sam100 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 i had a dream a few nights back that we had signed stelios from bolton he would be a decent short term solution if we were struggling to sign the players we want probably a plan c signing, but hes definatly a more than capable premiership player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I heard that Villa are looking at Dica, a Romanian striker who plays for Steaua, and scored 4 goals in the CL for them this season. Anyone know anything about him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 i had a dream a few nights back that we had signed stelios from bolton he would be a decent short term solution if we were struggling to sign the players we want probably a plan c signing, but hes definatly a more than capable premiership player He would be the ideal type of signing to get us through to the end of the season when we can start restructuring properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 i had a dream a few nights back that we had signed stelios from bolton he would be a decent short term solution if we were struggling to sign the players we want probably a plan c signing, but hes definatly a more than capable premiership player He would be the ideal signing to get us through to the end of the season when we can start restructuring properly. I can see what you mean, even if I don't agree with you on this certain player. My question though is, do we really need more short-term solutions? Especially, should we really buy short-term solutions? To get 1 or 2 in on loan, yes, but to buy them? Seems strange to me. A Stelios on a free and at most 2 years, yes, but not to buy him and sign him for more than that. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 My question though is, do we really need more short-term solutions? Especially, should we really buy short-term solutions? To get 1 or 2 in on loan, yes, but to buy them? Seems strange to me. A Stelios on a free and at most 2 years, yes, but not to buy him and sign him for more than that. IMO. It comes down to what's available. If we can't get the long-term solutions in January, and if short-term people aren't easily available on loan, what then? At the moment, we're struggling even to cover all the positions. We have to get more players, by whatever means possible. If short-term purchases are all that's available, then that's what we will have to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 My question though is, do we really need more short-term solutions? Especially, should we really buy short-term solutions? To get 1 or 2 in on loan, yes, but to buy them? Seems strange to me. A Stelios on a free and at most 2 years, yes, but not to buy him and sign him for more than that. IMO. It comes down to what's available. If we can't get the long-term solutions in January, and if short-term people aren't easily available on loan, what then? At the moment, we're struggling even to cover all the positions. We have to get more players, by whatever means possible. If short-term purchases are all that's available, then that's what we will have to do. That's another good point. :? Let's face it, we're not in the ideal position atm to make perfect signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattansell Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 The Times and Guardian have both got Fulham down to sign Vincenzo Montello from Roma on loan unril the end of the season. Now he is a good striker and could definatley do a job for us in the short term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOTTI-THE-GOD Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 The Times and Guardian have both got Fulham down to sign Vincenzo Montello from Roma on loan unril the end of the season. Now he is a good striker and could definatley do a job for us in the short term. Spot on , this guy is a predator of the highest order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 geez Figo is going to sign for a Saudi Arabian side. Why didnt we make an offer? David Dunn going to Blackburn for 2 million... if he could be fit he would be an asset but i guess we have enough of those 'if he stay fit' type players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahamaad Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 The Times and Guardian have both got Fulham down to sign Vincenzo Montello from Roma on loan unril the end of the season. Now he is a good striker and could definatley do a job for us in the short term. Spot on , this guy is a predator of the highest order If he was that great I think clubs bigger than Fulham will be looking at him. On top of that its going to take him a season to settle, if at all. Look at Shevchenko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricella Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I heard that Villa are looking at Dica, a Romanian striker who plays for Steaua, and scored 4 goals in the CL for them this season. Anyone know anything about him? Look at this... I think Villa should do their best to grab him quick...we need someone that is sharp in front of goal. You never know if someone is going to be a success, but I can see that Dica do have what it takes to become an instant success at VP. He is the star at Steaua Bukarest with the number 10 shirt. BUT..he wont be cheap...I would guess around 10 million euro...or even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattansell Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 The Times and Guardian have both got Fulham down to sign Vincenzo Montello from Roma on loan unril the end of the season. Now he is a good striker and could definatley do a job for us in the short term. Spot on , this guy is a predator of the highest order If he was that great I think clubs bigger than Fulham will be looking at him. On top of that its going to take him a season to settle, if at all. Look at Shevchenko. Probably correct but i'd rather see us taking the gamble now we have some finance behind us than see his vital few goals push Fulham over us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazdavies79 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 We have 4 strikers, soon to be 5 again, which we can rotate - I find it deficult to believe a striker will be top of MON's list when we are despreately short in other areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 They maybe called strikers, but for the most part of the season they haven’t played like them. If MON could upgrade from Angel and Baros he would at the drop of a hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 geez Figo is going to sign for a Saudi Arabian side. Why didnt we make an offer? David Dunn going to Blackburn for 2 million... if he could be fit he would be an asset but i guess we have enough of those 'if he stay fit' type players. Figo would be on about £80k a week I imagine, slightly over-budget no matter how much money people think we have, he's going there for an easy and very lucrative pay day. Also David Dunn??? Kept fit??? When was the last time he had a run of games in the first team? I'm sure someone told me the other day he'd been paid £1250 for every minute he'd played for Birmingham in his career. I used to think he was ok, but now he's an injury prone player (and I use the term lightly) who hasn't played well at the top level for about 3 years. So no thanks. I'd be amazed if they picked up £2m for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateer Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 geez Figo is going to sign for a Saudi Arabian side. Why didnt we make an offer? He isn't going there because it is the best league in the world or for the nightlife! Therefore it is because of the wages they are going to pay him. Athough I can see where you are coming from in one respect, he would be a very expensive option. Obviously I'm guessing but I would reckon he will get paid twice the amount Distin is demanding and is he worth that now? I remember watching another one-time great player in game after game who, despite his declarations in hair product commercials, that "He was worth it", clearly wasn't! Could be that Figo is and would lift us enormously but it's a bit hypothetical now if the deal is done. However, I must say if he was unveiled as a signing I would not complain one bit! In fact, the more I think about it, the more I like the idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derryvillan Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I heard that Villa are looking at Dica, a Romanian striker who plays for Steaua, and scored 4 goals in the CL for them this season. Anyone know anything about him? Look at this... I think Villa should do their best to grab him quick...we need someone that is sharp in front of goal. You never know if someone is going to be a success, but I can see that Dica do have what it takes to become an instant success at VP. He is the star at Steaua Bukarest with the number 10 shirt. BUT..he wont be cheap...I would guess around 10 million euro...or even more. A couple of nice free kicks in there which would be a bonus,but I don't think you can go on video evidence. I remember seeing a vid of a certain M Baros on here a while back.Looked very talented and industrious........... :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maradona10 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Just like to say Balaban and Milosevic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Just like to say Balaban and Milosevic. Yeah, stinks of Sergei Rebrov to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svilenrussev Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Just like to say Balaban and Milosevic. Yeah, stinks of Sergei Rebrov to me. And what about Berbatov or Vidic?Not every East European player is a flop!Although I don't think he is good enough:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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