J.T. 640 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 As much as I really do want this one to be true, there’s just no way. He played the full 90 minutes in West Ham’s first game of the season. So unless he has fallen out with Pellegrini since then I can’t think of any other reason why they would be willing to let him go out on loan. And if, and it’s a massive if, that has happened then I’m sure Villa, Stoke, Swansea, etc will be ahead of us on the list of clubs that want him on loan. Unfortunately I think it’s either a case of mistaken identity or someone making up a few stories. Link to post Share on other sites
LinoJo3 3,098 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 As much as I really do want this one to be true, there’s just no way. He played the full 90 minutes in West Ham’s first game of the season. So unless he has fallen out with Pellegrini since then I can’t think of any other reason why they would be willing to let him go out on loan. And if, and it’s a massive if, that has happened then I’m sure Villa, Stoke, Swansea, etc will be ahead of us on the list of clubs that want him on loan. Unfortunately I think it’s either a case of mistaken identity or someone making up a few stories. Villa - getting Bolasie Stoke - Already have Tom Ince Swansea - whats so great about them? After the last game where Antonio wasnt in the match squad Pellegrini said 'now everyone is fit there are some players who wont play'. Link to post Share on other sites
J.T. 640 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Having read down the lads tweets, he seems to be a bit of a wind up. It nearly looks as though he’s made it up just to try and wind a few Villa fans up, saying that we’ve thrown them a dummy with Bolasie to get Antonio under the radar. Link to post Share on other sites
Neverbefore 10,695 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Snodgrass was chosen ahead of him, they also have yarmalenko, Anderson, Perez, masuaku and arnautovic who can all play wide. There was a strong suggestion earlier in the summer that Antonio was for sale for 15mil. It's not completely out of the question. Again, not getting my hopes up but there is a chance. Link to post Share on other sites
J.T. 640 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 As much as I really do want this one to be true, there’s just no way. He played the full 90 minutes in West Ham’s first game of the season. So unless he has fallen out with Pellegrini since then I can’t think of any other reason why they would be willing to let him go out on loan. And if, and it’s a massive if, that has happened then I’m sure Villa, Stoke, Swansea, etc will be ahead of us on the list of clubs that want him on loan. Unfortunately I think it’s either a case of mistaken identity or someone making up a few stories. Villa - getting Bolasie Stoke - Already have Tom Ince Swansea - whats so great about them? After the last game where Antonio wasnt in the match squad Pellegrini said 'now everyone is fit there are some players who wont play'. I’m trying to convince myself that it can never ever happen so that I’m not gutted when it doesn’t happen. You aren’t helping Lino... Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I'd be absolutely gobsmacked if Bolasie was above Antonio in our list. If he genuinely is there, he must have just become available. Which seems unlikely given West Ham have already used him as a starting member of their team this season and wouldn't be able to replace him in their squad. Would love to be proven wrong so here's hoping but I sincerely can't see it happening. Link to post Share on other sites
mendieta420 988 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 He’s probably seen VLP and got them mixed up. Noticed the Huddersfield fans are gutted about him going btw Link to post Share on other sites
Neverbefore 10,695 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Yeah reading the Huddersfield view on Twitter has altered my view. Haven't seen a single person say they'll be glad to see him go and most are adamant they want him to stay. Link to post Share on other sites
Dynamo Kev 1,552 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Yeah reading the Huddersfield view on Twitter has altered my view. Haven't seen a single person say they'll be glad to see him go and most are adamant they want him to stay. yep hes been great for them since he signed. hes not a bad player at all. done well at saints wen they rose up the league to. check that it was brighton he went up with. getting mixed up with that dutch lad they had forget his name now. right third time after checking. hardly played for brighton but his first season at wolves he got 10 assists and 1 goal. that was our promotion season with kranky. must have remembered that. he got 7 of the assists in a purple patch from new year to end of feb. good going that like. hope he can hit form like that for us (if he signs) only 27 to, thought he was older. also his stats might look bad, but consider when he was at wolves they were dog turd and relegated. then when at hudders they are in prem and barely score goals. involved in 107 champo games 5 goals 16 assists, roughly 1 in 5 he gets an assist. not the worst we could do i suppose. but seems to be a decent lad. Link to post Share on other sites
Adam P 300 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 If the Antonio thing is true, the club have done well to keep it quiet and then one twitter post like that can alert numerous clubs to players availability, as soon as it catches on. Its nearly impossible to do deals under the radar now. I wouldn't think the Bolasie thing has much to do with it either, looks like Antonio for the right and Bolasie for the left but Bolasie fell through so we're after VLP. (If its true of course). Edit - Just had a thought. Could this be a reason why we werent in for Byram ? If we knew we wanted Hugill, we couldn't have got Byram and Antonio aswell as him, would make sense as to why we never bothered with Byram. Link to post Share on other sites
Neverbefore 10,695 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 If we got Antonio, targett and vlp in now it would be an unbelievable end to the transfer window. It would make all the pain and near misses worth while and transform us from a side fighting for play offs to a side fighting for autos. Link to post Share on other sites
sackrobson2 371 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Antonio would be an outrageous signing if we pulled it off but I just do not believe its an option, why would West Ham loan him out? He's a very good player, his only issue is his injury problems. I really can't see him being allowed out on loan, don't West Ham love him? Link to post Share on other sites
Smoggydownsouth 1,621 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Not a chance we are getting Antonio in my opinion... Van La Parra should be announced this morning hopefully. Link to post Share on other sites
Will 2,958 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Antonio would be an outrageous signing if we pulled it off but I just do not believe its an option, why would West Ham loan him out? He's a very good player, his only issue is his injury problems. I really can't see him being allowed out on loan, don't West Ham love him? Fans I’ve spoken to or seen talking about him are very split and some were very happy to sell when Palace showed an interest over the summer but I think that depended on Townsend joining Newcastle. Link to post Share on other sites
Lurker 2,118 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Antonio isn’t staying at Rockliffe. Very much doubt we have any chance of signing him. Link to post Share on other sites
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