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

[Percy McCarthy]

Might be a few pages back so I haven’t checked, but was it on this thread that the Ornstein story appeared, in which he said we must sell before June to comply with FFP?

Transfer window closed, doesn’t open up til July, so points deduction incoming then.

Again, might be a few pages back, but wasn’t it you who mentioned that we drop £99m off which gives us a big boost, regarding FFP?

Sorry if it wasn’t you, but definitely read it on here.

Yeah it was me. Just sarcastically highlighting what a load of bollocks Ornstein’s article was - unless of course we get the points deduction that he now thinks is inevitable if he stands by his story.

It was quite funny when the zVilla bloke (and Ornstein’s colleague) for The Athletic, had to rubbish his mate’s article whilst simultaneously not exposing him

[nigel]

Might be a few pages back so I haven’t checked, but was it on this thread that the Ornstein story appeared, in which he said we must sell before June to comply with FFP?

Transfer window closed, doesn’t open up til July, so points deduction incoming then.

Again, might be a few pages back, but wasn’t it you who mentioned that we drop £99m off which gives us a big boost, regarding FFP?

Sorry if it wasn’t you, but definitely read it on here.

Yeah it was me. Just sarcastically highlighting what a load of bollocks Ornstein’s article was - unless of course we get the points deduction that he now thinks is inevitable if he stands by his story.

It was quite funny when the zVilla bloke (and Ornstein’s colleague) for The Athletic, had to rubbish his mate’s article whilst simultaneously not exposing him

Ahh, cheers, mate.
It was early when I read your post, so didn’t pick up on the sarcasm 🙄

[jwarry]

Can somebody explain to me how Brentford can announce a new £30m signing when the window is shut? Also, looks like the kind of player we should have been interested in?!?

Life after Toney? Brentford announce signing of new £30m striker
Thomas Frank’s side sign 22-year-old Brazilian forward from Club Bruges for record fee, a week after Brentford manager said that sale of Toney in summer was ‘obvious’
 
Hamzah Khalique-Loonat
Brentford have made it clear they are preparing for life after Ivan Toney as the club announced the signing of the Club Bruges striker Igor Thiago on a five-year deal, for a club-record fee of about £30million.
Thomas Frank, the Brentford manager, admitted last week that Toney would “probably” leave in the summer, and the 22-year-old Brazilian forward will join the club on July 1.
“It is relatively obvious that Ivan Toney will probably be sold this summer,” he said. “We also know what he is worth. I don’t think there are many strikers in the world who are better than him right now.”
Thiago is 6ft 2in and would complement Brentford’s direct style of play, the effectiveness of which has been dulled by Toney’s absence this season — the England international recently returned from a eight-month FA suspension for breaching gambling rules.
During his ban Toney made it clear that he wished to play at a
Thiago will remain with Club Bruges for the remainder of the season and join Brentford in July

higher level and has returned to the Premier League in form, scoring three goals in four matches.
Toney was valued at £70 million by Brentford in January but will have only one year remaining on his contract come the summer. However, the club believe they can still secure a significant fee for the forward.
His potential replacement, Thiago, signed for Club Bruges at the start of this season. He has scored 16 league goals and provided two assists in the Belgian Pro League, where he is the second-top scorer. In addition, he has also scored four goals in the Europa Conference league.

[algy]

He'll join at the end of the season, so it's just then getting their transfer business done REALLY early

[chrisw1]

A young big Brazillian striker from Club Brugges?  What could possibly go wrong?

[Dave]

Should probably make sure he's always on the same 5-a-side team as Ben Mee in training.

[cdward]

A young big Brazillian striker from Club Brugges?  What could possibly go wrong?

Well Ben Mee will be his team mate, so he's probably safe during a match

[taylorsworkrate]

A young big Brazillian striker from Club Brugges?  What could possibly go wrong?

Does he have one leg slightly shorter than the other and the pace and touch of a 1970s Soviet Tanker?

[Somniloquism]

We might play against him in the latter stages of the Conference League if we progress. He also seems to have just hit form, 4 in the first 15 matches and then 12 in 9 in the league. (plus similar late scoring records in the same time frame for the cup matches, eg, his 4 Conference goals came in the last three matches.)

[Smithy]

A young big Brazillian striker from Club Brugges?  What could possibly go wrong?

Does he have one leg slightly shorter than the other and the pace and touch of a 1970s Soviet Tanker?

I noticed the other day that poor Wes hasn't scored a single goal since he signed for Stoke at the start of the season.  The bloke was totally ruined by that injury.  He was never going to be prolific, but he was a fraction below one goal in four with us, in a side that really wasn't all that good.  We'd still have outgrown him long before now, certainly, but it's still a shame for him and us as I'm sure he could have cultivated a decent career in the top two divisions without that injury.

[Somniloquism]

He barely plays more then 20 mins a match. Probably because he isn't very good but he is now stuck in the situation of trying to impress as a constant sub.

[OCD]

Birmingham World have a story about us opening talks with Jonathan David.

[FatSam]

Club Brugge have made a cool £25m return in just 6 months.

[Brazilian Villain]

It's been reported in Spain that we've offered a 2 year deal to Nacho, whose contract at Real Madrid ends in the summer.

[OCD]

I can certainly see us making one or more Bosman signings and we would be talking to people now.