If Boro were to spend £10m in January...
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Corcaigh_the_Cat
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We'd be mad to blow in £10m in January.
newyddion
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It’s not mid season everywhere in the world.. there are still markets where we can get good value.
S7DiscoDown
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10mil? Lucky if we have 2-3 and maybe a couple of loans. Those days are gone.... Thank God.
This summers signings were exactly what we need. Reasonably cheap and one eye on the future to move on for a few quid.
75% of champo clubs won't spend 10mil in 2-3 years
This summers signings were exactly what we need. Reasonably cheap and one eye on the future to move on for a few quid.
75% of champo clubs won't spend 10mil in 2-3 years
newyddion
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I mean.. we might do. We were after a striker in the summer.. bout £10m worth..10mil? Lucky if we have 2-3 and maybe a couple of loans. Those days are gone.... Thank God.
This summers signings were exactly what we need. Reasonably cheap and one eye on the future to move on for a few quid.
75% of champo clubs won't spend 10mil in 2-3 years
newyddion
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What if we had bought the striker we were after in the summer?
The Disciple
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Ravshoutsatbeck
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I don't think we will.
It was more about how would you split whatever money we do have.
Most popular seems to be spend almost all our money on a striker. Then a few loans.
It's interesting - I seem to be an odd one out in my thinking. Got to be a defensive midfielder that can play our passing game but is disciplined for me.
To be fair to the OP that was kind of implied in the way he phrased it. We won't be spending that kind of money for sure - not without, say, the rumoured buy-loan back deal for Hackney - but we might go large on wages for a Prem striker.
I think we've lacked that kind of player since the days of Tomlin/Ramirez. Coventry had one with Hamer. Rodgers is showing signs he can develop into that kind of player but of course is still very raw. The kind of profile we should be looking for is seasoned pro from a lower top league/yo-yo team in Spain/Italy/Portugal/Brazil; the type who never quite got his big move or never quite broke into the first team when at a big club and has since been serving up quality year after year at Cremonese or Celta Vigo or somewhere. Someone not averse to a big UK payday now he's knocking on 30, and old enough not to miss his mum's pasta or whatever (but whose family appreciates the calm atmosphere and good primary schools of the North Yorks countryside - Mendieta MkII!)
That would be my instructions to the scouting department. Off you go, lads.
Bruce
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I don't think you can buy a difference maker for under £10m at this point. Especially up front. I would largely keep the money in my pocket.
Loan a gnarly old striker to cover for Latte Lath as needed.
Maybe buy a young player to become our new long-term right back.
Maybe, depending on Clarke and McNair, loan (to buy) a centre-back.
Loan a gnarly old striker to cover for Latte Lath as needed.
Maybe buy a young player to become our new long-term right back.
Maybe, depending on Clarke and McNair, loan (to buy) a centre-back.
madHatter
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Rumour mill has it that Hackney will be sold to Liverpool in this transfer window, and then loaned back to us for the remainder of the season.
Scrug
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I’d be happy with that, I love the lad and would ideally love him to be playing premier league football with us. But I’d rather cash in while we can than be forced to sell him under value like we did Tav.
Simply red
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Pavel Sulc AM at V Plsen , age only 23 , £2m or close .
Simply red
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If true we should take
Tom Hill CM on loan or buy LFC ( Hackneys eventual replacement)
Connor Bradley RB loan LFC
Fabio Carvalho AM loan LFC
Han Noah Massengo CM buy £2m Burnley
Illias Chair AM £5m QPR or
Callum Ohare AM Ccfc £5m or
Sorba Thomas AM £3m
If we got Carvalho we don't need the above 3, unless it's a good deal .
Mika Biereth CF AFC £1.5m or
Michael Obafemi CF £1.5m
Ali Al Hamadi CF AFCW £700k - Hoppe to them on loan
Harvey Knibbs CF rfc £700k - Gilbert to them on loan
On this thread someone says Hackney is signing for Liverpool this window and getting loaned back .
newyddion
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Bizzare January transfer to make.. sign a player to loan straight back out.. in January?
I don’t think Hackney is ready for the prem yet.. hopefully he can go up with us!
MickaelDebevePhenomenal
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RB - Perm. Need a long term solution. Smith/Dijksteel aren't the answer.
Striker - Loan. ELL and Coburn are both ours to develop, but a third option wouldn't go a miss given Injury concerns over the two, especially josh and his hernia!
CM - Perm. But this can wait until summer really. We have 4 for 2 positions once Obrien returns, but realistically we can't rely on Howson (age) or Barlaser (quality) to be part of the midfield two for a promo push next season, so if an option becomes available we should explore.
*N.B I'm not slating Barlaser, he has done well recently and if that upward trajectory continues he will be a starter next season
Striker - Loan. ELL and Coburn are both ours to develop, but a third option wouldn't go a miss given Injury concerns over the two, especially josh and his hernia!
CM - Perm. But this can wait until summer really. We have 4 for 2 positions once Obrien returns, but realistically we can't rely on Howson (age) or Barlaser (quality) to be part of the midfield two for a promo push next season, so if an option becomes available we should explore.
*N.B I'm not slating Barlaser, he has done well recently and if that upward trajectory continues he will be a starter next season