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  • Shouldnt lose sight of the profile of signing here. For my lad who is 18, its probably the one of theb biggest 'names' / most recognisable players his generation have ever seen us sign. Even if it is because of a Netflix show. 

    A low bar maybe, but does feel like we are turning a page. JRS next and the place will be bouncing next home game.
    Not disagreeing with you, but we did have Conor Coady last year an England international.
  • MaxicoCity
    MaxicoCity Posts: 62
    Oggy Red said:


    Oh hope it's JRS....
    JRS wearing goalkeeper gloves.

    Yes, of course!

    Driving gloves - same colour as his car 😉
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 2,714
    I’m ok with this one, has to be an upgrade on what we have , that’s all we can ask, I’ve had high hopes with Will Mannion but he’s not looked great of late, but not writing him off. Welcome big Art!!
  • cafcwill
    cafcwill Posts: 1,361
    This summer has been the summer of Random ITK predictions coming true. 

    This been really entertaining too. 

    Great spotting today 
  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 1,545
    Redrobo said:
    Maybe Wrexham wanted it to be a loan so he can’t play against them.
    yeah, i'm sure they are terrified of us.
  • charlton4ever
    charlton4ever Posts: 1,955
    That is one big fist!

  • cafc_se7
    cafc_se7 Posts: 2,576
    Problem is I really have my heart set on JRS coming now, please make it happen Charlton.

    We would look a proper outfit! 
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 15,235
    That is one big fist!

    *Kenneth Williams image*
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 28,101
    edited August 20
    image

    Yus Arfur!... our new Minder.

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  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 28,101
    That is one big fist!


  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 12,164
    If it's not been mentioned, should we put in a bid for Orinoko in January...😉
    He is signing for Wimbledon
  • 21cws
    21cws Posts: 266
    Said AO would be a loan 🤪
  • StanTheMan
    StanTheMan Posts: 336
    What a wonderful signing, yes it's a loan, but one I believe will really us real stability.
    We really need to get behind AO this will spur him onto the next level as he will have something to prove.
    To me AO has always impressed when I've seen him at the valley🥅
  • BigDiddy
    BigDiddy Posts: 1,588
    Lads, I understand AO might have a lot of upside and Wrexham have a different transfer/player development policy to us. 

    But with him being 3rd choice for them, surely it's more of a risk to get him on a long contract and he does not develop with us and we end up with a team of 2nd/3rd choice keepers on our book.
    He played 39 games last season hardly a third choice keeper 
    But he was behind Ward until Ward got injured. And now Pattinson he is now behind Ward and Pattinson.

    So yes he is Wrexham’s third choice keeper. 

    I’m not saying he is rubbish, just that I don’t think a loan deal is that bad because he’s clearly far from proven.
    In the last 4 seasons he’s played
    37
    36
    33
    39 
    I don’t know how he can be much more proven 

    The moment Wrexham got to this level they brought in another keeper to be number 1. That keeper ended up being injured so AO actually managed to play most of the season at this level.

    Wrexham, who then had a whole season of seeing him at this level, still saw this position as a weakness and spent big cash on another keeper making him 3rd choice keeper. 

    So whatever we think - he didn't prove himself to those in charge at Wrexham.

    So I go back to my original point. I think having him on loan is much less of a risk than having him signed up on a long term contract when he is not proven at this level.
    All I see is a better keeper [hopefully] than what we have.

    i don’t care about Wrexham or think we can compete with teams like Wrexham at this point.

    I get your point, but beggars can’t be choosers !
  • TellyTubby
    TellyTubby Posts: 3,728
    se9addick said:
    £4M - £5M for JRS with 10 months left on his contract feels like too much. Think it may just be the going rate for the level we are now playing at though. 
    People were saying no less than 3 mill for TC in the same situation. 

    If TC is worth 3 JRS is worth 5 

    In this modern football economy that’s a bargain 
    I would say, based on current form that they are on a par with each other. We accepted £2.7m from Preston apparently.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 13,403
    Shouldnt lose sight of the profile of signing here. For my lad who is 18, its probably the one of theb biggest 'names' / most recognisable players his generation have ever seen us sign. Even if it is because of a Netflix show. 

    A low bar maybe, but does feel like we are turning a page. JRS next and the place will be bouncing next home game.
    Not disagreeing with you, but we did have Conor Coady last year an England international.
    Of course - and as I say it’s probably the Netflix bollocks but for the younger generation it’s definitely Arthur
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,933
    Happy with the loan and small hope that we’ve gone down loan road to ensure there’s enough money left in transfer window for JRS. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 10,972
    Like the AO move a lot. Now to put a bow on the transfer business and get Jes done. 

    Just hope Parrish isn't a twat to negotiate with and tries any silly buggers. 

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 73,145
    I suspect that we've loaned him to check him out, as he wouldn't have been one of the planned targets at the start of the summer, but was the best we could get in once TK decided to leave in early August. 

    Maybe if we're happy with each other, the deal will be made permanent in January. 
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,387
    Good signing, presumably on a lower wage than TK. Mannion is a solid second choice 
  • Shouldnt lose sight of the profile of signing here. For my lad who is 18, its probably the one of theb biggest 'names' / most recognisable players his generation have ever seen us sign. Even if it is because of a Netflix show. 

    A low bar maybe, but does feel like we are turning a page. JRS next and the place will be bouncing next home game.
    Not disagreeing with you, but we did have Conor Coady last year an England international.
    Of course - and as I say it’s probably the Netflix bollocks but for the younger generation it’s definitely Arthur
    Oh yeah, I forgot about that documentary 
  • CafcCrazy
    CafcCrazy Posts: 823
    Has there been any recent rumours on JRS - Or are we all still living in hope mostly ?
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,387
    Shouldnt lose sight of the profile of signing here. For my lad who is 18, its probably the one of theb biggest 'names' / most recognisable players his generation have ever seen us sign. Even if it is because of a Netflix show. 

    A low bar maybe, but does feel like we are turning a page. JRS next and the place will be bouncing next home game.
    Not disagreeing with you, but we did have Conor Coady last year an England international.
    Don’t even need to go back a year we have England International Nathaniel Chalobah on our books now and England international Nathan Redmond not even impressive enough on a trial to play for us  ;)
  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,890
    I like all of our signings.... BUT I am not convinced we have solved our midfield problems. At present we have added Chalobah, a good player but not reliable fitnesswise. And we have signed Ouma, who has not had a preseason and has no Champ experience.
    Maybe we just could not afford/ attract the kind of dominant pivot in midfield that we lack, but I am afraid we will still get overrun in midfield in many games.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 51,720
    Southbank said:
    I like all of our signings.... BUT I am not convinced we have solved our midfield problems. At present we have added Chalobah, a good player but not reliable fitnesswise. And we have signed Ouma, who has not had a preseason and has no Champ experience.
    Maybe we just could not afford/ attract the kind of dominant pivot in midfield that we lack, but I am afraid we will still get overrun in midfield in many games.
    We certainly haven’t got a playmaker which disappoints me but Jones tends to favour a different type of midfielder which we have now got in Chalobah and Ouma. It’s The Championship so they’ll certainly be games where our midfield is under great pressure. Starting on Saturday I’d imagine. Having said that we’ll create more and score more. We won’t I don’t think see as many clean sheets this season, or Charlton 0
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,505
    Southbank said:
    I like all of our signings.... BUT I am not convinced we have solved our midfield problems. At present we have added Chalobah, a good player but not reliable fitnesswise. And we have signed Ouma, who has not had a preseason and has no Champ experience.
    Maybe we just could not afford/ attract the kind of dominant pivot in midfield that we lack, but I am afraid we will still get overrun in midfield in many games.
    Jones is evidently extremely confident Ouma is going to be up to it and that Mwamba is good enough 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 25,767
    CafcCrazy said:
    Has there been any recent rumours on JRS - Or are we all still living in hope mostly ?
    If that happens it’s must be seen as a very successful transfer window.