January 2024 transfer window thread.

[Cousins78]

Not too disappointed tbh, would have liked Yuri but doubt he would of settled before end of the season anyway, def not fussed about Broja esp on the terms Chelsea wanted. Get Hwang back and keep that fluid 3 and then jump on the recruitment in the summer

 

[NothingButNeto]

But Fulham thought it was worth it .

Different scenario, no? Not performing too well in the league and Raul is out for several weeks. They also play with an out and out 9 and we have fluidity.

 

[DanishWolf]

Not sure of its been mentioned, but Fulhams Broja deal is apparently 4m loan AND a guarantee to play him X number of games when fit.

Looking at our squad spirit we'd be daft to bring someone in on that deal.

Absolutely and just like with the agents fee for Yuri Alberto, I can understand their reluctance to do the deal.
What I just don't get I'd, why is it so difficult for us to bring in a striker while Frankfurt had it very easy getting Sasa in early.

 

[wwbug]

Not sure of its been mentioned, but Fulhams Broja deal is apparently 4m loan AND a guarantee to play him X number of games when fit.

Looking at our squad spirit we'd be daft to bring someone in on that deal.

At no point has Broja looked a good deal. So why leave it as our only option on deadline day !!! It’s ****kng stupid

 

[Monketron]

Each place in the Premier League is worth about £2.2m I think, so I guess you have to ask would signing Broja make us finish 2 or more places better off? Personally I'm ok with Wolves not wasting £4m on a 6 month loan. Still disappointed in not getting a striker in when we've let 2 leave this window.

 

[brianm]

This is what annoys me. Who gives a **** if Sasa doesn't suit our style? He scored 2 winners for us already this season.
Keep him here, bring him off the bench, give him more than 5 minutes per game. Makes no ****ing sense.

Well, Sasa gives a ****. Sasa's agent gives a ****. Everyone saw that the club and the player were at an edge case, and the club did the human thing with him. He's a lot happier now, I am sure. In a way, it's an investment. I am sure it also helps squad harmony.

 

[wwbug]

Different scenario, no? Not performing too well in the league and Raul is out for several weeks. They also play with an out and out 9 and we have fluidity.

We only don’t play with a number 9 because for 7 windows we haven’t bought one ! Yet we have needed one for most of that time .

 

[brianm]

We only only don’t play with a number 9 because for 7 windows we haven’t bought one ! Yet we have needed one for most of that time .

GON isn't playing with a 9 and yet goalscoring is fine.

Could it improve? Yes. But this is the most Wolves have scored since...?

 

[Monketron]

We only only don’t play with a number 9 because for 7 windows we haven’t bought one ! Yet we have needed one for most of that time .

So much this, O'Neil isn't playing Neto as a false 9 out of choice, it's the only thing he can do.

 

[wwbug]

So much this, O'Neil isn't playing Neto as a false 9 out of choice, it's the only thing he can do.

And what a waste of £40 million player Ditto Cunha . And to a lesser extent Sarabio , Bellegarde and Hwang who are all played out of position if played as a central striker . Brainless or what ?

 

[WeAreTheWolvesII]

It's key to mention that we didn't use Sasa for two key reasons:

- We were winning
- Hwang was fit

Most would agree that Sasa isn't really needed when we're winning as he's not ideally suited to a team that are winning, as you're generally counter-attacking.

There's two potential games where Sasa could've come on, but O'Neil chose not to.

- Forest at home
- West Ham away

You could argue a point was a decent result against Forest at the time. We were looking to pull clear, so O'Neil took a more defensive approach and decided to 'stick' rather than twist. I was a bit annoyed at the time, I thought we should've been braver, but a point wasn't a terrible result.

West Ham was a strange one. However, we were two down early on, and then maybe the disallowed goal, which came from good football, convinced O'Neil to give the current setup a bit longer. Then, when it's 3-0, it's game over so who cares, game over.

Other than that, Sasa was used at virtually every other realistic opportunity.

Even without playing well individually, he won a challenge that lead to the penalty at Fulham for us. He was on the pitch when we got the two goals against Spurs.

We also have the two winners he scored.

So there's a lot to suggest that he would've played in the past few games when Hwang was away, and he certainly would've featured had we been chasing a game.

 

[GoldenHorseshoe]

Their owner is basically going “if I get done for speeding, I’d rather get caught doing 85 in a 30 zone than 35 in a 30”.

The other thing is, if the Jan signings gain him (NF) 10 points, and they get deducted 10 points but stay out of the drop zone.... job done.

 

[GoldenHorseshoe]

At this point we are weaker now than we were on 31st December . I am pleased by little Lamina but we need him today like my wife needs a new pair of shoes !

Barefoot and pregnant again ww?

 

[wwbug]

Attacking wise we have Neto, hwang, cunha, sarabia, lemina, Bellegarde and Fraser for 3 positions?

None are central attackers (bar Fraser who really isn’t yet a Championship player) and are wasted playing there . A classic case of mismanagement of natural resources.

 

[WolvesAndCows]

Absolutely and just like with the agents fee for Yuri Alberto, I can understand their reluctance to do the deal.
What I just don't get I'd, why is it so difficult for us to bring in a striker while Frankfurt had it very easy getting Sasa in early.

We must have had a very small shortlist of strikers, and put all our eggs in those baskets, and that's that.

 

[Wombourne Wolf]

All this bluffing over Broja and Alberto only for Hobbs to unveil Adam Armstrong at 10.59

 

[Erick1011]

Well, Sasa gives a ****. Sasa's agent gives a ****. Everyone saw that the club and the player were at an edge case, and the club did the human thing with him. He's a lot happier now, I am sure. In a way, it's an investment. I am sure it also helps squad harmony.

Sure... but he's under contract. With more play time, Sasa could've possibly been happier.
Instead he was getting 2 or 3 minutes here and there. Bad man management from GON IMO.

 

[Wonder Boyo]

At no point has Broja looked a good deal. So why leave it as our only option on deadline day !!! It’s ****kng stupid

Who would you suggest who is available and their club is willing to sell or loan?

 

[Plastic Shrapnel]

At no point has Broja looked a good deal. So why leave it as our only option on deadline day !!! It’s ****kng stupid

They agreed a deal to sign Yuri Alberto, but Agents ****ed them over. It wasn't the only option.

 

[SuperGran]

They agreed a deal to sign Yuri Alberto, but Agents ****ed them over. It wasn't the only option.

Hobbs fault though

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Who would you suggest who is available and their club is willing to sell or loan?

Definitely should of made a move for that Benzema. Oh we could of just paid his wages next FFP year

 

[North West Wanderer]

All credit to GON who doesn’t deserve to have the rug pulled from underneath him by Hobbs incompetennce .!

silly ****ing season is upon us.

 

[Axle]

Gary O’Neil is eager to sign a number nine but the head coach has revealed #Wolves are also chasing a second attacker before the window closes at 11pm tomorrow.

It is understood that position could be a winger/a player who can play across the front line.

“I would expect somewhere between none and two deals to be done on top of Noha, between now and the close of the window,”

“I would love it to be two but there’s a possibility they end up being too tricky and it ends up being none.”

via Liam Keen #WWFC

That is such BS

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753107329804046841

oooft, no wonder we want nothing to do with it

Sack that off.

Completely undermines the agency of the loaning club almost as if they want Fulham to mess up / lose / transgress FFP.

See ya wouldn’t wanna Broja

 

[NewarkWolf]

All credit to GON who doesn’t deserve to have the rug pulled from underneath him by Hobbs incompetennce .!

If players don’t either want to come or their clubs demand ridiculous fees for short term deals what can we do? We’ve been managing a delicate financial issue and got through it without being penalised.

 

[wwbug]

They agreed a deal to sign Yuri Alberto, but Agents ****ed them over. It wasn't the only option.

It’s deadline day for ****s sake . We obviously decided Sasa and Silva were not.useful before NOVEMBER !

 

[Wonder Boyo]

Definitely should of made a move for that Benzema. Oh we could of just paid his wages next FFP year

Just genuinely checking if you are serious or not?

 

[CelebrityWolf]

All this bluffing over Broja and Alberto only for Hobbs to unveil Adam Armstrong at 10.59

That would be pretty damn good and better than the other two.

 

[wwbug]

If players don’t either want to come or their clubs demand ridiculous fees for short term deals what can we do? We’ve been managing a delicate financial issue and got through it without being penalised.

Is that why we haven’t bought a number 9 for seven windows ? WWFC do your research ! Don’t leave it until the afternoon of deadline day . We managed to get Sasa and Silva out the window early .

 

[Immigration wolf]

Just this second spoke with Hobbs, “wait and see “ was his somewhat guarded response to my question regarding signings

 

[Matt]

Who would you suggest who is available and their club is willing to sell or loan?

I love when people say stuff like this, as if a random poster on a forum not being able to come up with a name is a valid justification for a Premier League football club to not have come up with targets within its budget.

 

[brianm]

Sure... but he's under contract. With more play time, Sasa could've possibly been happier.
Instead he was getting 2 or 3 minutes here and there. Bad man management from GON IMO.

We just disagree on Sasa. I think the first half of the season was absolutely best-case scenario with him. He's not close to fit.

Watch him for Frankfurt. He can't stay on his toes for more than a few seconds at a time.

 

[Ned]

The forwards within our budget clearly weren’t good enough and the ones we wanted that were good enough weren’t in our budget, ultimately.

 

[stever]

It's gotta be up there with the Talisca thread!!!

Any news on that signing btw?

 

[NothingButNeto]

Just this second spoke with Hobbs, “wait and see “ was his somewhat guarded response to my question regarding signings

 

[Wonder Boyo]

I love when people say stuff like this, as if a random poster on a forum not being able to come up with a name is a valid justification for a Premier League football club to not have come up with targets within its budget.

Exactly, he knows absolutely nothing about what has gone on behind the scenes and yet calls Hobbs incompetent. How many other teams have bought or loaned a striker? Everyone wants a striker that will improve them and there are lots of moving parts through the window, so why is it okay for some random poster who knows zilch to call our DoF incompetent?

 

[wwbug]

Just this second spoke with Hobbs, “wait and see “ was his somewhat guarded response to my question regarding signings

Great let’s hope there not too much waiting . It’s getting late . Che Adams would do me fine .

 

[GoldenHorseshoe]

silly ****ing season is upon us.

It rarely leaves us in truth.

 

[CelebrityWolf]

Also just spoken to Hobbs, Russell Hobbs, kettle is on its way.

 

[GY Wolf]

I don't think it's a disaster, but I really don't understand why the club said they'll not sell Silva/Sasa if we can't find a replacement, but then go on to do exactly that.

 

[DanishWolf]

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We must have had a very small shortlist of strikers, and put all our eggs in those baskets, and that's that.

Yes it seems like that..
Its not pulling out of those deals that seems unreasonable. In fact it seems sensible..

It's that there seems to be no alternative. And I don't get the "There aren't many PL levek strikers available ".

Maybe not, but at the moment if Cunha gets inured we've to play a striker, who we prepared to send out to League One..