Speculation The hysterical and annoying, but traditional, totally unfounded winter 2018/19 rumours thread.

[H T B]

he's been fit all season just not selected that often as they have better

Come back when he's had a run of games.
Don't think WBA were overly impressed with him.

 

[Micky]

I still think we should get Delph in Midfield alongside Hamza and either Wilf or Papy.

Daniel Sturridge, out of contract in the summer, better than any striker we have bar Vardy and he's a better finisher than Vardy

I suppose we could always get Sturridge to keep Matty James company.

 

[Skitzo]

I'm looking at someone cheap as there is no point spending big on a striker as none of them would come and sit and watch Vardy, feel free to suggest someone else of similar quality we might be able to get cheap

 

[M17TT C]

We don't need another defensive/battler type midfielder like Delph when we already have 3 of those on our books.

Our midfield problem is that we only have this type of player that gets a game so to add another one into the mix wouldn't help.

Maguire is more likely to bomb forward with the ball rather than any of our centre mids who all just like to come deep to get the ball from the defence but then just knock it out wide or are able to offer anything very inventive.

We obviously hoped Silva would have been the answer to this but that hasn't worked for whatever reason but we desperately need to offer something more inventive in the middle of the park.

What we have is perfect to set up against teams where we will have less of the ball and generally playing on the back foot but we need to offer something more when playing teams who are happy to sit off us.

Someone live Neves from Wolves would be perfect, I don't think we could get him but we need to look to add something to the squad rather than another playing who is very similar to what we already have.

 

[Skitzo]

Delph is more of a deep lying playmaker than a battling holding man

 

[Miles Away]

Sturridge is a good shout. I'm not his biggest fan, but would be sensible.

Undoubted talent, used to playing second fiddle and having to come off the bench and make an impact. He seems to break down with too many games, and we won't need him to be first choice.

 

[Robin127]

I'd have gone for Defoe on loan for the rest of the season, too late now though.

 

[popillius]

I'd go for the Venus De Milo. Better movement and finishing than Iheanacho.

 

[RHYDAL]

I'd go for the Venus De Milo. Better movement and finishing than Iheanacho.

Less likely to handle the ball than Albrighton too.

 

[jb5000]

I still think we should get Delph in Midfield alongside Hamza and either Wilf or Papy.

Daniel Sturridge, out of contract in the summer, better than any striker we have bar Vardy and he's a better finisher than Vardy

I'd take both at the drop of a hat. Sturridge has been fit all season, and not making the first eleven of my bet for the champions does not make him not-good-enough for us - in fact there are times I think he's magical. Delph needs games, but he really has got it all, much more than a deep-sitting destroyer he's got a good range of passing and mobility too.
Would be very surprised if we could attract either to come here sadly.

 

[Skitzo]

I'd take both at the drop of a hat. Sturridge has been fit all season, and not making the first eleven of my bet for the champions does not make him not-good-enough for us - in fact there are times I think he's magical. Delph needs games, but he really has got it all, much more than a deep-sitting destroyer he's got a good range of passing and mobility too.
Would be very surprised if we could attract either to come here sadly.

I think we could get Sturridge but not Delph, though if Pep does want Chilwell the bidding starts at £60m + Delph IMO

 

[jb5000]

I like the bargaining approach. There's also the question of whether they'd come here though - to be honest I'd be a little disappointed in any player on the fringes of the England squad who would rather player for us, in the EPL but not in Europe, instead of go to a German, Italian of Spanish club in Europe competition.

Let's hope Claude keeps us in seventh then...

 

[Robin127]

If you want a player with a great range of passing I can think of one, however he can be a bit of a liabilty.

 

[popillius]

Less likely to handle the ball than Albrighton too.

 

[SJN-Fox]

Mr Geoff Peters‏ Verified account @mrgeoffpeters 10 minutes ago

Nottingham Forest have made a loan bid to take goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic from Leicester until the end of the season with a view to a permanent deal in the summer #nffc #lcfc

 

[jb5000]

Makes sense, he's quite unlikely to get a run in the team and didn't look remarkable on the occasions he got a chance

 

[Lako42]

Mr Geoff Peters‏ Verified account @mrgeoffpeters 10 minutes ago

Nottingham Forest have made a loan bid to take goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic from Leicester until the end of the season with a view to a permanent deal in the summer #nffc #lcfc

Forgot about him

 

[Blue Maniac]

Forgot about him

On the bench for that heroic effort at Newport wasn’t he?

 

[RHYDAL]

On the bench for that heroic effort at Newport wasn’t he?

If Puel had brought him on for the penalty might have saved it. Shambles.

 

[big_mac4824]

Sturridge is a good shout. I'm not his biggest fan, but would be sensible.

Undoubted talent, used to playing second fiddle and having to come off the bench and make an impact. He seems to break down with too many games, and we won't need him to be first choice.

will get around 10 games out of him