The squad is thin, absolutely no doubt about it. However, I can't see how this window relegates us and let's face it, we're going nowhere. I'm not particularly bothered about anyone other than Dobson and Leaburn for our longer term prospects. We get to have a look at Kane, Penney, Bonne and hopefully Kilkenny with a view to having them on longer deals. The most important thing for the future is getting rid of Sandgaard and getting a better owner in. That is what decides our longer-term fate, not swapping O'Connell for Hector.
There's some states on here bloody hell! You'd have thought we'd have sold De Bruyne and Haaland.
I really hate comments like this.
The concern is obviously not about offloading the likes of Kirk and Lavelle on loan. It’s about the Machiavellian transfer manoeuvring.
This is not Robert Lee joining Newcastle when we’re in second spot in the league.
This is leaving us up shit creek without a paddle in the Third Division. The longer we accept this the more it’ll happen.
A threadbare squad plugged with journeymen on short term deals and loans. We’re better than that, or we should be.
If you think on top of that selling a player with a modicum of talent in EOC doesn’t cause anger and unrest then you’re a fool.
Sorry I just can't agree. If we were in real danger of going down or in the top 10, I'd agree. "Plugging the squad with journeymen" will make no difference to the future of this club.
There's some states on here bloody hell! You'd have thought we'd have sold De Bruyne and Haaland.
I really hate comments like this.
The concern is obviously not about offloading the likes of Kirk and Lavelle on loan. It’s about the Machiavellian transfer manoeuvring.
This is not Robert Lee joining Newcastle when we’re in second spot in the league.
This is leaving us up shit creek without a paddle in the Third Division. The longer we accept this the more it’ll happen.
A threadbare squad plugged with journeymen on short term deals and loans. We’re better than that, or we should be.
If you think on top of that selling a player with a modicum of talent in EOC doesn’t cause anger and unrest then you’re a fool.
Sorry I just can't agree. If we were in real danger of going down or in the top 10, I'd agree. "Plugging the squad with journeymen" will make no difference to the future of this club.
Seriously, read your last sentence back again. If you think signing other clubs’ players on loan and picking up journeymen on short terms deals won’t have a detrimental effect on the future on the club, then you don’t understand how a successful club should be run.
45 mins and counting Where's the striker? Where's the supposed Edwards deal?
What striker?
Why are you so convinced we are signing a striker
People go on about needed a striker but in reality only 5 teams have scored more than us this season, and logically we play 1 upfront, Bonne/Leaburn rotate and Aneke as reserve when fit then we have Kanu who can play their if needed as well.
Im more concerned that we have lost CBs and conceding is where we have been having issues
You not heard of injuries ? loss of form ? suspensions ?
Cast your mind back just 12 months when the transfer window shut without us getting back up for our strikers & then Washington AND Stockley both got injured & we were playing Burstow & Kanu upfront.
Players on a season-long loan can be recalled by parent clubs in the January transfer window but only if the two clubs have agreed a recall clause in advance. A loan deal can be cancelled at any time in the season if both clubs concerned agree. Does the Premier League have different loan rules to the EFL? Not really. That's what I got, what you got ?
You can not recall a player from loan, from a league club, outside of the window, and then play them. Period.
I suppose if they were that fed up with him they could send him back but you couldn't play him. Its the registration that transfers and that can't be done outside the window.
So you can buy and sell, swap and trade who ever you want, when ever you want, buy you can't register them until the window opens.
How are we going into the second half of the season, with only three centre halves and a choice of two youngsters, three if you include Ness? Club is a mess and it starts with the clown running it.
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The concern is obviously not about offloading the likes of Kirk and Lavelle on loan. It’s about the Machiavellian transfer manoeuvring.
This is not Robert Lee joining Newcastle when we’re in second spot in the league.
A threadbare squad plugged with journeymen on short term deals and loans. We’re better than that, or we should be.
CHRIST ON A BIKE!!!
Free agents excepted of course. Or should that be accepted if they are a CB?
One for the future.
https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/2023/january/signed--wrexham-afc-sign-defender-eoghan-oconnell-from-charlton/
Think i'll just wait and check out the updated squad list thread in the morning
If you think signing other clubs’ players on loan and picking up journeymen on short terms deals won’t have a detrimental effect on the future on the club, then you don’t understand how a successful club should be run.
Cast your mind back just 12 months when the transfer window shut without us getting back up for our strikers & then Washington AND Stockley both got injured & we were playing Burstow & Kanu upfront.
But of course, that can't happen again.