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Panic time over.

Desperation time kicks in.

1) we don't have much money to spend
2) we need a striker
3) we regret missing out on Julian Alvarez

Mr Johan Lange I have a solution for you. His name is Mateo Retegui from Boca Juniors (On loan at Tiger)
Age 23. 23 Goals this season. The Best Goalscorer in Argentina. 
A must signing!

That's a shame but he will be back

Get better soon

8 minutes ago, duke313 said:

We’ve signed two players this window.

Netspend of £15 million for Emery must feel like a lot compared to his Villarreal days. 

Rashica part 2

2 minutes ago, gwi1890 said:

Nico Williams on the score sheet again for Athletic Club. Would be great if we could get him.

Leon Bailey type finish. Scores and waves possibly goodbye to the athletic fans. Body language looks like it's his last game. 

44 minutes ago, skarroki said:

has anyone discussed Antonio? Think he'd fit our style well, good striker that's also good at drifting wide. Injury problems of course but we have the indestructible Watkins and Duran ready to feature occasionally.

Let's just slam shut the window now and close this thread.

49 minutes ago, bobzy said:

January is the shittest month to do business.  We have a decent squad already.

The impatience involved in football is so infuriating.

Chelsea, Arsenal, Southampton, Leeds and Bournemouth disagree.

Just now, Folski said:

People are on about Europe but realistically we dont have anywhere near the depth for it at the moment.

It would be great to make it but there's a realistic chance it hurts our short term progress by actually making it.

I don't think Liverpool depth is that good either and always struggle with injuries.

Chelsea spent £500 million and still playing Hall and Cashwuemeka. Keep chopping and changing to find a 11 that works. Maybe too much depth.

Fulham, Brentford and Brighton about the same deph of us but we all now know their best 11 which is one up on Chelsea and Liverpool.

We're in the mix 

Just now, TRO said:

It seems the asking prices are too high....we have to remain cute.

If we have to keep our powder dry, so be it.

Asking prices are always gonna be high for good players if you want them you have to pay it. 

27 minutes ago, nick76 said:

Are our youth that amazing though? 

Don't think they have to be amazing to make it or to be better than Sanson and Guilbert. They just need to work hard and understand the system. 

Getting at the desperation stage of the window now. I dont want 3rd or 4th choice, I want Emery's first choices. I think it's best of us to sit this out until the summer if we can't get them and just make do with what we've got and maybe recall Tim and Philogene back from loan, give them mins from the bench.

Will give the owners the benefit of doubt for this window but if they don't back Emery and spend money in the summer I will be flying to USA and Egypt to protest against them.

5 days to go to save his job 

Just now, The_Steve said:

How do you think transfers work? It’s a negotiation 

I think the buy out clause is good value 

Don't want him. 

28 minutes ago, Aston_Villan4 said:

“…According to Spanish reports Wednesday, Mallorca have been unwilling to entertain deals from multiple clubs, with Brighton and Aston Villa both making offers said to be over £10 million ($12.14 million).  
   
Lee reportedly has a 17-million-euro ($18 million) buy-out clause, a sum that none of the offers on the table are believed to have met. Mallorca are likely holding out for that clause to be met, although some reports suggest Lee is keen to move sooner and is frustrated by the club’s inaction…”

There we have it. A tiny island team saying no to us. 

25 minutes ago, thabucks said:

Kubo? 

Emery had him on loan last season and hardly played him

We need the money badly.

Darío Osorio dribbles with the ball, goes past one player, puts the ball on the plate to Ollie Watkins and its a................

They dont want to sell to us

Depressing. Defeat.

35 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Do we reckon these young players are an addition TO our plans.. or that Emery is of the mind that, if he can't get certain " immediate " targets, he is willing to get some wonderkids in, and develop them into those players short, medium and long term at better value?

Yeah I do. And hope so.

Brighton have bid for him 

31 minutes ago, foreveryoung said:

Comon in reality any decent player to hit the ground running is 40-50 mill plus these days. Why do the board claim to have aspirations of European football, yet we are still looking in the bargain basement for players who might come good..

We will only end up being the shittest football team to ever reach top 6, if ever.

Bang on here. Be careful tho they call you a troll for stating your opinion