Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[Pete3206]

I'm happy to drive Guessand to London.

I will front you the petrol money, a hotel and a show.

[Ozzjim]

I'm happy to drive Guessand to London.

I will front you the petrol money, a hotel and a show.

I offered to spring for a happy meal when a mate said he'd drive him earlier.

[olaftab]

I  don't believe it, all this negativity about good Evann. Guessand in time is going to be far far better than Mateta.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'm a bit surprised because he regularly goes on long runs of barely scoring, 4 in 19 in the first half of last season, 2 in 19 the first half of the season before and 5 in 22 in total in his first season there. Given your criticism of Watkins I don't see how he'd be any different.

Personally I think he'd be ok but I'm not convinced he'd be a good fit for us and how streaky he is suggests he very much a confidence player which would mean if he was struggling to settle into our style we'd probably see the non-scoring version much more than Palace have.

I worry he'd be a really poor use of the money. I'm not a huge fan of Abraham either but he'd be a much better choice.

His dodgy knees may go some way to explain his lack of goals. Palace have been avoiding surgery but we have knee doctors on speed dial so I can see why he'd want to join us.

[Steve67]

Mateta always plays well against us because he’s put against soft as shit and crap in the air, but passes the ball really well Torres. I’m not sure he’s mobile enough for our system.

[BoVillan esq]

I  don't believe it, all this negativity about good Evann. Guessand in time is going to be far far better than Mateta.

Don't get this either, get me wrong but if we stuck him up front for a few outings in his true position and he can't rack up a few goals for us then yes move him on but for me he is part of a team that is standing joint second in the Premier league, we are still in the FA Cup and Europa, he's made 19 appearances in total, that must count for something, he is a cog in that machine. 

[Steve67]

I  don't believe it, all this negativity about good Evann. Guessand in time is going to be far far better than Mateta.

Don't get this either, get me wrong but if we stuck him up front for a few outings in his true position and he can't rack up a few goals for us then yes move him on but for me he is part of a team that is standing joint second in the Premier league, we are still in the FA Cup and Europa, he's made 19 appearances in total, that must count for something, he is a cog in that machine. 

We a 3rd, despite Guessand. If he was any good, we’d be top. Same with Sancho.

[PaulWinch again]

Mateta always plays well against us because he’s put against soft as shit and crap in the air, but passes the ball really well Torres. I’m not sure he’s mobile enough for our system.

See I think that’s one of those memory tricks. I had assumed he’d score loads of headers against us, but I’m not sure he’s scored any, or if he has it’s only one. Plus when he got his hat trick against us I’m pretty sure Torres was injured/out.

Either way, I’m not entirely convinced by him, but at least against us he gets less aerial goals than you’d think.

[BoVillan esq]

I  don't believe it, all this negativity about good Evann. Guessand in time is going to be far far better than Mateta.

Don't get this either, get me wrong but if we stuck him up front for a few outings in his true position and he can't rack up a few goals for us then yes move him on but for me he is part of a team that is standing joint second in the Premier league, we are still in the FA Cup and Europa, he's made 19 appearances in total, that must count for something, he is a cog in that machine. 

We a 3rd, despite Guessand. If he was any good, we’d be top. Same with Sancho.

So before we ship Guessand out for being useless who should we put in place that would enable us to overtake Arsenal?.

[kippaxvilla2]

I  don't believe it, all this negativity about good Evann. Guessand in time is going to be far far better than Mateta.

Don't get this either, get me wrong but if we stuck him up front for a few outings in his true position and he can't rack up a few goals for us then yes move him on but for me he is part of a team that is standing joint second in the Premier league, we are still in the FA Cup and Europa, he's made 19 appearances in total, that must count for something, he is a cog in that machine. 

We a 3rd, despite Guessand. If he was any good, we’d be top. Same with Sancho.

So before we ship Guessand out for being useless who should we put in place that would enable us to overtake Arsenal?.

A Lec Fridge freezer.

[Steve67]

I  don't believe it, all this negativity about good Evann. Guessand in time is going to be far far better than Mateta.

Don't get this either, get me wrong but if we stuck him up front for a few outings in his true position and he can't rack up a few goals for us then yes move him on but for me he is part of a team that is standing joint second in the Premier league, we are still in the FA Cup and Europa, he's made 19 appearances in total, that must count for something, he is a cog in that machine. 

We a 3rd, despite Guessand. If he was any good, we’d be top. Same with Sancho.

So before we ship Guessand out for being useless who should we put in place that would enable us to overtake Arsenal?.

Anyone other than Guessand, because he’s fucking terrible. Yes he might come good eventually, but so far so bad.

[SamTheMouse]

We should get Samatta back in.

What?! Samatta? You ay got no respect.

[KevinGage]

I  don't believe it, all this negativity about good Evann. Guessand in time is going to be far far better than Mateta.

Don't get this either, get me wrong but if we stuck him up front for a few outings in his true position and he can't rack up a few goals for us then yes move him on but for me he is part of a team that is standing joint second in the Premier league, we are still in the FA Cup and Europa, he's made 19 appearances in total, that must count for something, he is a cog in that machine. 

We a 3rd, despite Guessand. If he was any good, we’d be top. Same with Sancho.

So before we ship Guessand out for being useless who should we put in place that would enable us to overtake Arsenal?.

A Lec Fridge freezer.

A 1986 Austin Montego

[ASHTONVILLA]

Palace were the other club interested in Guessand in the summer, so hopefully there is something in the Mateta / Guessand deal.

[Ozzjim]

Some sky sports reporter has said they don't want Guessand and won't sell Mateta this Jan unless it's silly money. But it's ok. We've got Bailey back.