Deadline Day August 2018

Discussion in 'The Transfer List' started by Burnsy, Aug 7, 2018.

  1. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    We all know the reasons why we want to sign who we want to sign (new CB, proven striker etc etc) so I’m not looking for long winded reasoning. Just names...

    Maximum of 2 players as I really don’t think we’ll do more than that if we do anything at all.

    Who do you want us to buy?
    Who do you realistically think we will buy?
     
  2. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Full on panic from the supporters
     
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  3. Goldenorn

    Goldenorn Academy Graduate


    Want - Paco Alcacer
    Realistic - DJ Campbell
     
  4. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Mepham from Brentford or O'Connell of Sheffield Untied. That's if we go for a centre back. The thought being that Andy Scott knows both players capabilities.
    Alcacer. We can all hope.
    Garcia from Cadiz seems likely.
    Midfielder possibly if Doucs and Nate are not ready for the opener. So would love RLC but highly unlikely.
     
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  5. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Want - Alcacér and Vermaelen
    Expect - 2 players in positions we don’t need. Or no one.
     
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  6. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    It’ll be a busy last day. We’ll miss out on a striker, centre back or defensive midfield cover, but buy a 15 year old keeper as Dahlberg’s long term replacement, a midfielder we loan to Udinese and 13 Ecuadorians that we immediately send to Rayo Vallecano ‘D’.

    We’ll also sign the Filipino boys who were stuck in a cave, but unfortunately they’ll find Watford too grim and demand to be sent home.
     
  7. Heidar

    Heidar Squad Player

    Want - Gold
    Get - Myrrh
     
  8. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    Aren't they Thais?
     
  9. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    I think/hope we will end up with one of Origi/Batshuayi/Alcacer on a loan deal. The only possible one being a permanent deal I would say is Origi and that’s if we convince Liverpool to drop their ridiculous valuation of £26mil. I’m hoping we put a bid in around the £18mil and they accept. They need to sell him otherwise they will get nothing for him in 6months. The only concern is, that there are probably a host of clubs waiting to do the same to Liverpool on the last day.

    As for a CB, this has been a more pressing area for me than a ST as you all know. Unfortunately I’ve resigned myself to the reality that I just don’t see us signing one. This will come back to bite us.
     
  10. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Want;
    1 goalscorer
    1 CB

    Will get;
    1 cheap winger from the Spanish or Italian lower leagues.
    1 cheap RWB from the Spanish or Italian lower leagues.
     
  11. Meh!

    Meh! Pre-Dictator

    At least your frank in sense.
     
  12. Hornets4life

    Hornets4life First Year Pro

    Want;
    Danny Welbeck/Batshuayi
    Claudio Yacob on a free
    Hegazi from West Brom
     
  13. onion8837

    onion8837 Reservist

    Magi Magi Magi

    Out Out Out
     
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  14. simpleMASH

    simpleMASH Reservist

    Want - Alcácer and Diego Reyes
    Expect - García and some South American DM I’ve never heard of
     
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  15. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Good point! :oops:
     
  16. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    A load of kids from South America to add to our loaning out squad.
     
  17. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I’ve resigned myself to another transfer window where a CB is something that the fans want far more than those running the club.
     
  18. Beekayess

    Beekayess Reservist

    Who do you want us to buy? Anybody
    Who do you realistically think we will buy? Nobody
     
  19. Oscar calling

    Oscar calling Squad Player

    John McClelland and Cliff Holton.
     
  20. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    I genuinely think we wait until the music stops and everyone else has chosen their partners. We then attempt to hoover up the last few players still standing whose club's demands and personal demands will then be suitably lowered. We pick from what is left.
     
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  21. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    This nightclub sounds like it might be favoured by Udinese Reserves and have Marvin Zeegelaar stood outside begging the bouncers to let him back in at closing time?
     
  22. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Alcácer is a case in point. He doesn't want to join us. Barca want an immediate outright sale not a complex loan agreement. So he will only join us if no-one else bids, hence the long wait. I'm sure there will be other players unable to find bigger clubs / better packages who may end up signing for us.
     
  23. Meh!

    Meh! Pre-Dictator

    I'm a bit annoyed that it's ending a 5pm. Wanted to watch the last few hours as it's usually quite entertaining.
     
  24. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    The Transfer Deadline Slamming Door negotiated a 9 to 5 contract for the next 3 years.
     
  25. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I’m sure you’re right but as we all know, very few players dream of playing for Watford. It’s prospects of playing regularly, living near London, and the ability to play in the PL that attracts them. I don’t take it personally that Alcacér isn’t falling over himself to sign because frankly I don’t blame him. Any player of any real ability will be sensible to wait it out.

    I think the PL have been stupid to enforce this early transfer window when the other major league are weighing it up. It should have been a universal thing.
     
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  26. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Absolutely. It's just a dose of reality.
     
  27. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    1. We sign someone exotic sounding that we never see
    2. We see Adam Leventhal on deadline day desperately trying to keep the drama going
     
  28. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Leventhal’s twice-yearly trip to London Colney is amongst the most pointless journeys in football. Watford Football Club don’t ‘do’ Deadline Day.
     
  29. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    When we do it's usually a horror show.
     
  30. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I can imagine every agent worth his salt is sending every single contact detail they have to every Chif Executive in the country ready for Deadline Day. Gino just needs the scrap bit of paper he keeps in his top drawer with the Belgian-Super-Agents mobile number on and his dad’s fax number over in Udine...
     
  31. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    Belgian super agent lottery. One day we will get one that is a real footballer
     
  32. Stuey

    Stuey Reservist

  33. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    This. The DM will be loaned straight to Valladolid.
     
  34. Happy bunny

    Happy bunny Cheered up a bit

    I'm incensed about that post
     
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  35. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    I hope we do get someone we can loan out immediately. It’s good to help other people and this is an opportunity.
     
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