Who should we get in the transfer window

[WembleyTOD]

I see that we are linked to as many as 3 Chelsea players, Gary Cahill, Danny Drinkwater and Victor Moses, any one of whom would add strength to our current squad.

However, there is one former player that I would love to see back in the Fulham colours again and that is Moussa Dembele. He has been mentioned as a possibility to leave Spurs in January but not linked to us. I feel he would be a great addition to our squad and give us a lot more options in midfield.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Let's take all 4 then, they wouldn't have far to travel, and would not have to move house, and are all experienced Premier League players.

[ron]

Folk will say "Never go back", and point out examples like when West Brom got the very best of Bobby Robson, and Spurs got the very best of Alan Mullery......

......but look what those players gave us when they returned. We are in the same position now as when the experience gained elsewhere by those players did so much for us then.

For that reason I'd love to see Moussa Dembele back here with us putting order into the current chaos.

[Jims Dentist]

Great player, but Moussa's recent injury history would be a major worry.

[AnOldBrownie]

Nathan Ake...CB...Bournemouth

They've had a poor run of form, and this may be Eddie Howe's last year with the team.

He's not tall, but tall enough, quick and tenacious enough to work well on this team.   He'd immediately be the best CB on the squad and he could probably be had for 20 million (he just picked up a knock in the United game).

Plenty premiere league experience...he's under 25...

[Woolly Mammoth]

Nathan Ake...CB...Bournemouth

They've had a poor run of form, and this may be Eddie Howe's last year with the team.

He's not tall, but tall enough, quick and tenacious enough to work well on this team.   He'd immediately be the best CB on the squad and he could probably be had for 20 million (he just picked up a knock in the United game).

Plenty premiere league experience...he's under 25...

Not tall enough, we already have enough short players to sink a ship.
Let's not compound what is already a dire situation.
Plus we need experienced players.

[AnOldBrownie]

Nathan Ake...CB...Bournemouth

They've had a poor run of form, and this may be Eddie Howe's last year with the team.

He's not tall, but tall enough, quick and tenacious enough to work well on this team.   He'd immediately be the best CB on the squad and he could probably be had for 20 million (he just picked up a knock in the United game).

Plenty premiere league experience...he's under 25...

Not tall enough, we already have enough short players to sink a ship.
Let's not compound what is already a dire situation.
Plus we need experienced players.

He's started in the premiere league the past two years.   What are you going on about experience?  He's not short. (Seri...and to an extent Joe Bryan are short)   And he sure as heck is already as good as Mawson as a CB defensively.

Look at the players CD.  Watch the player play games.  See how he's played against premiere league competition.


Yes...Ideally we could get a 6'2" agile CB that can play the ball in the air.

That's a 35 million dollar player in the epl.   Hell...Liverpool spent 70 million on a good, tall CB who isn't even world class.

Who else would you get?

[filham]

Our team is beginning to settle, the back five have conceded but a single goal in three matches, the centre mid of Chambers and Cairney looked good yesterday while the front three of Kamara Mitrovic and Sess has goals in it.

New players must be better than those named above otherwise they will just be disruptive.

[Spirit of 2000]

Jenkinson, Elneny,  Welbeck at Arsenal
Rojo, Darmian at Man U
Drinkwater, Moses, Cahill, Christensen at Chelsea
Jagielka at Everton
Okazaki, Simpson at  Leicester
Cline, Solanke, Origi at Liverpool
Wanyama, Llorente at Spurs
Diaz at Man City

None of the above getting games and there's plenty of quality and experience to be had. We need to end a couple of our current loan agreements to facilitate some incomings.

[DevonFFC]

Our team is beginning to settle, the back five have conceded but a single goal in three matches, the centre mid of Chambers and Cairney looked good yesterday while the front three of Kamara Mitrovic and Sess has goals in it.

New players must be better than those named above otherwise they will just be disruptive.

I'd say Seri played better with chambers against wolves than Cairney yesterday and they are a lot poorer opposition. Cairney is fine in that role if the opposing players offer no threat which releases Tom of any defensive responsibility

[Spirit of 2000]

Seri was utterly appalling yesterday... TC did much better when he reverted to an accustomed role. I'd take Cairney every time over Seri and you cannot play both in the same midfield.

[Deeping_white]

Seri was utterly appalling yesterday... TC did much better when he reverted to an accustomed role. I'd take Cairney every time over Seri and you cannot play both in the same midfield.

Well yeah because Tom had forward thinking players to pass to, not one of the midfilders in the first half had any sort of target, partially thanks to TC wandering around with his head down for 45 minutes and not being any sort of outlet

[fulhamben]

If the transfers are still being done by tonys algorithm, then I would just save the money

[Woolly Mammoth]

Nathan Ake...CB...Bournemouth

They've had a poor run of form, and this may be Eddie Howe's last year with the team.

He's not tall, but tall enough, quick and tenacious enough to work well on this team.   He'd immediately be the best CB on the squad and he could probably be had for 20 million (he just picked up a knock in the United game).

Plenty premiere league experience...he's under 25...

Not tall enough, we already have enough short players to sink a ship.
Let's not compound what is already a dire situation.
Plus we need experienced players.

He's started in the premiere league the past two years.   What are you going on about experience?  He's not short. (Seri...and to an extent Joe Bryan are short)   And he sure as heck is already as good as Mawson as a CB defensively.

Look at the players CD.  Watch the player play games.  See how he's played against premiere league competition.


Yes...Ideally we could get a 6'2" agile CB that can play the ball in the air.

That's a 35 million dollar player in the epl.   Hell...Liverpool spent 70 million on a good, tall CB who isn't even world class.

Who else would you get?

IMO Ake is not the answer unfortunately, but Cahill should be.

[bornafulhamfan]

Jenkinson, Elneny,  Welbeck at Arsenal
Rojo, Darmian at Man U
Drinkwater, Moses, Cahill, Christensen at Chelsea
Jagielka at Everton
Okazaki, Simpson at  Leicester
Cline, Solanke, Origi at Liverpool
Wanyama, Llorente at Spurs
Diaz at Man City

None of the above getting games and there's plenty of quality and experience to be had. We need to end a couple of our current loan agreements to facilitate some incomings.

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Jermain Defoe-Bournemouth
Emerson, Davide Zappacosta, RubenLoftus-Cheek-Chelsea
Jason Puncheon-Crystal Palace
Leighton Baines,Morgan Schneiderlin,Lookman-Everton
Adrien Silva, Victor Iborra, Christian Fuchs-Leicester
Alberto Moreno, Adam Lallana-Liverpool
Andreas Pereira, Scott McTominay-Manchester United
Jacob Murphy, Isaac Hayden-Newcastle
Stefano Okaka-Watford
Carlos Sanchez, Ryan Freddericks-West Ham
Leander Dendocker-Wolves

I wouldn't sign some of these as I think they wouldn't improve us, but some like Lookman or Dendocker could be great acquisitions. Ivan Cavaleiro also has little time on field so maybe he is available too?