Speculation Motown's hysterical and annoying, but traditional, totally unfounded Winter 2016/17 rumours thread

[yackandandah]

Jose Fonte (centre back at Southampton) has handed in a transfer request. Is he someone worth looking at?

I don't know him but his stats suggest he's solid if somewhat unexciting. Age not on his side.... nah, forget it. He's Robert Huth under another name!

 

[Graz]

Jose Fonte (centre back at Southampton) has handed in a transfer request. Is he someone worth looking at?

I don't know him but his stats suggest he's solid if somewhat unexciting. Age not on his side.... nah, forget it. He's Robert Huth under another name!

He'll be off to either Chelsea or Liverpool

 

[Micky]

That will be a baptism of fire!

 

[LoopisDeLupis]

He'll be off to either Chelsea or Liverpool

Benfica or Porto at his age, more likely

 

[FIF]

Jose Fonte (centre back at Southampton) has handed in a transfer request. Is he someone worth looking at?

I don't know him but his stats suggest he's solid if somewhat unexciting. Age not on his side.... nah, forget it. He's Robert Huth under another name!

He'd be a great ready made replacement for either of our CBs. Sadly I can't see him coming to us.

 

[Blaarev]

He's 33. Maybe we should look for a younger CB.

 

[M17TT C]

No chance of getting Fonte, he'll have his pick from Utd, City, Chelsea & Liverpool.

 

[FIF]

He's 33. Maybe we should look for a younger CB.

We get a young CB - Benny/ Hernandez/Amartey and people say we need prem experienced CBs then when a successful prem experienced CB is mentioned - one who has excelled over the last couple of years - people say they want a younger CB.

 

[alex]

Fonte would be awesome, but I rather feel his chosen option will be Everton to work with Koeman again.

 

[TommyK]

Fonte would be great. Like it's been said it'll never happen.

There seems to be a lack of top quality center backs that's really know how to defend not just in the premiership but across Europe. How many teams are looking for center backs and can't find decent ones? Seems like a common problem to me.

 

[yackandandah]

I didn't realise Fonte was that highly rated. If he's just waiting for Everton to come calling then it's a moot point.

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

I expect Fonte is mostly after a bigger paycheck during the last few years of his career having heard how his old mate Graziano is now bigging it up in China. Good player, but would prefer someone younger/ hungrier.

 

[Lako42]

There aren't many good defenders because we don't allow defending anymore.

Its no surprise there is a shortage.

 

[londonfox]

There aren't many good defenders because we don't allow defending anymore.

Its no surprise there is a shortage.

Yep! We are living in the, "John Stones is a great defender" era.

 

[fitz]

Yep! We are living in the, "John Stones is a great defender" era.

Honestly wish I was 15 years younger. I was shit at defending and would often pass to the wrong player. Back in the olden days these things held you back.

 

[SJN-Fox]

 

[yackandandah]

and so it begins...

...stick a few quid on that and he's yours.

 

[lazzer]

I would have ripped their arm off for that.

 

[yackandandah]

It's the game though innit? Is the first offer ever accepted? Though in Schlupp's case, praps we could have made an exception.

 

[lazzer]

It's the game though innit? Is the first offer ever accepted? Though in Schlupp's case, praps we could have made an exception.

My point exactly