January 2020 transfer rumours thread (Deadline Day starts Page 283)

@Braziliance looks like they are counting loans

Using Chromebook and these screenshots are rather massive... Bigger than Sheffield Wednesday. Please stop uploading screenshots to this thread as they're also more likely to be spotted by jobsworths. 

I think we probably offered the same fee as hull but wanted him to sign 2 to 3 year contract. Hull are prepared for him to walk away on a free at the end of the season as he will be out of contract, unless there is a clause either side the triggers a perm (number of games)

ColinTat said:

I'm pretty sure McAnthony would have only done a loan with an obligation to buy.  Letting Hull put tge transfer fee into next season's accounts.

He is a free agent in the summer. They have essentially paid his fee now to have him on loan, and then in 6 months time he could long them off if he wants.

Not the sort of deal I would have wanted us to do for sure.

Covered_End_Lad said:

The closer we get to the deadline the more it feels like keeping hold of LT is the most important thing we can do in this window. 

Would be a marquee signing for me with all things considered in this window.

1 signing and 8 hours to go... 

Sorry Dazzler ;-) 

I really hope we sign at least one other. Would be a tad embarrassing given all of those tweets. Pride comes before a fall

Here's hoping, but main thing is we keep Taylor

robinofottershaw said:

Redmidland said:

Not sure what to make of it, but two people have tweeted in the last few minutes "Taylor stays", not sure if true or a windup. 

If it is Southall and Bowyer that would be great. Otherwise I would wait until one of those says it in front of a camera before I would be comfortable.

No it wasnt either of them, it was someone with a 'twitter' name (I presume it could be his real one!!) of Dean and the other was someone called Marcus Hoare, who said "probably the best news of the window, now for some extra bodies" - 
Like I said no idea who they are or whether true or a windup.

This rollercoaster of a transfer window summed up in a GIF

Thought window closed at 11pm? So seven to go.

Dazzler21 said:

WTAF is a Burton pic doing in there?

Just went through my camera roll.  Almost uploaded one of my colleague called Clive.  

I am of a different generation but I have no problem with the fun and games, though watching Sky Sports Transfer Centre is excruciating - if I hear about King going from Bournemouth to Man U I will probably reach for the whisky bottle. Their repetitive churn is way, way beyond tedious, but as for MS as any good sales person will tell you, in the real world, you need to have the medals go with it.

The medals? In this case is "deals over the line".

I worked with some great sales people who loved nothing more than a bit of "sparring" but there were those who knew when it was time to play and time to deliver. Can you do both at the same time? Sure, but for those that didn't deliver? Well come performance review...…...

Lets make no mistake this market is a bear pit. I suspect most will be checking whether they still have any fingers after shaking hands in this environment. You are never going to win on anything more than 10%of these "deals" so you had better have more than 2 on the CV when the closing bell sounds.

Otherwise you look a complete prat. Many will shrug it off as part of the "game" but many will not. Credibility does have a shelf life.

Deadline day has been turned into an "entertainment" in itself. No problem with that but when the balloons have deflated and the party is over there is a day job to go back to. Come 9.00a.m Saturday morning there is a clubhouse manager and a group of players to look in the eye - "it was a fun day, great crack, but sorry guys could not get the business done - just does not cut it."

Yes, players today are of a different mindset and there may be a "win" for those who could well have been frozen out but for the "winners" in the clubhouse, with their agents in their ears, its their careers, their playing status, their pay cheque, their win bonuses and I guarantee you within the four walls of the dressing room it still matters.

I recognise the world of Twitter has a developing significance but there is only so much you can do with a 140bytes.

And if you think I am moving from Lyon to Wolfsburg for £48.4mn on £2 a week you can think again.

Have you seen the pollution from the Volkswagen factory?

 

No JCH, to me mean, Taylor is staying put