myko Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 On this number ten type player Lambert is supposedly after, I feel it needs to either be someone who isn't getting in for a better team (e.g. Sigurdsson), or someone who is getting in for an equal or worse team. Would really rather not have someone struggling to get in for Norwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 The last time we had a club insider starting mentioned a very exciting signing was on the way was January 2011 and Darren Bent turned up. It didn't quite work out in the end for him here but I remember I was buzzing that night when we confirmed the signing. We beat Man. City on his debut and we picked up for a bit after that. Shows the effect a good signing can have on the whole club, at least for a month although with the budget I don't expect Lambert to come up with anything like that. Sigurdsson on loan would do very nicely. Someone who can score goals from midfield and is creative. He was fantastic at Swansea playing just off the main striker, less so at Spurs where he's played more wide but fair to say he's better than anything we've got. Well, HH never said we would have a "meltdown" signing so I wouldn't expect a big money signing but I'm interested who this loan player could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 On this number ten type player Lambert is supposedly after, I feel it needs to either be someone who isn't getting in for a better team (e.g. Sigurdsson), or someone who is getting in for an equal or worse team. Would really rather not have someone struggling to get in for Norwich. Peter Whittingham - Cardiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaRoy Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Who is exciting that would potentially be up for loan? Zaha? You gotta look at Spurs for loan signings, they've ended up well over stacking their midfield. Reports going round that Lamela wants a loan or move to keep his World Cup hopes alive for Argentina, that would probably be a meltdown type caliber loan signing. Hardly getting a look in at Spurs, they might feel a loan to a Premier League club may do him the world of good for the future, as they invested a lot in him, wouldn't want him on the bench all the time. Unlikely deal though I'd imagine for us. De Bruyne of Chelsea would also be another exciting loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Milner would be fantastic in my opinion, could boss the middle of the park for us and would probably do players like Delph the world of good having him there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaRoy Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Can't see Milner happening, seems to get just about enough game time for Man City. Manager likes to bring him on every game he doesn't start for them. With them competing in all competitions, they'll want to keep hold of Milner I'd imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Who is exciting that would potentially be up for loan? Zaha? You gotta look at Spurs for loan signings, they've ended up well over stacking their midfield. Reports going round that Lamela wants a loan or move to keep his World Cup hopes alive for Argentina, that would probably be a meltdown type caliber loan signing. Hardly getting a look in at Spurs, they might feel a loan to a Premier League club may do him the world of good for the future, as they invested a lot in him, wouldn't want him on the bench all the time. Unlikely deal though I'd imagine for us. De Bruyne of Chelsea would also be another exciting loan. Lamela is well off the pace, he's a million miles from being the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Peter Whittingham is a central midfielder, not a number 10. Number 10? Hoolahan, James Morrison, Kagawa, Sigurdsson, Ben Arfa, Mata, Nolan. Obviously some of those suggestions are more realistic than others! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Imagine Kagawa on a permanent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Imagine Kagawa on a permanent And for just £3million pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I'm not sure how well Kagawa would do playing in a kick-n-rush team, he's not exactly doing well for a side that passes the ball well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Kagawa is quality and no chance he is coming here- Dortmund would take him back in a heartbeat I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Imagine Kagawa on a permanent One of the more speculative lines from Imagine's deleted verse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Without Benteke on form, we look pretty toothless and you can't see that changing dramatically in the foreseeable. De Bruyne could be the catalyst, obviously, but are we clutching at straws thinking he'd come to us? In fact we might be clutching at straws thinking anyone of any note would fancy a move to B6. I think we might be going with what we've got tbh and it is'nt good enough by any means. Well he'd come to us on loan just so he can get a game time. Whether we would pay his wages is more the question! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 (edited) A few players that would fit the description of the permanent transfer we are trying to sign after a look at premier league squad lists : Bryan Ruiz(Fulham), Jordan Mutch(Cardiff), Graham Dorrans(WBA), Wes Hoolahan(Norwich), Do Prado(Southampton), Vaz Te(West Ham). I personally think Ruiz could be the one. He is not getting his game and he will want to be playing building up to the world cup.His contract is up in the summer of 2015 so should be cheap enough. Also HH said we after a loan, he said it will be a player the fans know so that could mean a player that has played for us before. All former players in the league atm that we could realistically target(take some with a pinch of salt ) : Young(Man Utd), Milner(Man City), Whittingham(Cardiff),Gardner(Sunderland), Routledge(Swansea), Davis(Southampton), Downing(West Ham). Edited December 29, 2013 by Bunnski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Bryan Ruiz is surely very wide of the mark. He is extremely lazy and more than a bit useless. And must be earning a fortune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I thought of Bryan Ruiz aswell in terms of position of number 10 and seems well out of favour at home but yeah don't bank on him turning up in away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay.P.A Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I hope Lambert tries to get Junior Hoilett for that 'exciting loan'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Brian Ruiz is one of the laziest footballers playing in the premier league, has shown only fleeting flashes of his skill in 3 seasons and is pocketing 52k a week at Fulham. sign him up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I wouldn't mind Tom Ince? Doesn't his contract end this summer (correct me if I'm wrong), so we could get him for £4m? Wishful thinking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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