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

[OCD]

There's a lot of talk today that we've made Duran available for a loan move for the second half of the season. Surely we would only do that if we had another forward coming in?

Quick google seems to be TeamTalk and Football Insider is the "lot of talk".

It's not so much the sources (quick check of the thread title) and more that us sending Duran out on loan for the second half of the season isn't exactly a reach.

[eamonn]

There's a lot of talk today that we've made Duran available for a loan move for the second half of the season. Surely we would only do that if we had another forward coming in?

Quick google seems to be TeamTalk and Football Insider is the "lot of talk".

TeamTalk...can't believe I used to pay £1.50 a minute just to hear the latest on Mark Draper's recovery from injury. And then rumbled when the itemised bill came through. Cue my mother's friend "He paid that much just to listen to the latest news about a team that's usually more shite than good?! He may as well have spent it on a chatline...at least he'd have enjoyed himself..."

[VillaTim]

Lol, Chatline , was that the old 0898 numbers

[algy]

I mind my mate Stuey getting banjoed in a club one night then going home, phoning a chat line and talking to the girl about star wars for an hour and a bit in a near-incomprehensible, slurred Lanarkshire accent. God knows what the poor girl made of him, but I guess it was probably vaguely memorable at least.

[AV84]

Samuel Iling-Junior being linked today. Dropped down the pecking order at Juventus and wants a move back to the Prem. Spurs, Everton, and Fulham also interested, apparently.

[OCD]

Linked with him in the summer as well.

[UK Redsox]

Lol, Chatline , was that the old 0898 numbers

Helped pay my mortgage for a while did those.

Not, I hasten to add, as a performer. I was just involved in placing the ads in various 'artistic' magazines and crappy newspapers

[Risso]

Lol, Chatline , was that the old 0898 numbers

Helped pay my mortgage for a while did those.

Not, I hasten to add, as a performer. I was just involved in placing the ads in various 'artistic' magazines and crappy newspapers

If somebody had a fetish about 1960s Puerto Rican baseball pitchers, you'd have made a mint!

[olaftab]

Samuel Iling-Junior being linked today. Dropped down the pecking order at Juventus and wants a move back to the Prem. Spurs, Everton, and Fulham also interested, apparently.

There are 3 problems here as highlighted. That's not a player for us now.

[AV84]

Samuel Iling-Junior being linked today. Dropped down the pecking order at Juventus and wants a move back to the Prem. Spurs, Everton, and Fulham also interested, apparently.

There are 3 problems here as highlighted. That's not a player for us now.

He's behing Chiesa at Juve, who is someone we were trying to attract in the summer. So being behind someone doesn't automatically mean bad. Also, he apparently wants regular football, so while us and Spurs might be more attractive as overall clubs, he is likely to get more games time at Everton or Fulham, which is why they are apparently also looking at him. He's only just turned 20, so having a smart head on his shoulders isn't a bad thing either.

I can only see 2 things highlighted?

For what it's worth I'm not sure midfield is a position we need to prioritise this window.

[Ads]

Right back and a forward for me.

I wouldn't be letting anybody go.

[AV84]

Right back and a forward for me.

I wouldn't be letting anybody go.

Mentioned it before but we could let Chambers, Traore and Donk go and not really notice their absence. I assume Traore will be gone for some of Jan/Feb anyway.

[Drummond]

Lol, Chatline , was that the old 0898 numbers

Helped pay my mortgage for a while did those.

Not, I hasten to add, as a performer. I was just involved in placing the ads in various 'artistic' magazines and crappy newspapers

If somebody had a fetish about 1960s Puerto Rican baseball pitchers, you'd have made a mint!

I reckon that's a tricky accent to imitate.

[OCD]

I think we'll try to recoup some cash for Traore before his contract runs out. With Iroegbunam fit again, I can see us moving Dendoncker on again too. He's done a good job at times but he's not great on the turn, which you need to be to play Emery's system. Chambers we might keep as cover, but depends whether he's ok with not playing. Last seen in the Legia Warsaw away game, where he was terrible. If he's meant to be cover for right back, he was constantly running out of pitch against Legia.

[AV84]

Given how much Cash has played, and how when he doesn't Konsa seems to move out there, I don't think Emery rates Chambers at all.