January 2024 Transfer Rumours (D/day starts pg.263)

Bailey said:

SouthWest_Addicks said:

Bolderhumphreyreid said:

Am I the only one who thinks we need a better goalkeeper?

AMB is fine but all top teams have a number one who is better than 'fine'.

There's no rush to get one this window but in the summer this should be one of our top priorities.

100% agree. Would go begging for a loan keeper from PL club. Bolton had Trafford last season, Beadle at Oxford. 

AMB is learning his trade, he is part of a suspect defence and I would question how he is being coached. Any ball played around his six yard area, he automatically retreats to his goal line, has done that so many times this season and none of it is coincidental. His goalkeeping coach is either not confident in his decision making when coming for crosses or he believes, wrongly, that his strength in shot stopping will get him out of trouble, it won't. He doesn't talk to his back four but that will come in time with greater experience. 

To be honest I don’t really want a GK learning his trade and getting his experience with us. We simply must escape from league one next season or the one after latest. We need a good quality solid GK. 

Bolderhumphreyreid said:

Am I the only one who thinks we need a better goalkeeper?

AMB is fine but all top teams have a number one who is better than 'fine'.

There's no rush to get one this window but in the summer this should be one of our top priorities.

Ah mate I’ve been saying this for ages. We HAVE to get a better keep in asap imo 

soapy_jones said:

Athletico Charlton said:

Braziliance said:

Genuinely amazed the Dobson and Hungarian club rumour is true..

What a weird scouting job by them. 

Now if I was Dobson, I'd probably rather play in 

Székesfehérvár (had to Google this) and be playing top flight Hungarian football as a life experience, rather than languishing in league 1. Presumably the wages would be better as well. 

The appeal of living in London isn't there anymore imo, it's expensive and it's a dump other than certain areas. I'd be way more inclined as an English lad to take a risk in another country.

I think what may sway in our favour is him having his young family.

I also think he will land a contract in the championship or league 1 if his contract runs down here, a lot of teams will snap up a hard working, defensive midfielder in his mid 20s with top tackling and defensive stats. Even as a squad player. 

 

I have worked abroad before and have travelled a lot and never found a city better than London.  It has culture, history, architecture, great restaurants, theatres, great sport and much more.  It's not perfect but no where is.  I think English people talk it down toi much at times.
Having said all of that I have never understood why more English players don't play abroad.  Not sure Hungry Infront of 3,000 people is overly attractive though.

Anyone who slags London off just hasn't been anywhere else much.  Yep, parts of it are a shit hole, and the rat race starts here but the clue is.... Why is every other bugger trying to get here?

 I could argue why is every other London bugger moving to my town?! 

London is a good city to work in (a couple of days a week), a decent night out, maybe even a nice weekend away every so often, but it really isn't somewhere I'd ever want to live. 

But then I do live in a nice enough little town and City life ain't my bag. 

Considering the stat thread yesterday and in light of AMB facing 3rd most shots in L1, I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt until that stat changes. Dont care what league youre in, if youre facing that many shots there will be the odd error.

Bolderhumphreyreid said:

Am I the only one who thinks we need a better goalkeeper?

AMB is fine but all top teams have a number one who is better than 'fine'.

There's no rush to get one this window but in the summer this should be one of our top priorities.

Since Kiely left I have been amazed at the number of keepers we have gone through, I wouldn’t mind betting none of the other 92 clubs have come even close to our keepers perpetual roundabout! 
On CL there seems to be an ongoing policy for slagging off goalkeepers no matter who it is…..they’re never good enough for some.
This despite many of them going on to have an even better gig elsewhere and carving out very successful careers after being hounded out by our fans.
AMB is becoming yet another one…..IMHO he’s a damn good keeper…..distribution not the greatest I admit but in every other respect he’s more than adequate.
Leave the guy be FFS!

sillav nitram said:

Is it likely that we'll be signing anymore players considering the fiasco that's currently being played out at the Valley.

Who in their right mind would want to join?

Totally agree. 

But replace Appleton with a proper manager and it can all change. 

Dobson leading the team out this eve holding his young daughter as mascot... bit odd unless he thinks it's his last game perhaps...?

Bolderhumphreyreid said:

Am I the only one who thinks we need a better goalkeeper?

AMB is fine but all top teams have a number one who is better than 'fine'.

There's no rush to get one this window but in the summer this should be one of our top priorities.

Great shot stopper, I sit near enough to be able to here him and I dont even know what he sounds like! You never see him lose his rag with the defence, never see him bark instructions, I don't think Isted is right either. If we could I'd get Dillon back and let's be honest, he wasn't amazing but he had that character you want a keeper to have

Callumcafc said:

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-explain-the-delay-with-scott-frasers-move-from-charlton-and-praise-macaulay-tait-after-dundee-win-4490252

Could this be that our owners want to see if the next man wants to keep him on?

DamoNorthStand said:

We desperately need creativity in the middle of the park. Fiorini will be another Matt Smith etc…… totally forgettable. I would keep Fraser and play him in front of Dobson and Coventry. Just off the front two.

I don’t think keeping Fraser is an option frustratingly. Will need to hope in next week we get a decent manager and a high quality playmaker at the very minimum. 

They need a centre half and quickly 

Can I raise the issue of League rules about the size of squad and wages. I don't have an idea about how it works, the limits or whether it includes under 21s or loanees like DJ but even with Kirk gone, Fraser, maybe, our squad looks enormous. We now have enough midfield players to field two teams, McGrandles, Taylor, Watson, and Anderson were not even used last night.

If we can get Bows back, surely we need to get Bauer back 

CAFCDAZ said:

Bolderhumphreyreid said:

Am I the only one who thinks we need a better goalkeeper?

AMB is fine but all top teams have a number one who is better than 'fine'.

There's no rush to get one this window but in the summer this should be one of our top priorities.

Great shot stopper, I sit near enough to be able to hear him and I dont even know what he sounds like! You never see him lose his rag with the defence, never see him bark instructions, I don't think Isted is right either. If we could I'd get Dillon back and let's be honest, he wasn't amazing but he had that character you want a keeper to have

Isted is a much better keeper and should be in the side on Saturday .. will be if Duff takes over