Summer Transfer Rumours - Deadline Day p446

NabySarr said:

North Lower Neil said:

Centre back is an interesting one, we don't want to potentially stunt the development of Elerewe etc, but we're one injury to Hector, Ness, Jones (and they've all had recent injuries or injury issues in the past) from Thomas maybe playing 40 odd games.

Thomas seems like a great guy to have around the dressing room and is an ok player, but I really feel like signing him was a mistake and that we needed a better senior left sided centre back option. Hopefully we still get one in 

I think he's fine as a back up to the 3 CB positions and LB, but in a sense that I'd want him to play cup games and cover those occasions when we have a few players out etc.

But I don't think he should be 'first change' for either position and therefore one bad tackle/bad injury away from basically playing all season.

ShootersHillGuru said:

North Lower Neil said:

Centre back is an interesting one, we don't want to potentially stunt the development of Elerewe etc, but we're one injury to Hector, Ness, Jones (and they've all had recent injuries or injury issues in the past) from Thomas maybe playing 40 odd games.

We’re a third tier team and we won’t have top quality cover for every position. That will be the same for all the teams though. To sustain a push we’ll need to add a good splash of luck to all of the other attributes required. Without that final element it’s very hard.

Don’t even think we need top quality cover but we will need another CB through the door IMO. 

bobmunro said:

ross1 said:

AndyG said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

balham red said:

WHAddick said:

So if there is not really anyone else shouldn't we just pay the 1mio odd for Nombe? Not saying we should necessarily,  interested in everyone's views.

Transfer fees mean nothing to us as the fanbase of this club. No matter how big or small it won't influence the sustainability at this level. So from our perspective as fans, we can just hope the owners spend as much as possible until they get bored of the losses.

Absolutely not this. The owners need to run the club properly. Not throw stupid money down the drain just because they can. Spend what you have wisely and have in place people who know what they are doing.

TS is a good example of this. Nobody can accuse him of not spending money, £500k for Kirk etc. Its just the money was spent badly when you look at what that money can actually buy at our level

The problem was who was advising him about which players to get in, using his son who has no experience was the worst decision he could have made, as well as appointing his partner to be HR, illegally. He deserves all the money he lost

Yes - he missed a big opportunity there ;-)

There would be one current employee who would now be an ex-employee though - maybe I would have just done that and then resigned!  

He was there this afternoon, walking up and down outside the West Stand with Jim Rodwell. Didn’t look like an exit interview unfortunately 🤷🏻‍♂️

ShootersHillGuru said:

North Lower Neil said:

Centre back is an interesting one, we don't want to potentially stunt the development of Elerewe etc, but we're one injury to Hector, Ness, Jones (and they've all had recent injuries or injury issues in the past) from Thomas maybe playing 40 odd games.

We’re a third tier team and we won’t have top quality cover for every position. That will be the same for all the teams though. To sustain a push we’ll need to add a good splash of luck to all of the other attributes required. Without that final element it’s very hard.

Indeed and I'd not expect to have 6 'first choice' level centre backs.

But I think we need 4 not 3 when playing 3 at the back.

eastterrace6168 said:

L0rd_M0ntagu3 said:

Not ITK at all…but a friend of mine from Perth has said St. Johnstone are interested in Connor McGrandles 

So you've got a mate in Oz who's a St Johnston supporter...🤔

The first time on this forum I’ve ever hoped to be whooshed.

I think its Jack Grealish....on the piss again...they said you need to be up at Sparrows Jack

Looks like Deji and his current posture et hair to me!

soapy_jones said:

L0rd_M0ntagu3 said:

Not ITK at all…but a friend of mine from Perth has said St. Johnstone are interested in Connor McGrandles 

Ship em out, get some in!

To be fair, did McGrandles really have a chance to show us what he could do?

Codfishjunior said:

Kirk in the free role behind May could be very good 

Thought he looked decent against Millwall

Codfishjunior said:

Kirk in the free role behind May could be very good 

He loves an uncompetitive game. It won't take much to bully him out of the game in that position in a league game.

Codfishjunior said:

Kirk in the free role behind May could be very good 

Pratley would take one look at him and eat him whole.

RC_CAFC said:

Codfishjunior said:

Kirk in the free role behind May could be very good 

Pratley would take one look at him and eat him whole.

Pratley will be doing his legendary man-marking role on Fraser while all the other players dance through the Orient defence 

I am not a betting man, but if I was I would have a whole shilling on us signing a young striker on loan very soon.