteke...........

Yeah, but we don't really need a bench-filler, we need a proven potential starter.

It's hard to see this one fitting that bill.

[GarTomas]

Sky are really struggling to make this deadline day look interesting

Ironically I think the growth of social media means most people have access to the Sky sources.

[SoccerHQ]

Sky are really struggling to make this deadline day look interesting

I get the feeling with any top player currently is if Pep and Klopp aren't on the other end of the phone they're not interested in moving. Comes to something when likes of Man. United and Chelsea are scrapping around for journeyman strikers.

[dicedlam]

Anyone know if there was any juice in the Tuanzebe rumours?

[GarTomas]

 No - but letting Chester go would suggest there is something possible.

Don’t think other than Revan there is anyone from true academy or under 23s pushing through.

[Des Little]

Can someone who knows about FFP explain to a simpleton like me how Bournemouth can spend £10M plus on at least three strikers whilst averaging 12k and generating significantly less commercial revenue than us, yet we are taking Swansea’s rubbish out for them?

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Can someone who knows about FFP explain to a simpleton like me how Bournemouth can spend £10M plus on at least three strikers whilst averaging 12k and generating significantly less commercial revenue than us, yet we are taking Swansea’s rubbish out for them?

They turned over double what we did last season.

[rougegorge]

Can someone who knows about FFP explain to a simpleton like me how Bournemouth can spend £10M plus on at least three strikers whilst averaging 12k and generating significantly less commercial revenue than us, yet we are taking Swansea’s rubbish out for them?

Yes it is a conundrum, although they have a rich owner and like several premier League clubs, they don't actually need anyone to turn up at their matches to make money

[Des Little]

Can someone who knows about FFP explain to a simpleton like me how Bournemouth can spend £10M plus on at least three strikers whilst averaging 12k and generating significantly less commercial revenue than us, yet we are taking Swansea’s rubbish out for them?

Yes it is a conundrum, although they have a rich owner and like several premier League clubs, they don't actually need anyone to turn up at their matches to make money

I thought our owners (cue Harry Enfield) were significantly richer than most?

[rougegorge]

Can someone who knows about FFP explain to a simpleton like me how Bournemouth can spend £10M plus on at least three strikers whilst averaging 12k and generating significantly less commercial revenue than us, yet we are taking Swansea’s rubbish out for them?

Yes it is a conundrum, although they have a rich owner and like several premier League clubs, they don't actually need anyone to turn up at their matches to make money

I thought our owners (cue Harry Enfield) were significantly richer than most?

Yes, so that's another conundrum