Winter-January 2026 Transfer Window Rumours ...

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Birmingham supposedly going to spend 7m on a winger from Alaves. I hope he's fucking useless

Bailey

Scoham said:

Bailey said:

So, Hernandez reportedly back in training, played a part of his career at wing back. Amari Bell, nearing fitness, even though in all likelihood he will manage only 50% of the remaining fixtures. We have brought in a talented youngster and we have Gillie. I believe if Hernandez remains here then our hopes of bringing in a quality left sided defender are probably not going to be met. 

Surely we’re not going to offer Hernandez a longer deal?

We signed him on the 29th September on a four month deal, so the last day he is in the building, on that contract, is Thursday. For me it's the replacement for Gillie that is key, Amari Bell can play in Gillies position and wing back, we also have Luke Chambers and possibly Rob Apter who could cover the wing back position. 

blackpool72

Richard J said:

CaptainRobbo said:

SDAddick said:

Bailey said:

So, Hernandez reportedly back in training, played a part of his career at wing back. Amari Bell, nearing fitness, even though in all likelihood he will manage only 50% of the remaining fixtures. We have brought in a talented youngster and we have Gillie. I believe if Hernandez remains here then our hopes of bringing in a quality left sided defender are probably not going to be met. 

Has Hernandez played LWB before joining us? I didn't think so, I thought he was primarily a LW/Forward, but maybe I missed something.

Either way, he should be at BEST our third choice LWB after Chambers and another new signing. 

Joking aside, at least Hernandez is left footed which gives him an advantage over 70% of the players tried there so far.

I think he is right footed.

Judging by how high he jumped to punch the ball to concede a penalty at Wrexham i can confirm he is right handed. 

The Red Robin

SDAddick said:

The Prince-e-Paul said:

Callumcafc said:

Alan Nixon says Wrexham want to buy Southampton’s Adam Armstrong for £15 million.

They've just sold a 10% stake in club for £47m. Unbelievable what a tin pot Welsh club are worth. Wonder what a 10% stake in Charlton is currently.

Tin pot Welsh club with obnoxiously high brand recognition and newfound international support.

I mean their shirt sponsors is United Airlines. I don't even know if United Airlines flies to the UK! (Edit: They do)

I'm genuinely surprised that club hasn't outgrown Parky but hey I guess what do I know?

Not sure we’re in any position to call another Championship club ‘tin pot’. 

Callumcafc

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/southampton-transfers-adam-armstrong-taylor-harwood-bellis-james-bree/

One new addition to the side this January has been James Bree, who returned to St Mary's following the conclusion of his short-term loan spell at Charlton Athletic, where he played under his former manager at Luton Town, Nathan Jones.

The 28-year-old was unwanted by Will Still, but has since made his first bow of the season for Southampton in Sunday's south coast derby against Portsmouth, with new manager Tonda Eckert reportedly liking his versatility.

Addicks manager Nathan Jones stated that he didn't want to lose Bree, but after playing the full game against Portsmouth and then doing media duties following the game, it could indicate that the right-back is set to stay for the rest of the campaign.

"I'm not sure. If I'm here, and they want to keep me, then I'm here, and I want to play. If not, then we'll just see. It's all been up in the air, so we'll see," Bree said post-match when questioned about where his future lies.

One thing is certain: given he's now played for Southampton, he can only be loaned back out to the Valley if his future does lie away from St Mary's, given the EFL's registration rules.

But Bree's destination in the next week will be one that'll have a close eye kept on, as will the futures of some of Southampton's top stars, if the Saints decide to cash in on them late on in the window.

MickeyBennett

SELR_addicks said:

AndyG said:

I must admit along with being frustrated I’m really confused by this window. Before it started NJ was on record as saying they had players identified and expected to move early this obviously hasn’t happened do you think we set our sights too high in terms of players who then rejected us ? Not knocking the player but to be told that signing a young player who hasn’t played for months was always our No 1 target is total bollox either that or extremely worrying. Less than a week to go with so much business required to stand a chance of staying up is a massive task and I suspect all we will sign is past it players or young prem prospects who nobody really knows if they can play championship football 

Suppose for all that sleeping at the training ground Jones is doing, he should probably wake up and do some work to bring in some signings that will actually make a difference for the rest of the season. 

Genuinely think he would be better off getting a good night's sleep in his own bed at this point.

vff

Bailey said:

So, Hernandez reportedly back in training, played a part of his career at wing back. Amari Bell, nearing fitness, even though in all likelihood he will manage only 50% of the remaining fixtures. We have brought in a talented youngster and we have Gillie. I believe if Hernandez remains here then our hopes of bringing in a quality left sided defender are probably not going to be met. 

Hernandez primarily left wing. When left back, Hernandez inexplicable hand ball at Wrexham lost a point & started the slide. Don’t recall him playing LWB yet when he was fit. 

DOUCHER

Garrymanilow said:

Scoham said:

NabySarr said:

Scoham said:

DOUCHER said:

NabySarr said:

DOUCHER said:

Never been more convinced that we need to switch to 451 and get rak saki in on the other side to TC - pay him whatever it takes and sign him up at the end of the season if it works - the alternative will be a lot more costly 

There’s absolutely no chance Rak-Sakyi will come here. Palace want to make money off him, we’d not be a good move for that at all. They’ll have plenty of better offers and even if JRS wants to come back here they aren’t going to allow it 

They will want him to go to a team where he will put up good attacking numbers (not us), and a team that will add in a hefty permanent fee as part of the loan deal (not us) 

First part of your case is subjective  - he’s needed, will play and can transform our attacking figures - second part is entirely in the hands of our owners and critically, he would likely want to come to us 

I agree 4-5-1 is worth a go, with a proper wide attacker on both sides.

I’m a lot less optimistic that money alone would be enough to bring JRS in for the other reasons Naby gave.

If we got Rak-Sakyi then 4-3-3 would definitely be worth it. But without a player of that quality you are opening up our defence as our options for a back 4 are not good, and then relying on TC and Apter to score/assist enough to make up for it. I really don’t see that happening as neither are proven at this level 

Every formation has a weakness, sticking with what isn’t working isn’t the solution. We need a few signings to lift the team, either get out 3-5-2 working or new signings to allow us to play another way.

Jones is reverting to being overly cautious, and it isn’t the first time it’s happened.

We need someone other than TC to be a wide attacking outlet with pace.

The opposition then have to decide who they focus on/double mark, if they push high and leave space in behind, or sit deep and make it harder for them to attack.

Bree, Clarke, Ramsay etc will get forward from WB, but they don’t cause the above problems for the opposition.

TC will be more of a threat if we can either create more space for him, get him on the ball more often or require him to do less running. Players like Carey will benefit too.

This is the key. In L1 the thing that turned us from stodgy midtable nothingness to almost unbeatable monsters was putting pace on the opposite side to TC. So many opposition fans this season have pointed out that TC is our best or only dangerous player and it makes us so easy to defend against. TC isn't the best at taking on his man but it's a hell of a lot easier when he has a bit of space. Small becoming a problem for teams on the right spread opposition teams so much more and our midfield suddenly could operate in a bit more space and the defence had more breathing room. Apter was doing that at the start of the season. I understand why Jones dropped him after we ran out of LWBs but at this point given the breakdown in our attacking play I'd actually rather risk Apter's defensive lapses to get something going down the right side and give TC and Chambers some more space to work in on the left. I say that as someone who has been fairly critical of Apter's refusal to put himself about defensively with his attacking output not offsetting his cowardice enough. The best way to raise the spirits in this team is to actually create some pressure on the pitch and get the crowd up rather than going very safe and grinding something out, the confidence at the back isn't high enough to do that right now. Go a bit looser, take a few risks and hopefully get a couple of results and then work the solidity back in with a confident backline 

100% correct

Scoham

vff said:

Bailey said:

So, Hernandez reportedly back in training, played a part of his career at wing back. Amari Bell, nearing fitness, even though in all likelihood he will manage only 50% of the remaining fixtures. We have brought in a talented youngster and we have Gillie. I believe if Hernandez remains here then our hopes of bringing in a quality left sided defender are probably not going to be met. 

Hernandez primarily left wing. When left back, Hernandez inexplicable hand ball at Wrexham lost a point & started the slide. Don’t recall him playing LWB yet when he was fit. 

Wasn’t he playing LWB at Wrexham, and in most of his other appearances for us? I don’t remember us using him as a winger or LB. We’ve very rarely used a back four this season.

Southbank

Bailey said:

Scoham said:

Bailey said:

So, Hernandez reportedly back in training, played a part of his career at wing back. Amari Bell, nearing fitness, even though in all likelihood he will manage only 50% of the remaining fixtures. We have brought in a talented youngster and we have Gillie. I believe if Hernandez remains here then our hopes of bringing in a quality left sided defender are probably not going to be met. 

Surely we’re not going to offer Hernandez a longer deal?

We signed him on the 29th September on a four month deal, so the last day he is in the building, on that contract, is Thursday. For me it's the replacement for Gillie that is key, Amari Bell can play in Gillies position and wing back, we also have Luke Chambers and possibly Rob Apter who could cover the wing back position. 

The very idea that Apter can play at wingback reeks of desperation.

YannTheMann

Callumcafc said:

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/southampton-transfers-adam-armstrong-taylor-harwood-bellis-james-bree/

One new addition to the side this January has been James Bree, who returned to St Mary's following the conclusion of his short-term loan spell at Charlton Athletic, where he played under his former manager at Luton Town, Nathan Jones.

The 28-year-old was unwanted by Will Still, but has since made his first bow of the season for Southampton in Sunday's south coast derby against Portsmouth, with new manager Tonda Eckert reportedly liking his versatility.

Addicks manager Nathan Jones stated that he didn't want to lose Bree, but after playing the full game against Portsmouth and then doing media duties following the game, it could indicate that the right-back is set to stay for the rest of the campaign.

"I'm not sure. If I'm here, and they want to keep me, then I'm here, and I want to play. If not, then we'll just see. It's all been up in the air, so we'll see," Bree said post-match when questioned about where his future lies.

One thing is certain: given he's now played for Southampton, he can only be loaned back out to the Valley if his future does lie away from St Mary's, given the EFL's registration rules.

But Bree's destination in the next week will be one that'll have a close eye kept on, as will the futures of some of Southampton's top stars, if the Saints decide to cash in on them late on in the window.

Uh oh the shortlist diminishes further, anyone know if Danny Hylton has ever played right wing back in his career? 

ken_shabby

Thought Hernandez looked quite good going forward with the ball but constantly exposed in his defensive mode. I don't see him as a LWB in day besides Bell, I don't see another one at the club. If NJ wants to persist with this, he needs cover. I thought Chambers looked good, but seemed to get caught going forward so again not an ideal cover. I actually have my doubts about the wole concept but it feels as if its a system we can't play without specialist players.

CharltonManor1966

As my wife never fails to remind me - "it's usually easier to stay up than get up!
Once you're up there are always quick fixes to help keep you up but - God help you if you go back down again"
Somehow I don't think she is referring to Charlton? However I have had a problem ever since the Millwall game! Seem to have lost interest in being either up or down.
Any advice greatly appreciated.....

golfaddick

Southbank said:

Bailey said:

Scoham said:

Bailey said:

So, Hernandez reportedly back in training, played a part of his career at wing back. Amari Bell, nearing fitness, even though in all likelihood he will manage only 50% of the remaining fixtures. We have brought in a talented youngster and we have Gillie. I believe if Hernandez remains here then our hopes of bringing in a quality left sided defender are probably not going to be met. 

Surely we’re not going to offer Hernandez a longer deal?

We signed him on the 29th September on a four month deal, so the last day he is in the building, on that contract, is Thursday. For me it's the replacement for Gillie that is key, Amari Bell can play in Gillies position and wing back, we also have Luke Chambers and possibly Rob Apter who could cover the wing back position. 

The very idea that Apter can play at wingback reeks of desperation.

Back in August when  I asked on here why we bought him & was told he can play RWB......despite reading that his previous manager at Blackpool (Steve Bruce) said he was an winger in the traditional sense. 

vff

Bailey said:

Scoham said:

Bailey said:

So, Hernandez reportedly back in training, played a part of his career at wing back. Amari Bell, nearing fitness, even though in all likelihood he will manage only 50% of the remaining fixtures. We have brought in a talented youngster and we have Gillie. I believe if Hernandez remains here then our hopes of bringing in a quality left sided defender are probably not going to be met. 

Surely we’re not going to offer Hernandez a longer deal?

We signed him on the 29th September on a four month deal, so the last day he is in the building, on that contract, is Thursday. For me it's the replacement for Gillie that is key, Amari Bell can play in Gillies position and wing back, we also have Luke Chambers and possibly Rob Apter who could cover the wing back position. 

Not sure 🤔 you can count Apter at LWB.  NJ doesn’t want to play him in any position for unknown reason. There would need to be a major turn around. It looks more likely that he would be loaned out. 

Rousillon not up to scratch, Hernandez up to scratch at LWB ? Gillesephy a L1 standard left centre back. 

Edwards & Bell, injury risks & crocked.

Chambers, promising but will need managing. 

The left side set up, & response to it falling apart is not indicating that the owners have enough investment available yet to stay in the Championship. 

Hoping that by end of Saturday that the club proves otherwise.

CaptainRobbo

Callumcafc said:

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/southampton-transfers-adam-armstrong-taylor-harwood-bellis-james-bree/

One new addition to the side this January has been James Bree, who returned to St Mary's following the conclusion of his short-term loan spell at Charlton Athletic, where he played under his former manager at Luton Town, Nathan Jones.

The 28-year-old was unwanted by Will Still, but has since made his first bow of the season for Southampton in Sunday's south coast derby against Portsmouth, with new manager Tonda Eckert reportedly liking his versatility.

Addicks manager Nathan Jones stated that he didn't want to lose Bree, but after playing the full game against Portsmouth and then doing media duties following the game, it could indicate that the right-back is set to stay for the rest of the campaign.

"I'm not sure. If I'm here, and they want to keep me, then I'm here, and I want to play. If not, then we'll just see. It's all been up in the air, so we'll see," Bree said post-match when questioned about where his future lies.

One thing is certain: given he's now played for Southampton, he can only be loaned back out to the Valley if his future does lie away from St Mary's, given the EFL's registration rules.

But Bree's destination in the next week will be one that'll have a close eye kept on, as will the futures of some of Southampton's top stars, if the Saints decide to cash in on them late on in the window.

Another thing that's certain is that Bree won't be coming to us next season if we are in League One.

Desmond Oulu

For all of Hernandez's faults, and there were many, at least he looked like he gave a shit and put himself about.

WHAddick

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NabySarr

golfaddick said:

Southbank said:

Bailey said:

Scoham said:

Bailey said:

So, Hernandez reportedly back in training, played a part of his career at wing back. Amari Bell, nearing fitness, even though in all likelihood he will manage only 50% of the remaining fixtures. We have brought in a talented youngster and we have Gillie. I believe if Hernandez remains here then our hopes of bringing in a quality left sided defender are probably not going to be met. 

Surely we’re not going to offer Hernandez a longer deal?

We signed him on the 29th September on a four month deal, so the last day he is in the building, on that contract, is Thursday. For me it's the replacement for Gillie that is key, Amari Bell can play in Gillies position and wing back, we also have Luke Chambers and possibly Rob Apter who could cover the wing back position. 

The very idea that Apter can play at wingback reeks of desperation.

Back in August when  I asked on here why we bought him & was told he can play RWB......despite reading that his previous manager at Blackpool (Steve Bruce) said he was an winger in the traditional sense. 

Anyone who watched him in August knows that Apter can play RWB for us if we get the balance right in the rest of the team. That’s been the problem and why he has barely been used since 

dmccart32

NJ made all these comments back in December, and looking at where we are now, I think he badly misread the situation. He said LWB was the only real priority and that getting injured players back would solve most problems, but the evidence since shows the entire squad isn’t good enough, and that goes back to money being spent poorly in the summer.

It also seems clear we’ve missed out on the few targets we actually wanted this window. And let’s be real: players aren’t desperate to join a club in a relegation fight. Plus, IF (and only if) Jones has a reputation for being difficult, that won’t help...players talk.

Meanwhile, look at other clubs: Norwich picked up Ali Ahmed from Vancouver for around £2m (according to Transfermarkt). For that kind of money they’ve strengthened immediately (3 games, 2 goals, 2 assists), while we’ve stood still. I know a fact in these types of signings is wages etc, but also look at Pompey's new signing grabbing a goal in the derby game. Sometimes you need that injection of new energy to create a spark.

So the reason we struggled to sign players isn’t the owners, or lack of money today, it’s misjudgement, missed targets, and the fact we’re simply not an attractive proposition right now.

AberystwythAddick

dmccart32 said:

NJ made all these comments back in December, and looking at where we are now, I think he badly misread the situation. He said LWB was the only real priority and that getting injured players back would solve most problems, but the evidence since shows the entire squad isn’t good enough, and that goes back to money being spent poorly in the summer.

It also seems clear we’ve missed out on the few targets we actually wanted this window. And let’s be real: players aren’t desperate to join a club in a relegation fight. Plus, IF (and only if) Jones has a reputation for being difficult, that won’t help...players talk.

Meanwhile, look at other clubs: Norwich picked up Ali Ahmed from Vancouver for around £2m (according to Transfermarkt). For that kind of money they’ve strengthened immediately (3 games, 2 goals, 2 assists), while we’ve stood still. I know a fact in these types of signings is wages etc, but also look at Pompey's new signing grabbing a goal in the derby game. Sometimes you need that injection of new energy to create a spark.

So the reason we haven’t signed anyone isn’t the owners, or lack of money today, it’s misjudgement, missed targets, and the fact we’re simply not an attractive proposition right now.

We’ve signed two people by the way 

Swisdom

Luton looking to offload Tom Holmes

strange because he was incredibly highly rated a few years back (£5m bracket) but seems to have lost his way since his peak.  At 25 he is a decent age and probably fits Curbs’ criteria of yesteryear of being “hungry and angry”.
we need bodies in defence and I’m not sure how much he’d want but maybe getting him playing might be sufficient incentive to him. 

He has recently had a spell on the sidelines but was recalled/returned from loan at Rotherham so might be in the same position as Zach Mitchell in that he can't play for another team this season.

Just a thought

dmccart32

AberystwythAddick said:

dmccart32 said:

NJ made all these comments back in December, and looking at where we are now, I think he badly misread the situation. He said LWB was the only real priority and that getting injured players back would solve most problems, but the evidence since shows the entire squad isn’t good enough, and that goes back to money being spent poorly in the summer.

It also seems clear we’ve missed out on the few targets we actually wanted this window. And let’s be real: players aren’t desperate to join a club in a relegation fight. Plus, IF (and only if) Jones has a reputation for being difficult, that won’t help...players talk.

Meanwhile, look at other clubs: Norwich picked up Ali Ahmed from Vancouver for around £2m (according to Transfermarkt). For that kind of money they’ve strengthened immediately (3 games, 2 goals, 2 assists), while we’ve stood still. I know a fact in these types of signings is wages etc, but also look at Pompey's new signing grabbing a goal in the derby game. Sometimes you need that injection of new energy to create a spark.

So the reason we haven’t signed anyone isn’t the owners, or lack of money today, it’s misjudgement, missed targets, and the fact we’re simply not an attractive proposition right now.

We’ve signed two people by the way 

Good spot, it was more generic in terms of the fixing the problem areas.

We have indeed signed two players. Now lets look at them...I like the look of Chambers (even if only 45mins), but I'm not having he was our first choice!

I agree Dykes may make an impact, and we needed another target man to give us options. But that stats don't when it comes to him.

Athletico Charlton

AberystwythAddick said:

dmccart32 said:

NJ made all these comments back in December, and looking at where we are now, I think he badly misread the situation. He said LWB was the only real priority and that getting injured players back would solve most problems, but the evidence since shows the entire squad isn’t good enough, and that goes back to money being spent poorly in the summer.

It also seems clear we’ve missed out on the few targets we actually wanted this window. And let’s be real: players aren’t desperate to join a club in a relegation fight. Plus, IF (and only if) Jones has a reputation for being difficult, that won’t help...players talk.

Meanwhile, look at other clubs: Norwich picked up Ali Ahmed from Vancouver for around £2m (according to Transfermarkt). For that kind of money they’ve strengthened immediately (3 games, 2 goals, 2 assists), while we’ve stood still. I know a fact in these types of signings is wages etc, but also look at Pompey's new signing grabbing a goal in the derby game. Sometimes you need that injection of new energy to create a spark.

So the reason we haven’t signed anyone isn’t the owners, or lack of money today, it’s misjudgement, missed targets, and the fact we’re simply not an attractive proposition right now.

We’ve signed two people by the way 

Dykes, Chambers, Clarke = 3

dmccart32

Athletico Charlton said:

AberystwythAddick said:

dmccart32 said:

NJ made all these comments back in December, and looking at where we are now, I think he badly misread the situation. He said LWB was the only real priority and that getting injured players back would solve most problems, but the evidence since shows the entire squad isn’t good enough, and that goes back to money being spent poorly in the summer.

It also seems clear we’ve missed out on the few targets we actually wanted this window. And let’s be real: players aren’t desperate to join a club in a relegation fight. Plus, IF (and only if) Jones has a reputation for being difficult, that won’t help...players talk.

Meanwhile, look at other clubs: Norwich picked up Ali Ahmed from Vancouver for around £2m (according to Transfermarkt). For that kind of money they’ve strengthened immediately (3 games, 2 goals, 2 assists), while we’ve stood still. I know a fact in these types of signings is wages etc, but also look at Pompey's new signing grabbing a goal in the derby game. Sometimes you need that injection of new energy to create a spark.

So the reason we haven’t signed anyone isn’t the owners, or lack of money today, it’s misjudgement, missed targets, and the fact we’re simply not an attractive proposition right now.

We’ve signed two people by the way 

Dykes, Chambers, Clarke = 3

Oh yes Sorry forgot about Clarke, he looks ok.

Job done and we are good to go then!

LargeAddick

AberystwythAddick said:

dmccart32 said:

NJ made all these comments back in December, and looking at where we are now, I think he badly misread the situation. He said LWB was the only real priority and that getting injured players back would solve most problems, but the evidence since shows the entire squad isn’t good enough, and that goes back to money being spent poorly in the summer.

It also seems clear we’ve missed out on the few targets we actually wanted this window. And let’s be real: players aren’t desperate to join a club in a relegation fight. Plus, IF (and only if) Jones has a reputation for being difficult, that won’t help...players talk.

Meanwhile, look at other clubs: Norwich picked up Ali Ahmed from Vancouver for around £2m (according to Transfermarkt). For that kind of money they’ve strengthened immediately (3 games, 2 goals, 2 assists), while we’ve stood still. I know a fact in these types of signings is wages etc, but also look at Pompey's new signing grabbing a goal in the derby game. Sometimes you need that injection of new energy to create a spark.

So the reason we haven’t signed anyone isn’t the owners, or lack of money today, it’s misjudgement, missed targets, and the fact we’re simply not an attractive proposition right now.

We’ve signed two people by the way 

Three.

MarcusH26

Swisdom said:

Luton looking to offload Tom Holmes

strange because he was incredibly highly rated a few years back (£5m bracket) but seems to have lost his way since his peak.  At 25 he is a decent age and probably fits Curbs’ criteria of yesteryear of being “hungry and angry”.
we need bodies in defence and I’m not sure how much he’d want but maybe getting him playing might be sufficient incentive to him. 

He has recently had a spell on the sidelines but was recalled/returned from loan at Rotherham so might be in the same position as Zach Mitchell in that he can't play for another team this season.

Just a thought

One EFL appearance for Luton unfortunately. Everything else makes complete sense otherwise with him being a fit for what we need with plenty of Champ experience. 

dmccart32

Yes, we've signed three

• A left wingback...who's barely played since March/April last year
  
• A right wingback...who's barely played since March/April last year
• A Targetman...who's barely scored since March/April last year

I think we are fine then!

fenaddick

Swisdom said:

Luton looking to offload Tom Holmes

strange because he was incredibly highly rated a few years back (£5m bracket) but seems to have lost his way since his peak.  At 25 he is a decent age and probably fits Curbs’ criteria of yesteryear of being “hungry and angry”.
we need bodies in defence and I’m not sure how much he’d want but maybe getting him playing might be sufficient incentive to him. 

He has recently had a spell on the sidelines but was recalled/returned from loan at Rotherham so might be in the same position as Zach Mitchell in that he can't play for another team this season.

Just a thought

You're right, he's played for both Luton and Rotherham so can't play anywhere else (in Europe anyway)

FirenzeAddick

I don't get the line that players aren't going to want to join Charlton because we are a smaller club in a relegation battle.

We are a Championship side based in London who have yet to be in the relegation zone this season. There are very few squad places for active players in the top 2 divisions, there will be players lining up for an opportunity in the Championship - even if its with a view to us being a stepping stone.

Thank goodness some of you aren't working in our recruitment team. Maybe some players see the benefit in being the man to come in and make a real difference in getting us moving back up the table.