January Transfer window

[chaddyrovers]

29 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

So in one post you say we don’t have the budget 

the next you are saying about Tom cannon Riis and Dennis 

which is it 

firstly, I don't know what the budget but I was commented on past history of this window

I was given what and who I would target as striker signing given you gave me your opinions on potential loan signings and I'm not keen on any of them, I just feel that we need someone who has scored goals at this level and has played at this level before 

[Exiled_Rover]

Wonder if the McFazdean to L2 reports are true as you'd think he'd start today. 

Edited Saturday at 11:34 by Exiled_Rover

[sharpysharps86]

Pretty content with Dion Sanderson signing. Its clearly a Eustace choice and he's coming in as cover and Eustace clearly rated him enough to have him as his captain at Birmingham. Also a good age at 25.

Simply can't be happy with the Forshaw signing. Ok its another one who is coming in as cover, but its a downgrade from Baker IMO. I hope we don't have to resort to playing him to be honest. We'll be hoping that Buckley and / or Garrett can step up until Trav is back.

Fingers crossed that the more attacking incomings are more impressive (if there are any that is).

 

[RevidgeBlue]

6 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Wonder if the McFazdean to L2 reports are true as you'd think he'd start today. 

Waste of a wage if he isn't playing and/or isn't deemed to be up to Championship level now

[Forever Blue]

9 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Wonder if the McFazdean to L2 reports are true as you'd think he'd start today. 

What reports?

[Forever Blue]

24 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Can't decide whether you've missed the sarcasm or not...........

You definitely have

[sharpysharps86]

5 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

What reports?

Only 'report' I've seen of that is from that Nathan Jones fella tweeting it. Not sure you can call that a report though 😂

[Sutton blue]

Despite us being relegated from the Championship, Sanderson was pretty decent for us last season, and when on loan from Wolves to us the season before as well. Eustace will know how to get the best out of him. Just because you’ve signed him from a lower division doesn’t mean he’s an inferior player.

 

The reason he is surplus this season at Birmingham is partly because he doesn’t fit in with our manager’s tactics and also because as often happens, managers prefer their ‘own’ players whom he deems to be better.

 

Sanderson is mostly a very decent defender but can be prone to making silly mistakes occasionally, but then in a poor team last season the poor play from others around him might have contributed to those errors. He can also sometimes be good at picking a perfect pass out of defence and upfield to one of the attackers.

 

Obviously I don’t know the merits of your other defenders, but all in all I think he could well be a decent loan signing for you, certainly as a squad player and perhaps even as a regular in the starting eleven if he settles in well.

 

We Brum fans aren’t too bothered about him going, but that’s more to do with the excellent form of our other defenders rather than thinking he’s not good enough.

 

I hope it all works out well for him, and good luck in your pursuit for the play-off places.

[dingles staying down 4ever]

1 hour ago, unsall said:

Do you really think so, better players in the right positions are coming in….

Really? Wheres the evidence?

[roversfan99]

33 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

firstly, Can you please answer this what is your opinion on Forshaw being a poor signing based on? thanks in advance

Our chances of making the top 6 will depend on who we sign as a striker signing and winger signing. 

do you know what our budget is for this window? do you? 

 

Its clearly not much or we would be signing players from Plymouths bench and Birminghams reserves. You even keep saying we should sign someone for x value but we wont so you must know.

Ive seen Forshaw a number of times over the years as he was a good player a long time ago but even at Leeds he was contoniously injured and was never the same. He has barely played all season at Plymouth so I havent seen him this season but yes, the fact that their fans are all laughing at us and the fact that he couldnt get in their team doss say a lot.

Do you think that the 2 especially Forshaw are capable of playing for a side you think can make the play offs.

[simongarnerisgod]

ime ok with the sanderson signing,a player in his twenties who will most likely do a good job of covering batth/hyam and carter

the forshaw signing stinks,it`s another john fleck episode and shows our ambition,which is zero

[booth]

Did we sign Forshaw to make the Sanderson signing look better?

[Waggy76]

Tyler Morton playing for Liverpool today.. 

[DeeCee]

Batty a sub.

[RTM08]

Wrong thread. 

Edited Saturday at 12:20 by RTM08

[DuffsLeftPeg]

Lots of age snobbery on this thread despite most posters (myself included) being 40+

Can someone tell me with any authority why 33 means you’re past it? Wiemann is 33 but made some key contributions this season and his experience is invaluable. The Dingles have just signed Ashley Barnes who is 35. 

No-one is saying Forshaw is in his prime, or Sanderson is coming in as the next Ryan Nelsen, but there are different reasons for signing a player and Eustace clearly values experience. It is essential in this league.

Some people need to be realistic. We all know how our owners operate and they do not shell out cash in January (or at all 😂)  Lose the anger against them and set your expectations at the level we are at.

 

 

Edited Saturday at 12:30 by DuffsLeftPeg

[DeeCee]

14 minutes ago, RTM08 said:

Wrong thread. 

Shoot me.

[simongarnerisgod]

10 minutes ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

Lots of age snobbery on this thread despite most posters (myself included) being 40+

Can someone tell me with any authority why 33 means you’re past it? Wiemann is 33 but made some key contributions this season and his experience is invaluable. The Dingles have just signed Ashley Barnes who is 35. 

No-one is saying Forshaw is in his prime, or Sanderson is coming in as the next Ryan Nelsen, but there are different reasons for signing a player and Eustace clearly values experience. It is essential in this league.

Some people need to be realistic. We all know how our owners operate and they do not shell out cash in January (or at all 😂)  Lose the anger against them and set your expectations at the level we are at.

 

 

have you been drafted in from the lancashire telegraph🤣

[Nic81]

8 minutes ago, DeeCee said:

Shoot me.

He (she) edited his own post. I think he was talking about himself. 

[chaddyrovers]

22 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Its clearly not much or we would be signing players from Plymouths bench and Birminghams reserves. You even keep saying we should sign someone for x value but we wont so you must know.

Who knows what we will spend. We see on the 4th of February 

22 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Ive seen Forshaw a number of times over the years as he was a good player a long time ago but even at Leeds he was contoniously injured and was never the same. He has barely played all season at Plymouth so I havent seen him this season but yes, the fact that their fans are all laughing at us and the fact that he couldnt get in their team doss say a lot.

Who cares what their fans think? Is that all you care 

 

22 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Do you think that the 2 especially Forshaw are capable of playing for a side you think can make the play offs.

Both are squad players signings. 

As I have told you, our playoffs changes will be decide by who sign as striker and winger 

[Forever Blue]

59 minutes ago, Sutton blue said:

Despite us being relegated from the Championship, Sanderson was pretty decent for us last season, and when on loan from Wolves to us the season before as well. Eustace will know how to get the best out of him. Just because you’ve signed him from a lower division doesn’t mean he’s an inferior player.

 

 

The reason he is surplus this season at Birmingham is partly because he doesn’t fit in with our manager’s tactics and also because as often happens, managers prefer their ‘own’ players whom he deems to be better.

 

 

Sanderson is mostly a very decent defender but can be prone to making silly mistakes occasionally, but then in a poor team last season the poor play from others around him might have contributed to those errors. He can also sometimes be good at picking a perfect pass out of defence and upfield to one of the attackers.

 

 

Obviously I don’t know the merits of your other defenders, but all in all I think he could well be a decent loan signing for you, certainly as a squad player and perhaps even as a regular in the starting eleven if he settles in well.

 

 

We Brum fans aren’t too bothered about him going, but that’s more to do with the excellent form of our other defenders rather than thinking he’s not good enough.

 

 

I hope it all works out well for him, and good luck in your pursuit for the play-off places.

Thanks. Is he quick?

[KentExile]

1 minute ago, Forever Blue said:

Thanks. Is he quick?

he is comfortably one of our 2 fastest centre backs, and seeing as the other one is injured (Carter), I am not complaining

[nbdrovers]

2 hours ago, roverandout said:

Wouldn't surprise me if this was the end of our transfer business and the old excuses will be out from groucho marx that we tried but couldn't deliver

waggott could only dream of Groucho's business acumen 

[Forever Blue]

9 minutes ago, KentExile said:

he is comfortably one of our 2 fastest centre backs, and seeing as the other one is injured (Carter), I am not complaining

Yeah, pretty sure he played against us for Brum at Ewood under JDT. Just wondered how quick he was. You’re quicker than our current CB pairing!

[RevidgeBlue]

Loan of a lad who was relegated last season and now cant get in a League 1 side and a deal until the and of the season for a 33 year old who's had his contract cancelled by the side bottom of the table.

Waggott will be delighted to see the amount of positive and neutral reaction to these two fairly dire signings. Proves the Club can sign more or less anyone and get away with it.

Might even get away with signing no-one else if he chucks in the obligatory "January is a notoriously difficult window to do business in - we tried our best but it wasn't to be" after the window has finished.

Edited Saturday at 13:12 by RevidgeBlue