Shillzz Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Yeah he did in fairness, but he was certainly overshadowed by the likes of Keane, Scholes and co. A better example could be Dion Dublin I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biskitt Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I wouldn't mind Anderson. As others have said, he's not good enough for Man Utd, but he would definately be good enough for a mid-table side like us. I don't know how he'd play between the midfield and strikers though. I'd love Sigurdsson or Holtby, but I just don't see that being realistic. Liverpool and Spurs were both in for Sigurdsson, so why would he drop down to us? He would fit better at a side like Everton/ Swansea/ Newcastle, instead of a team constantly battling relegation. I hope I'm wrong, but I think it's more likely to be a player in a team positioned 10th-20th. Maybe one of the better performers in a lower-half-of-the-table. Possibly someone who's contract is coming to an end? I don't think Spurs would loan him to Everton or Newcastle as they would both be considered rivals to get into the European places. Swansea would definitely be a possibility as Michu is injured for a few weeks and he knows the setup there. I don't think we'd have much of a chance signing him permanently but on loan, why not ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I'd be disappointed if Anderson was the mystery loan-signing. He has been extremely poor at United since he signed and quite doubtful if he'd make any real impact here. Shame how it has panned out for him as he really was one of the best prospects in the world while at Porto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_ Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I'd be happy with Powell on loan, purely because of his goal in the Playoff final against Cheltenham town.... what a goal! Was a bit dissapointing as I was there watching Cheltenham but hey ho! I think the actual loan signing will be Lescott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I always thought Neville looked fine at Man Utd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I'd be happy with Powell on loan, purely because of his goal in the Playoff final against Cheltenham town.... what a goal! Was a bit dissapointing as I was there watching Cheltenham but hey ho! I think the actual loan signing will be Lescott. G'warn the Robbins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Never been a fan of loan signings but I guess because of our owner survival is the number 1 goal and a good loan signing will help with that. But then where does that leave us the following year? We have 4 months of a quality player with no chance of matching that quality in trying to replace him the following season. Kyle walker is a perfect example of this and west brom habe and soon Everton will experience this with lukaku. I kinda see what you are saying here. Possibly, if the loan signing were one to have a decent impact on results though, it could serve to show what Lambert's squad is fully capable of with the addition of a bit of quality and Randy would have evidence to further back him a bit more in the summer window. Not saying that's fully the case, but aside from helping us finish higher in the table, that's a potential benefit of a loan. I also believe that if you improve the quality of players in your squad, it will help lift the confidence/form of others, which is something we need at the moment. For example, a quality attacking midfielder and holding midfielder coming in would more than certainly raise the performances of Benteke and Delph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Please no to Anderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I feel positive about this window now, really think some experience of the right sort will do us wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 31, 2013 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2013 And we don't hang around either. It's not like MON where our window opened a day before everyone else's closed. We'll go into this one prepared and the deals will be done. We can (and probably will) argue over the quality of the targets, but not about the decisiveness and the manner of how we acquired them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 And we don't hang around either. It's not like MON where our window opened a day before everyone else's closed. We'll go into this one prepared and the deals will be done. We can (and probably will) argue over the quality of the targets, but not about the decisiveness and the manner of how we acquired them. Agree, another thing I like about our manager. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 And we'll all be deflated yet again if nothing happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 @ Biskitt & Isa, I was actually talking about Anderson/ Sigurdsson as permanent signings. I have no idea who the loan could be. I'm more interested in the permanent signing tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 And we'll all be deflated yet again if nothing happens. True, only one man to blame if that is the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted December 31, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2013 And we don't hang around either. It's not like MON where our window opened a day before everyone else's closed. We'll go into this one prepared and the deals will be done. We can (and probably will) argue over the quality of the targets, but not about the decisiveness and the manner of how we acquired them. Agree, another thing I like about our manager. Is it not Paul Faulkner who deals with it? Lambert hands a list over and Faulkner/Lerner go get them. In terms of buying players, they make a good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 And we don't hang around either. It's not like MON where our window opened a day before everyone else's closed. We'll go into this one prepared and the deals will be done. We can (and probably will) argue over the quality of the targets, but not about the decisiveness and the manner of how we acquired them. Agree, another thing I like about our manager. Is it not Paul Faulkner who deals with it? Lambert hands a list over and Faulkner/Lerner go get them. In terms of buying players, they make a good team. Yes but Lambert seems to make his mind up and hand over his list to Falkner a lot earlier in the window than O'Neil ever did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 And we don't hang around either. It's not like MON where our window opened a day before everyone else's closed. We'll go into this one prepared and the deals will be done. We can (and probably will) argue over the quality of the targets, but not about the decisiveness and the manner of how we acquired them. Last January we signed two players on the 31st January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 31, 2013 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2013 I think it's possible that MON had more control over transfers and the resulting wages than anyone has since. That's one of the mistakes Lerner made and then learned from. Don't give so much trust to the manager by letting him sign blank cheques for wages. The fact our deals were done so late, even though PF & RL were available back then also lends itself to the notion that MON was in much more control of transfers than i) he should have been and ii) any manager has been since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 31, 2013 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2013 And we don't hang around either. It's not like MON where our window opened a day before everyone else's closed. We'll go into this one prepared and the deals will be done. We can (and probably will) argue over the quality of the targets, but not about the decisiveness and the manner of how we acquired them.Last January we signed two players on the 31st January.I figured someone would miss the point. Going into a transfer window prepared does not preclude you from buying later on. It just means you get your initial list done in a timely manner. You can then buy late at your leisure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 So curious as to how you know MON was unprepared if the date they were signed doesn't indicate anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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