sne Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Don't think he would do much worse than the mugs we got in midfield now. Easy to forget that Jedinak got a bunch of PL experience as well. Apparently his performances last season and the fact he's retired is also easy to forget. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Do we know what is likely for Jan, whether the rumours around FFP are true or not, I'd fully expect our situation to not allow 30 - 40m on players. I think we need to find quality in the loan market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 32 minutes ago, cheltenham_villa said: Do we know what is likely for Jan, whether the rumours around FFP are true or not, I'd fully expect our situation to not allow 30 - 40m on players. I think we need to find quality in the loan market. Yeah we need to abandon the "only loan players with a buy for set fee clause" strategy. If we can get a quality player in on loan, even one we have no chance of keeping in the summer we must. Because the current starting 11 is not good enough. A striker, a RW, ideally a CM and a LB is needed to stay up. No way will we be able to afford all that in Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) So I think we need a CB, or a CB who can cover at full back (On both sides) A Big strong midfielder who can play, and take control in tougher games, drive forward etc. An attacking mid/winger/wide forward. A Centre forward. At minimum. Edited December 22, 2019 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 25 minutes ago, sne said: Yeah we need to abandon the "only loan players with a buy for set fee clause" strategy. If we can get a quality player in on loan, even one we have no chance of keeping in the summer we must. Because the current starting 11 is not good enough. A striker, a RW, ideally a CM and a LB is needed to stay up. No way will we be able to afford all that in Jan. Yes, we need to manage our own expectations, unless we sell someone I dont see any big investments. If we can only afford one thing it has to be a goalscorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VillaJ100 Posted December 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2019 Knowing us we'll probably buy a keeper and a RB 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 21 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: So I think we need a CB, or a CB who can cover at full back (On both sides) A Big strong midfielder who can play, and take control in tougher games, drive forward etc. An attacking mid/winger/wide forward. A Centre forward. At minimum. Pretty much it, striker, winger, centre mid, crucial. Then we need better cover. I don't give a shit if some of these are loans with no view to buy, it's desperation time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, villalad21 said: Don't think he would do much worse than the mugs we got in midfield now. Easy to forget that Jedinak got a bunch of PL experience as well. So does Alan Shearer and Paul Scholes maybe we should try to sign them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 2 hours ago, villalad21 said: They may have to consider to change their "fine tuning" approach So you think we should rebuild the squad im January? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Zatman said: So you think we should rebuild the squad im January? Starting with Jedinak, it seems as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Get Alan Hutton in, pay as you play, up front alongside Julian Joachim. They’ll score bags of goals, easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: So I think we need a CB, or a CB who can cover at full back (On both sides) A Big strong midfielder who can play, and take control in tougher games, drive forward etc. An attacking mid/winger/wide forward. A Centre forward. At minimum. Which was basically our summer shopping list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, sidcow said: Which was basically our summer shopping list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 An aggressive striker who will bully and harass defenders could transform us. (It would help if he scored a few too). We’re not worrying teams with any threat up front at all, which means they basically have to concentrate on nullifying Jack and can then essentially do what they like. We are an average team that’s going through a bad patch. The length of that bad patch will determine our fate this year. We’ve been scoring from midfield, but they have largely dried up too, which makes the whole team, particularly the defence more nervy. The team lacks aggression and a goal scorer. Finding someone who can bring that can have the added bonus of igniting some belief into the rest of the squad too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: An aggressive striker who will bully and harass defenders could transform us. (It would help if he scored a few too). We’re not worrying teams with any threat up front at all, which means they basically have to concentrate on nullifying Jack and can then essentially do what they like. We are an average team that’s going through a bad patch. The length of that bad patch will determine our fate this year. We’ve been scoring from midfield, but they have largely dried up too, which makes the whole team, particularly the defence more nervy. The team lacks aggression and a goal scorer. Finding someone who can bring that can have the added bonus of igniting some belief into the rest of the squad too. Morelos would certainly add this. The fans at Rangers even call him "El Bufalo" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I'm going to go against the trend here. I don't want wholesale changes. For me a winger with a bag of pace and a poacher type striker. For me that's Said Benramha and I'd see if we can get Gayle from Newcastle on loan. We need to keep the faith with the players bought in the summer. They will come good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Gayle on loan would be truly horrific business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Gayle cant get a game for a team that top scoring striker has 1 goal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuffolkVillan Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 2 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: So I think we need a CB, or a CB who can cover at full back (On both sides) A Big strong midfielder who can play, and take control in tougher games, drive forward etc. An attacking mid/winger/wide forward. A Centre forward. At minimum. Just a new core then...will need divine intervention for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, sne said: Morelos would certainly add this. The fans at Rangers even call him "El Bufalo" I know a Rangers fan and when the rumours started linking us he sent me a message, “Hands off”. Which would suggest they like him. He comes with the usual caveat of can he make the switch up? He’s certainly fiery which I like, provided he’s got it more or less under control, which reports suggest that he has. Sent off last week though! I’d say he’s a risk, but I’m not sure there are many signings that aren’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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