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January 2024 Transfer Rumours (D/day starts pg.263)

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  • ‘Facing a fight’ seems weird terminology to me.

    So far all quiet on the Dobson front…
    We need to assure we keep him. 
  • ‘Facing a fight’ seems weird terminology to me.

    So far all quiet on the Dobson front…

    I honestly expected Dobson rumours as soon as the Coventry/Docherty interest came out last week , am surprised there hasn't been anything yet 
  • Don't know if there's anything to read into it but Lewis Bate isn't involved at all today for a massively rotated Leeds side at Peterborough.... 
  • Reams suggesting Bate is our top midfield target, but Leeds want a perm deal not loan! 
  • JCH apparently at their game today. 
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    MarcusH26 said:

    I honestly expected Dobson rumours as soon as the Coventry/Docherty interest came out last week , am surprised there hasn't been anything yet 
    Maybe no one else wants him. Would work for us 
  • If JCH comes here with the right attitude (I’m not questioning it by the way, more pointing out that this will be his last decent wage he can probably earn given his age, I hope he’s not just thinking, one last payday, not too fussed about achieving things on the football field etc), then it’s a good signing.  You can’t argue with his record at this level, and he’s a similar age to May, both can still contribute 

    If he comes, I would expect to see Leaburn off in the summer, providing bids come in.  Can’t see our owners likely to have a front 4 of Leaburn, Aneke, JCH and May, and then depending on how we set up, one of May, JCH and Leaburn may not start regularly.  Aneke will be lucky to get any minutes, and is lucky we’ve been so tolerant, so the best he can hope for is the sub’s bench.

    then begins the massive rebuild of pretty much everyone behind them all.  Be great if Dobson stays and has better around him.  A bonus if CBT stays as well.  After that; every position is up for grabs.

    Fraser needs to go and I think he will.  McGrandles and Terry Taylor need to play a run of games and play well, particularly McGrandles as he would’ve done 2 years.  

    I’ve seen enough of Hector to know he’s not the man to lead our defence, I’d like to see him go.  we don’t know about Jones yet, we’ll have a better idea at the end of the season, but he doesn’t shout “keep me”.  The two fullbacks haven’t impressed me, and AMB blows hot and cold.  

    Let’s not get sentimental, but Tyreece Campbell, Ness, Chin, Henry aren’t ever going to make the grade at this level and if they want to build a career I think League 2 is the place to do it.  

    We’re yet again, where we were this time last year and the year before it, needing major surgery 
  • Because he not interested in leaving which he as told his agent .. and confirmed by his dad 
    Scott as of the 22nd December 

    “We have offered two contracts to George and had little back from his agent,” said Scott. “It seems like he’s going to go into the January window and see what options are out there.
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  • Croydon said:
    Have to disagree about Campbell being good enough for a promotion squad. He might be one day, but he should be on loan at a league 2 club. No top 6 in lg1 would have him in their squad.




    Some of TC's first touches in recent matches have been awful there have been several times where he has been able to control the ball from simple passes
  • Ness is a strange one. Last season I'd have said he was destined to be a championship centre back whereas this he looks like he'd struggle in league two. Injury looks to have really done a number on him. 
  • Melrose said:
    No. Please get rid of Appleton. He is useless and his post match assessments are nothing short of delusional/embarrassing.Every one knows we lack a bit in terms of players, but my god we are going backwards with him as manager. He should be doing better with the players at his disposal. Most of us don't need any more time to judge him. Guilty of impersonating a manager
    Melrose, you probably have summed it up. Appleton was never wanted by the fans and I include myself in that number, I probably would have preferred Buckingham, based on the fact that I knew nothing about him, as for the Concord brothers and Fergusons little boy, please spare me. Back to the point, Appleton faces a huge, if not impossible, task to win fans over and to achieve anything near that, he would have to be in those play off spots and winning back to back games, even then fans would find something to dislike about him, it's currently his after match interviews. Quite simply, Appleton's appointment was by Scott and the board, Appleton's and Holden's lack of a squad, is down to Scott and the board, whoever is appointed, they cannot achieve anything without financial support from the board, where we are now is the boards responsibility, not Appleton's.
  • I don't know who the agent for JCH is, but right now he has got us by the balls.

    Always be prepared to walk away the saying goes.
  • Bailey said:
    Melrose, you probably have summed it up. Appleton was never wanted by the fans and I include myself in that number, I probably would have preferred Buckingham, based on the fact that I knew nothing about him, as for the Concord brothers and Fergusons little boy, please spare me. Back to the point, Appleton faces a huge, if not impossible, task to win fans over and to achieve anything near that, he would have to be in those play off spots and winning back to back games, even then fans would find something to dislike about him, it's currently his after match interviews. Quite simply, Appleton's appointment was by Scott and the board, Appleton's and Holden's lack of a squad, is down to Scott and the board, whoever is appointed, they cannot achieve anything without financial support from the board, where we are now is the boards responsibility, not Appleton's.
    Ive got no love for Scott, but Buckingham was not an option for us. The only managers interested of any repute were Appleton and the Cowleys. That's why it's largely pointless sacking him until the end of the season.

    No decent manager wanted to come in with the season off to a terrible start, and same for now when the season is over by January. 
  • DubaiCAFC said:
    Fraser is going the club are offering him to others 
    Getting someone to pay his wages will be the struggle. Expect he may go out on loan with us still paying a large chunk.
  • Getting someone to pay his wages will be the struggle. Expect he may go out on loan with us still paying a large chunk.

    This would be my concern. Even someone like a Wrexham would probably baulk at Fraser's wages. 
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  • DubaiCAFC said:
    Fraser is going the club are offering him to others 
    I'm not sure there'll be many takers as he was poor at Ipswich and even worse for us.....
  • DubaiCAFC said:
    Fraser is going the club are offering him to others 
    Good news 
  • shirty5 said:
    No different to 3 years ago when the club brought in 2 players by the 5th January

    Ronnie Schwartz and
    Liam Millar

    Stockley, Jaiyesimi and Matt Smith (Arsenal) were to follow by the end of the window
    How can that (Ronnie Schwartz) be 3 years ago,feels like only yesterday. Remember telling a good friend all about that player .

    So many sub standard players that have joined our club since due to bad decisions made by the owners.

    The dice are still rolling against us.
  • Bailey said:
    Melrose, you probably have summed it up. Appleton was never wanted by the fans and I include myself in that number, I probably would have preferred Buckingham, based on the fact that I knew nothing about him, as for the Concord brothers and Fergusons little boy, please spare me. Back to the point, Appleton faces a huge, if not impossible, task to win fans over and to achieve anything near that, he would have to be in those play off spots and winning back to back games, even then fans would find something to dislike about him, it's currently his after match interviews. Quite simply, Appleton's appointment was by Scott and the board, Appleton's and Holden's lack of a squad, is down to Scott and the board, whoever is appointed, they cannot achieve anything without financial support from the board, where we are now is the boards responsibility, not Appleton's.
    From "quite simply" you have nailed it.

    If we finish bottom six hopefully the yanks will come over and out some of these clowns.
  • DubaiCAFC said:
    Fraser is going the club are offering him to others 
    Got to get a club take up his contract first.
  • Not having that, I still believe Ronnie.
    You believe in Santa Claus as well
  • If the club are touting Fraser to clubs then I’m encouraged. I doubt they see either of the two loan lads as direct replacements so to me it implies we’re looking at bringing in a midfielder who can dictate play. I don’t buy into this “we have £1 million to spend”.  You don’t advertise that fact up front and with the players we’re supposedly interested in, it’s not enough. I think we’ll see two very decent buys coming in. One presumably Clarke-Harris 🤞 and the other a midfielder. Maybe Coventry. Then it’ll most likely be another couple of loans. 
  • shirty5 said:
    You believe in Santa Claus as well
    I put a pillow case out by the bed on the 24th December.
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