January Transfer Window 2014

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Same here hammersmith, the plastic fans drive me crazy! In 2003 i could count the amount of city/chelsea fans i knew on 1 hand, now its like an epidemic!

No Lee Cattermole.

Presumably he's on a pay as you play contract and will be paid monthly

Well, i think we have more chance of playing pick up sticks with our butt cheeks, than getting anyone in, in the next few hours.

Best transfer deadline tweet ive seen

Amanda Knox has been linked with a move back to Italy

From BBC - 'As if today hadn't been quiet enough for Newcastle fans, we can rub a bit of salt into the wounds with the news that former midfielder Yohan Cabaye has been named on the bench for new club Paris St-Germain tonight, with the French champions facing Bordeaux this evening.

They didn't even need him...'

If he wasnt French they wouldn't have been interested at all

"Dwight, wheres it gone wrong for Zaha at Man Utd"

"Well Kirsty, he shagged Moyes' daughter"

Kallstrom is such a strange signing. Was he the only available player in the world?

Looks like Wenger has pressed the panic button again, Kallstrom, Kalou and Klose, looks like he opened up a list of all the players and randomly pointed at K.

Berba has gone Monaco..

Hes useful cover for Wilshere and Ramsey and has top level experience.

Kalou and Klose similarly fall under the line of cover with experience. Fairly obvious Wenger only wanted to fill out his squad unless he could sign genuine young quality like Draxler. Not quite sure how thats panicking frankly.

Best transfer of the day

Andy Flower gone   

But thanks foir the success in the past...

I would love to see Klose in the PL. He might be past his best but he's still a legend of the game.

Brian McDermott sacked

GSC wrote:Brian McDermott sacked

clearly nobody told ross mccormack that when he said

"I look forward to continue playing at the club under Brian McDermott for the rest of the season."

perhaps the board have forced this deal through

Kallstrom, oh well, it makes sense from the fact that Arsenal are suffering from a string of injuries and suspension in the midfield. To the point that Ox is playing as a box to box central mid and Gnabry an albeit talented 18 year old is fixed out right. Flamini suspended, Ramsey out 4-6 weeks, Wilshere a week or two more, Rosicky has a broken nose that is effecting his running and breathing. Still certainly not a game changing signing by any stretch of the imagination. If we got Klose though I would say it is a good window. He can give you cover for the rest of the year till you find a world beater next season and it wouldn't disturb Giroud's development and he has some german buddies that would help him adjust. Although I think Kallstrom most likely will be it.

Berba to Monaco done

Scott Dann back in the PL for some reason

Liverpool struggling to get through the deal for Konoplyanka.

No doubt he'll go to Chelsea for £30 million in the summer...

Any deal for a player from one of the bigger eastern european teams is difficult on deadline day.

Quite frustrated that we've not made any attempt to remedy our central midfield problems something which Kroos would have solved.

Olly, Kroos has played in an advanced midfield position but he's been at his best in a more withdrawn position in front of the back four. I get the impression he's not appreciated Pep using him further up top, got to ask who does start for Germany in midfield they're loaded in those positions.

Arsenal trying to sign Papiss Cisse on Loan from Le Toon. According to SSN Guy.

Fernando wrote:Arsenal trying to sign Papiss Cisse on Loan from Le Toon. According to SSN Guy.

Now that is desperation if true

Olly wrote:

Fernando wrote:Arsenal trying to sign Papiss Cisse on Loan from Le Toon. According to SSN Guy.

Now that is desperation if true

It's true, It's damn true    Happily though Newcastle want a permanent deal which Arsene won't do surely   

Apparently, we've sent out the message to every EPL club, that Cisse is available. Cisse playing for Arsenal would be horrible. Cisse has no target man ability, can't lay it off to anyone & couldn't hit a barn door currently.

John wrote:Apparently, we've sent out the message to every EPL club, that Cisse is available. Cisse playing for Arsenal would be horrible. Cisse has no target man ability, can't lay it off to anyone & couldn't hit a barn door currently.

All he has to do is tap in it    Which as you keep saying is all Giroud does

Even we turned Cisse down.

Fernando wrote:

John wrote:Apparently, we've sent out the message to every EPL club, that Cisse is available. Cisse playing for Arsenal would be horrible. Cisse has no target man ability, can't lay it off to anyone & couldn't hit a barn door currently.

All he has to do is tap in it    Which as you keep saying is all Giroud does

  

Norwich City FC ‏@NorwichCityFC
The Club can confirm we do not expect to complete any further deals, in or out, this transfer window

F*cking sh*thouse club   

What a poor end to the window today was. Have Liverpool failed with Konoplyanka? Not great for Liverpool to fail to get a number of players this window. Nothing from Newcastle, nothing from Norwich for Olly.......what a disappointment.

At least Berbatov has a new home.

So many loan deals kill the excitement of deadline day.

Is it just me that thinks Konoplyanka isn't quite the standard of player that Liverpool require, seems to me to be a good player but not an outstanding one.

What a boring transfer deadline day. You know its boring when Lee Catermole and Tom Ince have been the main talking point   

Heitinga and Ince done now?

Yep. With this deadline day, Palace, Fulham and West Ham have given themselves all a real shot of survival.

Stoke, West Brom and Norwich could actually be in danger.

Heitinga yes
Ince no.

Hey guys as bad as your window may have been, at least your club didn't sign David N'Gog (poor old Swansea)  

NickisBHAFC wrote:Yep. With this deadline day, Palace, Fulham and West Ham have given themselves all a real shot of survival.

Stoke, West Brom and Norwich could actually be in danger.

January signings always hard to judge, people thought QPR were sure fires to stay up after Jan last year. The new players can't afford slow starts at some of these clubs, lots of pressure

Very true Olly, very true. But Harry had to un-do all of Mark Hughes screw ups.

I would love to know how Swansea can justify signing, David Ngog and Marvin Emnes   

On paper a brilliant window for us

See Harry's up to his usual tricks, sign a million strikers

GSC wrote:On paper a brilliant window for us

See Harry's up to his usual tricks, sign a million strikers

He's not a wheeler dealer though.

Dellatore, Doyle, Keane, Austin, Johnson, Zamora. Possibly Maiga.

QPR going for a 4-2-4 formation then

Papiss Cisse stays on Tyneside. Christ   

GSC wrote:Dellatore, Doyle, Keane, Austin, Johnson, Zamora. Possibly Maiga.

QPR going for a 4-2-4 formation then

Ain't Austin out for the season with a shoulder injury?

Must've failed an eye test John

Christ if QPR and Nottingham Forest don't get promoted this season, there managers have some serious explaining to do.

Olly wrote:

GSC wrote:Dellatore, Doyle, Keane, Austin, Johnson, Zamora. Possibly Maiga.

QPR going for a 4-2-4 formation then

Ain't Austin out for the season with a shoulder injury?

Dunno how long he's out for tbh. But you don't sign 3-4 players to cover 1 injury. Fernandes needs to be careful Harry doesn't lead him down the Bournemouth/Southampton/Portsmouth route

Never that simple Nick. Leicesters squad has been loaded for a few seasons now. Chemistry, composure, form all important

GSC wrote:

Olly wrote:

GSC wrote:Dellatore, Doyle, Keane, Austin, Johnson, Zamora. Possibly Maiga.

QPR going for a 4-2-4 formation then

Ain't Austin out for the season with a shoulder injury?

Dunno how long he's out for tbh. But you don't sign 3-4 players to cover 1 injury. Fernandes needs to be careful Harry doesn't lead him down the Bournemouth/Southampton/Portsmouth route

Serious case of the blind leading the blind here.

Promotion this season is paramount.

GSC wrote:Never that simple Nick. Leicester squad has been loaded for a few seasons now. Chemistry, composure, form all important

If you spend money, you need to deliver IMO. If you don't its failure. Much like Leciester's last 2 seasons.

GSC wrote:Never that simple Nick. Leicesters squad has been loaded for a few seasons now. Chemistry, composure, form all important

All about hitting your stride entering those last 10/15 games ala us a few years back

At the same time only 3 teams can go up each season. And 1 via the lottery of the playoffs. Yes money raises expectations but spending is no guarantee of success.

Maiga confirmed, Harry's 4th striker of the window

Baffling transfers of the day include - Kallstrom, Senderos, Dann & Hennessey and Frimpong

Can someone explain to me why Liverpool were prepared to splash on this Konoplonker bloke at like £16m yet not Salah when he was obviously their main target?

Cardiff sell Cornelius back to Copenhagen. Disastrous is probably a compliment for that signing

I think Rodgers and Wenger both had primary targets, when they failed they panicked, kind of the opposite of what Moyes did. Must have been tempting to make a bid or two but he resisted the urge knowing that his mains targets weren't available and may be in the Summer. Failing to sign one player and moving on to the next one barely works just look at Tottenham with Willian and Lamela.

It's kind of frustrating only bringing in Mata but at least we didn't waste another £27mil on a Fellaini.