SikhInTrinity Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) I'd agree we need 1st team starters but that would be in the midfield areas and creative areas. I think with Vlaar and one other we have a very capable CB when he's in at the back. Mancienne would be adequate cover for me, something which we don't have. Unless you would like us to keep playing Clark and Baker or Herd there. Mancienne would be a massive improvement on those two if Vlaar was out. Edited January 2, 2014 by SikhInTrinity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 We should try and get Kiyotake on the cheap as his value will drop more if Nurnberg are relegated this season. We need experience though so wouldn't want Mancienne for DM. Would be ok as cover for Vlaar, and can't be worse than Baker. I would hope for something like Mancienne, Sissokho and either Defour or Kiyotake in this window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyp_avfc Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) We should try and get Kiyotake on the cheap as his value will drop more if Nurnberg are relegated this season. We need experience though so wouldn't want Mancienne for DM. Would be ok as cover for Vlaar, and can't be worse than Baker. I would hope for something like Mancienne, Sissokho and either Defour or Kiyotake in this window. Mancienne on loan, Sissoko and either Defour or Kiyo would be an amazing January window!!! Edited January 2, 2014 by Mattyp_avfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaRoy Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) I've never seen anything from watching Michael Mancienne to say he a better center back than Clark or Baker. He's one of those players who plays in a few positions to a pretty basic level at best. Are we talking about the same Mancienne who struggled to hold down a place in the a crap Wolves team during his final loan stint? The one who has played 1 game for Hamburg this season? Where is the link to him anyway? Can't find anything. Edited January 2, 2014 by VillaRoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 We should try and get Kiyotake on the cheap as his value will drop more if Nurnberg are relegated this season. We need experience though so wouldn't want Mancienne for DM. Would be ok as cover for Vlaar, and can't be worse than Baker. I would hope for something like Mancienne, Sissokho and either Defour or Kiyotake in this window. Mancienne, Sissoko and either Defour or Kiyo would be an amazing January window!!! Yep, sadly this is me hoping. Can't see it happening in reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I'd be very content if we landed Sissoko. Just the sort of DM needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted January 2, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 2, 2014 Mancienne would be quite disappointing to be honest. He would provide cover but not so sure he's any better than Baker or Clark. Still wouldn't feel confident if Vlaar is not playing. We need someone with more experience than Mancienne. That said I haven't seen him play since leaving England so maybe he's improved? Doubt it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Who's that Italian CB that we seemed to be after in the summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaRoy Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Mancienne would be quite disappointing to be honest. He would provide cover but not so sure he's any better than Baker or Clark. Still wouldn't feel confident if Vlaar is not playing. We need someone with more experience than Mancienne. That said I haven't seen him play since leaving England so maybe he's improved? Doubt it though. I agree, wouldn't exactly improve the team, he'd just be another second rate sub on the bench like half the signings Lambert has already bought in during transfer windows. We need players to improve the starting 11 after-all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyp_avfc Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.walfoot.be/fra/news/lis/2014-01-02/defour-lhomme-daston-villa&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.walfoot.be/fra/news/lis/2014-01-02/defour-lhomme-daston-villa%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3D6MO%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official On Defour to Villa... Edited January 2, 2014 by Mattyp_avfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) Who's that Italian CB that we seemed to be after in the summer? Marco Capuano. Edited January 2, 2014 by Mantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 2, 2014 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2014 isn't Everton the club we aspire to be ?No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Whats Micah Richards up to? He has only played a few games. Does he want to goto World Cup? surely cant be on astronomical wages. Wouldnt be a bad signing on loan. Although i do expect the loan signing to be a creative midfielder with us going for Kiyotake in the summer when his club get relegated. Permanent signing would likely be the DM/defender. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I don't know how good Defour is but I like the idea of having a few Belgians in our team and buying a few of their talented 18 year olds. They are really producing good young players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyp_avfc Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 -----------Delph----New DM/Westood ---------------------Defour Agbonlahor---------------------Weimann/Albie --------------------Benteke YES please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRivieraKid Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Jack Sullivan @jsullivanwhu 7m SADLY HEITINGA will not be joining us. We think he’s chosen Newcastle ahead of us Looks like Heitinga is going to Newcastle. Spurs are apparently in for Lescott according to the Telegraph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Monaco set to get Lescott in another article. Claiming he will be offered an exotic and luxurious package! That is probably the one that made Lambert fall off his chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 It seems almost every other club in the division is paying better wages than we are. We seem to have gone from one extreme to the other. I can only imagine that Lerner MUST be syphoning some of his loan back through the funds saved on this crop of contracts dished out in the past 18 months. If so then hopefully the clubs sale value/package will become more attractive. Don't think anyone should get too excited in this window though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) i cant see why we cant get someone on loan for half a season. Even on massive wages ie 90,000. Is 2 million. Its not crazy if its a player that will keep us up and possibly drag us to midtable (making more money if we finish alot higher) As apposed to signing another gamble for 2 million like Helenius or Tonev who have not really set the world on fire. Edited January 2, 2014 by KSV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 2, 2014 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2014 We may well do KSV. Maybe not 90k but Lambert has clearly intimated that he'll look at experience and if HH is right then there'll be a few incomings. Let's see how January plays out. Pity the fixtures for the month are such a bastard :-/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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