The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - The Pinball Wizard on DEADLINE DAY!

[dagraham]

I wonder why? ?

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Assume this is a real bad time to fire up the Weghorst Wagon?

Paint that wagon elsewhere

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Troy Parrot not going on loan

= no more signings

 

[rawhide]

We went into the window desperately needing a RB, DM and ST. We are ending it without addressing any of these problem positions. Bergwijn and Fernandes were transfers of convenience rather than transfers of needs.

RB has sen Tanganga come in and do well as well as Aurier improve.

DM I would suggest is whata group of fans want, rather than Jose, as we haven’t been linked to that type of player (Berge was offered to us according to ITK)

ST we are looking for a loan but there is a dearth of talent. Fernandes and Stevie B give us flexibility to plug that hole with Son/Moura/Dele if nobody is signed.

 

[Zippy1980]

Troy Parrot not going on loan

Means we are not bringing in a striker and hopefully Troy will get a chance. In meantime Moura will be dancing around upfront

 

[matty74]

Means we are not bringing in a striker and hopefully Troy will get a chance. In meantime Moura will be dancing around upfront

Falling around upfront you mean . Tripping over his laces and getting knocked down by a puff of wind

 

[wadewill]

We do moan about leaving things late, but we have signed a couple of decent young players earlier in the window and we have already forgotten about them

a striker would have topped off a great window

 

[Timberwolf]

We went into the window desperately needing a RB, DM and ST. We are ending it without addressing any of these problem positions. Bergwijn and Fernandes were transfers of convenience rather than transfers of needs.

True, but I think the club felt they couldn't get their top RB and DM targets this window given financial constraints/clubs unwilling to sell in Jan and would prefer to wait and do it properly in the summer rather than getting some Stambouli-eque signings on the cheap that wouldn't really improve us long term.

The striker one is a bit of a fuck up though as we really should been able to bring in SOMEONE on loan at the very least.

 

[WiganSpur]

Troy Parrot not going on loan

Sad thing is Mourinho will probably give him a run, he probably won't be ready then he'll be subject to vitriolic abuse from our supporters. Similar to how Skipp was slated in a cup match against Palace last season after Levy threw him and Pochettino under the bus.

 

[Dakes]

Will give little insight close of window. Hopefully will make sense. Will name players (to a limit).

Looking forward to the post mortem. Don't hold back on calling out the D-man too.

 

[Gollorius]

Troy Parrot not going on loan

Thanks for that, means I can actually get some work done now.

I am a little concerned with the size of the squad now, especially if Wanyama leaves. We're effectively down to 20 for the foreseeable and 3 of those are keepers.

 

[jurgen]

Means we are not bringing in a striker and hopefully Troy will get a chance. In meantime Moura will be dancing around upfront

Hope we wouldn't expect too much too soon from a 17 year old if he does indeed get a chance as a result of this. Playing up top alone is a big ask, and pretty much unprecedented at that age. We may be content to run Kane into the ground but I hope we can still use Parrott wisely.

 

[DeanoD]

If we’re keeping Parrott and intending on giving him a chance, then I’m fine with us not signing a striker.

However if José sticks to his previous “Troy isn’t ready” and not even putting him on the bench, then I’m a bit dumbstruck on how we can leave ourselves with no one up top for the next 2/3 months.

 

[THFCjosh]

RB has sen Tanganga come in and do well as well as Aurier improve.

DM I would suggest is whata group of fans want, rather than Jose, as we haven’t been linked to that type of player (Berge was offered to us according to ITK)

ST we are looking for a loan but there is a dearth of talent. Fernandes and Stevie B give us flexibility to plug that hole with Son/Moura/Dele if nobody is signed.

Agreed Aurier has improved, but Tanganga is not a RB and will be found out in that position.

RE to DM, our defence has no protection and although JM has dismissed the few players we've been offered we still need to fill it.

We also really need a target man to hold the ball up and ease some of the pressure when we're under it. This has also not been addressed.

 

[Donki]

True, but I think the club felt they couldn't get their top RB and DM targets this window given financial constraints/clubs unwilling to sell in Jan and would prefer to wait and do it properly in the summer rather than getting some Stambouli-eque signings on the cheap that wouldn't really improve us long term.

The striker one is a bit of a fuck up though as we really should been able to bring in SOMEONE on loan at the very least.

What club would be willing to let even an average forward go, on loan in January? Pretty clear we were in for the Polish lad but they wanted to sell, £27M I think for a player who has a lot to prove then adapt quickly to hit the PL hard immediately. Why bring in "SOMEONE" when we have 3 options for ST already?

 

[Mark_147]

True, but I think the club felt they couldn't get their top RB and DM targets this window given financial constraints/clubs unwilling to sell in Jan and would prefer to wait and do it properly in the summer rather than getting some Stambouli-eque signings on the cheap that wouldn't really improve us long term.

The striker one is a bit of a fuck up though as we really should been able to bring in SOMEONE on loan at the very least.

Chelsea and Man u in same boat with regards to strikers and both having no luck like us.

 

[pablo73]

I can't believe people are saying it's been a great window and that signing a striker would have been a bonus. We have no fit first team striker for the rest of the season and have averaged less than a goal a game since Kane got injured. By not signing a striker we have all but accepted that this season is a write off.

 

[Timberwolf]

Chelsea and Man u in same boat with regards to strikers and both having no luck like us.

True but Chelsea do at least have 2 fit strikers on their books, even if they didn't bring anyone in.

Utd...yeah that's fair. But comparing us to perhaps the worst run club in the country (barring West Ham) doesn't exactly make me feel better.

 

[WiganSpur]

Chelsea and Man u in same boat with regards to strikers and both having no luck like us.

FFS how many more times am I going to see this tonight. They are absolutely not in the same boat with regards to strikers. By Mourinho's own definition we have zero, United have two and Chelsea have three.

 

[Donki]

I can't believe people are saying it's been a great window and that signing a striker would have been a bonus. We have no fit first team striker for the rest of the season and have averaged less than a goal a game since Kane got injured. By not signing a striker we have all but accepted that this season is a write off.

Who? The transfer market isn't like a shop where you roll in and buy as you wish. Firstly, you need a player who is available, secondly a player who is finically attainable, thirdly a striker who can come in midseason and start scoring and lastly a player who will after a few months be happy sitting on the bench.