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the bbc has put a list of 50 players who might move in january up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35068763

Patrick Bamford to Boro on loan. Im convinced of it.

It will need a monster bid to get Ighalo.  £30 million.

Other than constant speculation about that, I don't expect to see Watford up to much unless a bargain presents itself which doesn't tend to happen this time of year.

Dirk Kuyt to Barcelona was an eyebrow raiser.

Get OFF Conor Washington you Championship rofflers. I gotta a 100-1 voucher.

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Worried Alan Judge will get offers from the Prem. Outstanding for us the last three years and definitely Prem quality.

Leicester would like Demari Gray, who they tried to get in the summer and now has a £3.25m release clause in his contract. Have heard Judge's name in dispatches too. He was scouted about 18 months ago when we were int ehc hampionship

Messi, Isco, and a calf transplant for Kompany please.

Just read that Celtic will have at least £2m to spend in the window. Can't wait.

Really like judge as a player not sure he is premiership level mind but you never know.

Seen gray four times been awful in three brilliant in one. For that price it is no risk strikes me as a player who needs to make the most of his pace whilst he still has it a lot to develop there.

Premier League: Who needs what in the transfer window?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35155778

Judge being heavily rumoured to be on the verge of moving to Boro up here.

I have never seen the lad play, any info on him?

He's brilliant. Proper atracking midfielder. Small, quick feet, skillful, not afraid to beat a man and loves a shot. Occasionally his end product let's him down but most defences seem to struggle to deal with him.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CX5CSsjWYAAF2rL.jpg)

It was rumoured that he would be loaned back to Blues. Not happening?

no, it was suggested but vardy has a groin problem so it looks like he'll be pitched in on sunday at white hart lane for at least some of the game

Newcastle are in talks to sign Jonjo Shelvey from Swansea,

Maybe I'm wrong but I feel there is at least some animosity towards him at St Andrews for negotiating a very cheap buy out clause in his contract. Also think that Rowett might want to try the players he has got with mind for developing them for next season now Birmingham are (probably) safe.

Wish Gray all the best, how was he on his debut? I didn't see the game.

very encouraging, played 65 minutes. looked quick and skilful. nice corner for the first goal too

think he'll be put on a weights programme to strengthen him up a bit.

Levy doing what Levy does about Andros Townsend so Watford now sniffling around Montero.  I think Horsey was a huge fan but he seems to have lost his way this season.  Same for most Swans players I guess.

Buy him!

No brainer him vs Townsend

Liked him when we beat them even though he was half fit.  Ripped ivanovic a new one on opening day.  Would love him on board.

He has always been hot and cold even for the national side.

You have to keep feeding him the ball, should be a much better player for a counter attacking side than one that keeps the ball (not that Swansea have as much of late).

Nordin Amrabat anyone?  Tunisian who plays for Malaga.  Looks close to joining Watford for £6 million.

Don't know much about him, but presumably this signals the end of our interest in Andros Townsend.

Still hoping we'll go for Montero as well though.

silly season now

shane long linked with liverpool according to thisisanfield and spurs are also interested

http://www.thisisanfield.com/2016/01/liverpool-keen-on-acquiring-southamptons-shane-long-this-january/

Boro have signed another Kike to play up top, so we have 2 of them now, and are rumoured to be in for Gaston Ramirez from Southampton as well. Ramirez would be a phenomenal signing for the Championship IMO.

i think ramirez is a wonderful player just wasnt able to keep a place in the side due to injury and fitness but when he did play he showed skills
you should get him dirt cheap too with just 6 months left on contract and koeman just wanting him off wage bill

Sky now have Charlie Austin at 1/3 to be a Saints player by the end of the window. 4/1 to still be at QPR.

confirmed a saint £4million


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35333790

Looks like an excellent signing on the face of it. Proven premier league goal scorer for £4 million. Just need to keep him fit.

Will almost certainly be the highest paid player at the club.

According to local press Boro now looking to bring in McCormack for 10m, Matt Philips for about 6-8 and Gaston Ramirez as well.

Looks

 like he is totally revamping our front line, and Ramirez and Phillips are good enough for the premier league too IMO.

Exciting times!

Bradley Dack could probably be picked up for £1.5m by someone. Comedy watching them try to nick him for £1m. Some player.

Tottenham have agreed a fee with Newcastle United for Andros Townsend believed to be around 12m pounds

Is this a done deal?  The mighty WD Sport still claiming Watford are a key runner in this deal last night but if he's at medical stage then I assume we aren't.

Hopefully this means we go for Montero.

Ramirez signed on loan til the end of the season,now to get McCormack and Bamford please, Mr Gibson!!!

How does Levy do it?

Update:  WD Sports have now made up some (like) nonsense about why Watford pulled out to save face.

That will likely trigger Fabbrini moving to Birmingham for £1.5 million on a perm (Boro will now agree to cancel loan).

Yep, he said his goodbye's on Saturday.

Can look very good in fleeting glimpses, then make you want to punch him in the next moment.

lol

AMEOBI OFFER IN VAIN

Shola Ameobi has offered to play for Bolton for free until the end of the season, but the Championship club cannot take the striker up on the offer, according to the Bolton News.

Bolton are under transfer embargo, meaning they cannot sign any contracts registered with the Football League.

Ameobi's contract expire at the weekend, having scored in Bolton's 3-1 win over MK Dons.

Watford sign Mario Suarez from Fiorentina for 4.5 million plus significant add ons. Looks a bargain.

Jordan Rhodes to boro for 9 million apparently!

how do m'boro and Derby do it? They must be fiddling their way past ffp.

we could do with a couple more signing imo, but I don't think we can spend as much as the others!

I have no clue, I'm not concerning myself with that lol.

Who is it you support? You sound like Sean Dyche!

Boro one of 3 teams to have a loan bid accepted for Pritchard from Spurs . He would be an awesome addition.

Pritch should come back to Brentford. Excelled last time and would start every game as the fulcrum of the team. Makes sense to me from a development perspective.

Whilst that would be lovely for you.... We need him thanks :)

Him, Gaston Ramirez and downing behind Rhodes. It's what dreams are made of

I'd be surprised if we let him go. He's just getting fit, having been out for months. Eriksen is starting to find form but we are still without NJie and the Europa League starts again soon. He's very much part of our plans.

Boro pull out of the deal to sign Jordan Rhodes after his agent asked for a £30m package over 4 years.

Newcastle signed Doumbia and just bid 21m£ for Berahino. Interesting.

Can handle berahino going to Spurs over us, but not Stoke, please not Stoke

Newcastle are going bonkers.  They better hope they stay up!

spending in the last two transfer windows, before today

with most jan spending being by clubs in the bottom half, you'd think it was seen as important to stay up this year more than any other with the new tv deal guaranteeing £120m to 20th next year

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just looking at that... you back Swansea blind to go down !?

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Well, he won't be saying Thanks Natalie.

http://tvnewsroom.org/sky-sports/transfer-deadline-day-2016-live-tv-coverage-on-sky-sports-news-140587/

Ms Sawyer will be with David Garrido and before Kirsty Gallacher and Julian Warren.

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the 3rd Newcastle bid for Berahino is reportedly £24m

Stoke are said to have bid £22m

why wouldn't WBA sell, and a) reinvest or b) have the cash on their books while Peace tries to sell the club?

£24m is crazy money for Berahino, so overrated imo. What did Charlie Austin go for in the end, £4m? I know it's based in many factors such as age, contract length etc but Jesus Christ... Would snap take Austin for £15m but not sure about Berahino. Also Remy forecasted to be around half the price of Sadio..

Austin older got/had dodgy knees on even bigger wages. I actually like Berahino lovely natural finisher

On a seperate note the Chinese league continuing its march to world domination by bidding for every Brazilian ever born just had 45 million for Hulk turned down

Poshies pick up Tom Nichols from Exeter. Incred signing.

Stoke agree an £18.2m fee with Porto for Gianelli Imbula. Crazy money being thrown around by mid table clubs nowadays.

We'd been linked with him and some of our fans were hoping it was us getting him.  Agree it looks to be an excellent signing.

As someone pointed out on our forum, in a discussion moaning about how bad BFC are at getting value for their players, "Posh will probably sell him for £4m in 12 months time."

Agree with this.
Austin was £4m coz he's out of contract in 6 months. He probably got at least £10m signing on fee. Either that or his wages are astronomical. And the dodgy knees has definitely put clubs off.
Remy is another crock. Pool signed him, then did a medical on him and ran a mile. Chelsea then signed him and he's injured half the time.
Saido could well look a snip in a couple of years when the TV money kicks in and good players are routinely going for £50m.

Darragh said a few weeks ago that we have a future star pretty much sorted from L2. "Player only ever wanted to join us".

These boys look at Posh as a stepping stone to bigger things now. Can't knock what Darragh does, we're getting some real quality coming in these days.

Sell Conor, pick up Coulthirst and Nichols. Amazing business.

Think if a team not in relegation battle offered £24m wba would be more inclined to accept, Pearce seems beyond stubborn.



V happy with this transfer window though, not sure about us getting Enrique back tho, he's been ruined at Liverpool, granted injuries mainly

Rhodes about to be confirmed,after he told his agents to drop their demands for bonus' that would have seen his deal be worth 30 million over 4 years!

Also signing some Belgian kid, De Laet on loan on Leicester (maybe) and a Scottish lid which would take us to 6 signings for the month!

I can't understand our policy in January. The chairman said we would spend if we are around the play-offs come January, all we got was Hooper and a couple of loan signings. There is no guarantee we will be better off this time next season, so why not spend the money now. As I see it, we will make the play-offs, but would not be able to beat the likes of Burnley, Derby or Hull as they just have too much quality.

Disappointing and may well end up costing us.

Watford quietly sign 2 "wonderkids" for a combined £16 million and loan them out immediately.  Guess the management are happy with the long term security in the premier league!

What an incredibly exciting transfer window this hasn't been.

Delighted that Brentford kept hold of Alan Judge. Equally delighted we've managed to scam Burnley into paying £6mil for Tarkowski. Unreal price.

Surely not? Sean Dyche doesnt have any money to spend. Boro and Derby spent it all!

Confuses me why teams like Spurs and Arsenal who both have genuine title chances haven't added one or two players to try improve, both could improve on areas

Window shut. Watford alone in 2015-16 spent more, net, than Arsenal, Spurs, Villa, Saints, Swans, Norwich COMBINED.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CaKiDawWQAAgy92.jpg)

Worst transfer window in last 5 years?

Depends doesnt it, as a Boro fan, we signed 3 players on deadline day, 5/6 overall and got in the best goalscorer in the football league since 2012. I really enjoyed it!

Ha, of course. I meant in terms of the premier league.

I think these figures are pretty questionable FWIW but it was only 5 years ago I got excited by signing Joel Garner for £200k on deadline day.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3432385/Watford-revealed-Europe-s-biggest-spenders-January-Premier-League-clubs-look-hold-flight-status.html