The January 2024 "Will we actually sign a striker or just Che Adams/Kieffer Moore" Transfer Thread

[Tony Towner]

I could understand letting Sasa or Fabio go out on loan without a replacement lined up but not both.

If push comes to shove then Gary would have to have used them because there is no one else, but to let BOTH options go without getting anyone else in is ridiculous.

Fraser, by default, becomes the next option but surely keeping either Sasa or Fabio around meant Fraser would already have gone out on loan. I get that decisions are made to benefit players, but surely if that's to the detriment of the club then we need to be a bit more grown up about things

For him to have used them meaningfully we'd have needed 3 injuries to Cunha, Neto, Bellegarde, Hwang and Sarabia. He'd play any 3 of those 5 across a 3 and any of the first 4 as a 9 before he'd have started either of them. You could argue 4 injuries as I bet he'd have put RAN in the front 3 as well. Whether we sign someone today doesn't really make much difference to how much time those 2 would have seen. It does to our ability to give those we have a break

 

[Lycan]

What happens if Cunha gets crocked tonight? Or Neto? Are we going to get Diego Costa back in for a glorious return?

This window has been another shambles.

It'd be Fraser/Chirewa/Noah/Enso backing up the first team. Big opportunity for those guys obviously but not ideal at all.

 

[Tony Towner]

An injury or two means an awful lot of minutes for those guys.

I've just shown we'd need at least 3 and arguably 4. He didn't rate them, he wasn't going to play them, he'd have shuffled things around to not to. Different argument for me as to the failure to sign someone

 

[AndyWolves]

I've just shown we'd need at least 3 and arguably 4. He didn't rate them, he wasn't going to play them, he'd have shuffled things around to not to. Different argument for me as to the failure to sign someone

Yeah, I misread your post and deleted my comment.

 

[AndyWolves]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753105563335197107

 

[Tony Towner]

It'd be a real pain living in a hotel Armando better staying at home

 

[Squeak]

For him to have used them meaningfully we'd have needed 3 injuries to Cunha, Neto, Bellegarde, Hwang and Sarabia. He'd play any 3 of those 5 across a 3 and any of the first 4 as a 9 before he'd have started either of them. You could argue 4 injuries as I bet he'd have put RAN in the front 3 as well. Whether we sign someone today doesn't really make much difference to how much time those 2 would have seen. It does to our ability to give those we have a break

Not really sure why any of these players needs a break from now to the end of the season. They are professional athletes and they will be monitored carefully as to their levels. There's only a couple more spells where we will have two games in a week. We have plenty of talent to last the last 17 games of the season IMO. Sincerely hope we are playing the long term game as we don't need a quick fix pill. The squad is fine as it is and if we bide our time in getting the right player on the right terms we will be doing nicely. Seems to me that some fans love to panic because we aren't signing anyone of note. Happens every transfer window.

 

[Jinky]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753104748058911039

So basically, Fulham have signed him on loan.

 

[Carrotdude]

Fulham: straight in the first team and doesn’t have to move. Think we’ll be alright here

 

[AndyWolves]

Wouldn't that leave Fulham with 3 players competing for the same spot, Raul, Vinicius and Broja?

Or is it really only Raul and Broja because Vinicius is gash

 

[Tony Towner]

Wouldn't that leave Fulham with 3 players competing for the same spot, Raul, Vinicius and Broja?

Or is it really only Raul and Broja because Vinicius is gash

Raul is out injured for "several weeks"

 

[Tony Towner]

Well Chelsea have collapsed quickly there. I assume the conditions are based on appearances, the less he pays the more they pay, their way of getting the assurances on game time

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753109176820154562

...or not

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753109748428497245

 

[Jinky]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753109421453152589

Laughable that we’ve missed out on our top target (taking our own opinions out of it for a minute because the club obviously wanted him) because we don’t want to pay a £750k loan fee, when Chelsea were asking £35m for him a week ago.

I bet Gaz will be absolutely fuming.

 

[Tredman]

Going to Fulham with 4m loan fee according to Fab.

 

[Jinky]

Going to Fulham with 4m loan fee according to Fab.

Some difference between the £750k reported fee by Delaney & the £4m from Fab. If it’s £4m then fair enough us walking away. Still doesn’t excuse the abysmal window we’ve just witnessed again.

 

[PuntsWolf]

£4m is obviously a lot but clubs don’t give players away for free (except us obviously).

5 year contract £40m fee. So £4m loan fee to try before you buy for 6 months is a more than reasonable amount to pay/ask for.

 

[Tony Towner]

I'd need to see the details behind this, but he wouldn't be a terrible option for us, not as the long term solution more as the player who could come off the bench or start the occasional game if needed.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753110903007179108

 

[Lycan]

Some difference between the £750k reported fee by Delaney & the £4m from Fab. If it’s £4m then fair enough us walking away. Still doesn’t excuse the abysmal window we’ve just witnessed again.

Probably £4M if he doesn't meet the appearances, £750K if he does

 

[Carrotdude]

Forest determined to get themselves a points deduction

 

[Del Woppio]

It's so fucking unnecessary. It doesn't take a month to figure out if something is affordable or the player is wanted by the manager. He really wants a fucking striker, and once again we're patting a manager on the head and telling him to shut up and be happy with what he's got.

We have plenty of money. We have a need. It shouldn't be this fucking hard to sort something out.