Signings - who/what do we want?

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Only a few days until the new transfer window, January 2 - February 1. IN - energetic, creative midfielder, maybe striker. OUT - King.
 
I'd still go with the number one target being a LB in the Stacey mould. It would allow Tindall to play his preferred formation without worrying that neither Kelly nor Rico fit that role plus we could get Zemura out somewhere to get plenty of minutes to properly blood him.

Presumably King will go so another striker/forward option will be needed in that case.
 
kirsikka said:
I'd still go with the number one target being a LB in the Stacey mould. It would allow Tindall to play his preferred formation without worrying that neither Kelly nor Rico fit that role plus we could get Zemura out somewhere to get plenty of minutes to properly blood him.

Presumably King will go so another striker/forward option will be needed in that case.
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Yep agree it's obvious that we desperately need a LB.....Callum Styles from Barnsley would fit that Stacey mould imo......a bit to learn defensively perhaps but bloody exciting going forward!
 
langham said:
Only a few days until the new transfer window, January 2 - February 1. IN - energetic, creative midfielder, maybe striker. OUT - King.
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Adam Armstrong, scored a good few this season and also finished with 16 Championship goals last season for Blackburn.

So he isn’t a one season wonder and only 23.

West Ham have been linked with him as well as King.
 
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Another attacking, goalscoring midfielder - we can scrape by at LB...if we carry on getting goals ...with a strong midfield.
Good and available left - sided players are fewer on the ground by dint of nature!
 
Depends how long Stacey is going to be out, Smith is an adequate left back, well better than either Rico or Kelly at the moment anyway, so we can play four at the back for the rest of the season. Nothing wrong with playing three in midfield against the better teams imo. We only need a striker if King is going to go in January.
 
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Can see king going/ hope he goes, then possibly a loan striker to cover and another attacking midfielder
 
Dwight Gayle was sort of linked with us back in the summer - he could be an option for a 6 month loan (just as long as Wilson & Fraser haven't fed him negative vibes about the club)
 
Depends on long term aim. Getting promoted will mean certain players leaving because not likely to improve enough, so we can be safe, bold, or radical in this window how much we want to prepare for next year.

Safe - just sell King and add League 1 prospect to the squad.

Bold - disrupt the squad a little by sending Travers, Zemura, Oforborh, Kilkenny and Simpson out on loan to other Championship or League 1, and then backfill with young loanees from Prem and a few temporary contracts from free agents King out. Core team unaffected but could disrupt.

Radical - sell Brooks now rather than end of season, as well as King, and pull off a mega Loan. Brooks to Spurs on Perm with Dele on loan for rest of season (can see Jose going for it), or to Arsenal with Ozil on loan (they have little to lose). Brooks is improving but inconsistent, plus if we don't make it we will get less plus if we have to reject bids, we have another head turned flop. Plenty of other out of favour Prem quality to trade for too.
 
CherryBare said:
Ozil and ali christ what have you been drinking
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But it's okay being linked with Khedira.

Why not target players who are sat doing nothing week in week out. Unless you think we are too good for them. Who would have thought Rooney would go to Derby when he did.

These might be wrong choices, but surely it's only by considering anyone that could be released that we get best available options.

I am all ears for your counter strategy.
 
I like the look of Adam Armstrong at Blackburn. I wonder how much they'd want for him ?

Or would he prefer to join a low-end PL club rather than a promotion-pushing side like us ?
 
ChampagneCherry said:
Depends on long term aim. Getting promoted will mean certain players leaving because not likely to improve enough, so we can be safe, bold, or radical in this window how much we want to prepare for next year.

Safe - just sell King and add League 1 prospect to the squad.

Bold - disrupt the squad a little by sending Travers, Zemura, Oforborh, Kilkenny and Simpson out on loan to other Championship or League 1, and then backfill with young loanees from Prem and a few temporary contracts from free agents King out. Core team unaffected but could disrupt.

Radical - sell Brooks now rather than end of season, as well as King, and pull off a mega Loan. Brooks to Spurs on Perm with Dele on loan for rest of season (can see Jose going for it), or to Arsenal with Ozil on loan (they have little to lose). Brooks is improving but inconsistent, plus if we don't make it we will get less plus if we have to reject bids, we have another head turned flop. Plenty of other out of favour Prem quality to trade for too.
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Some interesting scenarios there - love the idea of getting Delle Ali on a short-term loan ! As you say, plenty more unused assets out there in the PL. Let's show a bit of audacity.
 
ChampagneCherry said:
But it's okay being linked with Khedira.

Why not target players who are sat doing nothing week in week out. Unless you think we are too good for them. Who would have thought Rooney would go to Derby when he did.

These might be wrong choices, but surely it's only by considering anyone that could be released that we get best available options.

I am all ears for your counter strategy.
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Ozil is absolute waste of space, and on £350k a week. Guess we could sing delle ali is a wan£er every week.
As others have said on here identify young talent from football league, like Stacey, Kelly and mepham is a much better bet
 
ChampagneCherry said:
Depends on long term aim. Getting promoted will mean certain players leaving because not likely to improve enough, so we can be safe, bold, or radical in this window how much we want to prepare for next year.

Safe - just sell King and add League 1 prospect to the squad.

Bold - disrupt the squad a little by sending Travers, Zemura, Oforborh, Kilkenny and Simpson out on loan to other Championship or League 1, and then backfill with young loanees from Prem and a few temporary contracts from free agents King out. Core team unaffected but could disrupt.

Radical - sell Brooks now rather than end of season, as well as King, and pull off a mega Loan. Brooks to Spurs on Perm with Dele on loan for rest of season (can see Jose going for it), or to Arsenal with Ozil on loan (they have little to lose). Brooks is improving but inconsistent, plus if we don't make it we will get less plus if we have to reject bids, we have another head turned flop. Plenty of other out of favour Prem quality to trade for too.
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