17 minutes ago, Malcolm9 said:

We didn't struggle, Burnley had little spells but never really looked dangerous.

As for signings I can't see any decent players moving in this window, you know, players that will actually strengthen us.

It could of been very different it it wasn't for a VAR intervention, A dodgy pen by Willian, and a goal by Callum, that i don't know how Tammy failed to touch, which would of resulted in him being offside, i just think we look a bit stale, chopping and changing midfield etc (injuries permitting), There are plenty who could strengthen us, just need to splash the Summer cash

3 hours ago, Ballack & Blu said:

Why oh why are we pissballing about in this transfer window, get some fresh blood in to freshen the team up, we did well saturday, but struggled.

over 2 weeks left yet.  Club give nothing away anymore, found that out in previous windows.  Suspect it'll just come out of nowhere whoever we sign

Think we are being cautious, not wanting another Drinkwater again. With Lampard in charge and so keen to promote the kids, we are looking at the "star" players, who are difficult to buy mid season. We may panic on the final day and buy a Dunk or Zaha, you never know

On 13/01/2020 at 06:21, dansubrosa said:

Nearly two weeks into the window and there hasn’t been any concrete links yet, I’m surprised considering the transfer ban.

Seems like we are biding our time and waiting for the right opportunity to come up, which makes a lot of sense.

There's two ways of looking at it.

1. We're not doing anything substantive, and we'll make a panic buy at the end of the window; or

2. We're in no rush to buy and will only make a purchase if it's a clear upgrade on what we have and improves the team almost immediately.

I hope it's #2.

17 hours ago, Ballack & Blu said:

It could of been very different it it wasn't for a VAR intervention (it was offside??), a legit pen by Willian, a great team goal finished by Abraham and a goal by Callum to finish them off, that i don't know how Tammy failed to touch (does it matter??), which would of resulted in him being offside, i just think we look a bit stale, chopping and changing midfield etc (injuries permitting), There are plenty who could strengthen us, just need to splash the Summer cash

FTFY

Edited January 14, 20206 yr by Malcolm9

I did worry this might happen, I think Frank has so much faith in our young players he might not sign someone established who would go straight into the team and unsettle them.

Hope I'm wrong as we need a few more options.

LBH the only position that really needs strengthening in this window is for another goal scoring striker to partner Tammy, January  can be a punt - Anelka worked out great , Torres not so.  Plus nearly every club in the prem league is desperate for the same position to be filled - Villa cus they're in peril, Spuds cus they're mid table, other clubs etc. etc.

So unless the club have a trump card up their sleeve I don't expect (m)any signings this month, the club just needed a 274 mill cash injection from Roman  despite selling Eddy and not buying in the summer; so maybe the club's saving its dosh for the summer window, which I feel is a prudent strategy. 

Edited January 14, 20206 yr by General
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I feel like man Utd signing Fernandes will help seal their top four hopes. We need to make one or two very good signings this window otherwise we be found wanting when it comes to top four hopes. 

2 hours ago, enigma said:

I feel like man Utd signing Fernandes will help seal their top four hopes. We need to make one or two very good signings this window otherwise we be found wanting when it comes to top four hopes. 

Why though? Is there anything special about him. We don't need to panic buy, which I feel like some of you want.

Is it a panic buy when we've had well over a season to scout and choose the right player(s)?

Timo Werner is an obvious one who'd fit right in.

It's almost like a small disappointment the fact that the club went into this transfer window without any ideas. Maybe we are looking to sign Chilwell, Sancho and Werner in the summer though.

20 minutes ago, Gol15 said:

It's almost like a small disappointment the fact that the club went into this transfer window without any ideas. Maybe we are looking to sign Chilwell, Sancho and Werner in the summer though.

What fact? How do you know the club doesn't have any ideas? Perhaps there are negotiotations going on, perhaps the identified targets aren't available in January, perhaps it's a conscious choice not to sign anybody: we just don't know what's going on.

Dear FIFA, can we have another transfer ban, pretty please?

47 minutes ago, Valerie said:

What fact? How do you know the club doesn't have any ideas? Perhaps there are negotiotations going on, perhaps the identified targets aren't available in January, perhaps it's a conscious choice not to sign anybody: we just don't know what's going on.

Perhaps something is going on, but judging from how Lampard has been going about in the press either he isn't as involved in it or the club is most likely not going to do much this window and leave most of the things that need to be done for the summer, like I said. As time passes by it looks like it's a conscious choice to stick with what we have now and look to really improve with Chilwell, Sancho in the summer and since things are going well so far maybe it's not a really big risk to continue without any signing in January.

The thing is, I don't see why we would need to wait so much for a new player if the club already knew who to sign for this period, Liverpool's deal for their new player was practically done before the window opened and they didn't lose a single game in the league so far which would suggest that they would have less urgency than us.

Though I'm aware that the club does things sometimes in the last moment, some of our previous January signings got here in the last days of January e.g. Giroud, Emerson. So you're right it's not a fact that the club has no ideas for this transfer window, it's just my speculation. To me it still looks a bit sloppy in case the club actually had a plan all along, it doesn't need to be set in stone that we must sign a player in the last days of January.

5 hours ago, Gol15 said:

It's almost like a small disappointment the fact that the club went into this transfer window without any ideas. Maybe we are looking to sign Chilwell, Sancho and Werner in the summer though.

That's banking on getting CL football though. Without CL football we'll be fortunate to sign any of those. Maybe, just maybe Sancho will still come, but no guarantees. Consistent CL football is a massive attraction for moving to a club. 

6 hours ago, Malcolm9 said:

Why though? Is there anything special about him. We don't need to panic buy, which I feel like some of you want.

By all accounts Utd are buying him to replace Lingard. Fernandes is going to be a definite upgrade on Lingard. It adds to their goal threat options. 

There is zero proof the club want Werner, Sancho and Chilwell though.  That's the thing.  I mean Sancho i think we will go in for - but this idea that we are waiting until the summer to sign them is going to leave people disappointed im afraid.   Madrid or Bayern will likely nab Werner if we are being honest.  Chilwell im not even sure we really want.  And Sancho is only coming here if we get CL, and even then its not for sure

 

I just think some people need to remember those 3 are not nailed on in the summer, they are not definitely coming.   It wont be only us trying to buy them.  So in that case, yes, we do need one or 2 this window to improve our top 4 chances.  Will we? Probably not as we dither too much, but who knows.  I did think all our business would be wrapped up early, as Frank knew what he wanted.  Probably negotiations going on but... 

And the lack of rumours means nothing, our club is watertight lately.  Unless the leak comes from the other side

Edited January 15, 20206 yr by RickUK

2 hours ago, enigma said:

That's banking on getting CL football though. Without CL football we'll be fortunate to sign any of those. Maybe, just maybe Sancho will still come, but no guarantees. Consistent CL football is a massive attraction for moving to a club. 

Yes it's true, so far we are in the CL but the more I think about it the more I'm sure that it's a considerable enough of a gamble to not sign anyone during this transfer window. We do need to finish 4th at least not because we all expected that at the start of the season but because we are in this position in which we obviously can finish in the top 4. 

Even if we miss out on Werner there will be other options which is fine I mean nothing goes really 100% according to plan but the club has no reason to back down when it comes to Sancho because both Willian and Pedro have their contracts expiring in the summer. 

Edited January 15, 20206 yr by Gol15

6 hours ago, enigma said:

By all accounts Utd are buying him to replace Lingard. Fernandes is going to be a definite upgrade on Lingard. It adds to their goal threat options. 

But he doesn't score many goals going by his stats. They are better off trying to get Pogba back to full fitness.

7 minutes ago, Malcolm9 said:

But he doesn't score many goals going by his stats. They are better off trying to get Pogba back to full fitness.

Interesting. In previous years he has had Lampardesque numbers for Sporting.

I think he'll improve them but we shouldn't be too worried. I'm quite happy if we choose not to sign anyone this window. Would muuuuuch prefer that to panic buying rubbish squad players as we have in the past. It's a hard time for players to come in and adapt.

I for one would happily do away with the January transfer window entirely. Sign players outside the season and then stick with the squad you have.

6 hours ago, RickUK said:

There is zero proof the club want Werner, Sancho and Chilwell though.  That's the thing.  I mean Sancho i think we will go in for - but this idea that we are waiting until the summer to sign them is going to leave people disappointed im afraid.   Madrid or Bayern will likely nab Werner if we are being honest.  Chilwell im not even sure we really want.  And Sancho is only coming here if we get CL, and even then its not for sure

 

I just think some people need to remember those 3 are not nailed on in the summer, they are not definitely coming.   It wont be only us trying to buy them.  So in that case, yes, we do need one or 2 this window to improve our top 4 chances.  Will we? Probably not as we dither too much, but who knows.  I did think all our business would be wrapped up early, as Frank knew what he wanted.  Probably negotiations going on but... 

And the lack of rumours means nothing, our club is watertight lately.  Unless the leak comes from the other side

Agree and this is my big worry. If we end up not spending this Jan, it also doesn’t automatically mean Lamps will be given a £300m+ kitty in the summer.

4 hours ago, Spiller86 said:

Interesting. In previous years he has had Lampardesque numbers for Sporting.

I think he'll improve them but we shouldn't be too worried. I'm quite happy if we choose not to sign anyone this window. Would muuuuuch prefer that to panic buying rubbish squad players as we have in the past. It's a hard time for players to come in and adapt.

I for one would happily do away with the January transfer window entirely. Sign players outside the season and then stick with the squad you have.

My bad, I was thinking of Gedson Fernandes who has recently gone to Spurs on loan......doh!

I like transfers and i think we should be signing someone just about every window including this one. However nothing seems that likely at this stage. 

I've read that the Mail are suggesting Leicester are considering Luke Shaw as a replacement for Chilwell. The press are linking us as a possibility.

It would make sense though maybe other clubs are enquiring about him too.

 

A lot of the earlier rumours have dampened down now. 
 

Sancho - sounds like we’ve scared off the price tag. 

Chilwell - not moving soon 

Werner - not happening

As frustrating as it is, we all want the right signings rather than any old signings.