I'd take Poyet back in a heartbeat. Should be able to run a game in this league. Was poor last season but can't forget how good he was first time round.
No way!
Wouldn't sign a contract with us, thought the grass was greener elsewhere, left us and we got peanuts for him!
Came back last year and was shite, why on earth would we want him or need him?
I'd take Poyet back in a heartbeat. Should be able to run a game in this league. Was poor last season but can't forget how good he was first time round.
No way!
Wouldn't sign a contract with us, thought the grass was greener elsewhere, left us and we got peanuts for him!
Came back last year and was shite, why on earth would we want him or need him?
Yeah I mean why would want to sign on a free our 13/14 championship player of the year winner in his first debut season at the age of 19??
this should be posted on the wall of the dressing room & showed tp all the development squad on a daily basis.
be careful for whar you wish for
The sad thing is I reckon the modern 18-20 year old footballer would be quite happy to do what Poyet did if the rumours around his salary increase are true.
I'm pretty happy with our transfer dealings overall. Slade would've wanted another midfielder but it looks like number one target Thompson is forcing his way into the Norwich first team.
I'd worry if Magennis or Ajose got injured.
But I trust the manager....how long has it been since we could say that.....?!
this should be posted on the wall of the dressing room & showed tp all the development squad on a daily basis.
be careful for whar you wish for
The sad thing is I reckon the modern 18-20 year old footballer would be quite happy to do what Poyet did if the rumours around his salary increase are true.
I think pretty much everyone would snap your hand off at a massive wage increase (anywhere between 3 and 10 times what you were on, or whatever, for essentially the same job), no matter what age. Footballers have a finite career so in a sense I don't blame him, but another year with us and he'd have developed into a far better footballer with I would guess more potential earning power.
To be honest I don't like the new Transfer Rules where there is no more additional Loan Market window.
- Clubs like Yeovil (Picked them at Random) dont bother having an Academy Side as it's not financially worth the effort as the big sides will hoover up the talent if someone breaks into the First-Team - Kids like Louis Thompson dont want to go on loan because they think that their parent club will be forced to play them seeing they cant be sent on loan, yet dont realise they'll just be stuck in the U21s - Kids like Karlan Ahearne-Grant / Oliver Muldoon go out on loan themselves now
And this is all because clubs like Manchester United and Chelsea have to buy a kid the moment they play one League Two match as a 16-year old... Instead of stopping everyone from using the Loan Market why not just tighten the rules (i.e. Only English kids can be sent on loan outside the Transfer Windows or your only allowed to loan out 10-players across the season!!)
Or just ditch the loan market altogether and cap squad sizes and the amount of players you can have over the age of 21.
Obviously pleased that Lookman is staying, but the bigger question, is have we got a Lookman who is happy to stay or one who has had his head turned by mixing with players earning more than him?
Squad looks very unbalanced. 6 frontline centrebacks is farcical. Pearce is clearly Slade's number 1 and given his age, at some point Konsa is going to have a dip - still begs the question - how do you keep Lennon, Bauer, Texeira and Johnson happy? Personally don't give a monkeys about Johnson but all of the others are going to want to play and we can't loan anyone.
Long term injury upfront or to a wide player and we have an issue.
Konsa will now be the back up right back so he'll get games. Pearce, Bauer, Texeira and Lennon will be the 4 centre backs, all will get games at some point and then i'd imagine a deal will be struck for tex to leave in January. Johnson can rot in the reserves for all i (and i'm sure many others) care.
Midfield we now have JJ, Foley, Crofts, Ulvestad and Ba, with Diarra and Kashi to return. That's good enough for this league.
Would've been good to get another winger as i think we're light there, especially if Holmes gets injured. Likewise up front, think we needed 1 more striker. I guess Slade was told that backups like Hanlan and Umerah will have to do.
Delighted to have kept Lookman too.
Overall not a bad window. Lost Henderson, JBG, Cousins, Igor, Reza, Watt, Makienok (all expected). Pope, Harriott, THD (would've been nice to keep but can understand them going) Then shifted out deadwood like Ceballos, Tucudean, Pigott, Ansah.
I'd take Poyet back in a heartbeat. Should be able to run a game in this league. Was poor last season but can't forget how good he was first time round.
No way!
Wouldn't sign a contract with us, thought the grass was greener elsewhere, left us and we got peanuts for him!
Came back last year and was shite, why on earth would we want him or need him?
Dale Stephens just posted an honest Tweet to Brighton fans after his transfer request and proposed move to Burnley fell through (can't do linky thing)
Hmm... Doesnt mention anywhere that had he not got himself sent off against Middlesbrough then Brighton could have won that day and if not then would have been available for the Play-Offs
Here goes: Tammy Abraham - Bristol City, Nathan Ake - Bournemouth, Bekanty Victorien Angban - Granada, Christian Atsu - Newcastle, Baba Rahman - Schalke, Lewis Baker - Vitesse Arnhem, Patrick Bamford - Burnley, Nathan Baxter - Metropolitan Police (until January), Mitchell Beeney - Crawley (until January), Jamal Blackman - Wycombe (until January), Jeremie Boga - Granada, Isaiah Brown - Rotherham, Andreas Christensen - Borussia Monchengladbach, Jake Clarke-Salter - Bristol Rovers, Charlie Colkett - Bristol Rovers, Dion Conroy - Aldershot (until January), Juan Cuadrado - Juventus (three-year loan), Cristian Cuevas - Sint-Truidense, Alex Davey - Crawley (until January), Matej Delac - Royal Excel Mouscron, Islam Feruz - Royal Excel Mouscron, Michael Hector - Eintracht Frankfurt, Jordan Houghton - Doncaster (until January), Tomas Kalas - Fulham, Kenedy - Watford, Alex Kiwomya - Crewe (until January), Matt Miazga - Vitesse Arnhem, Charly Musonda - Real Betis, Nathan - Vitesse Arnhem, Kenneth Omeruo - Alanyaspor, Kasey Palmer - Huddersfield, Danilo Pantic - Excelsior, Mario Pasalic - AC Milan, Lucas Piazon - Fulham (until January), Loic Remy - Crystal Palace, Jhoao Rodriguez - Independiente Sante Fe, Bertrand Traore - Ajax, Wallace - Gremio.
Aside from Abraham and perhaps Palmer and Traore, i'd be surprised if any of them ever feature again for Chelsea. Seriously what is the point of a club like Chelsea, loaning a player to Met Police. Just release him! And if you're a young, up and coming defender like Christensen (who has been capped by his country), then i'm sure you'd be delighted to see them spend 55m on 2 defenders yesterday!
I honestly think Lookman will not be with us come midnight tonight and if you think he will then you obviously haven't been paying attention to whats been happening at our shambles of a football club the last 2 years.
Oops......
Oh just cos he hasn't left this time round makes everything okay does it? Behave . People on here never fail to amuse me. One signing when we was looking at potentially 2/3 is made up for the fact we kept hold of one of our better players? No .
But you specifically said that anyone who thinks Lookman will still be here haven't been paying any attention in the past 2 years.
So now you look stupid and yet again instead of holding your hands up and saying I got it wrong you lash out. So put your dummy back in your mouth, your toys back in your pram and behave yourself
Notice that Dominic Solanke isnt included in that list... thats because he wants £50k p/w and Chelsea dont loan you out unless you sign a new deal!!
Thats a joke in its own right, yes Solanke wants a silly new Contract yet refusing to give it to him and then harming his development just shows how bad these clubs are
I think this looks a strong squad for league1. I feared the worst with Lookman being sold, but we kept him, it will be good for him as well, much better getting first team football here at he's age
Would love to know how far the Lookman deal got i.e.
- Did we even accept an offer - Did Lookman himself turn round and say no thanks?
I think the last one is important and should be leaked if so, all we ever hear about is when Players accept transfers and we think every single one of them is a mercenary yet at the same time there will be those like Louis Thompson who want to stay at their club yet fans are never aware of those scenarios
Would love to know how far the Lookman deal got i.e.
- Did we even accept an offer - Did Lookman himself turn round and say no thanks?
I think the last one is important and should be leaked if so, all we ever hear about is when Players accept transfers and we think every single one of them is a mercenary yet at the same time there will be those like Louis Thompson who want to stay at their club yet fans are never aware of those scenarios
As Ade is out of the country, it may never have got to no. 2. We would have had our valuation of the player, and if the bids didn't meet that valuation, (or any escape clause in his contract) then there was no reason for him to be involved.
Unless the bidding club(s) contacted him directly, or through his agent. But this has a name. It's known as "tapping up", and you can get in trouble for that...
Saying that, Ade seems to be appreciative of where he is, and the chance the club have given him, so probably would like to continue his learning at The Valley.
NowTeixeira is here till January it will be interesting to see how quickly his injury clears up.
And Ba's illness! 2 players that apparently were not in Rusty's plans. No excuses not to use them till January and get the most of what you have in the squad available to you.
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Wouldn't sign a contract with us, thought the grass was greener elsewhere, left us and we got peanuts for him!
Came back last year and was shite, why on earth would we want him or need him?
I'd worry if Magennis or Ajose got injured.
But I trust the manager....how long has it been since we could say that.....?!
Poor fella just hasn't been able to get the moves he's wanted through one thing or another.
It also makes you wonder why we've never had any from Chelsea in recent years! Was Carlton Cole the last one?
** Edit, there is one Chelsea player Cristian Cuevas at Sint-Truidense!
Midfield we now have JJ, Foley, Crofts, Ulvestad and Ba, with Diarra and Kashi to return. That's good enough for this league.
Would've been good to get another winger as i think we're light there, especially if Holmes gets injured. Likewise up front, think we needed 1 more striker. I guess Slade was told that backups like Hanlan and Umerah will have to do.
Delighted to have kept Lookman too.
Overall not a bad window. Lost Henderson, JBG, Cousins, Igor, Reza, Watt, Makienok (all expected). Pope, Harriott, THD (would've been nice to keep but can understand them going)
Then shifted out deadwood like Ceballos, Tucudean, Pigott, Ansah.
Signed: Rudd, Pearce, Crofts, Foley, Ulvestad, Ajose, Holmes, Novak, Magennis, Chicksen, Botaka.
Managing to keep Lookman, Bauer and Texeira is a huge bonus and i think the squad we have should easily be good enough to challenge for promotion.
On the negative side, we seem very short, and short of width.
I hope Hanlan can add in a few games when Magennis is injured or towards end of games.
Could still do with a conventional winger around 5'10, must be one useful enough but uncontracted.
My co-ed 11-a-side team here in Eugene, OR were offered Kyle Scott on loan but the deal fell through when we couldn't agree on percentage of wages.
Seriously what is the point of a club like Chelsea, loaning a player to Met Police. Just release him!
And if you're a young, up and coming defender like Christensen (who has been capped by his country), then i'm sure you'd be delighted to see them spend 55m on 2 defenders yesterday!
Thats a joke in its own right, yes Solanke wants a silly new Contract yet refusing to give it to him and then harming his development just shows how bad these clubs are
I feared the worst with Lookman being sold, but we kept him, it will be good for him as well, much better getting first team football here at he's age
- Did we even accept an offer
- Did Lookman himself turn round and say no thanks?
I think the last one is important and should be leaked if so, all we ever hear about is when Players accept transfers and we think every single one of them is a mercenary yet at the same time there will be those like Louis Thompson who want to stay at their club yet fans are never aware of those scenarios
Unless the bidding club(s) contacted him directly, or through his agent. But this has a name. It's known as "tapping up", and you can get in trouble for that...
Saying that, Ade seems to be appreciative of where he is, and the chance the club have given him, so probably would like to continue his learning at The Valley.
Unlike a certain Diego Poyet...