2024 January transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[VillaTim]

He has won two Keague games for us this season.

Crystal Palace, certainly, with his late goal that equalised and laid the platform for the late onslaught. Everton though, we were already 3-0 up.

I’m assuming Aftab means winning the pen in the last game, as opposed to Everton.

Ah, could be I suppose. If you count falling over as winning a game.

He didn't fall over (well he did , he dived)

[PaulWinch again]

Well however you define it, if he doesn’t have the presence of mind (and pace) to get in front of Ramsey we probably don’t win the game.

[DrGonzo]

If he is disruptive behind the scenes he may be more trouble than falling over in the box occasionally is worth.  Anyway he hasn't gone anywhere yet, so maybe pop this one on the back burner for now?

[LeeB]

I think if he was really dispruptive behind the scenes you wouldn't have seen him playing for us in recent weeks.

[DrGonzo]

Well who would be there instead?  Have you seen our substitutes in the last 3 games?

[DrGonzo]

From Burnley for example:

Subs: Torres, Chambers, Zaniolo, Durán, Dendoncker, Marschall, Iroegbunam, Proctor

[Dave]

From Burnley for example:

Subs: Torres, Chambers, Zaniolo, Durán, Dendoncker, Marschall, Iroegbunam, Proctor

I imagine two-goals-in-his-last-few matches Zaniolo.

[DrGonzo]

Well pass me the kettle and let’s see how many fish are in there XD

[LeeB]

From Burnley for example:

Subs: Torres, Chambers, Zaniolo, Durán, Dendoncker, Marschall, Iroegbunam, Proctor

I imagine two-goals-in-his-last-few matches Zaniolo.

Yes, precisely that.

This is the Emery that was quite happy to see the back of Danny Ings 12 months ago without worrying too much about replacing him.

I just don't see a young player 'acting up' and being indulged with game time under this manager, I don't buy it at all.

[PeterWithesShin]

The whole 'bad apple' stuff seems pretty unfounded and all started when he wiped his Instagram. From that people decided there was an issue between him and club. Tyrone did the same to his Instagram and there wasn't the same reaction.

[Dave]

Well pass me the kettle and let’s see how many fish are in there XD

I have no idea what this means.

[Risso]

I just don't see a young player 'acting up' and being indulged with game time under this manager, I don't buy it at all.

I think there might have been something in it, but he's been put back in his box, and then rightly got on with things after realising he's working for the best manager in the world.

[LeeB]

I just don't see a young player 'acting up' and being indulged with game time under this manager, I don't buy it at all.

I think there might have been something in it, but he's been put back in his box, and then rightly got on with things after realising he's working for the best manager in the world.

There might be times where he needs putting right on things, he's a 19 year old lad, that's to be expected. Maybe he fell asleep during the video analysis because he'd been up late playing COD or something, but disruptive? Nah.

[DrGonzo]

Well pass me the kettle and let’s see how many fish are in there XD

I have no idea what this means.

That’s another kettle of fish. Why isn’t he playing Zaniolo if he’s just coming into form?

[olaftab]

He has won two Keague games for us this season.

Crystal Palace, certainly, with his late goal that equalised and laid the platform for the late onslaught. Everton though, we were already 3-0 up.

I’m assuming Aftab means winning the pen in the last game, as opposed to Everton.

Ah, could be I suppose. If you count falling over as winning a game.

Yes that's the other one. He rattled Burnley and enticed their player into a desperate tackle and won a penalty.