January transfer window

keane2097

JPA wrote: »

The sample size is his whole Newcastle career.
When he plays I'm sure Newcastle have better possession and as a result concede less, I don't think it's unrelated.

19 games without him is pretty small. I wouldn't take it too seriously tbh. The fact that they decided to include both win rate and loss rate (lol) in their graphic kind of suggests to me they were reaching a bit.

What was the difference in possession % out of interest?

Blatter

Newcastle are undoubtedly a poorer side without Cabaye but I seriously doubt any one player from any PL side could double their sides chances of winning a football match, ever.

Those win % comparisons are essentially useless, there are just way too many other variables at play.

keane2097

Blatter wrote: »

Newcastle are undoubtedly a poorer side without Cabaye but I seriously doubt any one player from any PL side could double their sides chances of winning a football match, ever.

Those win % comparisons are essentially useless, there are just way too many other variables at play.

There's a good one about Barcelona being better off without Xavi by means of dismissing this type of stat, James Grayson had good craic deriding the analysis:

http://jameswgrayson.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/are-barcelona-really-worse-off-when-xavi-plays/

Blatter

keane2097 wrote: »

There's a good one about Barcelona being better off without Xavi by means of dismissing this type of stat, James Grayson had good craic deriding the analysis:

http://jameswgrayson.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/are-barcelona-really-worse-off-when-xavi-plays/

Another one that stands out is the time Gareth Bale played 25 league games for Spurs before winning a game.

An extraordinary statistic but there is no way any sane person could attribute a large % of blame towards Bale for it happening.

Agueroooo

Taarabt going to AC Milan (Yes that Taarabt)

swoody

deal is done.

Moneymaker

**** everything.

Smithwicks Man

Agueroooo wrote: »

Taarabt going to AC Milan (Yes that Taarabt)

Incomprehensible move for a mediocre player in a position that is already totally overcrowded. Embarrassing stuff.

Dempsey

Looks like the powerpoint presentation they'll have to give Ibrahimovic & Thiago Silva to convince them not to throw the toys out of the pram!

ionadnapokot

Blatter wrote: »

Another one that stands out is the time Gareth Bale played 25 league games for Spurs before winning a game.

An extraordinary statistic but there is no way any sane person could attribute a large % of blame towards Bale for it happening.

Bale was playing left back back in those days. his defending was not a priority.
lies damn lies and statistics.

Paully D

Scocco has signed for Sunderland, announced tomorrow.

astonaidan

Agueroooo wrote: »

Taarabt going to AC Milan (Yes that Taarabt)

Finally I said he would end up at Milan or Madrid when he was tearing up the Championship

ollaetta

Agueroooo wrote: »

Taarabt going to AC Milan (Yes that Taarabt)

Not too sure about that one. The report I saw spoke of a deal between Milan and Fulham. Eh, he's not Fulham's to sell!!


EDIT: Looks like it's happening all right. 'Arry must have given the go-ahead. Apparently he's in Italy for a medical.

mike65

Wolves sign Leon Clarke from Coventry, so he goes "back home", also the League One joint top scorer so that really ought to see Wolves get promoted.

brevity

Who's up for it?

Francie Barrett

Freddy Adu on trial at Blackpool apparently!

beakerjoe

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Freddy Adu on trial at Blackpool apparently!

The best player in the world.....


...according to Championship Manager 1999 (i think it was this year)

Agueroooo

Holtby just gone to Fulham ?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

brevity wrote: »

Who's up for it?

Yhere should be a slot for "Liverpool" and "Spurs in the same sentence.

GavRedKing

brevity wrote: »

Who's up for it?

I'm willing to bet that card will be filled up by 1pm :pac:

brevity

I originally thought it was a drinking game, would be some laugh if I was a little bit younger!

rob316

Ah Deadline day, the day where usually nothing happens, when sky make you think a deal is going to the wire when in reality it was sealed hours ago, when we watch a fully grown man cream himself over a late transfer at Hartlepool, where some journeyman joins his 10th club that no one cares about and a big deal is made of it.

Yet we can't seem to keep our eyes off it.

rob316

rob316 wrote: »

Ah Deadline day, the day where usually nothing happens, when sky make you think a deal is going to the wire when in reality it was sealed hours ago, when we watch a fully grown man cream himself over a late transfer at Hartlepool, where some journeyman joins his 10th club that no one cares about and a big deal is made of it.

Yet we can't seem to keep our eyes off it.

HUGE transfer news coming in just now as ROBBIE KEANE has just signed a loan deal for 3 MONTHS with CARDIFF CITY!

Trigger

Sacramento wrote: »

HUGE transfer news coming in just now as ROBBIE KEANE has just signed a loan deal for 3 MONTHS with CARDIFF CITY!

Sure its always been a dream of his to live and play in Wales:)

GTR63

Hernanes has been pictured today leaving the Lazio training ground in tears. Looks like that move to inter may be on the cards so

I am pie

GavRedKing wrote: »

I'm willing to bet that card will be filled up by 1pm :pac:

Surely missing mention of someone hijacking a deal...mention of the 11th hour also.

Stargate

brevity wrote: »

I originally thought it was a drinking game, would be some laugh if I was a little bit younger!

HaHa Any excuse brevity eh? :P

Paully D

Liam Bridcutt to Sunderland from Brighton is done and dusted, £2.5m. Can't say I know much about him but he sits in front of the back four and is supposedly someone who will keep the ball all day long.

Any of those who have watched the Championship more over the last few years give an opinion on him?

Stargate

Anderson Hernandes in tears leaving Lazio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npASETLRyRI

KERSPLAT!

Stargate wrote: »

Anderson Hernandes in tears leaving Lazio.

Feel bad for the lad

Paully D

Stargate wrote: »

Anderson Hernandes in tears leaving Lazio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npASETLRyRI

Anyone able to translate what the fans are saying to him please?

astonaidan

Stargate wrote: »

Anderson Hernandes in tears leaving Lazio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npASETLRyRI

What a class act, obviously loves playing there, must be like Lamela club needs money or something similar

Professional Griefer

Paully D wrote: »

Anyone able to translate what the fans are saying to him please?

They were begging him not to leave and taking pictures with his. When he started crying they started telling him it wasn't his fault and he started crying more.

Link.

hufpc8w3adnk65

astonaidan wrote: »

What a class act, obviously loves playing there, must be like Lamela club needs money or something similar

Wheres he going too?

astonaidan

MrMac84 wrote: »

Wheres he going too?

Inter I think

dor83

MrMac84 wrote: »

Wheres he going too?

Supposedly Inter but nowhere if you believe Lazio director Igli Tare

“Hernanes? We made our proposal for a contract renewal, now it’s up to him to choose,” Tare told Sky Sport Italia as he arrived in Milan.

“We have not reached a deal with Inter. Are we close? No.”

I don't think I want him to join either, not exactly the most consistent player and we already have Guarin so can't afford to play both.

Gringo180

What a class man, players like that are hard to come by these days!!

grenache

Paully D wrote: »

Liam Bridcutt to Sunderland from Brighton is done and dusted, £2.5m. Can't say I know much about him but he sits in front of the back four and is supposedly someone who will keep the ball all day long.

Any of those who have watched the Championship more over the last few years give an opinion on him?

Saw him play at the City Ground against Forest last season. Him and Andrea Orlandi both stood out, comfortable on the ball and did the simple things well. Nothing went through him. He actually managed to subdue Andy Reid a bit which isn't easy to do!

Skylinehead

dor83 wrote: »

Supposedly Inter but nowhere if you believe Lazio director Igli Tare I don't think I want him to join either, not exactly the most consistent player and we already have Guarin so can't afford to play both.

I'd love him at Inter. Far superior to Guarin, in that he can pass the ball. Immediate improvement.

dor83

Skylinehead wrote: »

I'd love him at Inter. Far superior to Guarin, in that he can pass the ball. Immediate improvement.

I agree that he is better than Guarin but I can't see him moving and don't think you can afford to have both in the same team.

Paully D

grenache wrote: »

Saw him play at the City Ground against Forest last season. Him and Andrea Orlandi both stood out, comfortable on the ball and did the simple things well. Nothing went through him. He actually managed to subdue Andy Reid a bit which isn't easy to do!

Cheers mate.

Brighton fans seem to think we've got a bit of a steal getting him in for the price we paid. He looks to be very much Poyet's type of player in that he's comfortable on the ball and won't give it away. Frees Ki up to play a bit further forward too where he has been most effective.

Washington Irving

Shall I do the honours?



23 HOURS TO GO! :eek::eek::eek:

ctrl-alt-delete

Paully D wrote: »

Cheers mate.

Brighton fans seem to think we've got a bit of a steal getting him in for the price we paid. He looks to be very much Poyet's type of player in that he's comfortable on the ball and won't give it away. Frees Ki up to play a bit further forward too where he has been most effective.

Think it might mean Cattermole moves on tomorrow?

Ki is class, but I think he himself prefers coming out of a defensive role with the ball, he lacks that killer final third ball for me and won't score many goals.

CSF

I don't like Garth Brooks or Jim White and I've felt utterly alone over the last 24 hours.

Paully D

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Think it might mean Cattermole moves on tomorrow?

Ki is class, but I think he himself prefers coming out of a defensive role with the ball, he lacks that killer final third ball for me and won't score many goals.

Aye, it could but I think/hope he stays.

Poyet has said he doesn't want to ''give any favours'' to rivals and Stoke seem to be the only ones interested. Last night showed that Cattermole would make Stoke more effective by pushing them up the field a lot quicker than they are at the minute and the last thing we want to do is make our relegation rivals a stronger side. The Guardian are running with the following:

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/30/sunderland-lee-cattermole-liam-bridcutt-stoke-city-brighton

Lee Cattermole will not be sold by Sunderland this month after all. Stoke City had been keen to sign the combative midfielder but, quite apart from very possibly needing Cattermole in the club's fight against relegation, Gus Poyet is unwilling to sell him to a rival near the bottom of the Premier League.

Cattermole Bridcutt

Ki

Johnson

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Borini

Scocco

I think the above could be very, very promising. Good protection for the back four, a top distributor of the football in Ki, pace and trickery out wide and I know little about Scocco but have been reliably informed by those more knowledgeable of him that despite being far from a stereotypical Premier League lone striker, he can play that role.

We could even take Cattermole out, play Scocco a little bit further back towards midfield with Altidore the lone striker. If Altidore plays like he did last night he would be an asset every game. It was his best game by far.

Strongbow10

Paully D wrote: »

Aye, it could but I think/hope he stays.

Poyet has said he doesn't want to ''give any favours'' to rivals and Stoke seem to be the only ones interested. Last night showed that Cattermole would make Stoke more effective by pushing them up the field a lot quicker than they are at the minute and the last thing we want to do is make our relegation rivals a stronger side. The Guardian are running with the following:

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/30/sunderland-lee-cattermole-liam-bridcutt-stoke-city-brighton

Cattermole Bridcutt

Ki

Johnson

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Borini

Scocco

I think the above could be very, very promising. Good protection for the back four, a top distributor of the football in Ki, pace and trickery out wide and I know little about Scocco but have been reliably informed by those more knowledgeable of him that despite being far from a stereotypical Premier League lone striker, he can play that role.

We could even take Cattermole out, play Scocco a little bit further back towards midfield with Altidore the lone striker. If Altidore plays like he did last night he would be an asset every game. It was his best game by far.

What have you made of Borini so far Paully?

Skylinehead

dor83 wrote: »

I agree that he is better than Guarin but I can't see him moving and don't think you can afford to have both in the same team.

Just anybody but Guarin. Anybody!

dor83

Skylinehead wrote: »

Just anybody but Guarin. Anybody!

I agree but like I said, can't see anyone taking Guarin and Inter can't afford to have him and not play him. I'd also prefer Nani to Hernanes but can't see that happening either, we'll probably end up with someone past his best like Forlan or who was never good enough like Schelotto. I still can't believe Coutinho was sold to get Schelotto, that was utter stupidity.

grenache

Napoli have signed Palmeiras Brazilian centre half Henriques on a three and half year deal.

Saint-Etienne left-back Faouzi Ghoulam is also expected to move to the Stadio San Paolo before Friday's deadline.

mike65