Official transfer deadline day thread.

[Ntini77]

He has done nothing. He's not even looked for back-up or another option.

You don't know that Bob.

 

[mcfcliam]

Bob, you're a good kid but....

STOP BEING SUCH A MORBID BASTARD.

 

[banbury_blue]

Looking certain that Luiz is joining Chelsea tonight aswell.

£75 million in a day!!!!

 

[*singingtheblues*]

Am I the only one who would like to see Torres move to Chelsea?

For the same reason I'd like to have seen Aguero move to Spurs, the quality of our competition would increase, thus making the title race a much more entertaining prospect.

And at the same time, I'm not at all disappointed that we haven't made any more additions this month besides Dzeko. Apart from the fact I didn't expect any more movement, I'm more than confident in the quality of our squad, and I'm a little baffled as to why so many posters on here are flapping away due to other clubs making a few rare moves in this months transfer window. Do you lot really have that little faith in the quality of our squad?

Regardless of the injury situation, I think it's a little premature to be questioning our title challenge, let alone a potential top-four finish.

Perspective boys and girls. Perspective.

 

[Ireland_for_pm]

I agree with the top 4 bit. But nobody can serious look our team at the minute and over last few games n say we are the finished article, we have no real pace in the team and anybody who can beat a man.

Richards, Tevez and Balotelli can beat a man. Which is pretty much the number of players United have who can do the same (Rafael, Nani, Evra)

I think there is a balance to be struck here. I'm disappointed but the circumstances aren't ideal. Take a look at the names who are actually moving - Carroll, Adam, Keane - the fact of the matter is the calibre of player we want to fine tune the squad just isn't available in January. We've done one piece of fine tuning with Dzeko. I think another 2 or 3 are needed before Mancini would feel comfortable with what he has. But those players just aren't on the cards right now. So we move on. Neither Arsenal, Spurs or United have strengthened. Ourselves and Chelsea have brought in a striker. In the grand scheme of things not much has changed and we find ourselves in 3rd. I'm reasonably happy with that.

Richards and Balotelli are always injured so thats out the window. We need someone with a bit of trickery not just big lumps who kick the ball and run.

 

[MCFC BOB]

He has done nothing. He's not even looked for back-up or another option.

You don't know that Bob.

I think that if we'd looked hard enough, someone would have come to us. Even on a loan deal. Elia of Hamburg has fallen out and wants to go. He'd be worth a loan deal at least.

I'm actually quite sad that we've not signed cover.

 

[Soulboy]

@DuncanCastlesDuncan Castles


Word from Lisbon is that #Benfica have agreed to sell David Luiz to Chelsea. Not confirmed by #CFC yet. Details later.

Ah, that must be Chelsea's show of power.

They sign both of our targets, Torres and Luiz.

That puts us in our place...;-))

 

[mcfcliam]

No, I'm not "fucking mad."

But there are wingers out there, Damocles, that would be willing to help us in our push for Champions League football, albeit a short time. I'm not expecting Messi or Ronaldo to come swanning in for 6 months and then head off again, but what I am pissed off about is that Mancini is actually HAPPY with this squad. He has done nothing. He's not even looked for back-up or another option. He is relying on Tevez and Silva staying fit. That's a risk you can't take when you're fighting for glory.

I know this isn't Football Manager. I never once suggested that it was, but like I said, if Silva misses a game, what do we do? We couldn't score past Notts County without him on the pitch. As soon as he came on, we looked different. Have we won a game this season that Silva hasn't been involved in? Because I can't remember one.

I'm disappointed. Mancini has take a massive risk. A risk that is very unlikely to pay off. I'm not annoyed that we've not done business on this particular day, but we've known for almost a week that Johnson was going to be out for a while. That's more than enough time to attempt to get SOMETHING done.

And, I was trolling about Dzeko.

Calm down Bob. I know you were fishing. Damocles was deadly serious when he called Tevez shit though.

Damocles comes across as hostile.

Everytime someone has a different view than him, he calls them a 'twat', a 'pillock' or just belittles them.

He's a mod and sorts the server so won't get warned or anything.

 

[Tarnats left peg]

im more concerned we seem to have left matters to the last day. i know johnson couldn't be accounted for but i still think were lacking a player to cover for silva. and balotelli has had a few injuries already and theres no guarantee he will make it to the end of the season without breaking down again.

Eh? The official word has always been Dzeko and maybe Luiz. We signed Dzeko two days after the window opened. So what exactly have we left to the last day? The only reason people are going OTT is because AJ is out for the season, which we couldn't have predicted.

cover for silva. when he doesn't play we lack ideas. if something happens to him fourth spot could slip through our fingers. and no im not being dramatic.

 

[Ireland_for_pm]

@DuncanCastlesDuncan Castles


Word from Lisbon is that #Benfica have agreed to sell David Luiz to Chelsea. Not confirmed by #CFC yet. Details later.

Ah, that must be Chelsea's show of power.

They sign both of our targets, Torres and Luiz.

That puts us in our place...;-))

Couldnt put it any better myself where has this show of power come in january. Altough i trust what tolmie has always said and still will.