January Transfer window

[Forever Blue]

8 hours ago, Moptop1 said:

Spoke to someone who’s a Peterborough fan at work. He said, unsure if Poku can make the step up to the Championship.

Who does he support when he’s not at work?

[wilsdenrover]

28 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Which in turn leaves the door open for Mr Cockup...if we didn't apply for it in the summer, I assume we couldn't apply for it now regardless of what the terms were at the time he became eligible, as he no longer qualifies. I have to presume his numbers would be calculated at the time we applied.

We know we like leaving the door open for Mr Cockup, and this would leave us with no free slots unless we shunt someone out.

I feel confident, if that's the right word, that the club didn't get this permit sorted in the summer. Purely because it seems like the sort of thing that would have been announced or at least told to the LT. So hopefully the permit is assessed from the prior season not the prior 12 months, and of course, hopefully someone is competent enough to get it done.

The period (re playing enough games/minutes) is the 12 months from when he was first granted his work permit.

Therefore, as I understand it, he still qualifies (I’m not holding my breath on the club knowing this though!!) 

 

Edited October 30, 2024 by wilsdenrover

[roversfan99]

It still feels like all of the areas we particularly need to strengthen were areas that we needed in the summer. The window was lauded as a success but I think perhaps it wasnt half as successful as we thought it may have been at the time. The main issue was the lack of money so it falls on the owners but still I am not sure that the business we did do was as good as it maybe could have been.

I know we are 6th in the table but again that seems to be predominantly built on players we already had, including Travis coming back. Beck and Cantwell are certainly good signings who have improved us but otherwise we still are short in a number of areas. 

We needed to overhaul the striker position and have signed a non scoring "striker" for whom a football seems an unknown item to him and a useful backup. We needed a keeper and just signed a player to warm the bench and we needed pace and didnt get any. One centre back injury leaves us with 2 options with a combined age in the 70s and Baker seems to be 5th choice in his natural position.

I cant see us having any real money to spend. Venkys have swallowed up the considerable income and have zero interest in the club.

[booth]

10 hours ago, Moptop1 said:

Spoke to someone who’s a Peterborough fan at work. He said, unsure if Poku can make the step up to the Championship.

Many of them said the same about Szmodics. Some were saying there was no chance.

[simongarnerisgod]

not expecting any outgoings in  january,there is no one left to sell of any value🙂,carter the last asset worth anything and he`s out until the middle of january

[roversfan99]

I dont even think Carter would raise much if he was fit. Decent player on his day but not well beyond the point of a Premier League side taking him as a prospect and after a shaky season last season, not close to being a player that a lower Premier League side would take as a more immediate option. 

[Moptop1]

15 hours ago, Forever Blue said:

Who does he support when he’s not at work?

Only going on what I’m told by him. Either way, won’t get him. 

[Waggy76]

18 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

I dont even think Carter would raise much if he was fit. Decent player on his day but not well beyond the point of a Premier League side taking him as a prospect and after a shaky season last season, not close to being a player that a lower Premier League side would take as a more immediate option. 

I agree but he could be sold if someone makes an offer Luton for instance £1m? 

It's a wage off the outgoings.. 

Last season Buckley went out on loan to save a wage... 

Edited October 31, 2024 by Waggy76

[Exiled_Rover]

Getting our disappointment in 2 months early I see. 

[London blue]

The window will be a non event. A loan, a freebie and an outgoing would be my guess.

Now that the new signing sheen has faded from our summer recruits it's clear to see what spending close to £0 gets you.

[rigger]

1 hour ago, London blue said:

The window will be a non event. A loan, a freebie and an outgoing would be my guess.

Now that the new signing sheen has faded from our summer recruits it's clear to see what spending close to £0 gets you.

Sixth position, when most thought we would be relegation fodder. 

[booth]

32 minutes ago, rigger said:

Sixth position, when most thought we would be relegation fodder. 

If we don't get anything on Saturday we'll be on the same points as last season after the same amount of games.

[London blue]

36 minutes ago, rigger said:

Sixth position, when most thought we would be relegation fodder. 

The season is far from over. We haven't 'got' 6th position.

[47er]

3 hours ago, Waggy76 said:

I agree but he could be sold if someone makes an offer Luton for instance £1m? 

It's a wage off the outgoings.. 

Last season Buckley went out on loan to save a wage... 

And Travis.

[rigger]

1 hour ago, booth said:

If we don't get anything on Saturday we'll be on the same points as last season after the same amount of games.

If we win 2-0 we will be fourth.

[rigger]

1 hour ago, London blue said:

The season is far from over. We haven't 'got' 6th position.

You're right, we might improve on sixth.

[47er]

3 minutes ago, rigger said:

You're right, we might improve on sixth.

Of course anything is possible but do you really think we will?

[rigger]

15 minutes ago, 47er said:

Of course anything is possible but do you really think we will?

Yes.

[Mike E]

3 hours ago, London blue said:

The window will be a non event. A loan, a freebie and an outgoing would be my guess.

Now that the new signing sheen has faded from our summer recruits it's clear to see what spending close to £0 gets you.

Depends if Venkys still own us.

[Torgeir]

Venky's court case is this month; on November 13 I believe. Will we finally get it over and done with? A positive outcome might release a bit of funds in January. Would think the deal for that Fulham lad will be revisited too.

[MarkBRFC]

14 hours ago, Mike E said:

Depends if Venkys still own us.

Venkys will be here forever.

[rigger]

23 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

Venky's court case is this month; on November 13 I believe. Will we finally get it over and done with? A positive outcome might release a bit of funds in January. Would think the deal for that Fulham lad will be revisited too.

No.

[Ossydave]

Rumours that Sigurdsson refused to play for the U21s last game so it seems his time here is up. Pathetic attitude, with 6 months left on his contract in Jan I doubt we'll get much of a fee though, and that will probably be our budget, minus a cut for the twats in Pune.

[MarkBRFC]

He will just sign a pre contract somewhere at some non descript club and see out the rest of the season here doing nothing.

 

[lraC]

1 hour ago, Ossydave said:

Rumours that Sigurdsson refused to play for the U21s last game so it seems his time here is up. Pathetic attitude, with 6 months left on his contract in Jan I doubt we'll get much of a fee though, and that will probably be our budget, minus a cut for the twats in Pune.

These are the sorts of people we cheer and look up to, week in, week out.

I know they aren’t all the same, but no wonder we are in a mess.