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

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  • Valley27000
    Valley27000 Posts: 3,417
    So our operations costs are £13m a year loss.Three years is £39m leaves no money for transfers?.
  • 2121
    2121 Posts: 1,197
    Simply, our squad is good enough to stay up if all players stay fit and match ready. 
    unfortunately they don't look like they can and we are thin on the ground if not. So we need players now. 
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,372
    Grant McCann is proper starting to wind me up. If he signs Maddison that's now 4 players (others being Tafazolli, Eaves & Herbie Kane) that I have banged the drum about and he has swooped in for them all. Can't believe the guy has my posts on notifications 
  • Rylo
    Rylo Posts: 860
    sam3110 said:
    What does FFP look like in League 1? Drop down, get a couple of huge sponsorship deals, spunk a load of money on ridiculously good players on high wages and rip up the league, then laugh our way past the Championship sticking 2 fingers up at the likes of Wednesday and Derby
    I was wondering about this too. Could there be even the slightest chance that this is why MS said that it wouldn’t be the end of the world (not in those exact words) if we were relegated? It would explain the “strange” comment by Bowyer, but goes completely against MS saying that they wanted the deal
    done quickly in order to bring in players before the end of the window.

    I have absolutely no idea what’s happening, but until the window closes tomorrow there’s still a chance we could bring in (and hopefully keep) players that will make the difference.
  • JoshAddick
    JoshAddick Posts: 1,787
    cafc4life said:
    Brentford Have bid £3mil for fosu and baptiste from Oxford 
    And I still to this day don’t understand why we let Fosu go
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,033
    JoshAddick said:
    cafc4life said:
    Brentford Have bid £3mil for fosu and baptiste from Oxford 
    And I still to this day don’t understand why we let Fosu go
    Rumoured he turned up late for training & didn't have the right attitude. No idea if true. 
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,372
    On a side note I was thinking a couple of days ago that Fosu would walk into our team right now. I understand why we let him go but he was one player I wanted to stay and do well for us
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,482
    AveryAddick said:

    easyJet??
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,553
    I’ve always thought it was silly to get rid of Fosu. Excellent player particularly in his first season with us, i guess Bow just didn’t fancy him?
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,643
    I wonder if Southall has told Tahnoon that’s he’s probably flying into a shitstorm.

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  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,265
    It really is now only about keeping Taylor. With our squad, we can cope with a normal midfield injury  attrition rate, but not without a cutting edge up front. Very simple. Southall could offer Taylor a big pay rise to stay until May, and whatever that would cost would still be worth it compared with any available alternative. Taylor would be motivated by the extra money and the knowledge he can leave in May. We would get the benefit of Taylor in the run in without a dubious longer term commitment.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,590
    Must be a busy plane if 60,808,164 people have to check out!!
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,961
    Rylo said:
    sam3110 said:
    What does FFP look like in League 1? Drop down, get a couple of huge sponsorship deals, spunk a load of money on ridiculously good players on high wages and rip up the league, then laugh our way past the Championship sticking 2 fingers up at the likes of Wednesday and Derby
    I was wondering about this too. Could there be even the slightest chance that this is why MS said that it wouldn’t be the end of the world (not in those exact words) if we were relegated?

    It would explain the “strange” comment by Bowyer,     but goes completely against MS saying that they wanted the deal done quickly in order to bring in players before the end of the window.

    It's one thing to have a contingency plan for a worst case scenario relegation.

    But right now, we're already a Championship club. Why give that status up without a fight?
    Anyway, there's never any guarantee of instant promotion back to the Championship.
    It could be years before " ...... we came good".

    Can't imagine those putting money into the club think that a step backwards and treading water is a good idea ..... ?

    And I can't imagine Lee Bowyer would think it's a good idea either.


  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,314
    Oggy Red said:
    Except not many "ridiculously good players" will want to play in League One.

    And even if they did, "on high wages", you'd risk Billy Big Bollox syndrome in the squad.

    Or was that a WHOOOOOOSH moment?  :smile:

    Tongue in cheek comment
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,902
    cafc_harry said:
    Random comment on Facebook saying something might be going on as nobody is being let near the training ground. Probably absolutely nothing, I’m that desperate.
    They’ve shut the road due to a lorry shedding its load of marquees.
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    There won't be a shit storm.

    Disappointment
    Concern
    Maybe a little anger and a lot of scepticism

    No shit storm

  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,320
    Goonerhater said:
    There won't be a shit storm.

    Disappointment
    Concern
    Maybe a little anger and a lot of scepticism

    No shit storm

    I guarantee you that if we sign no one and we lose Saturday, there will be one almighty shit storm that will begin at the final whistle Saturday. 
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    If they were serious about using the transfer window to ensure we stay up wouldn't it have been better for MS to say to Gallen you have got a budget of x, do what you need to do.  

    Gallen and Bowyer must have had an idea what they wanted/needed already.  Seems a strange time for MS to be learning on the job. 
  • Nadou
    Nadou Posts: 1,725
    An awful lot of hope and expectation falling on Lyle's shoulders in the light of the "as long as Taylor stays" comments.
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    edited January 2020
    AFKABartram said:
    I’m somewhere in the middle of the two polar arguments.

    I believe strongly in the giving of time, but if you buy a football club in potential relegation danger before a transfer window and your squad is weaker at the end of it, that would raise serious questions on both acquisition intent and funding ability. 

    Might be wrong but sense the bulk of us fall in that category. 
    This sums the situation up for me perfectly. I’m also concerned about the statements Bows has been coming out with regarding getting new players and keeping those he has. All these comments talking about ‘bed wetters’ when people are voicing a concern, is a nonsense. Bows is clearly looking for action and we have been told there will be, so if there isn’t there will be huge question marks over MS and ESI. All that said I expect to be sipping a G&T in about 24 hours time as at least 4 decent signings roll into the Valley and HE is greeted by roaring crowds on Saturday! Fingers crossed!

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  • Rylo
    Rylo Posts: 860
    Oggy Red said:
    Rylo said:
    sam3110 said:
    What does FFP look like in League 1? Drop down, get a couple of huge sponsorship deals, spunk a load of money on ridiculously good players on high wages and rip up the league, then laugh our way past the Championship sticking 2 fingers up at the likes of Wednesday and Derby
    I was wondering about this too. Could there be even the slightest chance that this is why MS said that it wouldn’t be the end of the world (not in those exact words) if we were relegated?

    It would explain the “strange” comment by Bowyer,     but goes completely against MS saying that they wanted the deal done quickly in order to bring in players before the end of the window.

    It's one thing to have a contingency plan for a worst case scenario relegation.

    But right now, we're already a Championship club. Why give that status up without a fight?
    Anyway, there's never any guarantee of instant promotion back to the Championship.
    It could be years before " ...... we came good".

    Can't imagine those putting money into the club think that a step backwards and treading water is a good idea ..... ?

    And I can't imagine Lee Bowyer would think it's a good idea either.


    I completely agree. It was just the FFP question that stood out, as it was something that I had wondered recently. Would we be better off in terms of what we could spend if we were in league one? I guess not since the revenue streams would be very limited. 

    I honestly don’t think that they’ve gone into this to fail. I still have a good feeling about the long term, but this transfer window has left me a bit unsure of where the short term plans are. Like I said, there’s still time to get players in. If we do that, plus get a few back from injury, PLUS keep who we have, I’m confident we can beat the drop. 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,232
    No Marquee signing and no wigwam signing. No wonder we are all feeling two Tents.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,369
    Braziliance said:
    Grant McCann is proper starting to wind me up. If he signs Maddison that's now 4 players (others being Tafazolli, Eaves & Herbie Kane) that I have banged the drum about and he has swooped in for them all. Can't believe the guy has my posts on notifications 
    Braziliance said:
    Grant McCann is proper starting to wind me up. If he signs Maddison that's now 4 players (others being Tafazolli, Eaves & Herbie Kane) that I have banged the drum about and he has swooped in for them all. Can't believe the guy has my posts on notifications 

    Maddison played for McCann at Peterborough .. that could be good or bad depending of course on their relationship 
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,201
    J BLOCK said:
    Goonerhater said:
    There won't be a shit storm.

    Disappointment
    Concern
    Maybe a little anger and a lot of scepticism

    No shit storm

    I guarantee you that if we sign no one and we lose Saturday, there will be one almighty shit storm that will begin at the final whistle Saturday. 
    A 'What the fuck is going on?' chant wouldn't be out of place. 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,255
    J BLOCK said:
    Goonerhater said:
    There won't be a shit storm.

    Disappointment
    Concern
    Maybe a little anger and a lot of scepticism

    No shit storm

    I guarantee you that if we sign no one and we lose Saturday, there will be one almighty shit storm that will begin at the final whistle Saturday. 
    Only on social media.  Nothing in the real world.
  • charltonnick
    charltonnick Posts: 3,063
    Southbank said:
    It really is now only about keeping Taylor. With our squad, we can cope with a normal midfield injury  attrition rate, but not without a cutting edge up front. Very simple. Southall could offer Taylor a big pay rise to stay until May, and whatever that would cost would still be worth it compared with any available alternative. Taylor would be motivated by the extra money and the knowledge he can leave in May. We would get the benefit of Taylor in the run in without a dubious longer term commitment.
    Agree we need to keep him until the end of the season but no reason to give him a pay rise for the remainder of his contract. He will be in the shop window until the summer and the better he performs the better contract he can demand , wherever he ends up
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,773
    HEs instagram about flying to London was 10hrs ago meaning he’s now here. Most probably being shown around the training ground hence the “ring of security” in place
  • cafc_se7
    cafc_se7 Posts: 2,282
    If we were are so sure that ESI haven’t got any money blah blah then surely they would have sold Doughty to any willing suitor?

    We have to stay calm! Everybody was panicking just before the start of the season remember!? We have to try and trust the process!!
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,345
    Bowen odds on to go West Ham now not Palace.

    Would rather West Ham got him 

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