Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
I believe Poch would say that Dier, Winks and Jansenn offer just that and are here already based on them being used for those roles in place of the players you mention
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January Wish List and Predicitions
- Thread starter Gutter Boy
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I believe Poch would say that Dier, Winks and Jansenn offer just that and are here already based on them being used for those roles in place of the players you mention
Jurgen the German
Tommy Harmer
Who would YOU sign?
I have no idea who's showing promise around the world, but what I've seen of the PL so far tells me we need to stay far away from the overhyped players at the mid to lower table clubs. They are utterly useless and cost twice as much as similar players in other leagues. You can triple it if they're English. If we have that kind of money, spend it on someone better and give them a settling in period. We have the benefit of a pretty complete squad now.
braineclipse
Willie Hall
What does Sissoko have to do with it? Never showed anything to indicate that he can play Dembele's role/position before we signed him and Pochettino has showed no indications of wanting him to play there for us.
Winks (and Onomah perhaps) seemingly made Pochettino happy with our options for that role this summer. If anything Winks has further claimed a place on the squad since then. I see no reason to stop trusting him at this point of all times.
Would be a good signing. Can't see Mourinho letting him or Depay join us though
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
A 1 goal in his last 30 forward, who Stoke, Watford and Saudi Sportswashing Machine are battling over?
People need to get past his Brazilian sounding name and the fact that he looked ok in a few U21 games, and see him for the Michael Ricketts he really is.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Yeah just like August deadline day again with the prayers of please not Sissoko or Zaha.
afsoc4life
Vedran Corluka
A player who clearly his manager didnt like from day one. We can take him in on loan.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
How can you compare him to ricketts, other than the fact he is black and technically English???
He is still a kid in football terms and has been hung out to dry by his current club. The goal scoring record you talk about may be Statistically correct but doesn't factor in minutes played, the opposition or more importantly the team he is playing for and their tactics.
Berahino reminds me of Defoe and would make a very good signing IMO for the right fee
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Martial was a player we wanted befor enited came in IIRC. We were told a lower fee than united agreed too but obvious didn't agree to it anyway
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Any reason to think United would be willing to let Martial leave for less than they signed him for?
glorygloryeze
Ian Walker
Martial and Depay, like Schneiderlin, had their chances to join us but stuck their noses up.
Like ol Morgan, they should feck off and we should tun up our noses at them; they've failed at a worse team, why should we spend good wages and fees to see them flop with us too?
Just say no (for moral reasons as well as financial)
If they want to sell him it's a buyers market really - plus they massively overpaid so would always be looking a hit if he was to be moved on quickly
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
He's been crap longer than Pulis has been at the club.
Also we can't loan him as he's out of contract.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
The Ricketts comparison is because they were both one season wonders, who made the fringes of the national side, then we dodged a bullet by failing with a really dumb bid for them, before they Walsall and Tranmered their careers away.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
But Berahino hasn't even had that ONE season yet and hasn't come from nowhere either
For me it's a strange comparison and unsubstantiated.
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
Ricketts was actually a good centre forward. Had he got his move to Spurs when Hoddle wanted to bring him in I think he would've gone from strength to strength. Sometimes in football getting or not getting the right move at the right time can be completely make or break for a player. I have seen many very good players not have the career they could've had due to being at the wrong place at the wrong time, similarly I have seen players who were not stand out players at youth level and expected to drop down the leagues get a lucky break and end up as hot property..... Rashford at Man Utd is a great example of that. He really wasn't particularly fancied as being a player that would make it at the top level, but he got a bit of luck, scored a few goals early on and his career suddenly had a different trajectory.
While you talk about Berahino only appealing to people because he has a Brazilian sounding name, I think you go completely the other way and decide you don't want him simply because he is English and plays (or more pertinently doesn't play) for an unfashionable club. Those that want Berahino because 'he has a Brazilian sounding name' probably haven't really ever properly watched him..... That being said I don't think you have ever really watched him either as a few times on here I have seen you get his attributes completely wrong (and even seen you discounting him as a possible number 9 because he is too small and weak, while advocating Sandro Ramirez from Spain who is shorter and weaker).
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
Martial never had a chance to sign for us. Monaco were touting him around for about 28 million. We offered 18 million and that wasn't enough for Monaco to sell. The player then signed a new deal at Monaco, which strengthened their hand for their later negotiations with Man Utd (who by that time were desperate). We also never had the chance to sign Schneiderlin. Southampton wanted 25 million for him and we never got anywhere near that amount in our bidding for him. A player can only choose to join us if we agree a transfer fee with their club. We didn't get particularly close to doing that for either Martial or Schneiderlin. As far as I remember we had interest in Deepay, but I don't think we put a bid in prior to Man Utd having their bid accepted for him. I don't think we then counter bid after they'd had that bid accepted either.