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Offline LukeJames

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #990 on: January 05, 2022, 08:00:13 PM »
My Scottish mate raves about Hickey and continuously jokes that they can only produce Left Backs. Thats all I have.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #991 on: January 05, 2022, 08:02:49 PM »
Coutinho would be in line with Gerrard’s comments about an exciting player, but I’d be surprised if he arrived here.

Coutinho's career is in free fall. Bombed spectacularly at Barca and even Bayern on loan. His options, bar playing for the Saudis in Newcastle, may be limited enough. Reeks of Bale or Hazard to me.

Seems a strange enough link given we spent huge money on Buendia in the summer in the same position and arguably he gave his best display for the club last game.

How is scoring 1 in 3 (8 in 23) and winning the European Cup bombing or in free fall?

Don’t get me wrong I want Coutinho and Bronty is a right miseryarse but Coutinho isn’t the same player he was or he wouldn’t be getting loaned out
Obviously there is some risk, but Gerrard might be able to bring the spark back, if he can it’s boom boom days

Barca aren’t that desperate for the money they just shelled 50ml to Man City
but I’m all for it and it also puts us into the big signings/Loans league

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #992 on: January 05, 2022, 08:16:15 PM »
Yeah let’s be honest though there’s a difference between being good enough for Bayern and Barca and being good enough for Villa.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #993 on: January 05, 2022, 08:17:47 PM »
We are signing Coutinho (apparently) so why am I not excited.

Got that Pires and Ginola feel to it.
Yes, how I feel about it.

I allow for the possibility that with the Gerrard connection (and if Gerrard truly wants him + wants to stake his reputation on him) it could work.

But I wouldn't be distraught if he ended up at Newcastle.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #994 on: January 05, 2022, 08:20:09 PM »
Hickey's been terrific at Bologna, that's for sure.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #995 on: January 05, 2022, 08:24:53 PM »
Hickey scored a great goal from outside the box a few weeks ago with his weaker right foot. That’s as far as my scouting goes.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #996 on: January 05, 2022, 08:28:00 PM »
Think it makes sense - Bailey's is apparently out for another few months, we have some good kids, but still at the learning stage.

It would be realitively low risk, could be amazing.  If its shit then not much lost in the scheme of things. 

Let face it if he can help turn a two draws into a win, thats 4 points - which is probably 1 or 2 league places. 

So long as this is a "punt" and were still looking for better full backs and a DM then happy days.

Plus if it goes wrong, its got gerrard all over it so I can get indignant about it - so win, win really  ;D ;D

I thought Bailey was meant to be back soon?

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #997 on: January 05, 2022, 08:29:41 PM »
So we’ve gone from being linked to Drinkwater or Baston to Coutinho over the last couple years. Nice work.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #998 on: January 05, 2022, 08:30:35 PM »
I'm sure we were linked with Coutinho when he was an Inter Milan player before Liverpool came in for him.

Yup. Apparently we'd agreed to sign him for £10m under Lambert when Liverpool then popped up.

Shades of Arsenal beating us to Ljungberg back in the day.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #999 on: January 05, 2022, 08:32:09 PM »
We are signing Coutinho (apparently) so why am I not excited.

Got that Pires and Ginola feel to it.
Yes, how I feel about it.
Really? He’s not passed it yet, not by a long way. This would be so brilliant if true.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1000 on: January 05, 2022, 08:33:02 PM »
Think it makes sense - Bailey's is apparently out for another few months, we have some good kids, but still at the learning stage.

It would be realitively low risk, could be amazing.  If its shit then not much lost in the scheme of things. 

Let face it if he can help turn a two draws into a win, thats 4 points - which is probably 1 or 2 league places. 

So long as this is a "punt" and were still looking for better full backs and a DM then happy days.

Plus if it goes wrong, its got gerrard all over it so I can get indignant about it - so win, win really  ;D ;D

I thought Bailey was meant to be back soon?
Someone on Twitter said he was out for 10 - 12 weeks, to be fair, I have just tired to find it and cant.  Most seem to be saying sooner - so that might actually be rubbish. 

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1001 on: January 05, 2022, 08:36:40 PM »
We are signing Coutinho (apparently) so why am I not excited.

Got that Pires and Ginola feel to it.


Pires could barely walk ,  Ginola was very pretty

Online Dante Lavelli

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1002 on: January 05, 2022, 08:38:18 PM »
I'm sure we were linked with Coutinho when he was an Inter Milan player before Liverpool came in for him.

Yup. Apparently we'd agreed to sign him for £10m under Lambert when Liverpool then popped up.

Shades of Arsenal beating us to Ljungberg back in the day.

Weren’t we linked with Aubameyang that summer too?  Imagine what lambert could’ve done to their careers.

Offline achilles

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1003 on: January 05, 2022, 08:39:53 PM »
Approached Bologna for Aaron Hickey so says Rob Dorsett.

Be over the moon if this transfer comes off. Looks quality.

This for me, reminds me of Gidman and that brings back good memories!

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1004 on: January 05, 2022, 08:47:27 PM »
I'm sure we were linked with Coutinho when he was an Inter Milan player before Liverpool came in for him.

Yup. Apparently we'd agreed to sign him for £10m under Lambert when Liverpool then popped up.

Shades of Arsenal beating us to Ljungberg back in the day.

Weren’t we linked with Aubameyang that summer too?  Imagine what lambert could’ve done to their careers.

I don't remember that one myself.

 


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