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The transfer thread

Grays_1890 said:
I am at a work event today so can't scan the interweb for latest but someone told me we are looking at making a couple of bumper signings in the coming days.............anyting looking likely? Sorry I am being lazy hah
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The names I've seen recently are Dibling, Angel Gomes (out of contract in the summer), Igamane from Rangers and Nico Williams.
 
I just read that Harry Rednpap's team of 2010/11 had 6 centre backs: King, Dawson, Kaboul, Woody,Gallas and Bassong, compared with our 4.
Were they all there at the same time?
Plus he had 4 strikers: Keane Defoe Crouch Pav - whereas we have 2.

Says something about how unprepared we were for the reality of playing 2 games a week. If we don't strengthen this week, and stick with Ange, I see us in the Championship next season. Not many takers for the Stratus lounge at nearly 8k a pop when we go down.
 
lurker of old said:
I just read that Harry Rednpap's team of 2010/11 had 6 centre backs: King, Dawson, Kaboul, Woody,Gallas and Bassong, compared with our 4.
Were they all there at the same time?
Plus he had 4 strikers: Keane Defoe Crouch Pav - whereas we have 2.

Says something about how unprepared we were for the reality of playing 2 games a week. If we don't strengthen this week, and stick with Ange, I see us in the Championship next season. Not many takers for the Stratus lounge at nearly 8k a pop when we go down.
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Three of those CBs were regularly constantly injured, so not really 6.
And one was always suspended!!

Strikers - Harry played two up top, so it's the same equivalence
 
lurker of old said:
I just read that Harry Rednpap's team of 2010/11 had 6 centre backs: King, Dawson, Kaboul, Woody,Gallas and Bassong, compared with our 4.
Were they all there at the same time?
Plus he had 4 strikers: Keane Defoe Crouch Pav - whereas we have 2.

Says something about how unprepared we were for the reality of playing 2 games a week. If we don't strengthen this week, and stick with Ange, I see us in the Championship next season. Not many takers for the Stratus lounge at nearly 8k a pop when we go down.
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King, Kaboul, Woodgate and Gallas combined had the the combined minutes in them on 1 player at that stage of their career, so it tended to be Dawson + 1.

We've also made the choice to send 3 very good CBs on loan (i know Vuscovic isnt a choice per se because he's not old enough to transfer just yet)
 
thfcsteff said:
We say what we like about Paratici but he identified two players in one January window who came in and were arguably the reason we got into the CL thst season. It can be done if the work and plans are laid ahead of time clearly and well enough IMO...
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Think quite a few people could have identified players just as good or better. Gravenbach, wirtz, guimaraes, szoboszlai etc... weren't exactly secrets.
 
When I've said we need a left back, some say it isn't a priority. But you can argue that just having one left back was the "nail", for the want of which we lost the shoe, lost the horse, lost the rider, the battle etc. With no rival for Udogie, Spence has played on the left. With Spence on the left, Porro has had to play every game, and is now making daft mistakes because he is so knackered.
So I say....get a frigging left back in so that Spence can play on the right.....
 
lurker of old said:
When I've said we need a left back, some say it isn't a priority. But you can argue that just having one left back was the "nail", for the want of which we lost the shoe, lost the horse, lost the rider, the battle etc. With no rival for Udogie, Spence has played on the left. With Spence on the left, Porro has had to play every game, and is now making daft mistakes because he is so knackered.
So I say....get a frigging left back in so that Spence can play on the right.....
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We need to add to the squad, preferably at least 1 starter, position be damned at this stage.

What I don't understand is what people think 1 or 2 players are going to do? we aren't going to change how we play (which is the bigger problem), it's a stopgap until players (if, as we seem to be 1in 2out at the moment) get fit.
 
lurker of old said:
I just read that Harry Rednpap's team of 2010/11 had 6 centre backs: King, Dawson, Kaboul, Woody,Gallas and Bassong, compared with our 4.
Were they all there at the same time?
Plus he had 4 strikers: Keane Defoe Crouch Pav - whereas we have 2.

Says something about how unprepared we were for the reality of playing 2 games a week. If we don't strengthen this week, and stick with Ange, I see us in the Championship next season. Not many takers for the Stratus lounge at nearly 8k a pop when we go down.
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And on top of that, we brought in Nelson and Saha! We were stacked. Only Kranjcar in midfield.

 
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