Gus: A very special signing could follow

[shaolinpunk]

Based solely on the fact that they aren't getting games, and that Gus has links with the club...

Niko Kranjcar? David Bentley? Giovanni Dos Santos?

Or am I being a tad ambitious?

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Could we be missing the obvious here? The 'special' signing could be Lua-Lua (loan now, guaranteed permanent in Jan), and the reason we would be signing another player is to cover until he's back from his injury?

I think you could have something there. Poyet's words in the Argus:

“It will depend really,” he said. “We need to get one before Thursday for sure. If there was an extra one it would be because we got the main target, something very special.”

It sounds like a 3rd signing is dependent on the 2nd. I.e perhaps something to play until Lua Lua is fit?

 

[Finchley Seagull]

I think you could have something there. Poyet's words in the Argus:

“It will depend really,” he said. “We need to get one before Thursday for sure. If there was an extra one it would be because we got the main target, something very special.”

It sounds like a 3rd signing is dependent on the 2nd. I.e perhaps something to play until Lua Lua is fit?

That quote really intrigued me as it was so cryptic. It could be an interesting week (or a boring one which ends with no new signings). I am not sure that he would describe LuaLua, who we have already had on loan, as "something very special" but could be wrong.

 

[Frutos]

Could we be missing the obvious here? The 'special' signing could be Lua-Lua (loan now, guaranteed permanent in Jan), and the reason we would be signing another player is to cover until he's back from his injury?

To go slightly into Kevin Keegan mode, I would LOVE IT if that were the case.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Could we be missing the obvious here? The 'special' signing could be Lua-Lua (loan now, guaranteed permanent in Jan), and the reason we would be signing another player is to cover until he's back from his injury?

This had occured to me as well. Would be audacious. PS I don't think for one minute we are getting Pires, but I do think that there has been a change in expectation/attitude behind the scenes such that it will become more and more likely that we would speak with players like that (next season and beyond).

 

[Frutos]

PS I don't think for one minute we are getting Pires

Especially as he's signed for Aston Villa...

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Especially as he's signed for Aston Villa...

Exactly, as I said in the first post. It just seems that some other posters think it's still a possibility.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Henry?

 

[DIFFBROOK]

Exactly, as I said in the first post. It just seems that some other posters think it's still a possibility.

Cant see it though. Rather believe the Lu lua one.

Just for once, rather than getting excited over rumours etc, wouldn't it be great to be totally gobsmacked with a real perm signing

 

[glasfryn]

Gus loves all this intrigue you can see it in his face while he is saying anything,I have every confidence in the man and when he says something special it must be pretty good.

 

[Napper]

Are we not jumping the gun. Surely the quote says we are after a player but nothing is a done deal.

Any player signed for the first team would be "speacial"

 

[seagull_special]

here goes - I think that we maybe after Marcus Tudgay and these are the reasons why

1) Sussex born

2) Sheff Wed deep on the doodoo

3) would be a quality signing and would certainly blow my socks off

 

[Marc1901]

here goes - I think that we maybe after Marcus Tudgay and these are the reasons why

1) Sussex born

2) Sheff Wed deep on the doodoo

3) would be a quality signing and would certainly blow my socks off

So what because you like him it means were going to get him?

 

[HP Seagull]

here goes - I think that we maybe after Marcus Tudgay and these are the reasons why

1) Sussex born

2) Sheff Wed deep on the doodoo

3) would be a quality signing and would certainly blow my socks off

He's a striker though isn't he? I've never seen him play on the wing.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Le Fondre? Austin?

 

[Sam Ovett]

Le Fondre? Austin?

Is the special signing a winger or is that the other one?

Or are they both wingers?

 

[tonymgc]

Tudgay would be amazing but i think Prem teams were after him in the summer. Ha! Weds turned down bids of over £2mil for him can't see them getting that for him now.

 

[Screaming J]

Isn't it far moire likely to be someone like Woods, i.e. on fringes of Prem/Championship club who needs some games?

Much like we've done with Holroyd in fact!

 

[FLAIRtastic]

Don't think that it will be Lua-Lua considering (tell me if i'm wrong) but his contract run's out in January and considering he won't play until then it seems stupid to be signing him?

 

[Aspinal's Body Double]

Could we be missing the obvious here? The 'special' signing could be Lua-Lua (loan now, guaranteed permanent in Jan), and the reason we would be signing another player is to cover until he's back from his injury?

Not if the Argus is to be believed: "Albion’s ongoing attempt to sign their No. 1 target replacement for Kazenga LuaLua".