What do we need in January?

[pmcla26]

20 minutes ago, ronnup said:

Bounanotte replacement when hes recalled

No need for them to recall him with their attacking options, and there is also a loan fee involved so Brighton may not even have grounds to do so. 

[Silebyfox_89]

Striker + Centre midfield are priorities for me.

[FosseSpark]

Newcastle are willing to listen to offers for 25-year-old English midfielder Joe Willock in January. (Ekrem Konur)

 

would be a great signing if available for the right money. progressive number 8, gets a goal, good pace.

[An Away Move]

7 hours ago, ronnup said:

Bounanotte replacement when hes recalled

He's called Will Alves.

[les-tah]

44 minutes ago, An Away Move said:

He's called Will Alves.

cynical thinking but maybe he is just probably not really tearing it up in first team training else he would get minutes maybe? Buonanotte/Fatawu all similar age so we cant say cooper wont give minutes to younger players.

Edited 24 October 2024 by les-tah

[fkas]

Trying to sign players in January is always iffy, strikers doubly so. We'd end up paying through the nose.

 

The only exception to that rule is if we can bargain hunt and find a former wonderkid that's made a move and not lived up to their promise yet. Similar to Tielemans. ManU have just done similar with de Ligt. Probably need a less high profile one that de Ligt.

 

If we can pick up one or two still under 25 we could potentially get two or three good seasons and still net a profit.

[Kierzz]

A new CB. 

[JimJams]

All of our fullbacks are struggling on a continual basis to both defend and have a significant impact going forward.

Should we be looking for traditional fullbacks, wingbacks or using CB's in the same way Ben White, Timber, Nathan Ake have adapted to the FB role?

[Tuna]

New full backs, totally obvious now

[David Hankey]

New manager, by the looks of things.

[Simonb]

Has to be a left back, a center back, a striker and possibly an 8

 

Wouldn't spend anything notable though, purely loans .. January's a poor market 

[Pita]

On 26/10/2024 at 16:31, David Hankey said:

New manager, by the looks of things.

That’s got a good chance of  happen before January 

[Dahnsouff]

No fullbacks, just a left footed CB for our 3 at the back

[moore_94]

1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said:

No fullbacks, just a left footed CB for our 3 at the back

I would much rather a left full back who is also happy enough to tuck in and be that that left footed centre back in a 3 if needed

 

If(when) we boot Cooper I think it is more likely we end up with a manager who plays "traditional" full backs and we can't then be stuck with them having a choice of JJ, Kristiansen, or Thomas again

[Ric Flair]

7 hours ago, moore_94 said:

I would much rather a left full back who is also happy enough to tuck in and be that that left footed centre back in a 3 if needed

 

If(when) we boot Cooper I think it is more likely we end up with a manager who plays "traditional" full backs and we can't then be stuck with them having a choice of JJ, Kristiansen, or Thomas again

We were linked with Anselmo García MacNulty in the summer from PEC Zwolle. Seems like a signing we'd have made in the Championship rather than the PL but his profile is the type of player we need for that role.

[Dahnsouff]

7 hours ago, moore_94 said:

I would much rather a left full back who is also happy enough to tuck in and be that that left footed centre back in a 3 if needed

 

If(when) we boot Cooper I think it is more likely we end up with a manager who plays "traditional" full backs and we can't then be stuck with them having a choice of JJ, Kristiansen, or Thomas again

Not convinced we would go back to a more traditional style, but agree with the flexible suggestion.

[pmcla26]

12 hours ago, Dahnsouff said:

No fullbacks, just a left footed CB for our 3 at the back

Jayden Oosterwelde 

David Hancko 

Facundo Medina 

Pascal Struijk 

 

Don't think any of them would be cheap but they could all be good. We missed a trick with Arthur Theate in the summer. 

[foxfanazer]

Borja Sainz from Norwich. They usually sell fairly cheap 

[Pita]

A new striker is a must and if we have any money left a CB both will be very hard to find in January 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

19 hours ago, foxfanazer said:

Borja Sainz from Norwich. They usually sell fairly cheap 

It's mental that we have Ayew and they have him.

Edited 29 October 2024 by Sol thewall Bamba

[kingfox]

A RW to keep an eye on @Ric Flair 

 

[Royston.]

On 24/10/2024 at 21:01, les-tah said:

cynical thinking but maybe he is just probably not really tearing it up in first team training else he would get minutes maybe? Buonanotte/Fatawu all similar age so we cant say cooper wont give minutes to younger players.

brighton hardly willing to loan us Facundo unless we play him.

 

Fatawu was left out and only included when Cooper realised he was better than Reid

 

Alves could be Maradonna in training but he has no premier league experience

why would you trust Coopers judgement of a player when he is famous for his misjudgement of player selection and tactics on a weekly basis?

 

I suppose everyone else is tearing it up in training

[ronnup]

What will be interesting is how willing we are, able to invest. With some decent incomings of actual quality , we could really solidify a push. When do we ever have a good xmas?

[Kierzz]

Most important signing we need is a new manager....but surely we can't wait until January.

[brownboy93]