January Transfer window

[Exiled_Rover]

43 minutes ago, TugaysMarlboro said:

I think we need a striker, wide player and centre half minimum.

I'd also like another centre mid personally as the depths poor if Trav or Tronstad get injured.

Possibly another right back too if he doesn't think Duru is ready.

 

If we get 2 I'll be surprised.

They'll loan Duru out in January, he's not developing in the U21s.

Baker is a very good understudy to Travis ad Tronstad. So was JRC pre his loss of form. 

Personally I'd be recalling O'Riordan and putting all my eggs in the RW basket. They won't allow us to bring in multiple players - well not permanently, which is what we need. Loans just put a plaster over a gaping wound.

[Torgeir]

38 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

They'll loan Duru out in January, he's not developing in the U21s.

Baker is a very good understudy to Travis ad Tronstad. So was JRC pre his loss of form. 

Personally I'd be recalling O'Riordan and putting all my eggs in the RW basket. They won't allow us to bring in multiple players - well not permanently, which is what we need. Loans just put a plaster over a gaping wound.

We need a striker too, and let Leonard out on loan with Gueye third choice until we flog him back to Belgium in the summer. A winger with pace still needed, as you point out. Duru needs a loan as well, I agree.

[TheRevAshton]

That Duk from Aberdeen will be a free agent at the end of the season, a player we've had interest in previously, apparently.

He's not having the best season this time around, but has had a decent record in previous campaigns.

He's still young, quick and won't be on a big wage - would make for a good option IMO. Could probably be picked up on the cheap in January.

[Neal]

26 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

That Duk from Aberdeen will be a free agent at the end of the season, a player we've had interest in previously, apparently.

He's not having the best season this time around, but has had a decent record in previous campaigns.

He's still young, quick and won't be on a big wage - would make for a good option IMO. Could probably be picked up on the cheap in January.

Having had Hedges off them cheap I wouldn't bet against this. 

[jny]

3 hours ago, Neal said:

Having had Hedges off them cheap I wouldn't bet against this. 

Having had Hedges off them cheap I wouldn't want to rush into this.

[RevidgeBlue]

16 minutes ago, jny said:

Having had Hedges off them cheap I wouldn't want to rush into this.

Exactly what I was thinking.

Mowbray's brother Darren is no longer at Aberdeen though so hopefully that stops us buying any more of their dross.

[Angry_Pirate]

Kwarme Poku, James Hill and Louie Barry. Yes to any, yes to all.

A proper #9 is or course the priority, and another player to slot in front of McFadzean on the depth chart. 

I'm sure Southampton are already planning for life back in the Championship, seems nailed on that Brereton-Diaz will get a head start on them by a window, wonder if there would be any mutual interest?

Pears,

Brittain, Batth, Hyam, Beck,

Travis, Tronstad,

Poku, Cantwell, Brereton-Diaz

 *New*

Squad: Toth, Hill, JRC, Pickering, Carter (start when fit), Baker, Dolan, Hedges, Ohashi, Barry, Weimann.

That's playoff level.

Absolutely none of it happening.

[TheRevAshton]

10 hours ago, Angry_Pirate said:

Kwarme Poku, James Hill and Louie Barry. Yes to any, yes to all.

A proper #9 is or course the priority, and another player to slot in front of McFadzean on the depth chart. 

I'm sure Southampton are already planning for life back in the Championship, seems nailed on that Brereton-Diaz will get a head start on them by a window, wonder if there would be any mutual interest?

Pears,

Brittain, Batth, Hyam, Beck,

Travis, Tronstad,

Poku, Cantwell, Brereton-Diaz

 *New*

Squad: Toth, Hill, JRC, Pickering, Carter (start when fit), Baker, Dolan, Hedges, Ohashi, Barry, Weimann.

That's playoff level.

Absolutely none of it happening.

Fully agree with those last 2 lines - one can dream!

On Brereton-Diaz though - If he's going on loan to the Championship, he'll end up at Stoke if he has a say in it.

Recall him saying that'd be his dream move when he played for us, despite him having interest from the PL & La Liga.

Edited December 5 by TheRevAshton

[K-Hod]

9 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

 

On Brereton-Diaz though - If he's going on loan to the Championship, he'll end up at Stoke if he has a say in it.

Must be the first time anyone's had a dream of being in Stoke, that wasn't a nightmare 😅.

[BRFC4EVA]

Wasn't sure where to put this, but Rangers announced to their shareholders that their summer sales totalled $810k. This included Cantwell and 4 others, so maybe his fee was even less than we thought?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

11 hours ago, BRFC4EVA said:

Wasn't sure where to put this, but Rangers announced to their shareholders that their summer sales totalled $810k. This included Cantwell and 4 others, so maybe his fee was even less than we thought?

Did we pay a fee ? 

[bluebruce]

3 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Did we pay a fee ? 

Yes. Undisclosed fee, which was varyingly reported as being somewhere from 300k to 500k.

[wilsdenrover]

Thought here was a good a place as any for this.

The club currently has potential liabilities to other clubs/third parties of £5.9 million contingent on player appearances/team performance. 

£3.2 million of this is based on us getting promoted to the PL - what do we think the other £2.7 million relates to?

[tomphil]

Loyalty bonuses ?

[wilsdenrover]

1 minute ago, tomphil said:

Loyalty bonuses ?

I assumed third parties wouldn’t  include players but you may well be right.

(My assumption was third party = agent)

[dingles staying down 4ever]

2 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

Thought here was a good a place as any for this.

The club currently has potential liabilities to other clubs/third parties of £5.9 million contingent on player appearances/team performance. 

£3.2 million of this is based on us getting promoted to the PL - what do we think the other £2.7 million relates to?

agent fees and loan fees would be my guess

[KentExile]

7 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

Thought here was a good a place as any for this.

The club currently has potential liabilities to other clubs/third parties of £5.9 million contingent on player appearances/team performance. 

£3.2 million of this is based on us getting promoted to the PL - what do we think the other £2.7 million relates to?

Payments to the previous clubs of our current players based on performance.  As you state, promotion bonuses would be the main part, but also also things such as players scoring set amounts of goals, making a certain amount of appearances/starts etc 

Edited December 6 by KentExile

[joey_big_nose]

Squad looks in pretty good shape to me. The main issues are striker and centre back cover. More pace out wide would be nice too.

But in quite a good place.

[Exiled_Rover]

It's crazy that we're now in December and we still have no idea what we have in that Brighton loanee. 

[Forever Blue]

9 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Squad looks in pretty good shape to me. The main issues are striker and centre back cover. More pace out wide would be nice too.

But in quite a good place.

I think we lack depth in virtually every position on the pitch.

[rigger]

11 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

I think we lack depth in virtually every position on the pitch.

I don't think we lack depth, what I think we lack is quality.

[47er]

1 hour ago, rigger said:

I don't think we lack depth, what I think we lack is quality.

Isn't that the same thing?

[Mike E]

53 minutes ago, 47er said:

Isn't that the same thing?

Having Beck and Pickering is good depth and good quality.

Having Beck and Me is good depth but less quality.

Having Beck is having good quality but no depth.

Having Pickering is ok but no depth.

Having me is a fucking disaster (mainly because I’m right footed and shit anyway).

[Ricky]

On 04/12/2024 at 23:39, Angry_Pirate said:

Kwarme Poku, James Hill and Louie Barry. Yes to any, yes to all.

A proper #9 is or course the priority, and another player to slot in front of McFadzean on the depth chart. 

I'm sure Southampton are already planning for life back in the Championship, seems nailed on that Brereton-Diaz will get a head start on them by a window, wonder if there would be any mutual interest?

Pears,

Brittain, Batth, Hyam, Beck,

Travis, Tronstad,

Poku, Cantwell, Brereton-Diaz

 *New*

Squad: Toth, Hill, JRC, Pickering, Carter (start when fit), Baker, Dolan, Hedges, Ohashi, Barry, Weimann.

That's playoff level.

Absolutely none of it happening.

If Hill comes back here he starts every game. He’s not sitting behind Batth on the bench. Hill would be our best defender and would need to start.

[Upside Down]

55 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Having Beck and Pickering is good depth and good quality.

Having Beck and Me is good depth but less quality.

Having Beck is having good quality but no depth.

Having Pickering is ok but no depth.

Having me is a fucking disaster (mainly because I’m right footed and shit anyway).

How bad would it be then if you were first choice and I was backup ?

Would that still count as depth?