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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 19,523

  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,974
    Anderson to Blackpool with a significant sellon wouldn't surprise me. I know NJ loves him but I think he's a bit too limited on the ball as it stands. If we're going to upgrade on Doc I don't see where Karoy gets game time. 
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 5,707
    If we got TC on a new contract and let’s say he scored 5+ goals and got 5+ assists next season, not even a massive improvement given he didn’t really get going last season for awhile in terms of numbers. He’d be worth £10m in today’s market as that Brooks deal has shown. The club should be doing all they can to keep him, which as I said earlier, Jones is no mug so will definitely be doing all he can 
  • jams
    jams Posts: 1,244
    Christ, have an ice cream, chill, watch the world cup
  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 2,190
    Already have Coventry, Doc, JRC, Carey, Knibbs, Fullah someone needs to go to make room for more Anderson could be a good championship player in the future but can’t continuously wait 3 years for that to happen. Whilst we’re not a stable championship team we need to do much more now to get there. 


  • jose
    jose Posts: 1,444
    fenaddick said:

    In the video showing the players reporting back for pre season I thought Karoy had a miserable facial expression, especially when compared to Kanu.
    It is irksome to me that Anderson might go, yet Apter and JRC might stay.
    Having watched Karoy come through, and being quite biased in favour of our graduates (who isn’t liking watching Konsa in the World Cup?), it would be a shame for me if Karoy followed Morgan to Blackpool.
    However just as I still wish Albie all the best, the same goes for Karoy Anderson. Whatever happens I sincerely wish him to have a good career as a pro footballer.
  • I like Anderson as a person and he has done a reasonably good job for us. His closing down and energy is second to none.

    But that alone doesn't make a Championship player. And I can never see him as a Championship quality player because his passing is so limited.

    If we can get a decent fee, plus a sell-on, it would be good business to let him go with our best wishes.
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 8,024
    Never like seeing the academy players leave, but I think it’ll be best for Anderson as a player to be a regular League One starter. 

    If he can tidy up his passing then he absolutely becomes a Championship player in the future. For that reason a good sell on its important. 

    Wish him the very best if he does go. 
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 5,707
    I’d loan Karoy to league 1 and then take a view next summer whether to sell or give him a chance 

    He’s still not played a full season as a first team regular, doing that will be what develops him most and he’s not had that chance yet. Let him go and play 40 games on loan for Blackpool and then judge him next summer. Docherty’s contract will be up then so there could be a spot open as that ball winning, out of possession monster midfielder that we will still need in the squad. If Karoy can develop on the ball next season he can end up a better player than Docherty and be an upgrade 

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  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 7,642
    We are not in a position to stockpile young players on the hope they become good enough. For that reason i'd 100% sell Karoy and as others have said, put a hefty sell-on fee in there.
  • DennisBooth
    DennisBooth Posts: 192
    I think it would be best for us and Karoy if a deal could be agreed with Blackpool. I have watched him since the U18s and a like him. But is he good enough to be a regular starter in the Championship? No I don’t think he is.
  • NabySarr said:
    I’d loan Karoy to league 1 and then take a view next summer whether to sell or give him a chance 

    He’s still not played a full season as a first team regular, doing that will be what develops him most and he’s not had that chance yet. Let him go and play 40 games on loan for Blackpool and then judge him next summer. Docherty’s contract will be up then so there could be a spot open as that ball winning, out of possession monster midfielder that we will still need in the squad. If Karoy can develop on the ball next season he can end up a better player than Docherty and be an upgrade 
    I get what you are saying but there's also the need for the club to raise some funds to help pay for the new signings we hope are coming. Unless we sell some of our "stars" , there aren't too many people on our books who are going to go for much.

    I think we have seen enough of Anderson now to know that his "on the ball" skills are never going to be a strong point. So let's just let him move on now for a decent fee.
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 5,707
    We are not in a position to stockpile young players on the hope they become good enough. For that reason i'd 100% sell Karoy and as others have said, put a hefty sell-on fee in there.
    Why not? He’s good enough for us to get a league 1 team to cover his wage for the season, because he won’t be a high earner anyway. It would cost us nothing if we wanted to let him have another loan and then judge next season 

    If we think he could maybe become a championship player after another year on loan then we should keep him 
  • Charlton43
    Charlton43 Posts: 168
    This is the issue. We can’t hoard onto our academy players forever. There are so many in there that are not going to make the impact for us over the next season/two seasons.

    If there is the chance to move Karoy on plus a sell on or buy back clause, then we should definitely take it. 

  • Bostonaddick
    Bostonaddick Posts: 1,017
    Karoy has played 80 times in league one and with the exception of the last four weeks of last season with Blackpool has been pretty poor at the league one level.  I could understand your point if we were seeing his ball control/ passing slowly improving because he does have the physical attributes but he hasn’t improved in his biggest area of weakness over the last three years which makes me feel that maybe he has reached his ceiling as a league one role player.  That being said, Blackpool won’t be paying much for him so not sure if being sold for let’s say 200k really helps out that much
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 5,179
    fenaddick said:

    Big sell on clause .. let him go not championship level 

  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 33,898
    Karoy isn't Championship standard, get a decent fee and let him go. Him staying won't do him any good either.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 19,523
    I love Anderson but I’d be happy to let him go and flourish. NJ rates Mwamba who is a similar type of player and we don’t want to block his pathway, Gough is also naturally a midfielder. It’s all well and good giving Anderson another year on loan but then we’d be in the position we are with Kanu where are our options are limited due to contract length. Get a decent sell on in there and hopefully let him succeed with regular minutes and a new regular home 
  • MrBurns
    MrBurns Posts: 1,862
    fenaddick said:

    Big sell on clause .. let him go not championship level 

    You say this but he could fit in nicely at Lincoln or Bolton. 

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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 38,919
    Anderson can be a Championship player in the same way Pratley and Docherty were/are, but the other side of it is we can’t loan him out for a few seasons to see if he gets there, he’s 22 later this year.

    Probably one I’d lean towards selling if we can get a decent fee, as that can go towards the type of CM we need this season. Comes down to what Blackpool or any other clubs offer for me to make the gamble of letting him go worth it.

    We’re not going to get a few million, but selling him for a few hundred thousand wouldn’t a good deal either.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 23,472
    The question we have to ask as well, is Anderson at 21 now, better than Mwamba will be in 2 years time? Because he's probably next in the "pipeline" and from what I've seen of Mwamba, his passing range is significantly better than Anderson's, and still has time to grow and fill out
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 5,707
    NabySarr said:
    I’d loan Karoy to league 1 and then take a view next summer whether to sell or give him a chance 

    He’s still not played a full season as a first team regular, doing that will be what develops him most and he’s not had that chance yet. Let him go and play 40 games on loan for Blackpool and then judge him next summer. Docherty’s contract will be up then so there could be a spot open as that ball winning, out of possession monster midfielder that we will still need in the squad. If Karoy can develop on the ball next season he can end up a better player than Docherty and be an upgrade 
    I get what you are saying but there's also the need for the club to raise some funds to help pay for the new signings we hope are coming. Unless we sell some of our "stars" , there aren't too many people on our books who are going to go for much.

    I think we have seen enough of Anderson now to know that his "on the ball" skills are never going to be a strong point. So let's just let him move on now for a decent fee.
    If we want to buy a good championship midfielder then selling Anderson will hardly make a dent in that fee 

    On the ball doesn’t have to be his strong point, look at Docherty. He just needs it to be less bad, which is pretty achievable. We’ve seen a fair bit of Anderson, but we’ve never seen him play a full season as a first team regular, and that will bring him on more than any time on the training ground or as a squad player with us will have done 
  • CB1
    CB1 Posts: 250
    Personally I’d much rather have Mwamba over Karoy. Mwamba looks a real talent. Thats nothing on Karoy though, he works very hard but just doesn’t have the capability in the technical aspect of the game. 
  • Charlton43
    Charlton43 Posts: 168
    Wasn’t Mwamba wanted by Colchester on loan last season?
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,974
    Would expect Mwamba to go out on loan anyway , probably to Colchester with the Cowley's as they wanted to do in Jan. But I agree he's got a very bright future if he continues to develop. 

    Makes me wonder also if JRC has any real future at the club or if he'll be moved on too. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 19,523
    Wasn’t Mwamba wanted by Colchester on loan last season?
    Yes, I’d expect him to go there but the squad planning has to look beyond one season 
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,481
    jose said:
    Personally the first news I would like to hear about is news of:

    Ahadme
    Olafe
    Apter
    A Mitchell
    JRC
    Burke

    If we get to a leaner and fitter more appropriate squad, then we create the space for signings, or for players coming through.

    I would also, at long last, like us to get the Gomez bonus.

    Can't see Burke or JRC leaving
  • Cafc451
    Cafc451 Posts: 44
    Small fee for KA.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,974
    Midfield is going to be the key - think you probably need at least 2 midfielders in the building , one holder to compete with Coventry and then an upgrade on Doc with a bit more quality on the ball. I'm not sure JRC will be here either. 
     
    Where do people ultimately see Fullah fitting in with Knibbs now back fit? Obviously he's got huge potential but do we look at a top end of League 1 loan for him and just get a season of senior football playing every week into him?