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January 2020 transfer rumours thread (Deadline Day starts Page 283)

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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,804
    Panic signings are signings like Joe Ledley... no thanks.
  • JoshAddick
    JoshAddick Posts: 1,787
    at the end of the day we need a lot of signings. i understand matt southall wants it to be ‘sustainable’ but we need to pay over the odds for certain players now. staying in the championship will be better, money wise, than being in league 1, even if we have to pay extra for certain players
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,804
    No guarantees you get better players by paying more money. Glad we didn't panic and give Joe Ledley a six month deal.

    I remember when we panicked and gave Roger Johnson 18 months...
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,213
    Panic signings are signings like Joe Ledley... no thanks.
    That is not a panic signing, we paid fuck all.  Panic in the sense of paying the inflated prices.
  • fenn3098
    fenn3098 Posts: 171
    Were get 3 in this week . Source -my Nans tea leaves.
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,213
    Unpopular opinion, the defence ain’t that bad, we had nowhere near the level of complaints about the same defence before the injury crisis, nor last season.  

    We need midfielders and strikers, defenders will tell you their job is a lot easier when the midfield and forwards retain the ball, something which we are simply not doing.

    Today;
    Williams, not fit.
    Pratley, 34 year old battler, passed his best (sorry).
    Dempsey, inexperience kid not ready.
    Morgan, bit of experience, but not ready.
    Green, played only a handful of games this season.
    Davidson, inexperienced kid not ready.
    Hemed, not fit. 

    That’s what the defence has in front of them, the injuries are dragging it’s heals so much it’s taking us into the bottom three, that’s clear.  Solution, oven ready signings now.

    Long term stability sounds great, but league one next season makes the Wembley day out pointless, and even if we throw money about in the summer, no guarantee we will get back up (see Sunderland).
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    Newsshopper quotes Bows as saying we turned down player swap for Lyle. Turned down as it was ‘silly’ offer
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,742
    Unpopular opinion, the defence ain’t that bad, we had nowhere near the level of complaints about the same defence before the injury crisis, nor last season.  

    We need midfielders and strikers, defenders will tell you their job is a lot easier when the midfield and forwards retain the ball, something which we are simply not doing.

    Today;
    Williams, not fit.
    Pratley, 34 year old battler, passed his best (sorry).
    Dempsey, inexperience kid not ready.
    Morgan, bit of experience, but not ready.
    Green, played only a handful of games this season.
    Davidson, inexperienced kid not ready.
    Hemed, not fit. 

    That’s what the defence has in front of them, the injuries are dragging it’s heals so much it’s taking us into the bottom three, that’s clear.  Solution, oven ready signings now.

    Long term stability sounds great, but league one next season makes the Wembley day out pointless, and even if we throw money about in the summer, no guarantee we will get back up (see Sunderland).
    Totally agree - people will be amazed how much better the defence looks when our midfield improves.
  • If we dont get the players in we need by end of the window. It will be on ESI head if we get relagated. Southall if you want us to stay up you have to pay that little bit extra that clubs and players want. Scrap your model for this window. Implement it in the summer once were safe. We are desperate and there's no room for being tight over a players wanting 1k more a week. Get you're cheque book out or we get relegated. Period. If we get relegated because of lack of investment in this window ESI are just dumb business men.

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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,418
    Three messages to Southall

    1) Don't come in promising things you can't deliver. You didn't buy the whole club so you could give us the window we needed. On day 18 of the window it has been pathetic so far. The actions don't match up with the words.

    2) If there are a couple of little things in the way of getting Bowyer signed, get them out of the way. Or some of us may be thinking Bowyer is trying not to rock the boat and is being diplomatic.

    3) We could have been 8 points clear if you signed a couple of ok players who could still improve the squad even if they were not first choice. If you have more money than Duchatelet, the situation demanded you did domething, do something now. We need a striker and a midfielder in before Fulham.
    Agree actions haven’t met words but we have enough ok players as it is. If getting good players in means waiting until the last few days of the window that’ll give us a much better chance of staying up than had we spent the money on more average players just to go for it a bit more against Preston and Fulham.

    Also agree on midfield and attack being where we need to strengthen the most. We don’t have the quality there at the moment and it makes it too easy for the opposition to dominate the game and gives them too little to worry about when defending.
  • JoshAddick
    JoshAddick Posts: 1,787
    Louis Mendez: Bowyer says that a club has made a 'ridiculous' player for player swap bid for Lyle Taylor this week.

    No info as to whether ridiculously good or ridiculously shite
  • If we dont get the players in we need by end of the window. It will be on ESI head if we get relagated. Southall if you want us to stay up you have to pay that little bit extra that clubs and players want. Scrap your model for this window. Implement it in the summer once were safe. We are desperate and there's no room for being tight over a players wanting 1k more a week. Get you're cheque book out or we get relegated. Period. If we get relegated because of lack of investment in this window ESI are just dumb business men.
    And what if we break FFP rules because we stay up for breaking what we're allowed to pay and so end up with a fine / points deduction!!
  • 2121
    2121 Posts: 1,196
    Unpopular opinion, the defence ain’t that bad, we had nowhere near the level of complaints about the same defence before the injury crisis, nor last season.  

    We need midfielders and strikers, defenders will tell you their job is a lot easier when the midfield and forwards retain the ball, something which we are simply not doing.

    Today;
    Williams, not fit.
    Pratley, 34 year old battler, passed his best (sorry).
    Dempsey, inexperience kid not ready.
    Morgan, bit of experience, but not ready.
    Green, played only a handful of games this season.
    Davidson, inexperienced kid not ready.
    Hemed, not fit. 

    That’s what the defence has in front of them, the injuries are dragging it’s heals so much it’s taking us into the bottom three, that’s clear.  Solution, oven ready signings now.

    Long term stability sounds great, but league one next season makes the Wembley day out pointless, and even if we throw money about in the summer, no guarantee we will get back up (see Sunderland).
    Agreed br7. Defence been ok since oshi gone centre, but they have no help even worse now galla has gone. We need some solid midfied battlers to help. Cullen and inexperienced field
    will obvs help when they are ready. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,804
    Louis Mendez: Bowyer says that a club has made a 'ridiculous' player for player swap bid for Lyle Taylor this week.

    No info as to whether ridiculously good or ridiculously shite
    Louis clarified it was the latter
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,018
    If we dont get the players in we need by end of the window. It will be on ESI head if we get relagated. Southall if you want us to stay up you have to pay that little bit extra that clubs and players want. Scrap your model for this window. Implement it in the summer once were safe. We are desperate and there's no room for being tight over a players wanting 1k more a week. Get you're cheque book out or we get relegated. Period. If we get relegated because of lack of investment in this window ESI are just dumb business men.
    Oh dear ... here we go ... lol  :D
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,475
    Not convinced signings are purely the answer.
    We need Bowyer fully engaged and some belief.
  • 2121
    2121 Posts: 1,196
    Also better spending money now rather than summer, on the right signings obvs, as beds them in and gets them ready for next season.
  • 2121 said:
    Also better spending money now rather than summer, on the right signings obvs, as beds them in and gets them ready for next season.
    You end up buying tat in January!!

    Its staggering the amount of rubbish we've signed this month compared to actually quality players
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,018
    2121 said:
    Also better spending money now rather than summer, on the right signings obvs, as beds them in and gets them ready for next season.
    You end up buying tat in January!!

    Its staggering the amount of rubbish we've signed this month compared to actually quality players
    So true 

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  • 2121
    2121 Posts: 1,196
    Yeah but we do need to trust in gallen and bows. 

    I bet that player swap is for bamford 😂🙈
  • Louis Mendez: Bowyer says that a club has made a 'ridiculous' player for player swap bid for Lyle Taylor this week.

    No info as to whether ridiculously good or ridiculously shite
    Louis clarified it was the latter
    So who is calling the shots in this ? 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,564
    edited January 2020
    Just to break it down... Our past January signings (those in bold who have been successful)...

    Of course some have been loan signings

    2019 - Williams | Parker | Maxwell | Purrington
    2018 - Mavididi | Zyro | Kaikaki
    2017 - Forster-Caskey | Page | Dasilva | Byrne | Mavididi
    2016 - Johnson | Teixeira | Williams | Poyet
    2015 - Etheridge | Dmitrovic | Watt | Lepoint | Veljkovic
    2014 - Nego | Ghoochannejhad | Parzyszek | Thuram | Koc
    2013 - Feely
    2012 - Clarke | Cort | Haynes
  • Just to break it down... Our past January signings (those in bold who have been successful)...

    Of course some have been loan signings

    2019 - Williams | Parker | Maxwell | Purrington
    2018 - Mavididi | Zyro | Kaikaki
    2017 - Forster-Caskey | Page | Dasilva | Byrne | Mavididi
    2016 - Johnson | Teixeira | Williams | Poyet
    2015 - Etheridge | Dmitrovic | Watt | Lepoint | Veljkovic
    2014 - Nego | Ghoochannejhad | Parzyszek | Thuram | Koc
    2013 - Feely
    2012 - Clarke | Cort | Haynes
    We've managed to sell some decent players in January in recent years...

    Stephens, Yann, Holmes, Lookman, Grant all come to mind
  • If we dont get the players in we need by end of the window. It will be on ESI head if we get relagated. Southall if you want us to stay up you have to pay that little bit extra that clubs and players want. Scrap your model for this window. Implement it in the summer once were safe. We are desperate and there's no room for being tight over a players wanting 1k more a week. Get you're cheque book out or we get relegated. Period. If we get relegated because of lack of investment in this window ESI are just dumb business men.
    And what if we break FFP rules because we stay up for breaking what we're allowed to pay and so end up with a fine / points deduction!!
    Im not saying go out and spend 10m on one player. We pulled out of the Gnanduillet deal over an extra few thousand pounds. We needed him today. And paying a player an extra 1k a week aint going to break our FFP. But that fine if Southall dont want to pay that little bit extra to get deals over the line. We will be signing our 2nd 3rd chioce targets or no one and we will be getting relegated which will cost ESI more.
  • Just to break it down... Our past January signings (those in bold who have been successful)...

    Of course some have been loan signings

    2019 - Williams | Parker | Maxwell | Purrington
    2018 - Mavididi | Zyro | Kaikaki
    2017 - Forster-Caskey | Page | Dasilva | Byrne | Mavididi
    2016 - Johnson | Teixeira | Williams | Poyet
    2015 - Etheridge | Dmitrovic | Watt | Lepoint | Veljkovic
    2014 - Nego | Ghoochannejhad | Parzyszek | Thuram | Koc
    2013 - Feely
    2012 - Clarke | Cort | Haynes
    We've managed to sell some decent players in January in recent years...

    Stephens, Yann, Holmes, Lookman, Grant all come to mind
    Yeah I just hope that list doesnt "damage" some of our fans on here

    Years of therapy to overcome and forget about some of those names and I've brought it all back
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Just to break it down... Our past January signings (those in bold who have been successful)...

    Of course some have been loan signings

    2019 - Williams | Parker | Maxwell | Purrington
    2018 - Mavididi | Zyro | Kaikaki
    2017 - Forster-Caskey | Page | Dasilva | Byrne | Mavididi
    2016 - Johnson | Teixeira | Williams | Poyet
    2015 - Etheridge | Dmitrovic | Watt | Lepoint | Veljkovic
    2014 - Nego | Ghoochannejhad | Parzyszek | Thuram | Koc
    2013 - Feely
    2012 - Clarke | Cort | Haynes
    Harsh on Maxwell. He didn’t concede a goal in his time at the club. 
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    2121 said:
    Also better spending money now rather than summer, on the right signings obvs, as beds them in and gets them ready for next season.
    You end up buying tat in January!!

    Its staggering the amount of rubbish we've signed this month compared to actually quality players
    Maddison isn’t “tat”

    we need a bit of grit, guile and flair. He brings that.

    we also need a dominant leader to play at centre back to see us through this season
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    IMO we need a left back, a centre back, a centre mid and a striker before the window closes, and that’s with no more outgoings. We are seriously struggling and we can’t rely on injured players coming back anymore
    Agreed  

    Probably two midfielders now after Gallagher's departure.