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

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  • Don't completely buy the there's no point of loans point of view.

    1: The seasons not over, we still need to pick up points to stay clear of the bottom. If there are good players available for loan why would you not do it. 
    2: It's less expensive than a permanent deal, it allows us to save money for the summer window where the money can be better spent.
    3: It allows us to take a look at a player for 6 months before deciding whether or not we want to try and get them permanently in the summer if that is an option. 
    Agree with the first point as we are almost in the brown stuff, but long term loans are not the way forward.
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    edited January 2024
    My mate says he thought Bakinson looked ok. Didn't slag him off, but said he was behind 3 good others* in challenging for a spot in Wednesdays team, so has hardly played. Said from what he'd seen of him, he thought he could be good given a run of games. I interpreted that as a bit meh, but I don't think he's of Abankwah level desperation.

    *Edit, he's behind Bannan, Byers and Vaulks in the pecking order and needs game time.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,176
    edited January 2024
    Bakinson is a perfect signing for us; he has a weird name that posters will spell wrong 97% of the time, as is tradition.
  • Bakinson is a perfect signing for us; he has a weird name that posters will spell wrong 97% of the time, as is tradition.
    Can’t wait to hear what Terry calls him.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,593
    Scoham said:
    A well balanced article from Rich Cawley.

    Not anything we didn’t already know in terms of player links but good to get perspective from someone who isn’t a fan but still close enough to the club to understand our shortcomings.

    None of the players linked seem to fit into this strategy bar JCH. Either loans linked or young and inexperienced. 
    Docherty and Gillesphey?
    I was mainly referring to Fiorini and Coventry but take your point on those two.
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,293
    Bakinson is out of contract in the summer. I don’t massively rate the signing from what I’ve seen of him, but a loan where it’s a bit of a try before you buy is fine as there’s a good chance we get him permanently if he does well 
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,036
    MarcusH26 said:
    Joe Taylor is an interesting one to maybe keep an eye on. Linked to Bolton too , but not entirely sure why with Charles,Adeboyejo , Bodvasson and Jerome all there as senior strikers. 
    May have already been said but according to a Luton fan, we were in for him but can't imagine our treatment of Watson has helped our cause. 
  • supaclive
    supaclive Posts: 6,515
    NabySarr said:
    Bakinson is out of contract in the summer. I don’t massively rate the signing from what I’ve seen of him, but a loan where it’s a bit of a try before you buy is fine as there’s a good chance we get him permanently if he does well 
    And we all know he won't do well and he won't be better than Louie Watson who is signed to a Premier League Club, is still wanted by that club and who want to take him back off of us because they can't believe, seeing how shit we are playing, that he's not getting any game time!

    If anybody thinks Bakinson is better than Louie Watson, prepare to be UNDERWHELMED!
  • DubaiCAFC
    DubaiCAFC Posts: 2,461
    I hope it isn't true, he isn't the type of player we need

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  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,036
    I'm really confused about Abankwah. Has he officially gone back yet, ie do we have a free loan slot ready to fill
  • I’m not sure about Doherty  . Llera maybe.
  • J BLOCK said:
    The least bit interested in loans. Not what we need. 
    Agree we need some permanents in, but we also need to get away from this end of the table...so needs must...
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    edited January 2024
    follett said:
    I'm really confused about Abankwah. Has he officially gone back yet, ie do we have a free loan slot ready to fill
    Cawley said on the SLP pod that he’s going back
    to Udinese for treatment. Tedic has a concussion and is going back to City. 
  • Anyone got a house buying analogy to help explain the complex process?
    Funny you should say that…..
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,234
    cabbles said:
    Be great if Wrexham had a mad moment and put in a bid for Fraser.  Sort of in line with their thinking of taking players from clubs higher in the league than them 
    Wrexham may consider that we are not high enough to take players off?
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    follett said:
    I'm really confused about Abankwah. Has he officially gone back yet, ie do we have a free loan slot ready to fill
    Cawley said on the SLP pod that he’s going back
    to Udinese for treatment. Tedic has a concussion and is going back to City. 
    Also sounds like Clarke-Harris wants to join us. Maybe he hasn’t looked at the league table recently.

    Posh want 500k, we’ve offered 300k.
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,293
    edited January 2024
    supaclive said:
    NabySarr said:
    Bakinson is out of contract in the summer. I don’t massively rate the signing from what I’ve seen of him, but a loan where it’s a bit of a try before you buy is fine as there’s a good chance we get him permanently if he does well 
    And we all know he won't do well and he won't be better than Louie Watson who is signed to a Premier League Club, is still wanted by that club and who want to take him back off of us because they can't believe, seeing how shit we are playing, that he's not getting any game time!

    If anybody thinks Bakinson is better than Louie Watson, prepare to be UNDERWHELMED!
    I don’t think Bakinson is a better player than Watson, but I think he at least fits what the team needs more than Watson does. Bakinson is more defensive minded and has physicality and height that we are massively missing

    I’d prefer we kept Watson too, and don’t really rate Bakinson as a signing but I don’t think it’s as bad as people are making out. He fits the profile of what we are lacking in midfield, played 50odd games at this level for 2 good sides in recent years, only 25 so could improve 
  • follett said:
    I'm really confused about Abankwah. Has he officially gone back yet, ie do we have a free loan slot ready to fill
    Cawley said on the SLP pod that he’s going back
    to Udinese for treatment. Tedic has a concussion and is going back to City. 
    Also sounds like Clarke-Harris wants to join us. Maybe he hasn’t looked at the league table recently.

    Posh want 500k, we’ve offered 300k.
    Wonder who'll blink first if no one wants to offer 300k... they can have nothing for him in the summer
  • supaclive
    supaclive Posts: 6,515
    NabySarr said:
    supaclive said:
    NabySarr said:
    Bakinson is out of contract in the summer. I don’t massively rate the signing from what I’ve seen of him, but a loan where it’s a bit of a try before you buy is fine as there’s a good chance we get him permanently if he does well 
    And we all know he won't do well and he won't be better than Louie Watson who is signed to a Premier League Club, is still wanted by that club and who want to take him back off of us because they can't believe, seeing how shit we are playing, that he's not getting any game time!

    If anybody thinks Bakinson is better than Louie Watson, prepare to be UNDERWHELMED!
    I don’t think Bakinson is better than Watson, but I think he at least fits what the team needs more than Watson does. Bakinson is more defensive minded and has physicality and height that we are massively missing

    I’d prefer we kept Watson too, and don’t really rate Bakinson as a signing but I don’t think it’s as bad as people are making out. He fits the profile of what we are lacking in midfield, played 50odd games at this level for 2 good sides in recent years, only 25 so could improve 
    I don't think that he is what we are looking for.   I don't think he's good enough.   Winning the ball is not the only problem.   Using it properly.   Being on the half turn, being able to turn defense into attack, being able to play football all required.    Bakinson I don't think is the right choice.   I don't want a guy coming back from an injury and an operation.   

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  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,705
    Cawley confirms we are on the verge of signing Bakinson....

    Cue meltdown...
  • Cawley confirms we are on the verge of signing Bakinson....

    Cue meltdown...
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  • redbuttle
    redbuttle Posts: 1,984
    edited January 2024
    Cawley confirms we are on the verge of signing Bakinson....

    Cue meltdown...
    There will be a meltdown from some on here no matter who we sign. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,448
    edited January 2024
    Yeah Bakinson feels for me the difference between getting bodies in now like people want, or waiting to see if we can get better - Welcome to the madhouse though Tyreeq
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,736
    Have I read somewhere that he's been recently injured? Or is my mind now conditioned to just think that
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    I was encouraged by the links to Coventry and Docherty. Why build our hopes up and then sign Bakinson who sounds like a panic buy like Penney last season.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,833
    follett said:
    I'm really confused about Abankwah. Has he officially gone back yet, ie do we have a free loan slot ready to fill
    I suspect he’s gone and it will be buried as a byline once we bring someone in. 
  • Elsewhere and Eric Dier is being linked with Bayern Munich
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,833
    Fiorini sounds a perfect Charlton signing 

    He scored his first goal for Blackpool on 28 April 2023 in a 2-3 home defeat against Millwall. Late in the game he conceded a penalty which gave Millwall the win and relegated Blackpool.
    So, last season he played in the Championship. This season he is going to take a step backwards by dropping down a division to play for a struggling League 1 team.

    And this is after we are sending back one of Man City's duds. 

    Gee, thanks.
    Ha, brilliant moan that we might be signing someone who has played at a higher level :-) 
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,282
    edited January 2024
    Hmm. Bakinson. Never heard of him before yesterday but he wasn't one on the list I posted yesterday that I was hoping would happen.  Weds fans unimpressed generally with "inconsistent" and "doesn't seem bothered" being bandied around by their fans.
    Some of their fans also seem to think that by moving him on they will free up space to sign... Coventry from West Ham!

    Still, their fans have been wrong before on players we have signed from them, and if he is wearing the Charlton shirt he will get my support, so good luck to him if he joins and maybe a return to London is what he needs!