Rumours Rumours - Summer 2021 edition (Deadline Day from p814)

The recruitment hasn't ended yet TBF. I honestly don't know if it will end up being disappointing or encouraging but I don't think we should jump the gun in terms of anticipation or disappointment.  A few excellent loans could make a big difference for example.

golfaddick said:

MattF said:

https://twitter.com/RichCawleySLP/status/1414637297174302720

Lol.

Itk posters.... ?  I think my tortoise would be a better bet for a rumour than a lot of these kids in underpants.

Who actually said we are interested?

As far as I can tell, people - myself included - said that he’d be a good player and that some of us wanted the club to sign him before.

Pigott, Norwood, Bonne and Stockley, Washington, Schwartz is about a draw I'd say, and we're definitely working on more

The ITK on Joe Pigott said he wouldn't be signing for Cafc. This have proven to be correct.
Joe did have enquires from Championship clubs but getting a 3 year contract from Ipswich which will give him a nice wage increase and take him past his 30th birthday makes sense, plus his Kent family can make the drive to watch him in Suffolk.

Ipswich, Wigan and Cafc (are you sure Sam!) will be the teams contesting the top two spots. 

Worrying that we are losing out on the likes of Piggot to possible rivals....it seems all the big league 1 club are trying to buy the same players 

MartinCAFC said:

Gravesend_Addick said:

Wouldn't say I'm panicking yet, but business is very slow for a squad that still needs another 9 or 10 players.

Expected another 3 or 4 in by now, but in Nigel Adkins & Steve Gallen we trust.

Not digging you out but where exactly do we need another 9 or 10 players? I might have agreed a week ago but with Matthews and JFC signing up and Famewo coming back in i'd probably say more 6 or 7 instead?

I know not in response to me but I reckon the following:

Defence
We definitely need a LB and 1/2 more CB's

ct_addick said:

Worrying that we are losing out on the likes of Piggot to possible rivals....it seems all the big league 1 club are trying to buy the same players 

We can only lose out if we were in for  him which we were not 

Gravesend_Addick said:

Wouldn't say I'm panicking yet, but business is very slow for a squad that still needs another 9 or 10 players.

Expected another 3 or 4 in by now, but in Nigel Adkins & Steve Gallen we trust.

I think we'll only sign 9/10 if 2/3 leave. I'm expecting a squad of around 24 including JFC, currently got 17 first team players. 

charltonbob said:

Bedsaddick said:

Looks like we aren’t willing to spend our way out of this division . Not sure if that’s Gallen’s policy or TS’s or even if it’s the right policy but those comments of Premier league ( or was it Europe ?) in five years is looking a little bit silly . 

Bedsaddick said:

Looks like we aren’t willing to spend our way out of this division . Not sure if that’s Gallen’s policy or TS’s or even if it’s the right policy but those comments of Premier league ( or was it Europe ?) in five years is looking a little bit silly . 

Gotta be TS, Gallen will be working to the budget he's given, doesn't look as though we'll be spending much at all. Fair enough TS stepped in & saved the club from possibly disappearing just a shame that he came out with the nonsense about the Premiership. I see the club are looking to break even on the Valley Express service as well

And Europe!

It does seem particularly quiet on the signings front. No rumours or hints from Cawley. Either they’re running a much tighter ship as has been suggested. Or nothing is anywhere near close. 

RonnieMoore said:

Valley11 said:

It does seem particularly quiet on the signings front. No rumours or hints from Cawley. Either they’re running a much tighter ship as has been suggested. Or nothing is anywhere near close. 

Crawley said last week that deals are at an advanced stage but he not allowed to give any information until he told to by the club .. the club have tightened up on news leaking out 

If they were at an advanced stage last week then I wonder what the hold up is? And you’d think the names would’ve got out by now. Whether that be the selling club wanting a bidding war or an agent leaking info

JW is indeed in Ibiza. I can't say I'm surprised.

RonnieMoore said:

Valley11 said:

It does seem particularly quiet on the signings front. No rumours or hints from Cawley. Either they’re running a much tighter ship as has been suggested. Or nothing is anywhere near close. 

Crawley said last week that deals are at an advanced stage but he not allowed to give any information until he told to by the club .. the club have tightened up on news leaking out 

You said last week that Cawley only knows about signings thirty minutes before they are announced.

RonnieMoore said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

RonnieMoore said:

Valley11 said:

It does seem particularly quiet on the signings front. No rumours or hints from Cawley. Either they’re running a much tighter ship as has been suggested. Or nothing is anywhere near close. 

Crawley said last week that deals are at an advanced stage but he not allowed to give any information until he told to by the club .. the club have tightened up on news leaking out 

You said last week that Cawley only knows about signings thirty minutes before they are announced.

That’s what I said DOH 🙄 

You got something right. Take a bow.