[NOT HAPPENING] João Mario

Smart lad

 

Not so super Mario!

 

Another attacking midfielder? Yes, because Pererya, Doucoure, Caboue and Hughes is just not enough. This is the only position where we're strong and have plenty of options.

 

Goalkeeper - yes
Right back - yes
Left back - yes
Centre back - yes
Striker - yes
Manager - yes

Unless we were not going to sign Carillo next season, can't see why.

 

Played as a winger quite a few times under Silva at Sporting. Loan deal until the end of the season, don't see it as a bad deal to be honest. I think he'll end up at Atletico though with Gaitan going to Inter.

 

A high class player. Hard to see when we might have too many of them. Whilst we look ok for attacking options we are not scoring enough and certain players need a rest.

 

No from me. Was overpriced moving to Inter and would probably be the same for us

 

If I had my time again, I'd reject us. So can't blame him.

 

Silva's midfielder fetish is as bad as Warnock's one for strikers.

 

This is not how rumours work. We are supposed to have a 40+ page thread on this guy with loads of different opinions, a YouTube highlights video, some puns on his name and arguments about how many times people have seen him play.

Instead, it's over before it's even started. We tried to sign him and he said poke it - god, this transfer window is boring. Oh for the days when you'd log on and Hornet23 would've posted 15 threads on people no-one had heard of...

 

Or Redknapps fetish for top top 30 year old+ players

 

He wasn’t even ‘deeply flattered’. He was just perplexed in a ‘What? Hell no’ sort of way.

 

'Who? Where are they, some Norwegian team? Premier League?? Oh Marco Silva's mob. 1 win in 10? Nah you're alright thanks'.

 

So, the inevitable is happening once again, Plan A,B & C have all fallen through and we'll be left signing someone the Head Coach doesn't want.

 

Yes, because we are not Man City.

Who does the coach want anyway, Slimani? Do we really want to get Leicester out of jail for the absurd money they spent on him?

 

Don't worry. A couple of Udinese reserves are on standby flights booked for the evening of 31/1/18 so all will be well.

 

If it improves our team and helps us stay up, then yes unless we have a better option ?

 

29 year old for £20m odd who couldn’t even shake up Fleetwood’s defence? That’s not the kind of business any of us think makes sense.

Silva could well bring out the best in him, but it has to be at least doubtful that he would be nailed on to save our season.

 

Better options ? I understand this is a business but the key here is we do need to strengthen the team in various positions, we can all see that. Hopefully the "we are happy with what we have got" message is just a smokescreen.

 

Welcome back Gaby?

 

At least they can't send us Neuton back ! He's now playing at the dizzy heights of Pistoiese in Serie C.

 

Yes please. Link?

 

Nah, he is currently in the league associated with European giants... The Cypriot 1st Division

 

Joao Mario's name always plays in my head to the tune of 'Dear Sergio' by Catch 22. I can't help it, it just fits perfectly.

 

There could be a possibility that we may persuade this lad to sign at the end of the window when no club playing in Europe comes in for him.

 

I don't think it'll come to that, Inter are desperate to get rid and there are plenty of clubs who want him.

 

The way it's going we'll get Janko Tipsarevic and Barak Obama!

 

West Ham in talks now and he is slightly tempted. So either he's not bothered about a club in European competitions anymore or he just hates the idea of playing for Watford.

 

Or he's too expensive for us !

 

Or not knowing who his manager will be next season.