What are you expecting this transfer window?

Cafc43v3r said:

jonseventyfive said:

I'm hoping everything will fall into place and a few good signings will come good, manager/coaches need to be in place asap obviously but things can change and quickly, never say never but a fair bit of money needs to be spent so I hope TS is ready.

Not necessarily, if we got 4 or 5 players of the level of Taylor, Pratley, Cullen and Beilke in it would make a massive difference and none of them cost a fee.

Although no way you're getting the likes of Cullen and Bielik without paying a loan fee. Hasn't there also been rumours Sandgaard doesn't like paying loan fees? But yes, there will be a few decent freebies out there if we can get a manager in quick and offer some decent wages. 

I think we'll get similar to last summer, couple of decent players for next to nothing, couple of good ones (on paper at least) for a fee and a few gambles on loan. 

cafcfan1990 said:

Cafc43v3r said:

jonseventyfive said:

I'm hoping everything will fall into place and a few good signings will come good, manager/coaches need to be in place asap obviously but things can change and quickly, never say never but a fair bit of money needs to be spent so I hope TS is ready.

Not necessarily, if we got 4 or 5 players of the level of Taylor, Pratley, Cullen and Beilke in it would make a massive difference and none of them cost a fee.

Although no way you're getting the likes of Cullen and Bielik without paying a loan fee. Hasn't there also been rumours Sandgaard doesn't like paying loan fees? But yes, there will be a few decent freebies out there if we can get a manager in quick and offer some decent wages. 

I think we'll get similar to last summer, couple of decent players for next to nothing, couple of good ones (on paper at least) for a fee and a few gambles on loan. 

Or dealing with agents.

Cafc43v3r said:

CL_Phantom said:

Expecting average to good, but will those players be the ones the manger wanted and needs, who knows. 

2 very good,. established league one players* and 1 old head in, 2 signings similar to that of Dobson and Clare, 5 meh loans in to squad fill.

Added to stockley, Lavelle, Dobson, JFC and Frazer will (hopefully) see us on par with 20/21 season's end. We'll probably still finish outside the playoffs.


* Which will lead to endless snarky comments and threads because it'll be proof MS is a genius and another gem to add alongside the uncovered diamond known as Scott Fraser. Any flops were clearly down to Gallen losing his touch (but still in credit) 

If we sign 10 players we will have to ship a few out to make room, unless they are underage.

I think that's as important as who we bring in.  If it's Kirk, Morgan, Gilbey etc fine but if it's Dobson, CBT or Stockley.........

Oh mate dont even suggest that possibility!! Quite literally the only thing I'm looking forward too next season is CBT ! I'm obviously waiting for the announcement that he has stepped on a stone in training and will be out until Xmas but selling him would be a step to far 😳😳😳

seth plum said:

I am not sure I want very much because I would like to leave pathways for our home grown players.
Would be nice to sign a talismanic type player who doesn’t get injured though.

Can you remember a home grown player getting bloked out by an average player before?  I would say Grant but that was more the system though.

If they are good enough they will play, when they are ready.

Nothing has changed in the Recruitment department other than Roddy being replaced by Thomas' son. 

The black box will pick up 1 or 2 decent players but again it won't be enough. 

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I actually don’t expect us to make many signings, I think we have a fairly decent squad for league 1 and with a manager who has a bit about him, should be able to get something out of it. Garner plays a 433 and we have the players to suit that system other than fullbacks. Fullbacks must be our priority this season as I genuinely believe our midfield (assuming JFC and Fraser stay fit) is top6 

our line up atm could look something like this next season 

Obviously with that team Gilbey would be out for CBT and that’s about as strong as it gets. For whatever reason CBT is on no formation builder websites 

I think we need 2 FBs, a CB, a CM capable of scoring, a first team winger capable of chipping in and a first choice striker who suits a 433 better than Stockley. Not fussed about any squad players but we need 6 quality players IMO 

cafcfan1990 said:

I think we need 2 FBs, a CB, a CM capable of scoring, a first team winger capable of chipping in and a first choice striker who suits a 433 better than Stockley. Not fussed about any squad players but we need 6 quality players IMO 

Yeah I’d say that’s about right, my ideal window would be McKirdy, Stockton, Will Boyle, Jack Tucker, Ben Thompson and the two forest green full backs. That’s a top2 side but unfortunately it won’t happen, hopefully our scouts have done their homework. 

cafcfan1990 said:

Braziliance said:

cafcfan1990 said:

Surely CBT over Gilbey at RW? 

He’s not on the site mate, same as FUT builders for some reason, maybe I’m optimistic but I don’t think our squad looks too bad and I’m intrigued to see what a possession based manager can do with our midfielders

I think the side you’ve done is ok. But we’d have no cover in defence at all plus you know Inniss can’t play enough. We need another CM capable of scoring plus another winger better than DJ. Not sure Stockley works well in a 433. We’ve got an ok team but really need some quality added 

Yeah Stockley is a concern cause being blunt he’s just a knock down/header merchant, I’d actually sell if we could and it made way for someone like Stockton who is built for 433. Lavelle I think we can trust, he was putting in solid performances before his injury but we deffo need another proper centre back. With the CMs I’m not too sure, Fraser and JFC could be those players if we are seeing more of the ball and creating more chances, so long as them two don’t get injured I’d say you’d be hard pressed to see a better midfield in league 1. Quality for sure though, we have got players like Morgan, Purrington, DJ who are decent bench options but we need to really have some quality next season

Braziliance said:

cafcfan1990 said:

I think we need 2 FBs, a CB, a CM capable of scoring, a first team winger capable of chipping in and a first choice striker who suits a 433 better than Stockley. Not fussed about any squad players but we need 6 quality players IMO 

Yeah I’d say that’s about right, my ideal window would be McKirdy, Stockton, Will Boyle, Jack Tucker, Ben Thompson and the two forest green full backs. That’s a top2 side but unfortunately it won’t happen, hopefully our scouts have done their homework. 

I don’t think we can really afford many new midfielders or attackers tbh as we have a fair few on the books, I imagine the back line will have to be prioritised 

Well in midfield we've got Morgan, Dobson, JFC, Fraser and Gilbey. I'd probably sign 2 more and get rid of one of Morgan or Gilbey. Out wide we've got DJ, CBT and Kirk. Ideally I'd sign two and get rid of either Kirk or DJ. Up top we could probably do with 3 strikers, we need to offload Davison.