wykikitoon 19893 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 My guessing is we won't have anything sorted until last week 🤣  We need reinforcements though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19893 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Would love us to get Archie Gray from Leeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19893 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 We should have a bid for Rutter at Leeds.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10744 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Any non-flat cappers we should be looking at there, Wykiki? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6525 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 He is only a local scout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6525 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 It would be a huge boost to get a player or two as soon as the WINDOW SWINGS OPEN.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10744 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Â 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6525 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 2 hours ago, The Fish said:  Surely we could have had this wrapped up a month  ago? We can sign players in 5 days. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I’d say neither side would want to commit to anything too soon given that injuries are unpredictable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17079 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Not sure about this. We need players who can hit the ground running… likely to take this lad a while to get up to speed… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Where do you get those players? Theres no guarantee that a player from abroad is going to get up to speed immediately and decent PL players playing regularly now are hard to get. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7073 Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, PaddockLad said: Not sure about this. We need players  Tidied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13794 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Phillips would be a huge boost to a midfield that is really struggling atm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17079 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, ewerk said: Where do you get those players? Theres no guarantee that a player from abroad is going to get up to speed immediately and decent PL players playing regularly now are hard to get. Yeah, not arguing. Just thinking about Jan 22 though when we got precisely what we needed… it may be possible to get others who slot straight in… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17079 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 minute ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: Phillips would be a huge boost to a midfield that is really struggling atm A match fit Phillips yeah… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4718 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I haven't seen phillips play in fucking ages, because he hasn't, I don't really remember what he's like. In my head he isn't what we need though, he'd be more like our 8s rather than a more defensive minded midfielder who will sit at the base and allow bruno time to rest/more license to get forward, am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I’m no expert on him but I think he’s a proper sitting DM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 But apparently he’s very interested in going to Juventus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Aye Phillips is a very typical holding midfielder. I’m not his biggest fan but he’s the type of player we need to give our midfield balance, as at the moment we have Bruno, Miley, and Longstaff all going forward as 8’s with no one hanging back and teams are just walking right through midfield. Even with Joelinton and Willock there it’s still a type of player we needed, it’s just their all action pressing style helped mask it more. It’s similar to Liverpool getting Endo really, he’s not that great but he does his role and helps the rest of midfield keep pressure on.  I agree with PL on the keeper tbh, Dubravka doesn’t seem to make a save nowadays he was canny a few years ago but sometimes he doesn’t even seem to move as shots fly in. Think DM, GK, and obviously the right wing are priorities this window. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 32728 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Howay said: Aye Phillips is a very typical holding midfielder. I’m not his biggest fan but he’s the type of player we need to give our midfield balance, as at the moment we have Bruno, Miley, and Longstaff all going forward as 8’s with no one hanging back and teams are just walking right through midfield. Even with Joelinton and Willock there it’s still a type of player we needed, it’s just their all action pressing style helped mask it more. It’s similar to Liverpool getting Endo really, he’s not that great but he does his role and helps the rest of midfield keep pressure on.  I agree with PL on the keeper tbh, Dubravka doesn’t seem to make a save nowadays he was canny a few years ago but sometimes he doesn’t even seem to move as shots fly in. Think DM, GK, and obviously the right wing are priorities this window.  I think in the next window or two we might need to upgrade on miggy but not sure if you'll agree on that one, don't shoot me if you don't? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13794 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 11 hours ago, PaddockLad said: A match fit Phillips yeah… Mate, he plays for Pep. I’m 95% sure he’s fit. Even if it is PED fuelled 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21813 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 We need another CF as well as a DM. When players return we can put Joe back out wide left or Barnes and move Gordon to the right so we don’t have to use Miggy every game. I don’t trust Wilson and Isak to get through the rest of the season injury free and don’t want to see us use Gordon as CF again - he’s wasted there but can do a job with on either flank. A new RW would be great but I don’t think we’ll be able to do it all in this January window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4718 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Getting another CF or a GK, while they'd serve us well would be short term measures, unless we find someone really surprising who is affordable, available and good enough to provide proper competition to Pope or Isak. I can't see either happening.  A number 6 and a RW are both longer standing issues in the squad who we can actually upgrade long term with a more likely january deal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10744 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 12 hours ago, Howay said: Aye Phillips is a very typical holding midfielder. I’m not his biggest fan but he’s the type of player we need to give our midfield balance, as at the moment we have Bruno, Miley, and Longstaff all going forward as 8’s with no one hanging back and teams are just walking right through midfield. Even with Joelinton and Willock there it’s still a type of player we needed, it’s just their all action pressing style helped mask it more. It’s similar to Liverpool getting Endo really, he’s not that great but he does his role and helps the rest of midfield keep pressure on.  I agree with PL on the keeper tbh, Dubravka doesn’t seem to make a save nowadays he was canny a few years ago but sometimes he doesn’t even seem to move as shots fly in. Think DM, GK, and obviously the right wing are priorities this window. I wonder if that's partly because when he was regularly playing under Benitez, the system forced opponents to gamble on lower percentage shots, so he looked like he made lots of saves and his stats were inflated a bit. In reality they were mostly straight down his throat from 25yds+. Now, under Howe because of injuries and fatigue, our more open style means the chances we're giving up are easier? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 9423 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Dubravka hasn't been good for us since his initial loan spell IMO. I think people remember the first six months when they talk about remembering how "good" he is/was. Â He was a half decent shot stopper, but his rashness when rushing out has cost us shit loads of goals down the years. I personally always thought Darlow was a better goalie, although still not good enough for where we wanted to be post takeover. Â A goalie has to come in Jan, with Pope out for pretty much the remainder of the season. An LB too if Howe is certain Hall isn't ready. Â I am still not convinced by an out right CDM, we didn't need one last season and we were doing fine without one until the injuries piled up. I'd prefer a natural 10, someone that allows us to go 4231 at times and not square peg round holes when we're chasing a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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