Summer transfer window 2021.

[RevidgeBlue]

19 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Christian Walton signing for Ipswich, who sit 21st in league one without a win to their name.

God help them.

As for us , we're going to have to hope that something fairly dramatic happens over the next 27 and a bit hours, 12 out, no Armstrong replacement and only 2 young loanees with barely any senior experience in, plus Pickering who was signed in January.

Oops..... edit thirty nine hours.

Edited August 30, 2021 by RevidgeBlue

[rigger]

6 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

God help them.

As for us , we're going to have to hope that something fairly dramatic happens over the next 27 and a bit hours, 12 out, no Armstrong replacement and only 2 young loanees with barely any senior experience in, plus Pickering who was signed in January.

But looking on the bright side, a fairly good start to the campaign.

[JohnGo]

Been told dingles looking at Nyambe as backup right back. They think bid of less than £1m will be enough to get him.

[dallydally]

13 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Also Reading signing Scott Dann on a free transfer.

A has been

[dallydally]

2 minutes ago, JohnGo said:

Been told dingles looking at Nyambe as backup right back. They think bid of less than £1m will be enough to get him.

That would be a real kick in the teeth 

[JBiz]

4 hours ago, RoversSG said:

I know we have a very high wage to turnover ratio but can anyone enlighten me why this is so?

I mean, we have a very small squad now and other than Dack, i cannot think of anyone else who could earning significantly more than the average championship player.

If we talk about turnover, the crowd ban affected every other club equally last season and looking at the 2019/ 20 numbers, we still have bigger crowds than 1/3 of the league https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2019-2020/1/ so why are we so badly affected?

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00053482/filing-history
 

I accidentally cropped the picture badly and can’t be bothered changing but the top figure is millions turnover and the bottom figure is wages alone 

That’s before any other operating expenses, which btw for 19-20 came to nearly 9m giving us a 20m shortfall.

[RevidgeBlue]

7 minutes ago, JohnGo said:

Been told dingles looking at Nyambe as backup right back. They think bid of less than £1m will be enough to get him.

That would be almost season ticket being handed back time.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

9 minutes ago, JohnGo said:

Been told dingles looking at Nyambe as backup right back. They think bid of less than £1m will be enough to get him.

Dyche would turn him into a better player without a doubt.

[unsall]

Edun from Lincoln, left back latest rumour 

Edited August 30, 2021 by unsall
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[Tugayisgod]

2 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Dyche would turn him into a better player without a doubt.

https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1093652010?-11198:839
 

Lincoln full back being linked

[islander200]

21 minutes ago, JohnGo said:

Been told dingles looking at Nyambe as backup right back. They think bid of less than £1m will be enough to get him.

The owners and board are stupid but stupid enough to sell Nyambe to our rivals near deadline day for £1m I don't think they are that stupid

[Tugayisgod]

6 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1093652010?-11198:839
 

Lincoln full back being linked

https://eflanalysis.com/analysis/scout-report/scout-report-tayo-edun-lincoln-city

[dallydally]

3 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

https://eflanalysis.com/analysis/scout-report/scout-report-tayo-edun-lincoln-city

Tayo Edun. Some name that!

[tomphil]

Our wage bill has always been a bit suspicious. 

[Blue blood]

18 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

In a sentence he said Ayala was a good defender but wasn’t a good fit for our possession based passing game. That’s after he’d signed him on a three year contract.

No, no, no that can't be right because previously honest Tony has come out and blamed Ayala's previous clubs for ruining his fitness by not playing possession football. Surely he isn't changing the narrative? 

[rigger]

32 minutes ago, JohnGo said:

Been told dingles looking at Nyambe as backup right back. They think bid of less than £1m will be enough to get him.

And did you bite ?

[TruRover]

Relinked to Obafemi on sky… wonder if they haven’t got the memo that that deal is dead.

[TruRover]

21 minutes ago, unsall said:

Edun from Lincoln, left back latest rumour 

Pretty sure that lad scored a last minute minute equaliser for Ipswich against us in our first game back in the championship 

[RoversClitheroe]

18 minutes ago, TruRover said:

Relinked to Obafemi on sky… wonder if they haven’t got the memo that that deal is dead.

Really wouldn't surprise me if we signed him.

Huge gap between Arma being sold, reduces the suspicion that Newcastle might have on this sell on clause too.

[JHRover]

39 minutes ago, JBiz said:

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00053482/filing-history
 

I accidentally cropped the picture badly and can’t be bothered changing but the top figure is millions turnover and the bottom figure is wages alone 

That’s before any other operating expenses, which btw for 19-20 came to nearly 9m giving us a 20m shortfall.

Since those figures we have released Williams, Mulgrew, Bell, Bennett, Evans, Holtby, Downing and Armstrong, along with last season's raft of loans.

We haven't signed anyone, nor have we even so much as signed any senior player up to new and improved terms.

Our ticket prices are now among the highest in the league. Until recently our crowds were actually similar to quite a few others (though won't be for long at this rate).

So something doesn't add up. There's no argument that we had a relatively high wages to turnover ratio last year, but with those departures that really shouldn't be the case any longer. If it is there is something wrong.

Even if the issue here is restrictions and the ratio being too high for comfort, that doesn't stop permanent deals being done. This notion that any permanent transfer is prohibitively expensive and comes with massive demands from players and agents just isn't correct. But we seem so far behind the curve we are going backwards on bringing in the decent free agents. Probably because we are months behind others in planning and preparation.

[Paul Mellelieu]

49 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

That would be almost season ticket being handed back time.

"almost"

[chaddyrovers]

@Revidge Blue, we have signed 3 players on loan so far and hopefully a couple of permanent signings in the next 37 hours. 

36 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1093652010?-11198:839
 

Lincoln full back being linked

Well it would be a permanent move surely so its helpful

30 minutes ago, islander200 said:

The owners and board are stupid but stupid enough to sell Nyambe to our rivals near deadline day for £1m I don't think they are that stupid

If Nyambe won't sign a new contract surely we need sell and recoup whatever we can get for him. 

Then look at signing John Joe Kenny from Everton as possible option. 

17 minutes ago, TruRover said:

Relinked to Obafemi on sky… wonder if they haven’t got the memo that that deal is dead.

When will Mowbray learn to move on and stop chasing him. He doesn't want to come here, When will he learn? Never. 

They are other strikers out there we could get that would score goals here

[RevidgeBlue]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

@Revidge Blue, we have signed 3 players on loan so far and hopefully a couple of permanent signings in the next 37 hours. 

Yes, sorry just seen that on the LT website. The player has never played for his parent club Brighton.

[RevidgeBlue]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

@Revidge Blue, 

If Nyambe won't sign a new contract surely we need sell and recoup whatever we can get for him. 

Not at less than £1m , be better off keeping him for the season.

We'd also be better off getting rid of Mowbray and bringing in a manager that rates him rather than losing the player for peanuts.

[pick32]

8 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Well it would be a permanent move surely so its helpful

If Nyambe won't sign a new contract surely we need sell and recoup whatever we can get for him.

Or keep him here for a year because him playing this season is worth more to us than peanuts for a quality RB