January Transfer window

[BigHoz]

Just now, islander200 said:

Do you think it's easy with our owners and budget to find a midfielder who is happy to sit on the bench after 3 or 4 games cus that's what they would be doing ?Travis will be back soon

If foreshaw or whoever else is signed for that position cab show more than Buckley then we are stronger 

Sanderson for me is better than Mcfadz makes us stronger 

The money if any needs To go on first choice attacking players,  we should have more money to spend on the squad but the owners will not spend it 

The point is we’ve brought in ALOT of money. I also wouldn’t want a player who is ‘happy to sit on a bench’ clubs should also be looking to improve. Problem lies there. Our starting 11 is ok. That’s it. I’d sign for a club with promotion hopes thinking I’m better than what they have and I will make it into that 11. 
 

so yeah overall we should be able to get better then ‘baker’ we’ve got money, we’re hoping for top 6. 

[islander200]

10 minutes ago, BigHoz said:

The point is we’ve brought in ALOT of money. I also wouldn’t want a player who is ‘happy to sit on a bench’ clubs should also be looking to improve. Problem lies there. Our starting 11 is ok. That’s it. I’d sign for a club with promotion hopes thinking I’m better than what they have and I will make it into that 11. 
 

so yeah overall we should be able to get better then ‘baker’ we’ve got money, we’re hoping for top 6. 

The owners ain't willing to spend ffs.What do you not understand about that?

Am I happy that no...but its the reality .I'm not going to waste my time and dream that they are going to spend 2 or 3 million on a 4th choice centre back or 3rd choice midfielder. 

I'm more concerned they won't even all allow a couple of quality loans in the door in the forward areas because our top 6 ambitions rest in that area in our first 11 

And anyway Eustace has worked with Sanderson at qpr, at Birmingham,  bought him as a full time player with them,made him captain,  and has now brought him here.I say 4th choice maybe Eustace feels he can get in the team and its on Sanderson we have actually signed.Seen nothing official over Forshaw 

Edited January 11 by islander200

[BigHoz]

1 minute ago, islander200 said:

The owners ain't willing to spend ffs.What do you not understand about that?

Am I happy that no...but its the reality .I'm not going to waste my time and dream that they are going to spend 2 or 3 million on a 4th choice centre back or 3rd choice midfielder. 

I'm more concerned they won't even all allow a couple of quality loans in the door in the forward areas because our top 6 ambitions rest in that area in our first 11

I do understand that 😂 I simply asked why can’t we get better than baker. Overall it’s a joke that’s why we can’t get better. 
 

Agreed. Loans very important for promoted teams going off previous years. 
 

also the squad depth after this season with loans/Out of contract players is looking pretty grim. 

[Ricky]

2 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Sanderson played all last season in a team that went down.

Nothing we can do about it now, if he gets time on the pitch he'll have the full support of those in attendance as always.

So you wouldn’t have been happy if we’d signed Stansfield then, based on him playing for a relegated team. Birmingham conceded less goals than us last season too.

Im not against this signing at all. Nobody expected Batth to come in and play as many games as he has. Also many didn’t expect him to be as good as he has been based on him not playing much and not really being rated by the fans of his previous team.

 Blues fans I know seem to like Sanderson. Asked this morning and one comment was ‘some of Dions best performances were under big John’ and ‘he’s been very good at times but seems to have lost confidence’. 

I mentioned at the start of the window that I thought we may bring in CB cover and think that’s what we’ve done here. Wonder if he’ll replace Batth for next season when we have Carter and Wharton back as well.

[BigHoz]

Ambitious but wouldn’t jack Clarke on loan be a shout? Hardly playing for ipswich? Just about to sign philogene. Apparently going to be their 4th choice winger. Make a great signing a ambition club 👍 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

23 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I don't those being the difference maker in getting top 6 or not..we need proven goalscorer/striker for me. 

Do we have the time to allow a young players to settle, why not just Play Harry Leonard instead and develop him?.

Marc guiu who is near top of the conference league scoring charts (don’t think he’s realistic) you don’t think he helps our cause?

for me of all what I perceive to be nonsense from you that tops the lot

we should just go and sign hogan so you can come back and say he’s a Eustace player plenty of champ experience if the manager trusts him good signing

my god 

[davulsukur]

If Sanderson comes in and does well enough for us, it might end up being a better bit of business than it looks right now. Birmingham are very likely going up and they don't want him now in league one, so they won't want him in the championship. Might very well be available for a knockdown fee and you'd think with his existing relationship with JE and his staff (which he's already highlighted as a reason for being here in his first interview) we'd be his first choice destination.

Fadz and probably Batth will be off in the summer, so we'll be in need of a CB anyway.

Of course the flip side is that he comes in, does badly but signs in the summer anyway but that's a bit pessimistic 😂

[BankEnd Rover]

Wonder if we will go for Duk from Aberdeen? Contract expiring in summer.

Had links with him before.

Edited January 11 by BankEnd Rover

[Ricky]

2 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Wonder if we will go for Duk from Aberdeen? Contract expiring in summer.

More yellow cards than goals and assists combined this season . 

[davulsukur]

3 minutes ago, BigHoz said:

Ambitious but wouldn’t jack Clarke on loan be a shout? Hardly playing for ipswich? Just about to sign philogene. Apparently going to be their 4th choice winger. Make a great signing a ambition club 👍 

Exactly the sort of January signing you make when you're pushing for promotion and your club has a modicum of ambition to achieve it.

You need to be looking at the league below, not above, when you're talking  about Venkys though.

[neophox]

Forshaw has signed until end of season ...terminated contract at Plymouth 

[neophox]

Two signings on a Saturday

[Dan]

3 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Wonder if we will go for Duk from Aberdeen? Contract expiring in summer.

Had links with him before.

Probably sign for Stoke.. 

[Dan]

1 minute ago, neophox said:

Forshaw has signed until end of season ...terminated contract at Plymouth 

For sure? 
 

sorry! 😬

[RTM08]

1 minute ago, neophox said:

Forshaw has signed until end of season ...terminated contract at Plymouth 

Christ, they really were desperate to get rid of him. Let's hope he's more effective than the last player they gave us for free.

[wilsdenrover]

7 hours ago, bluebruce said:

Jesus fucking christ, how are we an even lower number than last time? There isn't a cat in hell's chance that case gets seen that low down the pecking order.

Venkys are absolute charlatans, but separate to that, the Indian court system is a total joke (including if Venkys have paid someone to put us that low and delay the case again, as that's of course corruption).

It appears from the list that nearly all other stages of cases are heard before they move onto final hearings.

Seems back to front to me.

[davulsukur]

Here he is......

[Ricky]

The Forshaw signing is more of a worry for me as it’s a position where he’s likely to need to play and arguably hasn’t been good enough. Unlike the Birmingham fans who seem to rate Dion, the Plymouth fans couldn’t wait to get rid of Forshaw. He’s a downgrade from Baker IMO.

[roverandout]

Wow the window is an exciting one....NOT

[neophox]

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Edited January 11 by neophox

[roverandout]

So far fuck all money spent. Eustace needs to get out this shit show of a club and save his reputation 

[neophox]

Adam wasn't Rooney's cup of tea...it's just a pint until end of season ...

[neophox]

1 minute ago, roverandout said:

So far fuck all money spent. Eustace needs to get out this shit show of a club and save his reputation 

We will see but share your optimism.

[neophox]

Hopefully he can contribute more than Fleck did....

[Emerald Isle Rover]

Sanderson makes sense

but I will die on this hill - the first players through the door should have been our targeted positions and again I ask what has the recruitment team done in their period outside the window to make that happen?

People keep replying saying it’s not that easy and I’m sure it’s not but it shouldn’t be as difficult as we make it either 

JE has asked for a striker and a winger as priority he asked and hoped they would be done early 

This block of fixtures is vitally important it’s the making or breaking of our season. Now they are ‘favourable’ on paper but why not give us the best chance possible with no regrets going into them? Having a striker/winger in at least we can’t complain as fans

thats my issue