Topic: Roy eyes 5-6 new players in January

[AnnieRoad(Un)Faithful]

Ricky van Wolfswinkel would be a better bet too.

He's young too.

[CHOPPER]

http://www.fansfc.com/story/27979.html

Never heard of that site..

T, I think the 'H' button is fucked on your computer mate.

[El Rey, por favor]

Ugliest fucker i've ever seen Gervinho, certainly not one for marketability.

[Terry de Niro]

T, I think the 'H' button is fucked on your computer mate.

[RedDan87]

Why not look at Roque Santa Cruz?

He's much better than Cole and on his way from City.

He's a big man with decent touch. He'd be a much better partner than Cole for Torres.

only thing that worries me about santa cruz is his work rate. we need someone who'll put in a shift when things arnt looking too good. and will he do that? agree he's much better than cole though.

[JP-65]

That's them, but what about us? The loss of Champions League revenue is at most 35m or so - if you win it - and more likely averages around the 12-15m mark.

But consider the fact that NESV showed up out of nowhere and plunked down 217m quid in cash for the club. Even if they were to spunk 100m in the first transfer window (which I think you will agree is highly unlikely), that'd only bring their initial investment from Epic Swindle to about Fair Market Value.

If you're eying a house that's on the market for six to eight hundred thousand, and you pluck it out of a distressed owner's hands for three hundred thousand, putting only 217,000 down, don't you think you could afford new windows?

And the Stan Chart deal partially offsets the CL loss (as does the Europa a bit).  With little interest burden, our cash flow should look pretty decent.

[tubby]

Ugliest fucker i've ever seen Gervinho, certainly not one for marketability.

He just needs a new hair style.  Or a new forehead.  I can't decide.

[The G in Gerrard]

Think Cole scored two goals in league game for first time in his career against Fulham. We should be aiming for better.

[Lent§]

Why not look at Roque Santa Cruz?

He's much better than Cole and on his way from City.

He's a big man with decent touch. He'd be a much better partner than Cole for Torres.

We've already got an injury prone striker and City wouldn't sell him to us.

[AnnieRoad(Un)Faithful]

Yep. Cole has only scored twice in the Fulham game, in the league.

[CHOPPER]

Barry Badgerspleen is on a free this Jan. Thoughts?

[KingKolo]

We were never going to get number 19 that season and we were facing a battle for 4th, losing Alonso was massive. I said at the time we would struggle for fourth and 1st was never a possibility, it does not please me to be right but I was stating the obvious in my opinion. How any bookie or pundit had us down for a title is beyond me.

Well most of us didn't expect 7th.

I remember saying to mates that I thought we'd win the league IF we kept Mascherano and Alonso.
When we didn't, I thought "hmmm wait and see", and then it all unfolded horribly.

Anyway, we've strayed off topic somewhat.
All I was saying was that we let Spurs in, rather than them forcing their way in.
And given that City are now the richest of the lot and looking sweet for a top4 spot, forcing our way in any time soon is going to be very difficult.

Doom, gloom, moan etc...

[TepidT2O]

Carlton Cole would not improve us in any way. He's technically useless and barely scores.

So why sign him?

You may have missed this in the multiple threads, but our manager is Roy Hodgson.


I know, shocking isn't it?

Been here since the summer apparently!

[AnnieRoad(Un)Faithful]

We've already got an injury prone striker and City wouldn't sell him to us.

I don't understand them not wanting to sell to us.

How is a player not good enough for them going to make us a threat to their place?

Bridge would be a good shout. He's much better than Konchesky...but so am I.

[NandoRush99]

Yes CArlton Cole has only scored more than one goal in 1 game in 200 appearances  Roy seriously wants this guy?? 

[AnnieRoad(Un)Faithful]

You may have missed this in the multiple threads, but our manager is Roy Hodgson.


I know, shocking isn't it?

Been here since the summer apparently!

I know.

I'm just waiting to hear the idiot's reasoning when we sign Cole.

[The G in Gerrard]

Yes CArlton Cole has only scored more than one goal in 1 game in 200 appearances  Roy seriously wants this guy?? 

Shocking stat no?

[Citizen Kane]

Gervinho would be alright, but I just get the feeling he isn't good enough. By that I'm not questioning his talent, he's undoubtedly a good player, but he could turn out like Maxi has for us- a good player who you want in your team, but not necessarily good enough to be considered as a top winger or striker.

However, Gervinho has got progressively better as he has joined bigger clubs, after moving from Le Mans to Lille his scoring output increased incredibly. Maybe a move to a club where he will have more chances fashioned for him would increase his output even more, although he would be playing better defences. Wenger's a fan as well, but he was also a fan of Babel.

[Terry de Niro]

Barry Badgerspleen is on a free this Jan. Thoughts?

He's all wind and piss..

[robgomm]

Only seen Gervinho in the World Cup (ie: not seen him much at all). He was quite impressive there, challenging pace and some skill. We certainly need a winger with pace and trickery. Quite like Matt Jarvis in that regard, actually, as well.

[RedDan87]

You may have missed this in the multiple threads, but our manager is Roy Hodgson.


I know, shocking isn't it?

Been here since the summer apparently!

not a day goes by when I don't read a piece of news on lfc, or read a hodgson quote, and go "...how the fuck did we end up with this guy?" his appointment baffled me in the summer and it does now.

[CHOPPER]

He's all wind and piss..

True, true. Wise words then T.

Who can we sign though?

[Adeemo]

Gervinho's nowhere near good enough, we should be aiming much higher or not bothering at all until the summer.

[NandoRush99]

Just read that a month or so ago roy was in france watching Eden Hazard and Gevinho possiblity of double swoop?? would be brilliant!!

[Picklez]

Wingers, which I think should be our priority in this window should be in this order (imo)

Hazard
N'zogbia
Gervinho

oh and not forgetting a good lb though (that's priority too)

[Adeemo]

Just read that a month or so ago roy was in france watching Eden Hazard and Gevinho possiblity of double swoop?? would be brilliant!!

I'd be surprised if he was there to watch Hazard and I'd be utterly amazed if we actually signed him.

[lamonti]

gomez is suddenly back in contension at munich. and he's knocking in the goals. especially in the CL. can't see him coming now. think we missed that boat in the summer due to how fucked we were financially.

Bayern said that under no circumstances did they want to let him go, there was no boat to miss.
Frankly I don't think Mario Gomez would score that many goals for us, we are so fucking rubbish most of the time and create so little. I swear to god 90% of the unbelievably huge amount of goals that Mario Gomez scores are from about 4 yards out after the keeper has spileld the ball to his feet. Its remarkable, because I honesty don't think he's all that great... but he's fucking rattling them in this season.

[RedDan87]

Bayern said that under no circumstances did they want to let him go, there was no boat to miss.
Frankly I don't think Mario Gomez would score that many goals for us, we are so fucking rubbish most of the time and create so little. I swear to god 90% of the unbelievably huge amount of goals that Mario Gomez scores are from about 4 yards out after the keeper has spileld the ball to his feet. Its remarkable, because I honesty don't think he's all that great... but he's fucking rattling them in this season.

I thought that was just them not wanting him to go on loan? read somewhere the bayern president saying we couldn't get him because we were up against the wall financially.

[BFM]

If we can get Fernando Llorente for a reasonable sum I'm okay with City landing Dzeko for a transfer fee we can't (and shouldn't) compete with.

I'd reluctantly settle for Aguero meself

[RK7]

Wingers, which I think should be our priority in this window should be in this order (imo)

Hazard
N'zogbia
Gervinho

oh and not forgetting a good lb though (that's priority too)

Add Albrighton (Villa need to offload) and Sanchez (will be massive one day) to that list.

[RedDan87]

I'd reluctantly settle for Aguero meself

wouldn't we all? the words snowball in hell come to mind however.

[impz]

Ricky van Wolfswinkel would be a better bet too.

He's young too.

He's out for 3-4 months with a broken collar bone

[BFM]

Gervinho's nowhere near good enough, we should be aiming much higher or not bothering at all until the summer.

A tad hyperbolic mate. He was class at the world cup, in an Ivory Coast squad that had to play without Drogba from the beginning of the tournament. He was their most dangerous player. Quick on the flank, which some on here have been calling for. Can play on either wing, and has netted both assists and goals this season.

We could do a lot worse!

[James Mac]

Add Albrighton (Villa need to offload) and Sanchez (will be massive one day) to that list.

And Nuri Sahin, Marko Marin and Lewis Holtby too

[Promised to never post on RAWK again]

yeah dont worry they will sell him when he starts his next long barren spell.
if he and james beattie were English and German towns they would be twinned im sure.

Nonsense ... Mario Gomez has always scored a lot of goals in the Bundesliga, apart from his first season in the league (he was 20 at the time), and his first season at Bayern ...

Season           App     Goals

2010 - 2011    15      12          
2009 - 2010    29      10
2008 - 2009    32      24
2007 - 2008    25      19
2006 - 2007    25      14
2005 - 2006    30      6

[Sarge]

wouldn't we all? the words snowball in hell come to mind however.

True but then again none of us have any idea what is going on in the background. I think the H&G times have left many in the idea that we will never get decent players again so as i said lets see what Mr. Henry is made of before we pass judgement, still Hodgson worries me no end.

[Promised to never post on RAWK again]

http://www.fansfc.com/story/27979.html

Never heard of that site..

Very unreliable ...

[Robert_B]

The thought of us buying Carlton Cole makes me want to cry. May as well sign Upson and fucking Pennant back at this rate. God almighty, do these people not realise Hodgson is fucking clueless? Why the fuck would they listen to what Hodgson says? Fucks sake.

There is simply no logic to it on any level whatsoever.

[Promised to never post on RAWK again]

He just needs a new hair style.  Or a new forehead.  I can't decide.

[RK7]

And Nuri Sahin, Marko Marin and Lewis Holtby too

Only ever seen Marin a couple of times and looks good, never seen Holtby. I watched a bit on Sahin recently and he looks the business but again I don't know alot about him.