January Transfer Window Rumours

[GetIntoEm]

Were they both in the room?
It's an easy mistake to make, they both have 2 legs and a head.

Ones hardly coherent, doesn't make sense and the other used to box for a living

[123EasyasBFC]

Where???

Just going over this post, you do seem to be the sort of person who could start an argument in an empty room. Your constant arguments, I assume you always tell yourself it's the other person's fault? Maybe it's time for you to spend some time away from people and do some self-reflecting.
Just a thought, always here to help.

After you posted your picture of banel you referenced being bullied then called me a pathetic child, in the same post you complained about name calling you called a poster an idiot.

You get called out on every thread about your obsession with Parker, you even created a thread apologising for all the Parker posts and then carried on doing it

[burnley007]

After you posted your picture of banel you referenced being bullied then called me a pathetic child, in the same post you complained about name calling you called a poster an idiot.

You get called out on every thread about your obsession with Parker, you even created a thread apologising for all the Parker posts and then carried on doing it

I can't see any reference to your 1st point, (but it does sound a reasonable description from what I've seen from you).

The 2nd post makes me wonder if you are taking too much interest in my thoughts and ramblings. Slightly worrying.

[Taffy on the wing]

After you posted your picture of banel you referenced being bullied then called me a pathetic child, in the same post you complained about name calling you called a poster an idiot.

You get called out on every thread about your obsession with Parker, you even created a thread apologising for all the Parker posts and then carried on doing it

Try getting out more....have a walk ....Breathe .......anything, but please STFU.

These posts are beyond tedious & ruining the thread.

[Woodleyclaret]

Why aren't theses fools and their nonsense irrelevant posts banned?

[TheFamilyCat]

Try getting out more....have a walk ....Breathe .......anything, but please STFU.

These posts are beyond tedious & ruining the thread.

It's a transfer rumour thread with very few transfer rumours. Not much to ruin, really.

[123EasyasBFC]

I can't see any reference to your 1st point, (but it does sound a reasonable description from what I've seen from you).

The 2nd post makes me wonder if you are taking too much interest in my thoughts and ramblings. Slightly worrying.

Your comment to me calling me got removed which you made reference to last night.

You know you get called out on every thread you comment on

[123EasyasBFC]

Try getting out more....have a walk ....Breathe .......anything, but please STFU.

These posts are beyond tedious & ruining the thread.

Nothing beats your ‘all is dross’ posts that ruined threads

[Shipclaret]

I often get these two mixed up, please don't call me racist...

Its that bloke from the Dancing Show - Anton Bec

[Taffy on the wing]

Nothing beats your ‘all is dross’ posts that ruined threads

Those are once in a while..........yours are on every page...get a life!

[Oldparkwood]

Jesus Christ! I'm genuinely shocked at what is grown men (and possibly women) acting like pathetic teenagers arguing and trying to get one upmanship. It really is tedious and a shame that the same culprits spoil it for the majority.

[Vegas Claret]

for the sake of everyone else

[Hipper]

What is this obsession with wingers? The decent ones we’ve had we’ve ruined.

We only seem to have one adequate one playing - Anthony. No one else has shown enough - Koleosho, Sarmiento, Benson and Agyei. Only Tresor has shown something but presumably his 'lack of interest' means it looks like he is not being considered. Playing Hannibal or Foster in a wing position maybe not what Parker really wants to do. If you look at Leeds they have three top Championship wingers - Solomon, James and Ramazani - and play two in each match.

Wingers with pace and trickery are something we lack and could make a big difference in breaking down stubborn defences.

[kentonclaret]

Looks as though Chris Wilder is seeing all of his January window targets coming through the door with a defender from Ipswich being the latest.

[Hipper]

On Esteve, the club I presume still wish to use the 'sell players for profit' method to achieve success - financial success that is.

Egan might be considered an adequate replacement for Esteve in order to reach the promised land and there's always Humphreys.

Esteve cost us £13 million or so I think so selling him for around £20 million plus a sell on clause may make sense if you think like that. We may not like it but that's the real football world we live in.

Esteve and Trafford are our most saleable assets. I expect them gone by next summer, certainly without promotion and even with.

[fidelcastro]

On Esteve, the club I presume still wish to use the 'sell players for profit' method to achieve success - financial success that is.

Egan might be considered an adequate replacement for Esteve in order to reach the promised land and there's always Humphreys.

Esteve cost us £13 million or so I think so selling him for around £20 million plus a sell on clause may make sense if you think like that. We may not like it but that's the real football world we live in.

Esteve and Trafford are our most saleable assets. I expect them gone by next summer, certainly without promotion and even with.

What a depressing thought!

I sincerely hope you're wrong, but I can't rule it out either.

[Vegas Claret]

On Esteve, the club I presume still wish to use the 'sell players for profit' method to achieve success - financial success that is.

Egan might be considered an adequate replacement for Esteve in order to reach the promised land and there's always Humphreys.

Esteve cost us £13 million or so I think so selling him for around £20 million plus a sell on clause may make sense if you think like that. We may not like it but that's the real football world we live in.

Esteve and Trafford are our most saleable assets. I expect them gone by next summer, certainly without promotion and even with.

if we sell Steve for 20 then we might as well pack it in

[billyhamilton82]

Looks as though Chris Wilder is seeing all of his January window targets coming through the door with a defender from Ipswich being the latest.

Desperately needs a centre back, this is just competition for Gilchrist at right back.

[fidelcastro]

if we sell Steve for 20 then we might as well pack it in

One thing I wouldn't miss is people calling him Steve... just everything else about him as a footballer!

[louieollie]

Looks as though Chris Wilder is seeing all of his January window targets coming through the door with a defender from Ipswich being the latest.

Should be a strong Championship team in the Championship next season then

[kentonclaret]

On Esteve, the club I presume still wish to use the 'sell players for profit' method to achieve success - financial success that is.

Egan might be considered an adequate replacement for Esteve in order to reach the promised land and there's always Humphreys.

Esteve cost us £13 million or so I think so selling him for around £20 million plus a sell on clause may make sense if you think like that. We may not like it but that's the real football world we live in.

Esteve and Trafford are our most saleable assets. I expect them gone by next summer, certainly without promotion and even with.

I will stick with my prediction from the start of this month. Without some additional attacking threat being brought in during January automatic promotion will prove beyond us and any journey to the “promised land” will have to be via the playoffs. Scott Parker at least has some experience of navigating that end of season lottery with a 100% success rate.

[jojomk1]

The story so far - I think

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... s-and-outs

But doesn't include GK Travers to Boro, RB Clarke to Sheff Utd

Not many sleeps to go now

[bumba]

So the only thing I can gather is that we've signed Ant and Dec?
Mission to Burnley really has took off

[Terrier]

Claretindorset..


Where have you seen the esteve/crystal palace rumours, nothing I can see on talksport or anywhere else for that matter!

[Claretindorset]

Claretindorset..


Where have you seen the esteve/crystal palace rumours, nothing I can see on talksport or anywhere else for that matter!

I thought I'd heard on talk sport this morning but as it turns out it was in a fans WhatsApp group I'm in! So most probably just rumour, feel free to delete mods, I'm not one to spread rubbish!

[Hipper]

One thing I wouldn't miss is people calling him Steve... just everything else about him as a footballer!

I found that I typed in 'Esteve' and auto correction made it 'Steve'.

Esteve
Esteve
Esteve
Esteve

It doesn't now so maybe I'm wrong!

[PWBFC]

Tella starts for Bayer tonight...

[NewClaret]

I thought I'd heard on talk sport this morning but as it turns out it was in a fans WhatsApp group I'm in! So most probably just rumour, feel free to delete mods, I'm not one to spread rubbish!

I’m more worried now that I know it was a WhatsApp group and not Talk Sport!

[NewClaret]

Tella starts for Bayer tonight...

Oh well, that was fun while it lasted…

[Alan Young]

The story so far - I think

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... s-and-outs

But doesn't include GK Travers to Boro, RB Clarke to Sheff Utd

Not many sleeps to go now

Clarke is a good player at this level. Scored on the Turf if I remember rightly in our last Promotion season. Sheff Utd look to have had a decent window on paper.

I’m still hoping we can pull a rabbit out of the hat to improve our forward options but it’s not looking likely at present.

[Guller Bull]

Presume it’s been on here but seen it on BBC a couple of times that the window doesn’t close till February 3rd so as to fall in line with a lot of the major European leagues.

[Burnley Ace]

Has the Sontje Hamden rumour (sky) been discussed?

[123EasyasBFC]

Oh well, that was fun while it lasted…

It’s was never a thing anyway, 25th game of the season for Tella, featured in 15 out of 19 league games and now starting in the champions league. Someone somewhere has spread the rumour around

[ISpeds00]

Looks as though Chris Wilder is seeing all of his January window targets coming through the door with a defender from Ipswich being the latest.

They wont gel quick enough to still be in the running - Hull proved that
Put 2 brand new strikers in, and both looked like a fish out of water

[NewClaret]

It’s was never a thing anyway, 25th game of the season for Tella, featured in 15 out of 19 league games and now starting in the champions league. Someone somewhere has spread the rumour around

Last time you said something was “100%” not happening it happened, so I have renewed hope now

I think a fairer assessment is that he’s played roughly 30-35% of their total minutes, but has been playing increasingly more as the season has gone on. Probably enough to keep him happy, unfortunately for us.

[Hedontplayforyou]

Usually when things sound too good to be true, they are just that.

Perhaps the link to the other winger today is a sign that we’ve resigned to not getting Tella…

[123EasyasBFC]

Last time you said something was “100%” not happening it happened, so I have renewed hope now

I think a fairer assessment is that he’s played roughly 30-35% of their total minutes, but has been playing increasingly more as the season has gone on. Probably enough to keep him happy, unfortunately for us.

If we get promoted then there is a chance isn’t there but like you say, he is having increased game time and impact so it doesn’t make sense for him to leave, I don’t think buendia signing affects his game time much either

[Wokingclaret]

They wont gel quick enough to still be in the running - Hull proved that
Put 2 brand new strikers in, and both looked like a fish out of water

May be

[NewClaret]

If we get promoted then there is a chance isn’t there but like you say, he is having increased game time and impact so it doesn’t make sense for him to leave, I don’t think buendia signing affects his game time much either

No, very different positions, although you’d expect someone loses their place in the team for him and therefore one less place on the bench.

[CrosspoolClarets]

The real issue here is whether Sheff Utd’s signings BBD, Clarke, Cannon and Choudhury would get in our side. I would suggest none of them do (Cannon fairly good but not a Parker style back to goal big guy). I prefer Cullen to Choudhury, marginally, Championship player of the season 2 years ago.

So they are adding depth but we have depth anyway, apart from up front.

Leeds are struggling with FFP so may sign someone but not certain.

We have signed Shelvey who in theory could make a decent difference to what we had before. So I’m not despondent but do want that one quality forward.

[jojomk1]

I’m still hoping we can pull a rabbit out of the hat to improve our forward options but it’s not looking likely at present.

Roger Rabbit currently in discussions with Alan Pace over a short term deal

[GetIntoEm]

The real issue here is whether Sheff Utd’s signings BBD, Clarke, Cannon and Choudhury would get in our side. I would suggest none of them do (Cannon fairly good but not a Parker style back to goal big guy). I prefer Cullen to Choudhury, marginally, Championship player of the season 2 years ago.

So they are adding depth but we have depth anyway, apart from up front.

Leeds are struggling with FFP so may sign someone but not certain.

We have signed Shelvey who in theory could make a decent difference to what we had before. So I’m not despondent but do want that one quality forward.

I'm not sure I'd have any of them other than maybe cannon

[Steddyman]

The real issue here is whether Sheff Utd’s signings BBD, Clarke, Cannon and Choudhury would get in our side. I would suggest none of them do (Cannon fairly good but not a Parker style back to goal big guy). I prefer Cullen to Choudhury, marginally, Championship player of the season 2 years ago.

So they are adding depth but we have depth anyway, apart from up front.

Leeds are struggling with FFP so may sign someone but not certain.

We have signed Shelvey who in theory could make a decent difference to what we had before. So I’m not despondent but do want that one quality forward.

They are already above us.

The only question you need to answer is by signing players of this quality, have they reduced their overall strength? I don't see it is possible to argue it has, so they have stengthened and we have not.

[CrosspoolClarets]

They are already above us.

The only question you need to answer is by signing players of this quality, have they reduced their overall strength? I don't see it is possible to argue it has, so they have stengthened and we have not.

They aren’t really above us. They are one point above but have had a much easier set of fixtures so we won’t know how that balances out until the end. I also don't accept that this improves them hugely. Their RB and CF are a bit better but not a game changer and I much prefer Souza to Choudhury in DM. It could worsen them as a blend. Can happen.

We’ll see, Blades fans living around me reckon they are in their rebuild season and don’t expect top two.

[Amex]

Tella scores
The dream was fabulous for 24 hours

[123EasyasBFC]

Tella scores

Heard he waved and mouthed goodbye to the fans, so maybe Karen from the BBC was right after all

[willsclarets]

I'm not expecting anyone else in tbh. January is tough and we'd have to spend more than we have to get quality in that obvious improves our first 11. Once Barnes came in I assumed that was that for a striker. Perhaps if Tresor goes we might have one lined up last minute. But I'm not too worried, I think we have the tools they just need using correctly at the right time to give us another 5-10% up top.

[Firthy]

Tella scored for Leverkusern tonight so definitely on his way here

[Milltown1882]

Our fans can be deluded but anyone thinking there was even the slightest chance of Tella coming back is mental.

[Woodleyclaret]

The Tella story is unfortunately just a fantasy but we do need a match ready goalscorer to complete our team.